Co-operation among co-workers.

Yes, of course, I'm willing to send colleague my ideas for the exam questions. I did.

When I wrote "What do you think? Do you have any improvements?" I didn't expect an e-mail back that just said "Thank you" and "This is the reason why question 1 sucks". I didn't like it much either, but cooperation to me means that you actually take the time and come up with an alternative.

So, what do you think, should I be sending the finished exam (complete with full text of short story, set of annotations, nice lay-out and slightly improved first task) to co-worker?

I might forget it out of spite. Is that childish?

Saturday in SmallTown.

Festival of light.

It's the time of year for festivals of light. Ours focuses on Martin of Tours. There is a procession with lanterns and the singing of songs dedicated to the festival and St. Martin riding in front, dressed in Roman uniform and once the procession returns to the place it started from - usually a city square or as it was the case with the suburb I lived in as a kid to the school playground - there's a bonfire and St. Martin rides around and then shares his cloak with a beggar. The re-enactment of this act of kindness is very important. Then the kids get a Weckmann and other sweets and may go and ring at people's houses in the neighbourhood, singing more songs in return for more sweets.

Not our lanterns; we focussed our energies on the pumpkin lantern this year.