Female Stormtroopers.

This morning, when I awoke, I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out in boredom and were suddenly silenced by cubicle walls.

I needed to do something...I was their only hope!

What gives a Jedi his power? What is the energy field that surrounds us and binds the galaxy together?

I meditated upon the question.

And the answer?

Female stormtroopers.

If there is a bright center to the universe, they are within it.

Your boss' hokey corporate guidelines and ancient operating systems are no match for a good woman with a blaster at her side.

May the Force be with you. Always.

Stephen Sumner is the science fiction columnist for Action A Go Go. He's proficient in Klingon swearing and has attempted the Vulcan process of Kolinar (with only mild success.) His favorite sci-fi series include Firefly, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek. He can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/VierLights or on the Tumblr machine at http://vierlights.tumblr.com/.