Christmas Cactus

I love our little Christmas Cactus. It is a pearly white with a hint of pink. The bloom has a fuchsia stamen. My mom has the other half of the cactus and a complimentary fuchsia cactus to contrast.

Red squirrel

The American red squirrel is one of three species of tree squirrel currently classified in the genus Tamiasciurus, known as the pine squirrels (the others are the Douglas squirrel and Mearns's squirreli). American red squirrels are widely distributed across the North American continent. Their range includes most of Canada, the southern part of Alaska, coastal British Columbia, and the Rocky Mountains and boreal forests east to the Atlantic coast. American red squirrels are abundant and not of conservation concern throughout much of their range. However, an isolated population of red squirrels in Arizona has experienced considerable declines in population size. American red squirrels experience severe early mortality (on average only 22% survive to one year of age). The survival probability, however, increases to age three, when it begins to decrease again. Females that survive to one year of age have a life expectancy of 2.3 years and a maximum lifespan of eight years.

Songs about Coke

There are a LOT of songs about cocaine. Here are a few more.

The Weekend's Can't Feel My Face
The song isn't about being so happy in love that his face has gone numb from smiling (although that would be romantic). The lyrics actually reference cocaine, personified as a woman. "And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb. And she'll always get the best of me, the worst is yet to come."

Grandmaster Flash White Lines
"My white lines go a long way / Either up your nose or through your vein / With nothin' to gain except killin' your brain"

The Eagles Life In The Fast Lane
“They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills. There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face”

Interpol Rest My Chemistry
"I haven't slept for two days. I've bathed in nothing but sweat / And I've made hallways scenes for things to regret. My friends they come / And the lines they go by.

Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman
"Rock on gold dust woman / Take your silver spoon / Dig your grave"

Metallica Master of Puppets
"Needlework the way, never you betray / Life of death becoming clearer. / Pain monopoly, ritual misery / Chop your breakfast on a mirror.

Black Sabath Snowblind
Written by Butler not Ozborn "Crystal world with winter flowers turn my days to frozen hours."

Marbled Orb Spider

Lekach Honey Cake

Butter, for greasing pan	2 3⁄4 C. flour, plus more for pan
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon	2 tsp. ground allspice
2 tsp. ground ginger	1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda	1 tsp. kosher salt
1 C. sugar	6 eggs, separated
1 C. canola oil	1 C. honey
2 Tbsp. orange zest	1⁄4 cup fresh orange juice
2 Tbsp. Grand Marnier	1 1⁄2 C. confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Heat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 4-qt. Bundt pan; set aside. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, baking powder and soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside. Beat ³⁄₄ cup sugar and egg yolks in a bowl on medium-high speed of a mixer until tripled in volume, about 4 minutes. Stir in oil, honey, 2 tbsp. juice, zest, and Grand Marnier. Add dry ingredients; stir until just combined.

Beat egg whites in a bowl on high speed of a mixer until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold whites into batter. Pour into prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Let cool and invert onto a serving plate. Whisk remaining juice with confectioners' sugar; drizzle over cake.

Clam linguini

Clams sauteed in butter, olive oil, parsley, salt and lemon pepper, served over linguini.

Work sign

The people at work ripped the handle off the refrigerator. I drew them a sign to be more careful next time.

Globes

I re-did my globes with festive holiday ribbons. You are looking at "Nevada" and "Colorado".