Thursday, May 7, 2026

Additional Academy Assessment


I finished watching the first season of Starfleet Academy for the second time. Aside from being angry again that it got cancelled before season two aired, here's some short notes that crossed my mind, during, between episodes and after the run.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

So... I Need to Talk About "The Pitt"


Yes, like everyone else, we heard great things about this show on HBO Max. 
However, I normally do not watch hospital shows for three reasons.

Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Making of Jurassic Park- Mistakes!


 An Instagram post about an inaccuracy of how the Brachiosaurus ate in the original Jurassic Park led me to remember and comment about an event that happened shortly after I started my full time job for a medical device company. 

As I cant tell any story without a quick divergence to something similar: Years after that memory- my daughter's class had me come in to juggle and (because school should be educational) also give a talk about the heart and our device. Following the juggling, what I actually do for a living confused the children-  and I quote, "I thought your Dad was a clown."

However, years before that moment to get back on track, because I was still in contact with my fifth grade teacher,  (and my third grade teacher who was then principal and could approve this) she invited me to juggle for her class, and (because school should be educational) also give a talk. However, since I was THE dinosaur kid in their classes  (and likely the school), she asked me to give a talk about dinosaurs. Therefore (since it was 1994, the film was a huge hit and was available via home release and cable) I gave them a presentation based around things the original Jurassic Park got wrong. (Even in the 90's it was an extensive list. We have learned a huge amount more about dinosaurs since then.)