Posted by The Perfessor 07 21st, 2005
Scotty is a dead man, miss him, miss him. (with apologies to George Harrison)
That’s right folks, James Doohan, (“Scotty”) from Star Trek has passed into the great beyond, joining DeForest Kelley (Dr. “Bones” McCoy), and series creator Gene Roddenberry on that great space station in the sky.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor James Doohan, best known [...]
Posted by The Perfessor 07 21st, 2005
Now, I’m no neo-Luddite, and I have served my time as tech support (both professionally and for some friends and family, as well as for my own system, but I want to put it down right here and now for the record (if I haven’t as of yet), that I truly hate technology.
Or to be [...]
Posted by Walt 07 19th, 2005
Whenever I hear a bandwagon roll down the street I tend to step back and shake my head as people rush past me. Then I turn up my collar and walk in the opposite direction. Yes, I’m contrary. So when everybody loves a thing I am sure to be profoundly uninterested.
– Brenda Coulter
What the hell? [...]
Posted by Walt 07 16th, 2005
Oh, my goodness this is a good book!
I had forgotten what fun and terror the author can weave in such a few short pages! I clapped with delight through the entire 2nd chapter!
I will sleep for now. But a quick review to those of your out there who have not [...]
Posted by Walt 07 15th, 2005
EDIT: Retracted.
Posted by Walt 07 13th, 2005
Every year it’s the same. Right before the newest Harry Potter book comes out, here comes “a copy of the Harry Potter book.”
Sure enough, shortly more than 24 hours after copies of Harry Potters newest book were sold prematurely in Canada and in New York State, comes the bootleg copy of Harry [...]
Posted by The Perfessor 07 13th, 2005
While I know that all of you folks out there think that it is cool to be me, I just want you all to know that I also look upon others and sometimes wish I was them. Take in point, a young cousin of mine (young, Ha, he’s probably in his late 20s/early 30s, but [...]