Is this a Food Blog, or What???

My brother, Andy, asked last night if this was going to be a food blog from now on. I told him no, however, since food occupies such a prominent place in my life, it's only reasonable that it would also occupy a greater portion of my blog.

But, in my constant struggle to be all things to all people, I will present a different topic today in an effort to appease the unappeasable...

Have you heard those commercials on the radio from the International Star Registry?

What I want to know is, just how gullible do you have to be to buy one of these things???
I mean it states right on their site...

International Star Registry star naming is not recognized by the scientific community. Your star's name is reserved in International Star Registry records only.

So you get to name a star anything you choose, so long as it's not more than 35 characters. Wow.

So let me put this into perspective.
You've got this whole Atlantis expedition, and they're in the Pegasus galaxy.
Well, one day Sheppard decides they're going on a mission to px42r to check on the reports of an operational ZPM that powers a weapon that can simultaneously kill every wraith in he galaxy, as well as make Tayla fall madly in love with him and forget about this Ronin Dex guy.

McKay says, "No, we cant go to px42r. It now called 'Mike and Debra, 4-ever'".
And Sheppard says, "Oh yeah, right. That star naming thing. Say, how do we keep up with that?"

And McKay says, "Well, every so many years, they publish this book with all the moro.., I mean, astronomers who have paid the fee to name the star for their current girlfriend or cat or what have you."

And Sheppard says, "So that explains all the references to 'Bubba' in your last mission report?"

"That's right", says McKay, "What's more, I think, the wraith are also naming these stars, which
means we'll have a really hard time determining where the next hive ship will drop out of hyper-space. It's possible they could sneak right up on us at 'Jennifer, My Love is Forever', and suck all the life right out of us before we could retreat to 'Donny and Marie, a Dancing Tribute'."

"Man! I hate that Donny and Marie", says Sheppard, "Is there no galaxy they cant infest?"

So, James T. Kirk orders his boy Sulu to lay in a course for Seti Alpha Six.
Sulu, who's busy putting the moves on Uhura, says, "I caint do it, dog.
Seti Alpha Six is now 'Kahn's Kandy Korn Kastle' fo shizzle.

You know how them corporate cats done layed out some bread for that star naming thang."

Of course Kirk screams, 'Kaaaaaaaaaahn!!!!!!'.

Kahn knows he's done far worse that kill Kirk, he's hurt him.

Kirk orders a barrage of photon torpedoes on Kahn's Kandy Corn Kastle which ignites all the un-popped corn in one massive explosion which creates a whole new planet.
During the attack, Spock receives a massive dose of tachyon radiation, and dies.
So Kirk sends his body to the new Kahn Korn planet.
Before Spock dies, he puts his katra in Bones.
Bones tells Kirk, "I'm a doctor, not a High Fructose Maize scientist!"

Can you see how detrimental this could be to our security in the universe, not to mention how disruptive this will be to all SCI-FI writers? We need to mount an effort immediately to put a stop to this cancer once and for all.

By the way, if you are interested in the International Star Registry and would like to name a star for someone, I am now an affiliate sponsor and earn commissions for every one purchased through my site!



Okay, you need a Wonkie Watch® Update. Wonkie has been acting very strange the last couple of days. From our study of the book, 101 Questions Your Cat Would Ask, we now know that Wonkie is both warm and expecting AT THE SAME TIME! I found it insane, too, people, but she is, and she is driving us crazy!

Stay tuned here for further developments!