Just a quick post about my pre-holiday partying by the pool at my friends Will & Erich's place. We all gathered around 7pm by the pool for BBQ'd chicken, steak and veggies, while consuming large quantities of alcohol. Most of us then jumped into the pool voluntarily. Some were thrown in against their will. Others (Erich!), stayed dry the whole time.

Here, Joe, Will and David converse with some random guy about a bright star above the western horizon. They couldn't decide if it was Jupiter, Mars or Venus. Patrick and I have some other conversation in the background, just before joining the astronomy discussion.

Karsten, with farmer's tan.

Erich was sober, but as you can see from Will's nearly-closed eyes, he'd been drinking.