Archive for September 2004

The Star Trek Heresy

I was never a big fan of the original Star Trek, but I watched TNG (The Next Generation) every week without fail. My wife even watched it with me. Now I run across reruns as I surf for that elusive Discovery, History Channel, or Learning Channel documentary on something beside custom choppers, military machines, or [...]

A Real Compliment

My wife bought me a new shirt. It fits well and looks reasonably good–not a combination I often enjoy with shirts. This evening I was closing the blinds and turning off the computer in Sophie’s room to get ready for lights out. Sophie looked up from her book and said, “I like your new shirt [...]