Hello, my intrepid space-faring friends,   All rise please for the President of STF.  (If you want the tune click the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wXEEQBHeQ )  I did not have the time to make it rock by begging Rob to make a promo with the Starfleet insignia so just imagine.  I mean we are fantasy writers here.  That is what we are all good at.      Hail to the chief we have chosen for the site,
Hail to the chief! We salute him, one and all.

Hail to the chief, as we pledge cooperation
In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call.
Yours is the aim to make this grand site grander,
This you will do, That's our strong, firm belief.
Hail to the one we selected as commander,
Hail to the President! Hail to the chief!   I have had the honor of spending a few hours talking to Steve Johnson our new el' Presidente for Kate's Coffee Corner.   Steve joined the club on December 20, 1999 when you had to clean your mouse balls to get traction and you needed a free phone and modem to post.  This was when the AWOL limits had to be longer because you ran the risk of your mom screaming "get off that computer thing so I can make a call please?" in the middle of a post.    Steven joined the site as a fresh face Ensign Steve Johnson in the security department of the USS  Arleigh Burke.  Wanna know why he skipped the academy.....keep reading.   Over the years he played a multitude of characters and held probably just about every position the club has to offer help making it the best darn web site on the internet.   


Positions he has held in STF: EGO President (twice) Vice President And just about every position under this but when you have been top dog twice what else can you add to your resume because...yeah you are qualified for all of them
Here’s a list of my current characters in the club: Commander Maxwell Harkness, Executive Officer, USS Challenger
Lieutenant Commander Aaron Foley, Executive Officer, Starbase Magellan Warrant Officer Walker Darach, Chief Operations Officer,  USS Manhattan    Marine Captian Kate Hawkins, A. Co Commander , USS Chimera Lt. j.g., Allison Barr, Chief Science Officer,  USS Manhattan   
Alston 'Fox' Mace, Civilian, Starbase Magellan      Here’s a list of characters I played in the club:
Lt. John Hardin, Cheif of Security, USS Constellation
Captain Sarah Allen, USS Chimera     Interesting facts about his first character on STF:   Ensign Steve Johnson   Security Jo on the USS  Arleigh Burke 1.  The academy ship was so full he went straight to the main fleet 2.  Upon arriving the USS Arleigh Burke, it "exploded just as I arrive so I had to figure out what in the world was going on haha" 3.  The USS Arleigh Burke became Outpost 45 where he was the CO for five years and wrote the spec for the station
And now you see why he is president.   Not only did we literally trial him by fire, popping him on an exploding ship, but we also noticed his excellence in writing to give him a ship....and the scraps of metal to build it for himself.   Go, Steven Johnson!  And you are now the benchmark for when a cadet says "how do I get my own ship" we can say...get me some blueprints and I will get you some sheet metal.   All jokes aside, it has been amazing getting to know our president.   Now sit back, get some coffee and get ready to learn what I did about Steve Johnson.

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20 Questions with Kate   1. What is your favorite thing to do on a snow day?  What is this thing you call a “snow day?” Back in my day, we walked 5 miles up hill, both ways, to make a post!   2. If you were a can of soda what flavor would you be? You know, having recently been introduced to Orange Coke, I’ve gotta go with that. You wouldn’t think it would be good, but once you try it, there is no going back!   3. Steven Johnson has just become president of Starfleet. Not our writing site but the whole shebang of Starfleet. Now he has to choose his cabinet from anyone in Starfleet Federation history. Who does he choose as his staff from Star Trek Cannon for the top roles of CMO, CE, COS, and CSO to lead the next generation? CMO - I gotta go with Julian Bashier, and his “frontier” medicine CE - Geordi LaForge, but you don’t have to take my word for it COS - Worf CSO - Jadzia Dax   4. New Years means workouts and diets... and breaking those diets. What fast food are you most likely going to find yourself eating when you the hunger cravings kick in? Taco Bell, MacDonalds, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, or Pizza Hut.  I gotta go with Pizza, but not Pizza Hut. There are so many other better options out there!   5. Everyone has talents or activities they are good at. If you turn any activity or talent into an Olympic Event, what activity or talent would earn you the gold? Procrastination! When was I supposed to turn these questions in by??? :-D   6. Some people may know and others may not that you started life as a teacher in the trenches of academia slugging it out with Gen Pop Z. What do you miss about leaving the field? What are you happiest about saying goodbye to? I miss the students, and getting to help them grow. Seeing something click with them, making that breakthrough where they finally get it. There is nothing like it. I do not miss the politics, or the lack of pay.   7. We all have a first. That one time we smile thinking about and plan to go to our death bed saying "once when I was young there was this... and I will never forget that night." What first (book, movie, video game, place you have seen etc) would you wish to wipe from your mind and experience it as a virgin again. Probably the Great Wall of China.   8. We all have it. That one item we can't live without and debate how long would it take to sell our spouse to get it if needed. What is that item for you? Probably my phone. But if you took her phone as well, it would be a race to sell who first!   9. Rumor has it you have been in the club since computers used BASIC in their start of taking over the human race. How the heck did you find STF and what were you doing at the time you joined? I think Google might have existed.... Maybe it was through Yahoo.... To be honest, there are times I’m still not sure what I was thinking...   10. If money was no object, what one location would you love to photograph? Italy, maybe Venice? There is so much history there to see and experience.

11.  If you could be cryogenically frozen for 300 years, what is the first question you would ask when they stab you awake with a hypo?
Can I get a pizza?

12. Commander Maxwell Harkness is lounging back in his ergonomically designed executive officer seat ready to work on the crew roster.  Taking a sip of his take out coffee from The Bue Note, he suddenly sees it.  NEW CREW BOARDING TODAY in bold over a comm message.   Which bungling character from the Star Trek universe would make him choke on his coffee, contact the helm, tell them to cut moorings and high tail it for space leaving the person in the airlock asking....where are they going without me?   Barkley, Rom, Human Q, Neelix, TOS Red Shirt. 
Q, hands down. And we better move fast before he decides to just show up on the ship!

13. It may have been said around the watercooler you are the Duff Goldman of the STF world.   What is your favorite dessert to cook for or with your wife? 
I wish I could make cakes like him! But my favorite would be a good cookie. Mmmmmm cooookie.......

14. Everyone knows wearing red is a health hazard in Star Trek.  You are trapped with Ensign Guy and Ensign....wait what was his name?  What were the top three things on your bucket list you wish you accomplished before going on that away mission?  (Can be normal real-life things) 
Why should I be worried? I’m the one named character, of course I’m going to make it back!

15.  What is your New Years Resolution?  If you didn't make one now is the time to come up with something fabulous)  
I want to make something I can sell on Etsy, and actually sell it this year.

16.  Who is the better tough guy? Geralt of Rivia or Baby Yoda   (Fine, Fine if you don't support children acting out aggressively you can use the Mandalorian)  
Well now that I’m finally watching Witcher, I’ve gotta go with Gerald. Baby Yoda is good, but he’s still just learning what he can do.

17.  Lt. Commander Aaron Foley has it all.   An amazing assignment on the Starbase Magellan.  He is also the executive officer so with the rank comes privileges.  They are allowed one more item on the purchasing requisition form which he signs off on so the choice is his?   What does he choose?   
A.  The Binar Me One Deep Tissue  SJ12/20/99 4D MASSAGE CHAIR.  The high-performance  SJ12/20/99 massage chair is expertly crafted by master Binar technicians to even feature a foot roller. The chair can auto-detect your spine and shoulder position to optimize the depth and specific pressure points of the massage, giving you a personalized massage experience every time.  No more complaining from the Ensign their hands hurt after an hour.  This baby will create a day at the spa while you are hard at work saving the galaxy.

B. A year supply of STARBUCK's coffee.  These are 100% pure arabica beans from the Jungle world of Starbuckia.  Starbuckia, as we all know was acquired by the Federation, during The Great Bean Wars of the early 2300 when Earth's coffee bean plants died off and the Federation scream NOOOOOO as one untied voice.  (Starbuckia brank coffee was acquired through fair trade agreements in line with the Prime Directive.)  These beans crisp, have notes of cocoa and nuts from the volcanic soil and fermentation process creating a zip to your step each morning. 

C.  The OMAP Golfer Pro Glasses 3000.  These babies have it all.  They are Semi Polarized Yellow Tint HD Vision Anti Glare Lens so you never have to worry about too much sun in your eyes.   If you don't have enough sun, the night vision attachment will always let you keep your eye on the hole as you slug your way through the dark to the ninth hole where your hot dog and cold beer are waiting.   Your Ensign can keep up?   No worries.  The OMAP GPG's can link with the OMAP GOLFER PRO CADDY ME HOME golf bag so you always know what club to use when.    
 
To be honest, I stopped reading after one of them said a year supply’s of coffee....

18. What is the most interesting place you worked?
I worked for one of those space tourism startups for about 8 months. They never got off the ground, but I got to help with the engine test fires, and put on a spacesuit.

19. If you could only eat either donuts or chips for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
Chips.

20.  Is a Hot Dog a sandwich??
You know.... It has meat between bread, and has all sorts of things on it. If it is, it sure is a tasty sandwich!

 

And that it.   I hope you enjoyed this interview as much as I did.   Snacks are being served on Ten Forward for the next hour.   Get there fast because we only ordered 200 jumbo shrimp and one chick fillet nugget platter.  After that you are left with cocktail weenies and a veggie tray so Do not pass Go!  Do not collect 200 credits.  RUN for the shrimp!!!!!!!!