TREK: First Contact Day

In forty-three years, in another universe near enough for our imaginations to reach out and envision, this will be the date of official First Contact between the peoples of Earth/Sol III and Vulcan/T'Khasi/40 Eridani A-II/Nevasa II.

I note this retroactive anniversary with hope and some degree of satisfaction.

Joe George at startrek.com has some thoughts on the subject, given this year's context.

PANDEMIC/IRELAND: Respect to the Taoiseach...Who is Also an MD

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-varadkar-returns-to-practising-medicine-to-help-during-crisis-1.4221463

All hands on deck, right?

TREK/MERCH: DS9 Illustrated Handbook

Referring to the second book in this item:

https://www.thetrekcollective.com/2020/03/eaglemoss-reveal-latest-starship-books.html

I'd be interested to know if they've managed to square the circle of the Habitat ring. The illustrations and text about the contents of the Hab ring from the DS9 Tech Manual struck me as mutually contradictory. Especially when the top deck is for the six runabout hangar spaces. Eight decks minimum, not five, right?

Mapping Independent Canadian Bookstores That Deliver

Don Gorman at RMBooks apparently worked up this project on Google Maps.