I was wrong. Starfleet Academy is struggling
The most recent episode of Starfleet Academy (ST:A) suggests that it’s struggling worse than I had thought.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
I’m not hate-watching Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. It’s okay. It’s not good, it’s not horrible, and the central axis - Holly Hunter’s Chancellor and Sandro Rosta’s Caleb Mir - actually works. Other people have complaints about the show, but I think they’re misplaced: most focus on procedure and presentation. My complaints are more fundamental: the show keeps setting up stories that demand…
New Guitar and More
Let’s see, what’s happened since I last wrote anything here?
Yes, Hanukkah is coming.
I added a menorah to my site, in the sidebar; let’s see how well it works!
You Can’t Stop The Signal
“Serenity” is one of my favorite movies, for some reason, a noble testament to a series that ended far too soon. In it, a new character, “Mr. Universe,” has a really memorable statement that’s stuck with me ever since I first saw it, and has continued to stick with me all fourteen or so times I’ve seen the movie.
Poetry: Future
``` I hope I die like a cat Accepting Fighting with my last breath Content with the outcome
Rush: Late Resurgence and More
Captured from Facebook - and updated. This was written after Rush had retired as a band, before Neil Peart’s passing; in the last few months as this is written, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee announced that they are going to go on tour with Anika Nilles on drums. There’s a postscript, as a result, but I’m preserving the original as it was.
Rush: All Zem Drumz
Another post mostly copied from Facebook!
Rush: Delionizing Neil Peart… a little
Another post captured from Facebook:
Rush in Manhattan Project
This is another Facebook essay, captured for posterity.