Brain cancer is...

...wrapping up successful careers as sourdough bread bakers.

The little monster (sourdough starter) came through for us. The loaf smelled so good as it baked last night that we stayed up while it cooled just to have a slice with butter. One slice turned into two, so we gave full approval.

Our loaf did have some brick-like qualities, but back in our bread baking days (yesterday), we just called that "a tight crumb."

Kristine was right that it's hard to ruin. And that's why, friends, we go out on top today. We throw in our sourdough bread making towels, happy.

(And to the avid bread bakers in the crowd who say we'd get better with practice, we say, "We're good. There's only so much bread we can eat.")

In other baking news: Darrell moved in front of the cookie baking camera today.

We ran out of cookies! Here he is, hard at work.

And look what a thorough sprinkler he is!

(PS: Do you remember Gary Larson's cartoon, envisioning what God thought when he created snakes? [Here it is.] Look closely at Darrell's finished tray to find the Christmas sugar cookie snake he made for Nova.)

Team D Photos of the Great Conjunction

You came through! We knew you would! Here are the shots of some team members. Zoom in.