It's a Spherical-Miracle!

I used to adore hard edges and corners. My favorite things growing up were edgy. I played with wooden building blocks for hours. Oh sure, I had a frivolous fling with Play-Doh. But my true love was Legos. Art? Picasso’s The Three Musicians still seems to “jiggle” every molecule in the room. Craps is my favorite casino game. I love rolling them bones. And I find the tinkling sound ice cubes make when splashed with Wild Turkey enchanting.

But then I grew long in the tooth. As my metabolic rate slowed to a crawl I wised up. Now, it’s the sphere I hold dear.

Of all natural and human-...