Still trying to keep an open mind...

about the new Star Trek movie. As I said to a student, I can't begin to count the number of different "origins" versions of my favorite comic book characters I've read over the years, so why am I so protective of Star Trek.

Still, my favorite, absolute favorite episode of Star Trek is "Balance of Terror." Yeah, it's just Run Silent, Run Deep in space, but I still love it. The most important canon thing that happens in it is that, for the very first time, the Federation learns what Romulans look like.

So, I read today that in the new movie Sulu skewers a Romulan.
Frankly, unless that Romulan is wearing an encounter suit worthy of Kosh, I'm wondering how it can possibly be true that they don't know.

Don't mess with me, people--I have a White Star and I know how to use it!

The places we go

I'm not entirely sure how it happened, but I've ended up reading this blog. The author is funny. Crazy about horses. Smart. And a gorgeous blond, but I've decided not to hate her for that.

More importantly, the woman is clearly insane, or a saint, because she's been married to Denis Leary for a very long time. Yes, that Denis Leary, the cigarette smoking, rapid-fire-talking, actor, comedian, writer, Irish lunatic Denis Leary.

This isn't one of her better posts, but it is, perhaps, a really clear explanation of how she manages to keep up with him. Cause in her own way, she's as big a nutcase as he is!