How much would you pay to go to the moon? Today’s prompt assumes (I hope) that some sort of Earth to the Moon route has been established with reasonable rates for the average Terran. Otherwise I will have to launch into a socialist rant about billionaires and space travel and how it’s a harbinger ofContinue reading “To The Moon…AND Back?”
Tag Archives: Star Trek
My Show of Shows
What TV shows did you watch as a kid? I read a lot of books as a kid. And played outside and rode my bike. But it seems I still had a great deals of time to watch TV. I enjoyed Saturday morning cartoons for a long time. I’d watch the previews on Friday nightContinue reading “My Show of Shows”
Plan Fail
The other night in a TV news story, I heard someone attribute a quotation to Benjamin Franklin: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I need to google whether it is generally thought to be a Franklin quote. He did have a few pithy ones, my favorite being: “Fish and visitors begin toContinue reading “Plan Fail”
My Wayward Answer
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? I feel the need to go all Kobayashi Maru* on this question. You can read my answer while you share this earworm with me, courtesy of my post title. The prompt seems to suggest an object of some sort. But there’s noContinue reading “My Wayward Answer”
Apokalypse Soon?
What are you most worried about for the future? When I retired, I planned on travel and creative projects. I’m working on both. But always nagging somewhere are fears for the future. And not those little things like cancer or knee transplants. Global things. Worldwide, there’s global climate change. Grow a garden and you canContinue reading “Apokalypse Soon?”
TOS!
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? I’ve watched Star Trek: The Original Series so many times I can usually guess the episode in the first 20 seconds. Sure, it has cheesy special effects, but I would love to live in that version of the Federation. Plus the show oftenContinue reading “TOS!”