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Parker sprawls on the floor to demonstrate that he is how weak from hunger he is; he must be fed immediately or face certain death.

You wouldn’t think it would be that challenging to get a close-up a blind cat–you just move in close and take your picture. But the problem is that his head is always moving–listening, smelling, feeling.  But eventually, he did stop for a moment and I was able to get photo.

I’m back to themes, and the theme of the week is…Parker! This could actually be more challenging than one might think because even though Parker is always being cute, he’s generally being cute in the same spot. He’s also not the most cooperative subject. But he is a cute one.

And yes, there will be a week of Winnie sometime too.

Doug and I went to the new LL Bean store in Dedham today. There was a search and rescue team there chatting with customers as they came in. Cute pup.

While answering emails and doing some program planning, I had Ted Kennedy’s funeral playing on the computer as well. I sat there and got all teary eyed, although I’m not quite sure why this is affecting me so much. 

It was actually a very lovely service (except for the heavily Catholic bits but he was a Kennedy after all), but makes me wonder why we always wait until someone dies to say all the nice things.

a pair of gloves (with “science” on them so you know they’re mine) that are also labeled “iguana proof” although they are also useful for handling a cranky snake.

I’m guessing most other people don’t have this sort of thing in their office. Just a guess.

This is the sort of thing I might not have noticed before beginning this project.
When I left work, I saw that the sky in one direction was dark, cloudy and threatening; the sky in the opposite direction was blue and sunny. I was thinking “man, I wish there was a way to get both skies in the same photo.”  It turns out…there is.

Today at work we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Kyoto (Japan) and Boston. The mayor of Kyoto was there, as well as other notable types. Kyoto gave us some wonderful gifts, including a number of child-sized kimono.

The kids all looked really cute, but of course they hadn’t changed their shoes. I I just loved the juxtaposition of the traditional Japanese outfit with the oh-so American footwear.

I have had so much blood drawn in the last few years, it’s not even funny. But here we go again.