When my neighbor's gerbil, Mr. Spock, suddenly passed away, and in his sorrow he discarded the poor creature's toy exercise ball, I was moved to create a monument to the animal. Also, I seized the opportunity to provide myself with some sorely needed ambient lighting in my home. Using the plastic ball, some lamp parts, a metal base, cable ties, and a pink lightbulb, I designed a sleek, utopian, Mid-Century Modern style lamp right out of the 1964 World's Fair! I call it: "The Gerbilsphere."