Death comes to us all, and Leonard Nimoy sadly, passed away today. He was a goodly age, as they say, and full of philosophical thoughts until the very end. "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" he tweeted only hours before his death.

As Mr Spock in the original Star Trek, he loomed large in my childhood. A Vulcan complicated by his half-human failings, he stood astride the middle ground between James T. Kirk and the emotional Dr McCoy. He was for logic and reason and struggled with and against the emotions that held his fellow crew members in thrall. This element was critical to the dramatic tension of what otherwise might have been just a science fiction adventure.

Live Long and Prosper, cited in the tweet above, was a Vulcan motto that Spock often espoused. It has now passed into the lexicon and for all I know, is flying at light speed past the outer reaches of the solar system and beyond into deep space. In fact, it has passed into other star systems, many light-years away. Thence, it has boldly gone.

Rest in Peace, Leonard Nimoy.