I was on a charity board call on Monday where I disagreed with the chairman on a small matter. I've known him since I was a teenager, but am still relatively new to his foundation board and 15-60 years younger than the rest of the members, so I asked, "Permission to speak freely, sir?" He granted me said permission, but instantly someone dropped this clip in the chat, and the rest of the group started laughing.

I have used that phrase hundreds of times in my life, but this was the first time someone called out where I learned it. Fortunately, I have a sense of humor, and it was undeniably a great clip since we do bear a resemblance to those two, so I recovered by saying, "Frankly, I'm just glad you posted a clip of Riker, not Wesley." Even so, I think the jokes will continue, as this morning, I received an email stating, "Excellent minutes, Cadet."

Does anyone else find themselves using phrases from Star Trek in their everyday life?