I remember this obscurely depressing me because of the way it highlighted the extreme contrast between the wondrous Star Trek technology and the miserable stuff we had ourselves, at the time.
I mean, I wanted a tricorder! I didn't want, you know, a tape recorder (just like I didn't want a walkie-talkie; I wanted a real communicator). And they always had to make the thing really big and heavy and clunky...at least now, 40 years later, our pocket technology is more respectable. (An LCARS app for an iPhone is more like it.)
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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I remember this obscurely depressing me because of the way it highlighted the extreme contrast between the wondrous Star Trek technology and the miserable stuff we had ourselves, at the time.
I mean, I wanted a tricorder! I didn't want, you know, a tape recorder (just like I didn't want a walkie-talkie; I wanted a real communicator). And they always had to make the thing really big and heavy and clunky...at least now, 40 years later, our pocket technology is more respectable. (An LCARS app for an iPhone is more like it.)
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