I happened to wander into
I happened to wander into Borders last night on the first day
Orson Scott Card's
Shadow Puppets was available. I finished reading it a number of hours later, perhaps better described as early this morning than last night. It's not as good as some of the previous Ender novels -- certainly not as good as Ender's Game, which is one of my favorite books -- but it's still a good read. And as always, Card writes about serious issues in ways that makes me think about aspects of many of them that I otherwise wouldn't consider.
An article in the L.A.
An article in the L.A. Times notes that
Oldsmobile will disappear in two years. I'm sure this is old news, but I hadn't noticed it before. It's a shame -- I've driven an Olds Alero the past few times I've been in California and really liked it. I actually prefer driving an Alero to my 2000 Accord.
In any case, my next car will hopefully be something like
this one. I can't wait to see what hybrids are like when I'm ready to get a new car a few years from now.