Wilbur Wright 'n stuff

Wilbur and Orville Wright are the source of many a great quote. They
had a perspective on life, work, and the flying problem that many
folks would do well to adopt. That being: chop the problem into little
peices and work on them in stages. And if you don't know how to do
something, then get some books and learn. If that still doesn't do it,
use your skill and imagination to MAKE a way that works. And don't be
afraid of making a mistake or two. Just be careful. If you injur or
kill yourself, it'll cut into your building time. And that sucks.

I highly recommend both "How We Invented the Airplane" by Orville
Wright and Fred C. Kelly as a quick-read.

But more importantly, if you can find them, "The Papers of Wilbur and
Orville Wright", edited by Marvin McFarland. Its a 2-volume set. Try
an old library or maybe a University library first. Its literally a
transcript of Wilbur and Orville's notebooks and letters from 1899 -
1912 and beyond. Fantastic stuff, especially the 1901 and 1902
sections. You WILL want to learn trigonometry after that!

Snow day today. Officially being sent home at 10:00 AM, which is now.
Its about a foot deep already and I've got to go 23 mi. Wish me luck.

Harry