Turkey and the Cosmos

So as my family gathers around for the great turkey feast of happiness and gorging, we pause to reflect and give thanks for our many blessings. Then we proceed right into a discussion about Special Relativity it's social misapplication to morals and how eternity fits into all of this. To give you some of the brief points, I was studying Special Relativity for my college Public Speaking class so I could better talk on black holes. As I read more I realized the idea of, "It's okay for someone to do bad things because it's relative to their life and situations, so I can't judge." comes directly out of this physics principle. The problem with the "Social Relativity" is that it only takes half the idea; The part saying that what you see (or judge) will deepened on your frame of reference. The missing other half is that there are constants in the universe, absolutes, and facts. Without these the actual relativity idea would not work. Eventually this lead into how we perceive eternity and our immortal soul. :D

It was a great dinner. Next I got to go to my wife side of the family's festivius feast. There couldn't be a greater difference. Heather's family never talks about politics or religion. (My families two favorite subjects) The shy away from profound topics like above. Table conversation was more about peoples lives, the fantastic food, and events that happened to people. My wife Heather is the youngest of nine kids. Needless to say there are plenty of nephews and nieces! This gives me a perfect outlet to enjoy and have fun. I love to entertain and to educate and kids love to be on the receiving end. I got to play a funny form of keep away on roller blades with them and enjoy their imaginations. After many left I started to talk with Baily (10) (one of many nieces to heather) about Math. For a half hour I got to tutor and give fun math tips. So she'll mark a second student of mine. Amanda (another niece) is the first and I help out with Science and math.

Ahhh... science! Why wouldn't anyone want to blow things up?

So the great grand turkey day was a surprising dichotomy of family cultures. :D Thank heavens for NOVA!