When my children were younger, my family went through a time of serious Trekkiness. Each night, we'd curl up together on the couch and watch a rerun of " Star Trek: The Next Generation .” That's the " Star Trek ” show in which the elegant Capt. Picard would, in his rich, Shakespearean baritone, command his crew to "Make it so.” No matter how daunting the task, Picard's space-alien-butt-kicking crew would comply, and t...