I know a lot of adults who say that they don’t really have a best friend. I don’t know if they think a best friend is something for children. I feel badly for people who don’t have a best friend, though, because I’ve got two! Today is my best friend, Nate’s, birthday. We’ve known eachRead more
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The Prime Directive is Starfleet’s most fundamental governing principle. It states that Starfleet personnel should never interfere with other cultures and civilizations. This includes not getting involved with other advanced civilization’s civil wars or influencing the progression of less developed cultures. The Prime Directive is all about non-interference and not engaging with different cultures inRead more
Some of our favorite nerdclinations tell us to lift our eyes and look up. We’re told to look in the sky because it could be a bird, it could be a plane or it could be Superman. Star Trek encourages us to look to the stars and hope for a future in which humanity hasRead more
The Cubs kicked off their season last night. Even though it was a loss, I’m still hopeful. In honor of a new baseball season and the celebration of hope yesterday on Easter, here’s an older post I wrote about hope springing eternal. The Chicago Cubs kicked off their 2013 season yesterday. I’ve been a fanRead more
Nerds rejoiced earlier this week when it was announced that The X-Files was making its triumphant return to the small screen. Fox announced that series creator Chris Carter and stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were returning for a six-episode event series. I don’t really know what an event series is, but it sounds exciting.Read more
I’m sick and need to spend my time sleeping and not writing. Here’s a post I wrote about nerdy illnesses I’m happy not to have. I always get sick at the worst times. I’ve come down with a pretty gnarly cold that had me taking a four-hour nap yesterday afternoon. I’d be all right withRead more