Ouch!

Does looking at this hurt your eyes? I'm sorry. But don't blame me. It's Omer's fault. He sent me some optical illusions and if you ask very nicely I'll post the rest of them.

Where are the snows

of this morning? Gone.

Jerry's retirement bash 12/18/09

A whole lot of people showed up on December 18th to wish Jerry well and enjoy a lovely feast.

Here are some of the pictures I took that day, in no particular order.

Cheryl

Jerry and a friend back in college days (JR is the one standing)

Yum-yum

Linda

Before


Joyce, Pete


Holiday decorations in the Circulation Dept.

Rosemary

How we will miss our Ole Curmudgeon!


Lynn

Kevin in his very tidy office preparing some remarks.

Sheila

The famous Bottle of Cheap Wine.

and an apple what?

Iris and Mike with Dr. Quinn

Debbie

Victoria (?), Andres, Gil

Mary Ann

Happy campers (sorry for the blur)

Here he is just before the party (seeking his lawyer's advice?)

JR and Mary Pat

Dolores

Is that any way to treat a mannequin?

How would you like to be dressed in brown paper bags?

(Please tell me: which is the better pic? I'll delete the other one)

Haiti: How to Help

If you wish to donate toward the relief efforts in Haiti here are some ways to do it online:

American Red Cross
You can use your mobile phone or device to donate. Here's how

Google's response page has lots of good information.

Catholic Relief Services
The White House website
List of charitable organizations active in Haiti

Families of Americans living in Haiti should contact the State Department at 888-407-4747.

The Ark Was Round!

You learn something new every day!

A newly translated 3700 year old tablet tells what the Ark that Noah built was made of and how it looked. (The animals must have run around in circles to keep fit.) This kind of thing makes archeology so interesting.

Noah's Ark article

Happy, Happy New Year!

May your cheeks be full of sunflower seeds this year.