My daughter seems to think that I’m some sort of hard core Star Trek fan, but that’s not true.

OK, I admit I’ve seen every episode of TOS and TNG. And most episodes of DS9, Voyager, and the one starring Scott Bakula the name of which I can’t remember and am too lazy to Google or Bing.

Still, I don’t engage in endless debates over which is better. I’ve never even participated in a Star Trek forum.

I don’t own even one piece of Star Trek memorabilia, not even a pair of pointy Vulcan ears.

Let alone attend a con or dress up as my favorite character. Who was Counselor Troi for reasons I’m sure you can imagine. Besides, I just don’t have the legs for it.

Nor have I read a fanzine, novel, or even a short story. The “alternate universe” I live in is EMS. It’s inhabitants are weirder than any alien race ever imagined.

I’ve never even been a little bit interested in programming my flip phone ringer to chirp like a communicator. Nor referred to my Blackberry as a Tricorder.

OK, I’ll admit to one piece of geekery. The first time I heard of the Kardashians, I thought that it was weird that Entertainment Tonight was talking about the Cardassians. Although I see I’m not the only person who confuses the two.

Which is where my daughter got the silly idea from in the first place.

Now that we have that straight, on to serious blogging.