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
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and it didn't improve with the flash turned off
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and up close the pennies blurred
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but I could show part of the problem
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from various angles and then work down to a single cross section
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where even with one post removed
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I only fit 5 pennies as Sarah worked on the Rubik's cube
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and I pondered further the penny situation
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as Sarah got guidance
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and eventually moved her hands fast enough
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so that Rubik was finally put together.
Meanwhile, on the left coast, Jacobo was demonstrating how to fit 7
pennies
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where I had only fit 5 and growing it out with pens for posts
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all of which made him particularly happy to pose with Bruce Arden
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and celebrate Bruce's forthcoming nuptials.
Back in the East, I picked Suzanne up at the airport and we met Lenny and
Judy
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for dinner but only took pictures after the food was consumed
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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
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was amused and with a few more tries, I was able to capture them
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and then take this self portrait
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and picture of Suzanne
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as the desserts arrived
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which raised spirits
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even as I captured this sign
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and with flash
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for my collection which was amusing since there were no paper towels, just
grass
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in the bathroom. The chef came by to thank us and posed
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before we visited the leopard next door
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and began the drive back north.