Today in Children’s Literature we briefly discussed the new kid’s book that is apparently stirring up a lot of controversy. It is called And Tango Makes Three, and it’s about two penguins raising a baby penguin. You may be asking yourself, “what’s the problem with that?” Well, both of the penguins are male. Instead of …
November 2006 archive
Nov 22 2006
DYNO
Today my car went back into the shop for a dyno tuning. I’m hoping that this will smooth out the problem with my Air-Fuel Ratio. Right now, when I am at about 5% – 20% partial throttle and mid-range revving (around 3000 rpm), I lean out at around 15.8:1 all the way to 16.5:1. The …
Nov 21 2006
The Virgin Suicides
Last night I watched Sophia Coppola’s version of The Virgin Suicides before I had to return it today. If I hadn’t read the book, I would have simply accepted the movie and been done with it. However, in the midst of taking her own approach to the story, she really butchered the overall tone and …
Thought for the Moment
