48 Years Later...

-Everyone knows that space is the final frontier

-Red shirts aren't just red shirts. They are omens of doom.

-When you position your fingers like below, you can draw a reply from most people in the room.

-Scotty is frequently called upon to beam people up.

-We have flip phones.

-We have Skype. (Unfortunately, we still can't Skype Abraham Lincoln to my knowledge.)

-We have computers we can talk to.

-African American women are heroes in our stories, and Russians aren't always the bad guys.

-Seven space-faring characters in colorful uniforms are part of our modern mythology.

-Nerds are cool.

… And this success story of science fiction impacting society began 48 years ago today, when a space show premiered on NBC. The episode was entitled “The Man Trap”, the series, Star Trek. Happy birthday,Trek! Live long and prosper.

Keep on glowing in the dark,
Elora