It is late Christmas Eve, the tree is up and listing at something less than 15 degrees. Not perfect, but acceptable. The kids will sleep until dawn. Insufficient but unavoidable. The pres- ents are wrapped, all but that one saved for last. A favorite. One that should be freshly assembled and brightly functioning when the kids charge into the room in . . . can it be just five hours?
Grab an eggnog and (anticipating technical problems) a few elementary tools, then sit down with Spacewarp. Picture on the box looks great. Grinning boys watching steel marbles roll over course that...
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