Captain's Blog

Recently I have been watching Star Trek Enterprise. It's a prequel to the entire Star Trek series as the first earth ship to explore space. It features Captain Jonathan Archer played by Scott Bakula of Quantam Leap fame. It's on every afternoon at 1:00 on HDNet. I record it and if the kids take a nap at the same time I can usually fit in the whole episode. DVR is awesoome.

I am not a Trekker. I have always enjoyed watching the various Stark Trek shows but that is where my involvement ends. I do not show up at conventions dressed as a Ferengi. I do not know how to speak Klingon. And I have not told anyone to 'live long and prosper' since I was a kid. I certainly don't have any problem with people who do those things. It's a relatively harmless hobby. It seems that the only people Trekkers ever come in contact with are other Trekkers. What could go wrong?

In the original Star Trek series the sex symbol of the show was Lt. Uhura. Her great legs were always exposed thanks to a super-mini skirt. Of course, she was often trumped by a hot green chick hooking up with Captain Kirk. The Next Generation featured Deanna Troi as the sexy star. But I always thought Beverly Crusher was better looking. She just didn't show cleavage. However, none of those women are in the same category as T-Pol played by Jolene Blalock on Enterprise. She's a puffy lipped, large breasted Vulcan that wears a skin-tight uniform. She may not be the reason I watch the show, but it sure makes it more worthwhile.

I have a friend who was known as the Captain in college. His last name is Kirk so it worked well. He actually prefers Star Wars to Stark Trek but gladly accepted the nickname. He has recently started his own blog to detail his voyage down the highway as his family takes a summer vacation. Apparently, the captain's of the various Enterprises never knew how easy they had it. You can check out the Captain's Blog here.

Live long and prosper.