Friday Fotos: Christmas Present, accessories edition

One hat, three heads:

Also: the world’s geekiest wristwatch!
Does anybody really know what time it is? All you need to do is calculate it in binary…
However, I do know that it’s time to say goodbye to 2010 – that is, 11111011010 – and I wish you all the very best in the New Year!
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Character Studies, in brief

Character Studies, in brief

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Tuesday Tangents: Christmas Present(s)

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Friday Fotos: Christmas Past

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Book Talk: *The Stupidest Angel*, by Christopher Moore

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