Last night I went to see Star Trek: Nemesis with several of my Brothers. Strange – before last night, I hadn’t watched any Star Trek in years. There was a time when I was a big-time Trekkie. I went to Star Trek conventions, watched “Next Generation” reruns nightly — I even owned a copy of the Official USS Enterprise Technical Manual. Perhaps my love of Star Trek even influenced my decision to become an engineer.

My obsession with Star Trek lasted several years, but then I abruptly lost interest. Was I concerned that “Star Trek” was “dorky?” Was I disheartened when ST:TNG was cancelled? Did I simply outgrow it? Hard to say…

I had high hopes going into the movie. After all, Nemesis is Star Trek movie #10, and as all true fans know, the even number movies are historically better than the odd number ones. What did I think of the movie? Well, in the interest of not tainting your opinion, I will not say. However, I will say that the audience was stereotypically “trek-ish.” Which is what prompted this entry in the first place. So, yeah.

Hmmm… that wasn’t very coherent. Let’s change topics.

Last Wednesday, it snowed in Terre Haute. I was so happy to see actual snow accumulating that I felt the need to take a photo of the back half of the Pike grounds. Driving to work took a bit longer than normal. Although I consider myself adept at driving on snow, thanks to my Minnesota upbringing, my journey was slowed by Hoosiers driving 20 mph in the fast lane. Mind you, the roads were not slick: be it because of InDOT’s salting or the natural heat from moving vehicles, the main road was wet but not slippery. Ah well, I can deal with slow driving on snowy days, if only for the payoff: it’s currently 45 F and sunny.