Monday, July 20th, 2009

Is Twitter The Borg?

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 [...]

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Working In My Own Casket

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 [...]

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Librarian Walk With Me

The red room and red stairs on the right side of the downtown Seattle Public Library remind me of  the TV Series Twin Peaks.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Did Fraiser Live in Queen Anne?

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 [...]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Vulcan Quote Worth Repeating

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)

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

50 Days Without TV

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 [...]

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Agent Cooper I’m in Twin Peaks

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 [...]

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