"You can take the beard off now." "No I can't. It is permanently glued to my face."

  I'm adding to my list of look alike actors. First up is Benedict Cumberbach who plays Sherlock Holmes among many other roles and Colin Morgan who plays Merlin. This one is harder because it isn't as noticeable until Merlin makes certain expressions that look like those Sherlock makes.

Okay, it is harder to tell with these two pictures. But if you watch both shows I'm sure you will notice if you watch for it. I think it is their hair, and cheek bones. 
 Also, so you believe me about Peter and Arthur...
There, believe me now?
 How about you? Have you found any look alike actors? 
 Now, moving on. 
 Today's character I shall present you with is Captain James T. Kirk. (I know at least one of my readers who is groaning inwardly over this pick. She's not overly fond with Star Trek: a term which here means she detests it.)
Kirk in one of his funky shirts, the yellow ones were the best, the green ones were just odd. But at least they were better then no shirt at all. 
 Now, bare in mind, Star Trek was written during the 60's...or 70's, I forget which. But, the point is, back then TV shows seemed to have to have a dorky romantic story in each episode so Kirk very often goes goggle eyed over pretty girls. I think in season one he fell in love every other episode. However, by season two it was less common. Even near the end of season one it was very rare for him to fall in love. 
"I don't even know what this does. Let's find out, shall we?"
 However, in spite of his romantic life, Kirk was still a gentleman. Not like in the movie. Glad we have that cleared up. The main thing I like about Kirk, though...well, the main reason even shouldn't be the main reason. The main reason should be that he is such a great captain and is always willing to do almost anything if it means keeping his crew alive. That's admirable. Gallant. Brave. Sign of a great captain...but that's not my main reason for liking him. 
"Do I need to repeat the question?"
 My reason is because of the kind of friend he is. Kirk is kind of a middle man, like Aragorn. He is friends with two fellows who don't see eye to eye...in Aragorn's case this is literal. Kirk is good friends with Spock, who is a logical Alien who tries to always do the rational thing. (Even when he is unrational he tries to make a logical excuse for it.)  Kirk's other friend is Dr. McCoy. Dr. because that is his title, not his name. McCoy is rash and acts almost purely on feelings. So, he and Spock rarely, if ever get along even though they are good friends WAY deep down.
"Why don't you ever wear a red shirt?"
 I'm sure many of you may have noticed this, but when one chap is friends with two other fellows who don't get along he usually plays peace maker. (Example, Aragorn. He is always trying to keep Legolas and Gimli from killing each other.) Kirk, on the other hand, usually eggs his two friends on. Sometimes when the two are arguing he will slyly pick one side and say something to bug the other. And, even if he doesn't say anything his expressions can keep the arguments going. 
There's a reason Kirk is in the middle.
 I didn't notice this right off, but the more I do the more I realize something. I think Kirk enjoys this, probably a little too much. I think it is a hobby of his. Keeps him from becoming overly board while on the ship. I also think it is what makes his, McCoy's, and Spock's friendship unique. He isn't the peacemaker. He has accepted the fact these two will never see eye to eye, but it doesn't matter. They like to get along with their arguing. And they all three know that if either was in danger the others would be there for them. 
"How is the lock picking going?"
 (And, in some cases, being there for each other means annoying each other enough to get them to snap out of being brain washed. In one episode something had happened to Spock and he was brain washed, falling in love and endangering everyone. So, to get him out of it Kirk insulted him, his mother, and I believe his father. My dad laughed so hard during this part.) "Who's winning?"
*** Now that my sister is done cringing at the extent of my geekiness I will change subjects for a moment. I sent a short prequel story in to be edited and it was just returned to me. It is now my job to read over it and fix it up then send it back to my editor who will in turn read over my edits and let me know if it needs more. 
"Shall we vaporize the Captain?" "You first."
 I will be publishing this story before the book comes out, but only in ebook format. However, for those of you who do not have ereaders you needn't fear. I will make certain the format will open on a computer. I cannot, as of now, publish any of the short stories in paper back as it will cost too much and I need to save most money for the book publication. However, if, when I have a lot of the short stories out, there is a request for them compiled together in paper back I will seriously consider it. 
"This is oddly familiar."
 Now, I should explain again. There were many things that could have happened/ been said in the book I had to leave out as there just wasn't room. One of the things is a story that took place before the book begins. And, since there wasn't room for it, I have decided to write it down in it's own little story. I have already done this with some of the other stories which you can read HERE. I'd love to know what you think about them. 
He's a Scot. What can you say?
 I am not sure when the new short story will be out, but I will let you know as soon as I know more. Right now I am stuck on the very first line, not a good sign I know, but I'm hoping to get the editing done tomorrow. 
"Nice hat." "You know, it is logical that I could miss my target."
 And tomorrow I will have more updates for all of you.
 For now...I'm going to bed. *** Do you like or dislike Star Trek? Do you know of any look alike actors? Like the idea of prequel short stories or no? Are you careful when you wear a red shirt? (I'm not, because I'm Scottish.)
 The quote is from Avatar, the last airbender. A reminder to use care when gluing beards to your face.