Author: lis

for all that these gingerbread cookies looked adorable and smelled great, I very  nearly cracked a tooth on one.

this is an experiment I’ve been doing at work for years. The idea is to see how many drops of water will fit on the head of a penny. it’s so simple, but allows for all kinds of good conversation about predictions, variables and other science-y goodness.

The big boss set up one of the conference rooms today with lots of sugary goodness, holiday music and a virtual log fire.  All very nice.

Yes, we played dreidel at lunch today. The stakes were high–we were playing for mini Hershey’s.

Poor Castor Turtle. He’s already annoyed at being out of his tank, but here I am posing him in front of Dr Seuss’s Yertle the Turtle. I have vivid memories of lying on the floor in my room and reading this book when I was little. 

In other news, this is my first post with my new camera.

it’s not unusual to see starlings or sparrows gathered in such large numbers. but pigeons?   the end is near…

She’s a southern flying squirrel and she’s so freakin’ cute I can’t even stand it. She’s also incredibly soft….softer than a chinchilla. And also really really cute.

There are actually “no smoking” signs all over this little plaza. Maybe they’re not big enough.

got to work today and went to the usual meeting space only to find no one there, except a somewhat creepy plastic baby. it led down the hall, through a trail of other creepy plastic babies, ending in this two.  a strange way to start the day.

Unlit Christmas lights on a bare tree in the dim light of a grey day are not very festive.