I’d never heard the expression “turtles all the way down” until my brother, visiting from Seattle with his wife, casually, humorosly, said it in reference to a gift I’d brought for his wife — a hand carved turtle where the top shell lifted up and there was a little storage compartment inside.
What do we mean when we say it's “Turtles All the Way Down”? “Turtles All the Way Down” is an expression that refers to the concept of infinite regress, or the idea that any explanation always requires a further explanation.
Anyway, it was my Mother’s 98th Birthday! I’d brought gifts for everybody. Mom did not get a turtle. And anyway, I could just go on telling this story, but I’ll leave it at you had to be there.
I once contemplated how many questions and considerations might be possible if asked, simply, “Would you like a cup of tea?”
So, for a Saturday night — where’s your head at?