How does the human race survive past one generation? How do parents not just eat their children? - Dennis E. Taylor

The ship would have to rotate on its center of mass to aim, and I’d have to cut off the ship’s drive momentarily when firing, but it was considerably better than my current defensive armament, which consisted of harsh words and heavy disapproval. Probably not effective against Klingons.

How does the old joke go? I like people in the abstract but not in the concrete?

So I can’t leave the boat, and I can’t stay on the boat.” I frowned. “That does limit my choices.