Down in NJ

This weekend in NYC, we heard a lecture by astrophysicist Dr. Laurance Doyle, and he was brilliant. Pointed out that quantum physics and current physicists' experiments tend to agree that the universe is not material; in fact, matter does not really exist. The closer one looks at apparent matter, the less it appears to be. This leads to all kinds of fascinating developments in theory and practice.

HOWEVER, from that high point, we went over to NJ and spent the night in a new motel, one of those famous chains whose initials are BW... in Mt. Olive. First we discovered that only hot water came out of the bathroom sink tap. Fortunately this wasn't true of the shower! Then when I tried to use the internet, it asked for a password that the desk clerk didn't have. Crowning note: when Penny took a shower she smelled gas (not a human emission). 

Good thing, though, got to spend an afternoon with oldest daughter and her family. Her husband is a Non-Vegetarian: eats only meat, and he cooked up a couple of humongous chunks for dinner, of which I ate a bit more than my portion. It may not be real, an illusion, but the taste and satisfaction rates are pretty high. (Did you ever see the movie MATRIX? Same situation: can see through the illusion to the reality behind, but still like the illusion of a steak.)