Here we go with the 6 degrees of separation turtle way we’re connected to Carl Sagan:
1. Carl Sagan was for a time a professor of astronomy, as well as director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies, at Cornell University.
2. My grandfather also attended Cornell University, and I was born about half an hour away in Cortland, New York.
3. My parents were lifelong friends with a couple who lived in our hometown of Groton, New York.
4. The wife of that couple was the nanny for Carl Sagan’s children.
5. One day that nanny asked my little brother, with whom they used to play ping pong, if he would like the turtle sandbox for his children that Carl’s kids had grown out of.
6. So: my little brother became the owner of Carl Sagan’s children’s turtle sandbox!
And we, of course pictured here, have a turtle sandbox just like it, which has been used numerous times for Turtlesinger shows and even parades.
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading how we’re connected to Carl Sagan in a turtle way, and that you have a wonderful Carl Sagan Day tomorrow! Take some time to look at the stars—and thanks as always for reading.