We were all in the car driving to dinner; Ted and I in the front, Michael and Matthew in the back. Something along the road caught my eye which made me think of something, which made me think of something else, which lead to another thought, and then another, and another. Ted noticed my pensive look and asked me what I was thinking. Foolishly, I told him.

He looked at me strangely. "Where did you come up with that?"

So I went back over my entire thought process, starting with the original random thought and how it had morphed into this philosophy question I was ruminating over. Ted was rolling his eyes, but before he could respond, Michael - whose head had been buried in his gameboy- piped up.

"Dad, I just want to thank you for contributing your genes. At least I only have 50% of Mom's."