I have married a nerd so I need a nerd handbook [OMB]

On My Beehalf:
How to understand nerds

This confirms that, yes, I have married a nerd. Behold hubby, my lovable encyclopedia-airport-airplane-travel-map-geography-royalty-history-economics-math-astronomy (but not really a computer) nerd.

So I've stumbled upon a nerd handbook which shed some light on his endearing geeky ways.  The handbook's author, Rands In Repose, has also written an interesting book entitled Being Geek, which seems to focus more on computer geeks.  Although hubby loves to travel (thank God!) and isn't much into computers, he's a certified nerd alright--just replace all computer-related terms with telescope-related terms, or terms from the areas of study and interests mentioned above, and expect all travel itineraries to include conversation about the history of those areas of interest as well.  If you're still not convinced that my hub's a nerd, well, get ready for this: who else on earth would animatedly talk about English royalty (we live in the Philippines), read a dusty encyclopedia while eating lunch (sometimes while I'm eating with him), and draw maps of countries (with corresponding division of provinces or states, quite accurately!!) as a relaxing hobby??

I'm reposting the Nerd Handbook below, so you too can figure out the darling nerds in your life.  (Words highlighted are mine to emphasize what struck me regarding my hub.)

The Nerd Handbook

A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.

It’s unlikely that this project is a nerd’s day job because his opinion regarding his job is, “Been there, done that”. We’ll explore the consequences of this seemingly short attention span in a bit, but for now this project is the other big thing your nerd is building and I’ve no idea what is, but you should.

At some point, you, the nerd’s companion, were the project. You were showered with the fire hose of attention because you were the bright and shiny new development in your nerd’s life. There is also a chance that you’re lucky and you are currently your nerd’s project. Congrats. Don’t get too comfortable because he’ll move on, and, when that happens, you’ll be wondering what happened to all the attention. This handbook might help.

Regarding gender: for this piece, my prototypical nerd is a he as a convenience. There are plenty of she nerds out there for which these observations equally apply.