Why I admire Lieutenant Commander Data
I admire data’s humanity.
Lieutenant Commander Data
Android, Second Officer and Chief Operations Officer aboard the starships Enterprise-D and the Enterprise-E
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Why I want to meet Lieutenant Commander Data
No, I’m not quite a trekkie, but I still would want to meet that amazing android even if he starred in Grey’s Anatomy.
Why I want to meet Lieutenant Commander Data
I love his poetry, especially “Ode to Spot.”
Any android who has a cat has to be worth meeting.
Ode to Spot
Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your sub-vocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
