Yup. ;-) Got it, John. I'm not an astronomer, and I haven't given much time to that subject or I would have known immediately that it wasn't the Earth's shadow causing the phases of the moon. The moment I saw Peace's link it was like..."Oh!!! Of course! The illuminated part shows, the dark part doesn't."

I'd been wondering about it for awhile whenever I'd see a partial moon on a sunny day, but one is always afraid to ask such questions...because you think, "Well, some people out there will think I'm a dummy if I ask this...and I just couldn't go on living if that happened...!"

Being afraid to ask such seemingly basic questions which you figure many others must already know the answer to can end up making one a dummy on any particular subject for one's entire life. I've seen that happen to more than a few people. It was quite a problem for many back in school, I recall. The old "even a fool will be thought wise if he remain silent..." syndrome.

I'll have to see if I can come up with any further glaring gaps in my basic knowledge here. ;-) Hmmm. Gimme some time to think about that.

Wait. I got it. How do you get a girl pregnant?


(That's a joke. Don't bother answering it, please!)