By now you’ve heard James Doohan died yesterday. I’m not going to start whining like I’ve heard other Trek fans do. I’m just going to reflect on him a bit.

I may like the newer Star Treks more than the original series, but I gotta admit Scotty was a better character than the engineers on the other shows. Scotty was always my favorite of the original Star Trek crew. I always wanted to be like him. I guess I still do. He’s the kind of guy that was happy with who he was and didn’t want anything more.

He never wanted to be famous. He never wanted a command of his own. He liked being an engineer. He liked just tinkering with the engines and giving what Captain Kirk needed when the mission called for it. Even though he denies it, he was a miracle worker.

I hear James’ ashes are going to be shot into space like Gene Roddenberry’s were. It seems fitting. I wish I couldn have met him at least once. I hear he’s the most likable of the actors that played on the original Star Trek.