Back in the 1990s I unexpectedly ran into George Takei at the Griffith Observatory in LA where I had taken my son to peek at the comet Hale-Bop. I didn't know his politics back then or that he was gay. I simply knew him as Sulu. As a trekkie, I was very proud of his autograph on my Griffith Observatory flyer for the comet viewing that day.

I haven't thrown it out yet, but every time I cross it in my scrapbook, I think "should I just burn this crap?" My inner trekkie hasn't let me cross that line yet, but it has come close. I may do it yet.