Skipping the Crew Dragon launch today

james_davis_nicoll summed up the logic for my doing that. For skipping the coverage of what might otherwise be a milestone of human space exploration and space commerce.

In a better time and place, I might not consider doing this. But this is the time and place we're in.

Shutting up and getting out of the way here.

A Note on Pride-Themed Trek Merchandise in 2020

I think the "phaser" t-shirt design is the only misfire of the lot here.

But see for yourselves. I'd be interested in your opinions.

Another Star Trek Question: Casting Strange New Worlds

There's been some discussion among fan circles about pushing for Jeffrey Coombs - you remember him as the several Weyouns on DS9 or Shran on Enterprise - to play Pike's friend and medical officer Philip Boyce from "The Cage". Coombs doesn't seem to think it likely, and while I'd rather he were wrong enough about that to actually get a call to read for it...there was an alternative option discussed recently on TrekBBS.

Eric Peterson.

Canadian actor, career goes back about 40 years if it's been a day. You might have seen or heard him on either version of Corner Gas, and if you've seen enough reruns of Canadian TV, you might recall him as Leon on the original Street Legal. Granted that he's 73 at this point, but I like the idea and we're opposed to ageism on principle anyway. How about you?

Getting Back to the Real Worlds

Night of contrasts: as white supremacists are trying to frame honest protestors across the USA for looting and vandalism, we also had the Crew Dragon launch today and the 2020 Nebula Awards are being handed out via streaming video. Surreal. Hope, fear and anger all at once in my heart and mind right now.