Post by norcaler on Jun 10, 2013 20:38:13 GMT
"Begin Admiral's Log: Stardate Yakkity-Yak Bullcrap
"Seems like
every time I think I'm out, they keep pulling me back in. The academy
wants me to take charge of their new training vessel, a beat-up old
Defiant-class called the Boston and since Starfleet has a burr up its
ass about civvies commanding ships, they whipped out the little known,
seldom invoked Reserve Activation Clause. Well, can't complain; riding
around with the kiddies in a 'seasoned' tactical escort and now when
people now call me admiral, it won't be to shine me on. On the other
hand, making sure the Boston's idiot proof's going to take some time and
this throws not only my class schedule but my personal life out of
whack. At the very least, it'll give me a chance to bounce around a bit
so I can poke my head in on my kids and grandkids for a change. Still
don't know how I'll break this bit of news to Bridget. Tactfully and at
her favorite restaurant in San Francisco, to be sure..."
"Admiral's Log: Stardate Insert Here
"The new batch of cadets
were welcomed to the academy by equally new Commandant Morgan Bateson in
Archer Hall this evening. Guess who get's to test their stick-handling
skills in the holodeck? And naturally I get a new batch of senior
midshipmen to lord over on the Boston during training cruises. Maybe
it's not such a bad thing that Sanders is taking the lead on the Romulan
issue. Keeping the kiddies in line is a full-time job, after all..."
"Seems like
every time I think I'm out, they keep pulling me back in. The academy
wants me to take charge of their new training vessel, a beat-up old
Defiant-class called the Boston and since Starfleet has a burr up its
ass about civvies commanding ships, they whipped out the little known,
seldom invoked Reserve Activation Clause. Well, can't complain; riding
around with the kiddies in a 'seasoned' tactical escort and now when
people now call me admiral, it won't be to shine me on. On the other
hand, making sure the Boston's idiot proof's going to take some time and
this throws not only my class schedule but my personal life out of
whack. At the very least, it'll give me a chance to bounce around a bit
so I can poke my head in on my kids and grandkids for a change. Still
don't know how I'll break this bit of news to Bridget. Tactfully and at
her favorite restaurant in San Francisco, to be sure..."
"Admiral's Log: Stardate Insert Here
"The new batch of cadets
were welcomed to the academy by equally new Commandant Morgan Bateson in
Archer Hall this evening. Guess who get's to test their stick-handling
skills in the holodeck? And naturally I get a new batch of senior
midshipmen to lord over on the Boston during training cruises. Maybe
it's not such a bad thing that Sanders is taking the lead on the Romulan
issue. Keeping the kiddies in line is a full-time job, after all..."