December 2024

The Earth has made another trip around the local star and I’m still here. This day always makes me think of the poem, For The… Read More »On the Anniversary of my Future Death

Some notes about storytelling Always hit the reset button One thing that certainly stands out when watching the series over again was the static nature… Read More »The Great Trek Rewatch – Lessons Learned From ST:TOS, Part 3

Maybe not lessons learned, so much, as observations. Kirk hates working societies Throughout the series, Starfleet’s Prime Directive is often brought up as the reason… Read More »The Great Trek Rewatch – Lessons Learned From ST:TOS, Part 2

The first leg of the Great Trek Rewatch is complete. I’ve finished watching all of Star Trek (or Star Trek: The Original Series, a.k.a. ST:… Read More »The Great Trek Rewatch – Lessons Learned From ST:TOS, Part 1

Short and sweet tonight. The few days leading up to Christmas were rather hectic and stressful. On Sunday, the wife got up around 11:30 AM.… Read More »About that unexpected radio silence

The dogs were barking up a storm in the backyard. Well, Major Tom and Magdalena were barking up a storm. Sirocco had found a nice… Read More »Keeping the yard safe from squirrels

Oh, the weird conversations my wife and I have, my Hordeling. We had to get up early ad get out into the world, as my… Read More »Bone-in pork butts