Category: Star Trek

Ski Vacations . . . or not

So I’m in Breckenridge. The family’s skiing. I’m not, and not only because I value my knees. The last time I ever skied was some very steep run at Whistler. Complete white-out. I took a wrong turn and ended up…

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What a Turkey Knows

Yes, I know: You’re laughing yourself sick. It’s the title, right? I mean, really, just what does a turkey know? That’s okay. I’d laugh at the title, too. So, go ahead, laugh; I’ll wait. Better? Okay, now that you’re with…

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On Spock ears, teenage dreams and Bill (throwing that darned chair)

Bop on by Dear Teen Me, a great new site chockablock with YA authors who offer some words of solace, wisdom or just plain hindsight to their teen selves. I’m there today, dithering about Spock ears, unrequited love and how…

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Shore Leave

So I’m at Shore Leave now, which is a great way of tackling the question I asked at the end of my last post: Why Trek?  It’s not like I haven’t given this some thought.  I even wrote about Trek,…

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Boldly Going

Well, not into space or even strange new worlds (more about that another time), but Shore Leave 31, a long-running–if not the longest-running–Star Trek fan convention.  I haven’t been in several years, but with Star Trek: SCE: WOUNDS doing very…

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