space/astronomy
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‘Risk is our business’
The original “Star Trek” could be both the best and the worst of science fiction. I believe that 100, 200 years from now, “Star Trek” is still going to be one of the cultural touchstones that remain. Part of it will be the relationship between Kirk, Spock and McCoy, and part of it will be… Continue reading
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‘Strange New Worlds’ for a new season
One of the few constants in my life has been “Star Trek.” I was born during the original run of the series in the 1960s, was a member of the first generation to catch it in reruns in the early 1970s and I’ve been a fan ever since. With the exception of “Enterprise” (and “Prodigy”… Continue reading
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‘The greatest pilot anyone had ever seen’
Sixty years ago today, immortalized in one of my favorite flicks, “The Right Stuff,” and one of my fav movie endings ever, with the actual film of Faith 7’s launch and the late, great Levon Helm’s voiceover: “On that glorious day in May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 