(LPSC - fast day 16) tastes great, less filling

this morning,
as i was coming into the conference hotel from the parking garage,
i saw an odd old scientist
wearing a crumpled jacket and hat
approaching the elevator.
as he leaned in to push the button,
he muttered something to himself,
and then licked the frame of the elevator door.

it's moments like these
that one wishes one had a videocamera
permanently affixed to one's forehead.

it was even too quick for my phone camera.
and it was more of a taste than a lick.
but still,
if i see the man again in any of the sessions,
i plan to ask him what that was all about.
maybe he knows something i don't.
i wonder if licking the elevator doorframe would be breaking the fast...