
First published on September 6, 2016. FYI: My internet service has been down all day. In the mid-1960s, the late Doug Chaffee, a very

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First published on September 6, 2016. FYI: My internet service has been down all day. In the mid-1960s, the late Doug Chaffee, a very
First published on September 7, 2016 I’ve been saying that the first woman to grace American currency should Lucille Ball, who became the first
If you love the male voice the way I do, it is important to recognize the fact that one of the great all-time base-baritones
Read MoreHave you ever paid attention to the abjectly dorky movies made for the Hallmark Channel? If you have, maybe you’ve noticed how abjectly lily
Read MoreRonald Reagan was an actor. He was a very good actor. He was an iconic actor, a cowboy, and two-term president of the Screen
Read MoreThe world was all agog, the Pentagon was investigating UFOs. Wow! Beam me up Scotty! Well, apparently the person benefiting from milking the gov’t
Read MoreOriginally published on December 21, 2014 During the month I basically stayed with my mother, with only 2 days of relief, she spent much
Read MoreFirst published October 29, 2013 How do we put Wyatt Earp into perspective? By now, you will have come to realize I love history.
Read MoreTwo years ago, Monday evening, I was watching Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s triumphal return to the Metropolitan Opera. It was beautiful and at the end of
Read MoreAnyone who knows me knows my backstory. When I was in the third grade I was molested by the principal of the elementary school
Read MorePink Flamingo ‘rerun’ week continues… This is from March 18, 2014. Did you know that the dastardly, ungodly Big Bang Theory was developed by
Read MoreI remember well the old NASA funding wars of the 1980s when the Democrats did everything they could not only to cut every science
Read MoreIt has been announced that, among those to be honored this year by Her Majesty are Patricia Routledge and Bryn Terfel, who will be
Read MoreIf you’ve never seen this episode of the classic WKRP in Cincinnati, well, enjoy. It’s a classic.
Read MoreVery early Friday morning I had an interesting Twitter conversation. We started out butting heads, then began an excellent conversation about race and racism.
Read MoreI nearly lost my mind when this came on Tom Snyder. This was one of the first times we were able to see much
Read MoreJames Tiberius Kirk (the original) See #2 below – Faith of the Heart – every dream of the future Being able to grow up
Read MoreThe Original Series (1966–69) The Animated Series (1973–74) The Next Generation (1987–94) Deep Space Nine (1993–99) Voyager (1995–2001) Enterprise (2001–05) Discovery (beginning 2017) The
Read MoreHow, you might ask, does one reconcile opera and Star Trek? It’s quite simple. Klingons love opera. Enough said. Then there is this:
Read MoreSpace: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new
Read MoreThis has been a rough week. While I can’t say that it has been the worst week of my life, it’s up there in
Read MoreOkay, so it’s not exactly opera, but let’s face the fact that John Williams is the greatest composer this nation has produced. Perhaps I’m
Read MoreI still don’t understand why Will Smith wasn’t nominated this year. Take that back, I do know, and I don’t think it has anything
Read MoreRule of thumb: Real men and Vulcans do not show emotion in public. It is acceptable, though for them to like cats. We were
Read More“…The problem with “It is what it is” is that it abdicates responsibility, shuts down creative problem solving, and concedes defeat. A leader who
Read MoreIf you are as much of a compulsive Trekkie as I am, this is a must-listen. It is hilarious. Where else can you get
Read MoreThis is my first Father’s Day without my father. He loved old movies. He instilled in my sister and I, and his three grandchildren
Read More“Chewie, we’re home.” This is the number one reason I have been waiting, since 1979, to be abducted by aliens. Please, come and get
Read MoreTo put things into perspective, the BBC allowed a pedophile to operate within its empire for years, then tried to cover it up. Jeremy
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