By Todd Hartley on January 15, 2010
Once, back when I was in high school, circa 1987 or so, I went over to a friend’s house and happened to see a pile of mail on the kitchen counter. On top of the pile was an invitation, addressed to his dad, to the Klingon Language Institute’s annual convention. That’s right: the Klingon Language Institute, as in Klingons from the TV show “Star Trek.” I’ll let that sink in for a bit before going on.
Now, I was never much of a Trekkie. In fact, I found the original “Star Trek” pretty boring and never bothered to watch any of the five other Star Trek series that followed it. Continue reading »
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By Todd Hartley on August 8, 2008
Sometimes you have to wonder about Scotland. First there’s Scotch whiskey, which, despite the bizarre fascination old men seem to have with it, tastes like peat moss. Then, of course, there’s haggis, which is essentially sheep heart, lungs and liver boiled in the stomach of the animal. (In case you were wondering, haggis is considered food — not by me, mind you, but apparently Scottish people actually eat it.)
I do have to give Scotland credit for a couple of things. It is, after all, the birthplace of golf, which has simultaneously enhanced and ruined more lives than anything short of alcohol. Continue reading »
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