4/03 - Goldie and the clean team

With all the rain we’ve been having lately, it seems the timing for cleaning the building is a bit off, but it was still interesting to watch.

3/04 - Donkey Kong builds an empire

OK, it was actually a lot of workers, who were very busy today.
Still, it’s starting to look like an office over there…  NOT a jungle gym, Donkey Kong!

6/11 - Dad Alien says, "As above, so below."

The workers were up, Dad Alien was down.  (I was taking the photo.  Guess that makes me next to.)

Now Dad Alien wants to be a monster. I think he’d be a good one, don’t you?

5/01 - CowCow says "Mooooove over!"

CowCow and I have been busy at my desk today (mayday!), taking care of business.  At least she had someone to play with.

2/07 - Stunt Team #03 likes a good logo

Why don't project managers have a rockin' logo like this?  Harumph.

1/25 - Little Puppy: a self portrait

We saw lots of work by my work today.  Little Puppy wanted to take a turn taking pictures, so here’s what he found.

I told Little Puppy that you would want to see a picture of him, so here’s what he sends you.  He looks very handsome, doesn’t he?

7/12 - Bowser's Head thinks this lady is wearing a shell

I couldn’t take my eyes off this lady’s wrap. It looked like some kind of bath mat. (Bowser said it was a soft shell. I really wanted to pet it!)

Bowser liked the Men at Work sign because it was the same colors as him.

5/24 - Squeaky Toy and the window washers

We usually see these window washing platforms high up in the air on the side of a building.  Here’s one that came in for a landing.

Squeaky Toy likes a nice rooftop garden  (who doesn't?).  This one was really nice.  We’ll be back!

5/14 - Snoopy and Surprise Snake say, "Saludos, sickies!"

Snoopy and I found this little snake on the ground on the way into work.  He looked scared, so we scooped him up and took him with us.  Surprise Snake speaks Spanish, it turns out.  “Sssssaludos” means greetings!

Are you guys feeling any better?  (Both twins were home from school today.)

Snoopy felt something looming over him (don't you hate that?).  It was a worker, trying to fix the air flow so it didn’t sound like we had a cat in the office with us.  Thank you!

Poor Lil' Guy got stung by  bee today!  I knew that fascination with "bee bodies" would lead to this!  :(

5/09 - Girleen finds that derby girls are fun off the track, too

Girleen was part of Mama's birthday gifts.  Of course, the twins got her presents they (not so secretly) wanted themselves.

We had lunch with Maranda from my old team today and were all networking and stuff.  Derby girls working it OUT!

Girleen thought these workers dug a fine hole.  She asked me for a bone to bury in it, but there weren’t any at the salad bar. (And it would be hard to get back after they repave the street!)

4/24 - Dalmatian Dog flips his lid

Not sure what these workers were doing, but we were impressed with the size of that manhole cover.

Later, Dalmatian Dog posed for a black and white portrait.  He thought the zebras on my cup would make a nice background, and he was absolutely right. Gotta love a doggie with an artistic eye (and a handsome profile).

10/25 - Bitty Boom and Little Lego study the speed of light and sound

Bitty Boom liked the sound of jackhammers tearing up the sidewalk, and chimed right in.  “Boom!  Crash!’’ Boom!”

Little Lego was interested in the worker changing the big light bulbs on the kiosk.  He started singing “You light up my life.”

Bitty Boom and Little Lego were excited to see a Halloween car on the street.  Their new friend Boo gave them a ride.  He was really nice!  (This is only a decoration!  It’s blown up with hot air.)

At the train station on the way home (thank you, BART, for more delays), I saw what appeared to be a class for guide dogs and their owners.  Here they are, learning how to cross the street.  Who knew they travel in packs?

10/13 - Gio thinks Popo might be a lollipop. And fun with BART.

Popo tried to blend in at my desk.  He found this jar of pens and markers on my desk and tried to camouflage himself. Do you think it’s working?

We had lunch with Gio today.  Do you remember when he brought a motorcycle to our old house for you to sit on?

Popo liked watching the workers paint new street stripes. He wanted the workers to paint some on him, but I told him the paint was too hot.

I called out of derby practice today because I suspect I'm getting Lil Gal's cold.  (I had a moment where I considered trying to skate so fast it couldn't catch me, but I reconsidered.)  Clearly, the responsible thing to do was to go home and take it easy.  Here's where my partnership with BART shows its true colors.

I was able to get a seat without having to ride a few stops back -- clearly suspect.  As I settled in and started to nod off, I noted that the train was moving slowly, but I wasn't trying to get to work or derby practice on time.  All I had to do was make bedtime -- a full 2 hours away.  (Insert evil laugh here.)  So the train limped through the under-bay tunnel, and immediately went out of service in Oakland -- everybody off.  (Bonus points for an additional medical emergency and my phone crashing unexpectedly - not pictured.)

I was able to catch the 4th train out, heading in my direction but not to my destination.

Transferred after taking some pix of the sunset.

And made it home just in time for bedtime -- 2 hours later.  Thanks, BART.
Bay Area = yes.  Transit = yes.  Rapid = Compared to what?

4/15 - Scorpion wins the Great Insect Race!

Scorpion is tired of broken escalators.  He wanted to pinch the repairman, but there was a protective fence around him.  Good thinking, BART!

Scorpion had a crawly race across my desk with the Bug Ladies while I was on a call.  Scorpion was the winner!!!  Here's a picture of the award ceremony.

We had dinner with Donna and (the other) David.  I guess you could say they had the Scorpion bowl?

1/05 - What did Susan see?

Susan saw lots of interesting things on the way to work this morning...
Window cleaners!  Just like in Curious George!

And a man fixing a traffic light.

Susan was very interested in the hot sauce and other condiments at lunchtime.  (Mommy only put ketchup on her veggie burger, though.)