By mingling the hard facts of science with humor, gratitude, and unbridled wonder, author J.G. Kemp turns traditional blessings into Science Blessings in this one-of-a-kind, hilarious and poignant book, written especially for the skeptic and science nerd!Contains 50 science-themed blessings for: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Solstice, Mole Day, Pi Day, Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, Mornings, Evenings, Mealtimes and Goodbyes, as well as a collection of "science proverbs" for any occasion. An excerpt from "A Prayer for Thanksgiving Feast":"... My friends, look at this feast before us. Grown of Earth and Sun. Diversity and subtlety of colors. Wafting and mingling of smells. A medley of textures. A swath of temperatures--trembling atoms in chaos. A great cornucopia of chemistry..." An excerpt from "A Toast for Independence Day":"... We have learned through science that stars, and supernovae in particular, are the forgers of atoms, the builders of elements; and that in the course of these events, our planet, a new world, was formed from rich elemental ash, the literal star dust of eons ago..."An excerpt from "A Toast for Pi Day""... Do you remember the first time you tasted pi? The first time you sensed the flavor of its mystery? It is a taste that eludes many, and it is often an acquired taste, but it is a taste which, once noticed, lingers long after, brûléed in memory, a mental dessert to be savored, again and again..."An excerpt from "Blessings for Mealtimes":"... My friends, as we look upon this delicious, flavorful, wholesome goodness, let us bring to mind those things which are integral to the digestion of this meal, responsible for the disassembly of its fine and complex molecular structure..." An excerpt from "Toasts Before Coffee, Tea, or Alcohol":"... There are no words to improve this drink, no toast can surpass its virtue--no invocation or incantation. It is perfection already!..."From the Back Cover:What would you say at a party where Walt Whitman and Richard Dawkins were chatting in line by the punch bowl; where the Dalai Lama and Shakespeare listened to Richard Feynman play the bongos; where King David and John Muir sipped Merlot while Neil deGrasse Tyson admired their magnificent beards; and where Ralph Waldo Emerson, Benjamin Franklin, Pope Francis, and Carl Sagan discussed the afterlife (or lack thereof) over a friendly volley of badminton? What would you say...? You wouldn't say anything of course! But you would smile and nod, and after the party you could go home and write a book very similar to this one... so that next time you would be better prepared!