USCCB has posted a website called Jesus Decoded to deal with the Davinci Code. For those of you who just arrived to this planet, The Davinci Code posits that Jesus was not divine, was married to Mary Magdalene and fathered children. Further, the Holy Grail refers to Mary, not a chalice that caught the blood of Christ when Longinus pierced his side. To keep this ("the biggest secret in history") the Vatican dispatches an Opus Dei "monk" who is both albino and a practiced assassin. No, seriously. That's what it says. Further, Mr. Brown says, with a straight face, that the book is grounded in fact. I guess somewhere along the line missionaries returned from Japan and passed along the ninja skills they learned while converting the heathen assassins during the Edo period.
So....the autism thing
Since April is nearly over and it's autism awareness month, I suppose I should talk a bit about it. I guess the best way to start is to rehash the story of How I Got Here. My oldest was born in 1999. Healthy, happy and so on. One peculiar thing he did as an infant was to avoid eye contact. Our doctor assured us it was because he was so young and his eyesight was undeveloped and he was probably focusing on something in the background that was more interesting. Besides, babies don't recognize faces for a few months after birth. Only later did we find out that our doctor was an idiot. He was 16 mos. old when his little brother was born and he was walking and making wishes known by pulling me or my wife by the hand to whatever he wanted etc. He was fascinated with the wheels on toys. If you gave him a truck he'd turn it over and spin the wheels and smile. Only later would I find out this is a major warning sign. This was our first born and what the hell did I know? ...
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