Name: Pepino

Position: Office Cucumber

Description: In July of 2010 a co-worker of mine brought in a couple recycle bins full of cucumbers she harvested from her garden. They were free to anyone who wanted them. My officemate took one and set it on his desk with the intention of taking it home and chopping it up for dinner that night. Well, he forgot to take his cucumber home…everyday for about a month! We couldn’t believe that this cucumber hadn’t started to rot. He decided to see how long the cucumber could sit on his shelf before it would rot. Months went by and not even a soft spot! My officemate got the exciting news that he was being hired as a math teacher and would be leaving the next week. He passed the cucumber on to me when he left so I could continue the experiment. It sat on the corner of my desk…and out of complete bordem (and an abundance of hilighters!) I gave the cucumber a face…and Pepino was born! Let’s see how long this hearty cucumber will last!

It’s a sad day in the office cucumber world. Pepino was unable to survive the office move. RIP Pepino. 😦

All packed and ready to move to the new office! (October 2011)

Happy Fall, Everyone! (September 2011)

Oh just doing a little reading…incognito! (September 2011)

Let the Cornfestivities begin at the CornFest in Avon, NY! (August 2011)

When you share an office with people…headphones are a cucumber’s best friend! (June 2011)

Remembering the fallen… (Memorial Day 2011)

…Bring May flowers! (May 2011)

April Showers… (April 2011)

Cucumber? OR Easter Bunny?!….Talk amongst yourselves… (April 2011)

He’s one cool cucumber, man! yeah. (April 2011)

Even Spock got in on the St. Patty’s festivities.

Pepino was feeling very Irish today! (March 2011)

Happy Valentines Day! Smooch! (Feb. 2011)

Pepino the holiday elf! (Dec. 2010)

…so he dressed up twice! (Oct. 2010)

Pepino couldn’t decide on one costume this year… (Oct. 2010)

Definately missing my math boys today… (Oct. 2010)

This is where Pepino’s jouney begins…wishing the “Twin Towers of Math” good luck on their first day of teaching! (Sept. 2010)