https://youtu.be/MuBgk_YW0gk […]
We’re Burning Daylight
John Wayne’s movie The Cowboys was the first time I
ever heard this expression, “We’re Burning Daylight”!
This was also the first time that I watched the Duke
(John Wayne) die in a movie. That scene in the movie where the young Cowboys
bury him still bothers me to this day!
I used to tell my boys this quote all the time. When it
was time to wake them up, go to school, get their chores done, do their
homework, or get them off their video games.
They did not enjoy this saying nearly as much […]
The No Win Scenario
The Kobayashi Maru is a training
exercise in the Star Trek Series designed to test the character of Starfleet
Academy Cadets in a No-Win Scenario.
James T Kirk, the Captain and Star of the Series, took the
test 3 times trying to win. The last time he reprogrammed the system so he
could win and was given an award for “Original Thinking.”
One of Captain Kirk’s most famous lines was “I Don’t Believe
in a No Win Scenario”!
As a kid growing up on Star Trek, I loved the Captains
resolve, character, and never quit […]
