It's my profession to explain scientific concepts to the public, and this includes kids. However, I am at a loss how to tell a 3-year-old that shadows created by the moonlight are harmless. If I try, it starts to sound like an intro physics lecture on light and how it's blocked, blah, blah, blah. It's been a few nights since this has been a problem -- knock on wood that this stays true -- but who knows when it will return. In the meantime, this experience has made me realize that in certain settings, my career experiences are close to useless.
In other developments, KLC and I are working on shifting sleep patterns. I'm finding out how a change for anyone in the house has a cascading effect on everyone else. In other words, if anyone -- usually under 3-ft tall -- happens to wake up before 5:00 am, this can mean a whole different take on the day for the rest of us ...
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