A few months ago I realized that Twitter could be The Borg. Star Trek has a long history of creating things before they become reality. Could it be that The Borg which debuted in 1989 predicted Twitter? Millions of status reports (tweets) are being sent to and from the Twitter servers (The Borg Queen). Every [...]
This week The Office had the funniest and saddest quote I think I’ve ever heard. In the the episode Stress Relief, Stanley Hudson has a heart attack and says this about continuing to work.
I would quit, but I’m too old to find another job and I don’t have enough saved to retire. I feel like [...]
The red room and red stairs on the right side of the downtown Seattle Public Library remind me of the TV Series Twin Peaks.
Recently I learned that the TV show Fraiser not only took place in Seattle, but in my neighborhood of Queen Anne. Based upon the view Fraiser sees it would place his condo just a few blocks from where I live. I’ve only seen maybe five episodes of the show, so I can’t recall seeing the [...]
Tuvok from the Star Trek Voyager episode Rise:
It is illogical to dwell on situations beyond your control. It will only serve to heighten your anxiety which, if I may say so, is heightened enough.
Source: Chatoteya’s Trek Transcript (Rise)
I made it to the 50 day mark without TV. Not quite a decade, but it’s a start. Having a Netflix account and renting TV shows almost makes it too easy. During the last 50 days, I actually watched all 4 seasons of Star Trek Enterprise. Not exactly an Amish lifestyle.
The biggest change [...]
Just east of where I’m living now is Snoqualmie Falls, Washington. This is where Twin Peaks was filmed. Before I left the house, I had a plan to run around taking pictures of the locations used on the TV series. It had been 15 or so years since I saw the show, so I [...]
