When we were in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post was delivered to the hotel room every morning. On Tuesday, January 8, the City section featured the following headline:
Captain of the Enterprise to boldly hand out degrees
Hilarious and enticing, surely this is newspaper writing at its peak. I adore all things Star Trek and chief among them, all things Picard. As it turns out, the article was a brief but entertaining society-page blurb about Patrick Stewart's visit to Hong Kong, where he would hand out degrees in a local graduation ceremony.
I brought the paper back home, where I clipped it, ironed it, and framed it. Now as I work on my thesis I can feel inspired by the fantasy of Captain Picard showing up at the ceremony and calling me "Doctor." Aaaahhhhhhhh....
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