what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4.5/5} “He could see no other path for himself — not when so many had been lost. Rigel VII had devastated him. It was barely a scratch. Three had died there. This was thirty. He had been fooling himself to think that he had the talent for the job — and he certainly didn’t have […]
{4.5/5} “‘You know,’ she said, ‘all those cocktail parties and fancy dinners are all very well, but who’ll be the first to complain if the lights and the food slots aren’t working? Nobody can be’ — she did air quotes — ‘”diplomatic” under those circumstances.’” Star Trek: Discovery — The Way to the Stars by […]
I spent a week in Calabogie, which is not too far from Ottawa. I spent 4 days hiking on the nearby trails, part of the Manitou Mountain trail system. I also went hiking with my friend James on the Luskville Falls trail in Gatineau Park. Here are the trails in order: Red Arrow Rock Lookout […]
{4.5/5} “But children have a hard time imagining dangers they’ve never met before. They turned, with that curiosity to know. An instinct that betrays children and their elders every day of the universe’s long life. Lot’s salty wife on her road, Pandora’s itchy imagination.” Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire, published in 2014 Elena is […]
{4.5/5} “Our specialty is second contact. Still pretty important. We get all the paperwork signed, make sure we’re spelling the name of the planet right, get to know all the good places to eat.” Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1, aired in 2020 Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford serve on the USS Cerritos. Mariner […]
{4.5/5} “In the history of magic it is a general trend that all new rulers wish to use our time-transporting skills to their advantage, but the more seasoned they become, the more they understand the complications, and the less they wish to lean upon it.” The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and […]
{4.5/5} “I don’t know why the sacrifice didn’t work. The science seemed so solid.” Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, released in 2008 The penguins slingshot the plane on Madagascar and Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman make it to Africa. Alex finds his parents and the others find animals of their own species. When Alex finds out […]
{5/5} “Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.” Madagascar, released in 2005 Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman are animals at the Central Park Zoo. Marty the zebra gets the idea that he’d like to see the wild. When his friends rescue him it creates an incident that leads them to being packed off in […]
{4.5/5} “Without the darkness, how would we recognize the light? Do not fear your negative thoughts, they are part of you. They are a part of every living being — even Vulcans.” Star Trek: Voyager season 2, aired in 1995-96 When the Doctor starts thinking he might be a real person and everyone else is […]
{4.5/5} “He had a greater sense of purpose than he had ever imagined possible. Everything had always come so easily to him — love, approval, musical prowess — that he enjoyed taking on this overwhelming challenge. He used parts of himself that he’d never tapped before, muscles of the mind that had lain fallow for […]