Pennies FriendsValdes FriendsDavidson TravelPhiladelphia The next day, I turned to the new penny sculptures to see what could be done. With inadequate reading of the documentation, I was only able to fit 5 pennies in a cross section ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0486 and it didn't improve with the flash turned off ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0487 and up close the pennies blurred ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0488 but I could show part of the problem ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0489 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0490 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0491 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0492 from various angles and then work down to a single cross section ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0493 where even with one post removed ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0494 I only fit 5 pennies as Sarah worked on the Rubik's cube ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0495 and I pondered further the penny situation ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0496 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0497 as Sarah got guidance ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0498 and eventually moved her hands fast enough ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0499 so that Rubik was finally put together.

Meanwhile, on the left coast, Jacobo was demonstrating how to fit 7 pennies ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//115_1506 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//115_1509 where I had only fit 5 and growing it out with pens for posts ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//115_1510 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//115_1511 all of which made him particularly happy to pose with Bruce Arden ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//115_1512 and celebrate Bruce's forthcoming nuptials.

Back in the East, I picked Suzanne up at the airport and we met Lenny and Judy ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0500 for dinner but only took pictures after the food was consumed ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0501 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0502 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0503 which may have been an end of the year thing or maybe it's a new plan -- to capture used plates rather than fresh food. The waiter ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0504 was amused and with a few more tries, I was able to capture them ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0505 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0506 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0507 and then take this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0508 and picture of Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0509 as the desserts arrived ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0510 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0511 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0512 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0513 which raised spirits ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0514 even as I captured this sign ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0515 and with flash ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0516 for my collection which was amusing since there were no paper towels, just grass ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0517 in the bathroom. The chef came by to thank us and posed ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0518 before we visited the leopard next door ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0519 and began the drive back north.