A long while back my mom gave me one of my toys she found around the house. It was a strange toy for a little kid to have had — a glass figurine of Ernie. But apparently I loved the heck out of it because he’s held together by glue in several places. (See his right foot for two examples.)

I don’t have the same fondness for this glass toy, but I love the idea that I used to so I keep him on one of my bookshelves looking down on me.

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