Dad, are we upside-down?

I’m driving with our kids after sundown one day last week when a thoughtful question comes from the back seat. “Dad, are we upside down?” said Moriah. I respond: “Not that I know of. The car is driving on the road like normal. What do you mean, sweetie?” She takes a moment to put her thoughts into words, then says, “Well, during the day time, we are closer to the sun and on the top of the world. But when it gets dark, that means we are on the other side of the world and we are upside-down, right?” My first reaction was to explain gravity, etc. But then I got to thinking about it, and maybe she’s right. Hhhmm. One of those imponderables.

And you thought this was a question about the LTV ratio on our mortgage.