It’s only my second day as a stay-at-home dad and I’m already in tears. Halford sleeps fitfully in my lap – he’s on top of a Boppy nursing pillow. I should be stealing a nap while the kid sleeps. It’s only 10 in the morning, but I’m already feeling worn out. (more…)
You Were Always Welcome (more…)
Pulling the Threads (more…)
There’s a scene near the beginning of Star Trek: The Motion Picture that really stuck with me. During an attempt to beam up the new science officer and another unfortunate crew member, the refitted transporter system malfunctions, mangling their patterns and garbling their atoms. As we hear piercing screams echoing from their melting silhouettes, they vanish – leaving our imaginations to involuntarily picture what the transporter chief means when he reports: “Enterprise, what we got back didn’t live long… fortunately.” (more…)
Façades and Fictions (more…)
The Road Not Taken (more…)
Through the years the Star Trek franchise has brought us many great moments. The cinematic triumph of The Wrath of Khan, the classic battle between Kirk in Spock in the original series episode “Amok Time,” the philosophical beauty of The Next Generation episode “The Inner Light,” the epic Dominion War story arc in Deep Space Nine – these are just a small portion of examples of how Star Trek has endured for almost 50 years.
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