Retirement Party for Ross Gagliano

• Frank Hall gets a cold stare from Marty Fraser after suggesting that perhaps computer scientists really are paid too much
• Tom Brieske and Ysu-Sheng Hsu illustrate the mathematical principle of symmetry
• Scott Owen explains to Brian Armstrong how the Web will soon make retirement parties obsolete
• Jeanie Brieske is shocked to discover that Ali Khanmohamadi will not be teaching next semester
• Carol Fraser looks on admiringly as Sushil Prasad explains a fine point of algorithm theory, while Michael Weeks practices his "No, I'm not going to raise your grade" stare
• Raj Sunderraman stikes a pensive pose, while Mihalyi Bakonyi glares at the waiter for not bringing his beer quickly enough
• Krishnan Balakrishnan and Yanqing Zhang try to stay calm amid the craziness of the evening
• Carol Armstrong gives Marge Hicks the latest scoop on her trilliums, as Russ Battaglia's eyes glaze over
• Uh, could you pass the foccacia?
• Ross raises a toast to his lovely wife, Dot
• Would you quit taking so many dang pictures!
• What am I, one year old?
• Marty asks Ross to pony up for his share of the tab
• Ross is giddy with anticipation
• Seems a bit large for a gold watch...
• Marty supervises the unpacking process, as Mihalyi attempts to remove his right eye--anything for a laugh!
• Just what I needed: a model of Seattle's Space Needle
• Another evening spoiled by excessive drinking
• A well-deserved standing ovation ends the evening
• The Rich's tree outside Lombardi's
• Ross, as we'll always remember him