The last days of 2004

Pennies HolidayNewYears After digesting further instructions, I understood how to fit a cross section of 7 pennies in place and was able to reach almost 5 inches in height ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0520 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0521 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0522 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0523 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0524 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0525 before needing a shoe lace for stability against warped rods. Next, I added a second shoe lace to bring it together further ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0526 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0527 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0528 at the 12.5 inch level and thanked my lab assistant ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0529 for her help in the enterprise. The experimenting continues and new photos will appear in the new year as we tackle the issue of the later more voluminous decades.

Then it was New Year's Eve Day and Jane and John ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0530 were working on their MUN position paper as Andrew ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0531 watched and we noted that they had gotten their licenses ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0532 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0533 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0534 the day before as Suzanne spoke ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0535 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0536 and Sarah watched ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0537 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0538 until Ed arrived ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0539 to make some progress on the puzzle and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0540 ate his sandwich as I finished my salad ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0541 and recorded the important new things -- grapple's (pronounce them correctly) ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0542 and the new Boynton calendar ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0543 to replace the old ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0544 as progress continued on the puzzle ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0545 and we dug into chips and dip ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0546 before taking holiday pictures of Sarah and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0547 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0548 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0549 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0550 me (with hat in self portrait) ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0551 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0552 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0553 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0554 and our slowly assembling family -- 3 strong ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0555 then 4 strong ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0556 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0557 then all of us ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0558 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0559 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0560 as recorded by Ed ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0561 just as the Havurah people arrived and posed ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0562 in different ways ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0563 before heading to the comedy club ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0564 and on to dinner at Marsillio's ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0565 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0566 where I knew the waiter (class of '07) ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0567 even as the holiday costumes came to Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0568 Steven ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0569 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0570 Peter ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0571 Sara ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0572 Seva ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0573 and my self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0574 and profile ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0575 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0576 shots all of which made a nice setting ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0577 as the waitress ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0578 noted Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0579 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0580 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0581 Peter ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0582 Steven ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0583 Sara ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0584 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0585 and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0586 and our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0587 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0588 chilled as I captured the glassware ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0589 and my last pictures of Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0590 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0591 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0592 and Steven ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0593 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0594 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0595 in the new year. After posing the celebratory instruments ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0596 ../../../Sabbat/2004/12.27-31.04EndOfYear//IMG_0597 all that was left to do was to toast 2004 and say hello to 2005.

Happy New Year to all.