symmetry vs. Vikings
Out here in rural Stearns County, Minnesota, I have taken to leaving my copy of symmetry on the coffee table. Then when people ask, “Say, what is this all about?” I casually reply, “Oh, that's a little magazine that Fermilab and SLAC send me every month. Would you like to read it?”
Then I quickly change the topic to the latest Viking football game. Unless I am mistaken, people think I'm brilliant.
The fact is, symmetry is a challenge and I am honored by your sending it to me. I read the first edition cover to cover and enjoyed Ms. Cole's piece at the end. I was also pleased to find that I had read her book A Hole in the Universe.
I must find a way to drop that piece of information into my social conversations.
The magazine is spectacular. But what I want to know is: How can a bunch of science nerds like yourselves be so darn creative?
Roland Froyen
South Haven, Minnesota, USA