Zen and the Art of /.*/

I recently received a forward from a family member:

A Little Boy’s Explanation of God — Fabulous!!! Out of the mouths of
the Babes–I certainly don’t think an adult could explain this more
beautifully!

The so-called “freedom of religion,” which is supposedly protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” (emphasis mine)

is also, quite clearly the freedom FROM religion, if that is what the individual seeks.

A recent Time article, Can Atheists Be Parents? explains that:

I got quite the laugh at Barnes & Noble this evening when I stumbled upon this scene:

The following is in response to a discussion we’ve been having at work lately which was sparked by these two posts:

Why CSS should not be used for layout

CSS and the meaning of life

Which was then followed up by a link to this post:

Recreating the button

A few thoughts:

Well, I certainly did not expect to be completely incapacitated for four days, but such is the price one pays for having thin corneas, apparently.

On Wednesday afternoon, I underwent photorefractive keratectomy. It was a fascinating experience on many levels. First, and most obviously, having your eyes partially numbed, drawn upon, propped open, scraped, and then burned is a slightly terrifying experience. It was in some ways better and in some ways worse than I expected.