Matt Damon rocks

Ok, I had heard that Matt Damon likened Sarah Palin in the white house to a "bad Disney movie." but until tonight, I hadn't actually seen the video. He goes on to talk about wanting to know if Palin believes that dinosaurs were here only 4,000 years ago and if she banned books or wanted to ban books. Rock on, Matt! So, yes, I'm late to the party, but if you haven't seen it yet, click here for the video. Also, this is pretty damn funny and a little laughter which you might be needing if you've been contemplating "President Palin."

Real life article

I read this article awhile ago and then wanted to find and read it again recently in response to Eric's latest post. Because it took me so long to find it again and because it really (obviously) touched me, I wanted to post it here, so I could refer back to it whenever needed. It's a pro-choice article, but written from a perspective you don't get to hear often. Anyway, if you have time, go read the article.

Also, Eric has an interesting point about sperm, eggs, pregnancy and how none of them are really all that "miraculous." I recommend checking out his post.

Bwah ha ha ha

Dear BF sent me this Onion article. Hilarious!

I think the stain looks more like Captain Sparrow, myself. Perhaps this is evidence for the FSM, instead.

Lasik surgery #2

Earlier, I posted about my unsettling experience with prayer before my eye surgery. I returned yesterday for my three week follow up appointment and was waiting for the doctor when some scrapbooks on the table caught my eyes. (Eyes that now are 20/15, btw)

I thought the scrapbooks might be pictures of people with glasses on and then off-you know, before and after. Instead they were all thank you notes. Most of them were handwritten and it was kinda neat to see how happy people were with their surgery. (As am I.) However, as I was reading through them, a theme started cropping up at a frightening rate.

That's right, you probably guessed it: People were thanking the doctor for his pre-surgery prayer. Things like, "I wanted to thank you for praying over me before the surgery. I knew then everything was going to be ok." or "I'm so glad you prayed before the surgery. It was so nice to know I was in the hands of a fellow Christian."

I find this unsettling and a little laughable. First of all, the person who said everything was going to be ok probably would not have blamed their Gawd if everything hadn't been great. No, of course not. "He" only gets the credit when things go right, of course. For the person who was happy to know they were in the "hands of a fellow Christian" that's BS. Honestly, he might be an atheist who just finds that people feel better about their surgery (by and large) if he prays over them. Or, he may be praying to a different Gawd than the one you pray to. Just because he said a prayer, doesn't make him a Christian. (Yes, I know him being an atheist or a theist of a non-Christian nature is probably unlikely...) My point being: the pre-surgery prayer did absolutely NOTHING to effect the outcome of the surgery for myself or any one of the other tens of thousands of patients this doctor has.

Most unsettling of all is the fact that not one of the thank you notes I read said anything about the science and technology that makes the "miracle" (yes, many called it a miracle or miraculous) of Lasik possible. It's so frustrating to me that people will completely dismiss science when it comes to health and just praise their imaginary friend instead. It almost makes me want to write a thank you note to them thanking them for the professional manner in which they conducted themselves and praising the science, technology and skill of the doctors and nurses who employ it. Praise be unto Science!