Paint Your Pumpkin

Apparently, every year my company has an inter-departmental pumpkin carving/decorating contest. One of the Supervisors said "hey, you're creative, you should do that for our department." Since no one else would have done it, I said "sure!" & proceeded to paint the pumpkin with skeletons in maintenance uniforms performing various tasks. I now present to you my entry for the Facilities Engineering department:

Much More Important Than Me

Please take a moment to celebrate the life of Rosa Parks, who passed away last night.

I find it slightly funny (but not "haha" funny) that the obituary has to remind people that Jim Crow laws were in place -- it's a dark spot on our history that we should never forget, but it's refreshing to know there are people in the U.S. who've never felt their direct effects.

If I could have just a tiny fraction of the impact she had on the world, I would be content.