An Unexpected 3-Year Hiatus

     Hello! Long time, no see. I hope this post finds you well. This Sunday, January 28, 2024 will mark three years since my last post here on The Chaotic Ramblings of a Half-Empty Mind. It was not my intention for the blog to have a three year hiatus. My apologies but, ya know, life. A lot has happened over the past three years, in the world and for me personally.  Instead of reminiscing, we should look to the future but be mindful of the past.

     2024, at least in the United States, is a Presidential Election year. Not only is it a year that the voting population of the country will vote for President of the United States, but also Representatives for the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States Congress, and one-third of the U.S. Senate, the upper house of the U.S. Congress. Furthermore, many states in the United States will elect state officials such as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Auditor, and state legislatures. Also, many cities and smaller communities will elect local officials as well. Finally, tax issues and ballot referendums will be decided on. It has been and will continue to be an active election year. Regardless if you have made a decision on any of the electoral races in your state or if you haven't made a decision at all; DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

     Also this year marks the "five-year" anniversary of a several movies; Ghostbusters, Gremlins and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom turn 40, Batman (1989) & Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade turn 35 and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace & The Matrix turn 25. As a nearly lifelong Star Trek fan, it would be negligent of me not to mention that five of the movies celebrate "five-year" anniversaries this year as well; Star Trek: The Motion Picture turns 45, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock turns 40, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier turns 35, Star Trek: Generations turns 30, and STAR TREK (2009) turns 15. There are probably older films that celebrate a "five-year" anniversary this year but these are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. 

     As for the blog; I make no promises of future posts during the year. With that said it is an election year so I may actually post, particularly the night of the General Election in November. But, again, no promises. While you wait though in great anticipation for the next post; consider visiting my website: LibraryTrekker's Webase. It's pretty simple looking but you might enjoy the information and imagination that is housed there.

Until next time, "Live Long and Prosper".