Where No Blogger Has Gone Before

     I don't read other people's blogs.
     I have tried.

     For all the blogs that I looked at, maybe after looking at nineteen of them, there is a good one.

     For the most part, the writing is atrocious, or they just post pictures with some uncorrelated text that I find a little bit 'too cute'.

     For all I know, there could be some amazing Star Trek blogs out there, but I am way too lazy to look them up.

     Besides, this is my journey, and people can come along for the ride or not.

     My job is to write and post pictures, so I will do that to the best of my ability, and see what happens.

     I haven't seen the new Star Trek movie 'Into Darkness' yet.  I am willing to give it a try.  I am definitely interested in seeing it when I have time.

     Anyway, just so you know, I am impressed with the remastering of the original series with updated special effects.  It looks great.
     Even as a kid, the effects were a little outdated.  A lot of mistakes were made, which of course, is part of the charm.
     But I am glad they did that.  It breathes new life into a pretty good show.

     Of course, Star Trek is pretty funny when you watch it now, especially when things get so serious.
     The more serious it gets, the more funny it is.

     I am happy that original Star Trek is still watchable.  It might even be more enjoyable to watch as an adult, since I know a little bit more of what is going on.

     So, this blog, in a way, has the purpose of helping me explain Star Trek to myself, and to resolve certain issues about it.

     I did like the JJ Abrams reboot of the series.  Along with a lot of people, I thought it was fantastic.  The only glitch that really bothered me was the young Kirk hanging off the edge of a cliff scene with his bare hands and not falling.  They do that in every movie.
     Go ahead, find a ledge made of cement or dirt and try to hang on for more than a minute.  It is possible to hang for quite some time from an exercise bar, but that is because you can really grip it.
     Hanging onto cement really hurts with bare hands after a while, yet you see people in movies while they are hanging, they help pull up somebody else, and then pull themselves up.
     Just so you know, Frodo never was hanging off of a cliff in Mt. Doom in the book with Sam helping him back up.
     I just wish people in Hollywood would stop with the hanging off of a cliff thing.

     Anyway, back to Star Trek...if you want a really good Star Trek book to read, try William Shatner's 'Star Trek Memories'.  It is fantastic, well-written, and enjoyable.  You can probably find it on Amazon.

    Thanks for reading, and bearing with me.  It will take a while for me to figure out what to do with this blog, and where to go with it.
     Eventually I will address 'all things Star Trek'.

     It is like a sculptor looking at a gigantic piece of marble, and studying it for a long time before he makes the first chip with a chisel and hammer.