blue light

I’ve never seen this before:  a hand dryer that emits blue light.  Supposedly, this is a UV light that will help kill bacteria and viruses.  After a quick search, I haven’t found any credible studies that confirm or deny this.

chipmunk

from Algonquian, probably Ojibwa ajidamoo (in the Ottawa dialect ajidamoonh) “red squirrel,” literally “head first,” or “one who descends trees headlong” (containing ajid- “upside down”)
They are awfully cute. It’s too bad they’re so destructive to gardens.