Mrs. Wolves is working on a light show

It's not some high-tech extravaganza, but Mrs. Wolves is putting together a light show for our home. Some of it involves strings of lights and bottles:

And some of it involves purpose-constructed things:

My job, of course, will be to find a way to hang the light ball to achieve maximum effect. Stay tuned.

Accidental? I think not

A high school friend of mine sent me this link to a picture that purports to explain why you should not put Christmas lights on a palm tree. My counterarguments are that a) most palm trees are taller than this and it would be a pain in the butt to put lights on them, and 2) this dude clearly did this on purpose:

Not sure why a Michigan radio station is the one posting this -- probably not local.  On the other hand, that's funny as shit.

Experiment in progress

I'm at work early on a Sunday morning, and to keep things interesting I'm conducting an experiment. As I was the first person to arrive, the lights were out in the workroom. It's not pitch black or anything -- one light fixture remains on at all times, and the double doors are open to the well-lit hallway. Plent of light to see and work in, but a more subdued lighting environment than the usual flourescent nightmare.

The experiment is this: how long before somebody walks in and turns on the lights without asking? This is Temp Town -- it will happen. It becomes more interesting and temp-like, though, the more people there are already in the room who obviously have chosen not to turn the lights on. Three other people have arrived so far; no one has turned the lights on. My money is on the large woman who sits across from me -- no nickname yet, although I think the Spin Doctors have met her.