Friday, May 8, 2009

And now, a moment of Zen


I've posted this for no other reason then it's a great picture. Enjoy.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

CHUY DAH May 2009

THE CINCO DE MAYO ISSUE

Okay, you've noticed what I called this month's newsletter.

If things had gone a little differently, this issue would have been been titled “THE POST-CDPC REUNION ISSUE”.

And if you notice, it’s not. Sadly enough, we all know what actually happened, no sense in rehashing the past. . .so, here we are, nonetheless.

But all is not lost, my brothers and sisters -- no, no. . .we do have something to look forward to: the release of the new STAR TREK prequel. This event will be our first Shore Leave of 2009, which means the General Meeting for this month will NOT be at Parkside Buehler’s, but instead will be at New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia, where we will meet at 12 noon for lunch, see the new movie, and have a Mall Crawl as well.

Please be advised that this will not be a full KLOAKED (Klingons Leaving Off Armor Keeping Earthers Deceived)mission, since regrettably there are no Klingons in this movie (that we know of), but I’d strongly recommend Casual uniforms or at least Camp Dover t-shirts, if you have ‘em.

KING-ONS...IT HAD TO BE KING-ONS: If you haven't seen it yet, Burger King has created a brand-new race to help advertise their new STAR TREK glasses give-away. They infused the Burger King with Klingon DNA and created. . .I can't believe I'm saying this. . .the King-on. I was shocked when I originally saw it, then after a couple of viewings, I thought "Hey, they actually did it right. . .right beards, correct ridges, modified armor...even kleavage for a female King-on. . . okay, maybe this isn't so bad..." So I give the BK folks points for originality...but still...King-ons?

AWAY TEAM MISSION REPORT: This past Friday, I met up with Capt. K’Dot Kali, Commander Bastian, and Cadet T’lisen at one of the planets in the Cleveland system; we visited a rather fascinating space station known as the West Side Market. I have to say that it reminded me a little of the markets we had visited before in the Walnut Creek and Sugarcreek systems, but with far more exotic selections to choose from. Afterwards, we dined at an Olive Garden restaurant before departing. It was quite an experience.

ENGINEERING REPORT
I am now, in my more human persona of Sebastian Andrew Benjamin, now the Beneficent Emperor of Earth!
(NOTE: Ah, Chief, when you make a report that reads like this, a little more in-depth explanation of things may be warranted. . .just a little constructive criticism, that‘s all. . .)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 5th: HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!
May 8th: World-wide Release of “STAR TREK”
May 9th: Doomslayer “STAR TREK” Shore Leave at New Towne Mall - 12 noon
May 10th: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY (be sure to do something nice for your mom -- without her, where would you be?)
May 12th: Chief Engineer Bastian K’Hyde’s birthday
May 25th: MEMORIAL DAY (take a moment to remember the warriors who have gone on before us, and to honor the warriors fighting the good fight now)
May 30th: Admiral Konnor’s birthday