Hizzoner hath decreed it: November 14 is Leonard Nimoy Day.

Why? Well, as loyal Museum of Science visitors know, he grew up three blocks from here. (Seriously, folks, if you haven't seen Nimoy's "Who put the bomp?" intro to an MoS IMAX film, you should probably have your New Englander license revoked.

Excuse me, miss: Can I see your birth certificate?

Like any good reporter on an election night, I stayed home and watched a remake of a bad '80s sci-fi television miniseries.

We figured ABC was cynically getting a jump start on the 2012 hysteria. Silly us. Turns out they've got high-minded policy goals.