Most of the time, I spend my days trying to chart the world outside of me and help others when I can. Lately, I’ve spent a lot more time exploring my own subjective reality and trying to help myself. The experience has been surprising. Caitian Suki arriving in her shuttlecraft On the surface, I believeContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05032026.5”
Tag Archives: God
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04272026.8
One of the most cliche things that is said during the start of any sort of journey is to expect the unexpected. During my time traveling the universe, I have sought to keep an open mind in order to see things as they are, not as I would like them. Given how much I haveContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04272026.8”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12222025.8
Federation scientists sometimes spend their entire careers studying a single animal, hoping to understand where it came from, what shaped it over time, what its genes reveal, how it interacts with its ecosystem and vice versa. Sometimes, this process leads to some surprising connections. Officer Bella fighting off a Horta from swallowing her! Someone studyingContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12222025.8”
Stars in the sky
Listen to this episode I took a lot of notes while reading the book, “God is not one” by Stephen Prothero. At the time, I was going to write an entry based on these notes but I’m going to post them below and you can discern what you want from them. As you’ll see, theyContinueContinue reading “Stars in the sky”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12152023.9
Listen to this episode Thinking about the current state of the galaxy often makes me feel overwhelmed. Trying to focus on my circumstances often leaves me feeling constrained by the limited options available to improve my life. One of the only escapes from this harsh reality is fantasizing about theoretical possibilities. In my imagination, theContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12152023.9”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04212023.6
Listen to this episode As meteoroids (raindrops) gently pelt the outside of my ship, I find myself thinking about the various individuals I have come across during my travels through the quadrant. During my younger days in starfleet academy, I used to believe that I was the only person that felt so alone. Experience hasContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04212023.6”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 06032022.7
Listen to this episode As I left Starfleet Academy (University), I was eager to explore the universe. At the time, I believed that I had a pretty good understanding of what the universe was and how to navigate it. Subsequently, I’ve come to realize how little I knew back then. Bella and Noah keeping GothamContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 06032022.7”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05082022.3
Listen to this episode At Starfleet Academy (university), I learned the value of looking outside myself in order to form a more objective perspective. Diversity of opinion is important because there are so many unique points of view that I generally think it’s impossible to have a full understanding of a topic unless you takeContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 05082022.3”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04042022.8
Listen to this episode One of the few constants in the universe is change. It’s something I’ve brought up before but it’s on my mind once more. So much of life is a transitory experience. In childhood, the way that you think about things, how you feel, the people you meet change as you getContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04042022.8”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 01222022.4
Listen to this Episode Once again I was reminded that the galaxy could be a dangerous place to inhabit. While at Starbase 321 (work), I received a subspace transmission (text) telling me that two of my officers (my daughter Bella and my son Noah) tested positive for the galactic plague (covid). After receiving permission fromContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 01222022.4”