Like WyoWoman I consider myself an otter-- an aquatic playful animal-- gives me something to live up to even if I am not always there. . . and like Micca I hold advanced degrees in chemistry and find no contradiction. John W. Campbell Jr. always believed that when magic was finally understood, the laws would be as "reasonable" as the laws of science, it's just that we don't know them yet. There is a reason why I am drawn to the otter, years before I ever saw one in real life.