A couple of weeks ago I observed that humans, computers, and pond scum are the same kind of thing.

That's kind of a bummer: we aren't special!

A few days ago my 4-year old told me she was sad because in a given situation she realized she wasn't special.

I told her: "It's OK, honey, in the grand scheme of things, none of us are. But that doesn't stop us from doing special things!"