Review: Star Trek FAQ

Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the First Voyages of the Starship Enterprise
Mark Clark
Hal Leonard Books
$19.99, paperback, 414  pages
Release date: June 12, 2012

Chances are, even if you’re not a fan of Star Trek (in any of its incarnations), you can reference Captain Kirk, “live long and prosper,” and “beam me up, Scottie” in conversation. Casual fans may remember the episode with the tribbles or visiting Vulcan. True fans know “beam me up, Scottie” was never uttered on screen.

Mark Clark’s Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Voyages of the First Starship Enterprise serves all three classes of fans.

Learning a Little

It’s that time of year again.

2011 was a year of learning little things. No great truths were uncovered. No startling and life-changing insights into the universe were gained. At least not any that I care to share with an audience.

Not on the list, because it should have been something I knew I knew, is not to wear boots with heels when walking down a steep path to the beach. Also not on the list: the awesomeness of killing zombies, defeating the Geth and running through dungeons – that deserves a post all on its own.

Anyhoo, in no particular order, I give you 10 lessons of the past year.

Wagon Train to the Stars

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Day 7 of the thanksgiving project (okay, a late day 7 going up on day 8). I’m thankful for Star Trek. It seems silly (and I did warn you not all of the thankful posts would be deep and meaningful), … Continue reading →

Time to Kill?

Looking for a quick break from spreadsheets or calls from irate customers? These sites have caught my fancy over the last few months. Check them out.

June Is Bustin’ Out All Over

Or at least in terms of web links it is. Question: if blog is short for web log, can I use blinks for a collection of web links? Would it catch on? Can I be the next Al Gore?

Never mind.

Taking a break from cat posts and book reviews, here’s the sites and stories that have caught my eye in June.