Now You Don't See It, Now You Do

With all the flexibility and uncertainty in life, isn't it amazing that some things still flow in a steady and predictable way?

"You can't unring a bell," goes the saying, nor can you unscramble an egg. The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum. But today the arrow of time points toward knowledge, not chaos. Today we find out if our baby is a boy or a girl.

The doctor's appointment starts at 10:30. The ultrasound, our second, should follow shortly after. This means that in all likelihood, Penny and I had breakfast this morning (cereal and hot chocolate/oatmeal and coffee, incidentally) not knowing the gender -- or name -- of the person who will change our lives forever, and by the time we have lunch we *will* know.

And soon after, you will too.

How amazing.