Moth

We put a quarter next to it for reference. Personally I am irked that there exists a moth this big on my front porch. I feel like nature has gotten out of hand around here.

Star Wars in 3D — Oh, George

I finally figured out why I am ambivalent about the news that George Lucas is going to release the two Star Wars trilogies in 3D. First off, of all of the changes he’s come up with to the original trilogy, this one makes the most sense, if that makes sense.  Lucas is a B-movie type of guy. If 3D technology had been worth a damn back in the 1970s, the original series would have already Read more…

Girls get volume, boys get plaudits

Kristen Nelson linked to this article on her blog, where I came across it: Where the Boys Are Not Pinter said that after he wrote the HuffPo item he was inundated with e-mails from librarians and teachers about societal issues with getting boys to read, and many thought curriculums were weighted toward girls. So do women and girls, who buy the most books, read more because people like them are acquiring and marketing their books? Read more…