Tribute To An "Old Space Dog"

From the Associated Press:

James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original Star Trek TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty," died Wednesday. He was 85.The Associated Press reports that Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Wash., home with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.Doohan had said farewell to public life in August 2004, a few months after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.The Canadian-born Doohan was enjoying a busy career as a character actor when he auditioned for the role of Capt. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in NBC's Star Trek in 1966. The series lasted only three seasons, but Doohan continued to star in the feature films throughout the years.

This is how we will remember him, the ever-cheerful, loveable Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise. Without him, she'd never leave drydock. Probably my favorite character from the Original Series, who will most certainly be missed. A few years ago, we had the honor of meeting him at a book signing. A very cordial, friendly gentleman. One small fact that most probably know about was that he was missing his right middle finger, which he lost in the Battle of Normandy (the real battle). I recall a very well done episode of Next Generation, Relics, where he was released from a transporter beam that was looped back on itself 80 years in the future. There was a good lesson in this that he portrayed in a way only Jimmy could and that is that you can never go home again. The past is gone, learn from it and we have today and the future will take care of itself.
(note: The Associated Press misprinted his actual rank, he auditioned for the role of Lt. Commander Montogomery "Scotty" Scott)

Thanks, Jimmy! You will be missed!

FREAKS!

Top 20 People that are FREAKS!
(note: If you are easily offended, don't read this!)

1) Overweight women that have "outgrown" their clothes but STILL wear them proudly.

2) People that drive holding their cell phone to their ear (get a headset, FREAK!)

3) People that drive while eating/ putting on makeup

4) People that have that forsaken "Baby On Board" sign and drive like FREAKS!

5) Girls that wear pants clear down to their pubes and ass-crack showing! (Pull your pants UP, FREAK!!)

6) People that roll down their windows and crank up the stereo, drowning out yours. Yeah, we all want to hear your garbage as much as you want to hear ours, FREAK!)

7) Mark & Mercedes on Mix94.1.

8) People that still wear big 80's hair. It's 2005, FREAK!

9) Tim LaHaye -- you DON'T have the Hot Line to God, you NEVER did, FREAK! (remember me from High School?)

10) Stephen King.

11) Napoleon Dynamite, IDIOT!

12) Tom Cruise -- Top Gun is done, so are you, FREAK!

13) Michael Jackson (what planet THIS FREAK from, ANYHOW???)

14) Mayor Oscar Goodman -- while I still like him, he's still a FREAK!

15) Whites that (try to sound) black

16) Girls that wear belly shirts that shouldn't --cover that up, FREAK, and not just because I happened to look!

17) People that refuse to learn computers, even when it pertains to their job. Get a clue, FREAK!

18) Harry Potter fans -- okay, I'm admittedly one of those, so we're all FREAKS!

19) Billy Bob Thornton -- mm hmmm... FREAK!

Finally,

20) Jerry Brown from Fox 5 News -- Dude, you died 10 years ago, don't you have the sense enough to lie down already? FREAK!!