In Douglas Adam's 5-book trilogy, The Hitchhiker's Guide the Galaxy, there's a running gag about the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. The characters find out that the Answer is 42. But Adams also posits that the Answer and the Question are mutually exclusive. If you know one, you can't know the other. So nobody can figure out what the actual question is. It amuses me because now that I'm 42, it would be nice if I had a few answers myself. I've been thinking about this as I get ready for a new addition to our family. If my son was asking me for some answers, what would I share? While I most certainly do not have the … [Read more...]