J M Wetherington Sr
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Birthday 2020
Monday , 6, July 2020 Family, Friends, Movies, Star Trek, Travel Comments Off on Birthday 2020This year’s birthday was a bit different, and not in a bad way. Usually I’m working somewhere on the road, but this year, thanks to COVID-19, I was able to be with some family and take a short, quarantined trip out of town. The day began with my middle granddaughter, Abby, making me a breakfast […]
21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day One – Seattle – Star Trek Exhibit
Sunday , 22, April 2018 Family, Star Trek, Travel 4 CommentsIt’s day one of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we fly to Seattle, Washington and visit the Museum of Pop Culture Star Trek exhibit before driving to Redmond, Washington to visit our children and two youngest grandchildren. Amber and Abby dropped Cindy and I off at the Orlando International Airport at 5:30 am for […]
Star Trek – The Original Series Season One Rewatch
Saturday , 5, December 2015 Books, Star Trek, Television Comments Off on Star Trek – The Original Series Season One RewatchLast night I finished rewatching all 29 episodes of Star Trek – The Original Series Season One. Earlier this year a good friend of mine told me about a set of books, “These Are The Voyages – TOS”, covering the three seasons that comprised Star Trek – The Original Series. I was, to say the […]
R.I.P. Yvonne Craig
Wednesday , 19, August 2015 Comic Books, Comics, Television Comments Off on R.I.P. Yvonne CraigI awoke to the sad news this morning that Yvonne Craig had passed away Monday evening at the age of 78 from metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her liver. The first time I saw Ms. Craig was in 1967 when she joined the Batman TV show’s third and final season as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon. […]
I Asked – Wil Wheaton Answered
Monday , 20, April 2015 Blogs, Family, Movies, Social Media, Star Trek 2 CommentsI’ve really come to love Tumblr because I keep finding more and more of the people I’m interested in over there. Writing, Comic Books, Science Fiction, Photography, and other interests of mine are well represented on Tumblr. My own Tumblr page consists of this blog (auto-post is great!), but it also contains things I find […]
Star Trek: 50 Years Of Humanism
Wednesday , 17, December 2014 Science, Star Trek Comments Off on Star Trek: 50 Years Of HumanismIn addition to my love of almost all things Science Fiction, Star Trek has played a huge factor in my life since its debut 50 years ago and while the reasons are myriad (hope for mankind, the prominence of science, elimination of racism and bigotry, etc.) it all boils down to the promotion of Humanism. […]
Original Star Trek TV Guide Listing
Saturday , 13, December 2014 Star Trek, Television Comments Off on Original Star Trek TV Guide ListingBack on September 8, 1966 the Original Star Trek TV series premiered in the 8:30 to 9:30pm time slot. I was 11 years old and if I’m remembering correctly I convinced my mom to let me stay up and watch it, even though it was a school night (remember, no VHS tape recorders or DVR’s […]
Fan-Made Original “Star Trek Continues” Third Episode
Sunday , 29, June 2014 Star Trek Comments Off on Fan-Made Original “Star Trek Continues” Third EpisodeOver the years since the original Star Trek series aired on TV and was adapted to the big screen in several movies, fans have paid homage to the Enterprise characters with stories and fan-made videos, something that has especially exploded in the past decade with the advent of the Internet to spread those efforts. I’ve […]
Star Trek- Which Version Is Your Favorite?
Saturday , 29, March 2014 Star Trek Comments Off on Star Trek- Which Version Is Your Favorite?Are you a Star Trek fan? If so, read on. If not, this post won’t interest you at all and you won’t hurt my feelings if you click on past to the next stop on your Internet journey. When the original Star Trek TV series premiered in 1966, my 11-year old self was an instant […]
Captain America’s To Do List – Star Wars Vs. Star Trek
Friday , 21, March 2014 Movies Comments Off on Captain America’s To Do List – Star Wars Vs. Star TrekTwo days ago I was watching the first 11 minutes of the new Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie that opens two weeks from today. In the opening scene we find out that Cap, aka Steve Rogers, who is trying to catch up on recent history and pop culture following his 70-year suspended animation, has […]