Herman by Jim Unger for October 04, 2023

This is a story about 3 constellations: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Ursa Just Right.

If you are that advanced, you don’t need to be read to at all.

How about Milky Way and the Three Musketeers, then?

I’d rather hear about Harold and the Purple Crayon!

Sorry, I’m not too up-to-date on astrophysics. Goldilocks is just about my speed. Maybe Buck Rogers, if you want to get into the advanced stories.

Yup. Maybe you could learn something.

Well you keep talking about the Goldilocks zone.

Just ‘cause he’s studying, doesn’t mean he comprehends

Maybe he should shy away from " a brief history of time"

“Use your imagination, Dad. Tell me about Little Red Dwarf Star and the big bad Wolf-Rayet.”

https://www.astronomy.Com/science/what-is-a-wolf-rayet-star/

Bear with me. The Bears are like Planets. And the atmosphere’s of the Venus, Earth, and Mars are like the porridges of the Three Bears. Mars is too cold. Venus is too hot. Earth is just right.

I don’t personally know ANY astrophysicist who wouldn’t enjoy ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’.

Know any good stories about George Jetson’s dog?

Of the two, astrophysics is the weirder.

try Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. very similar story. : )

And the comet hit the Earth just right.

Sorry, kid. Would you rather I sing “Soft Kitty?”

What, too high brow for you?

Good to know both actually…..

I think dad is just bearly tolerating the kid’s smart mouth.