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In true geek fashion, it’s a mini-riddle as well as a valentine.
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Here’s a couple of great pics of the E-bros.

Aiden’s first words when he saw little Dom: “Can I pet him?”

Introducing Dominic Hiro Escamilla, born today at 12:15, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. and measuring 20″ and some change.

He and Mom are resting comfortably at the hospital where they’ll stay until some time on Fri.

Pics available here.

Tracy just left the Dr.’s office with good news. Everything’s looking good
for the big day next week.

An imminently readable book: I devoured it in two evenings. Of course, I’ve always had a facination with the Knights Templar/Grail legend/etc., so I think I’m right in Brown’s target audience for this one.

Brown postulates that Christ married Mary Magdalene before his crucifixion and that the Holy Grail is a metaphor for Mary Magdalene and the bloodline of Christ. The “truth” about the line of Christ, including the whereabouts of his decendants, has been guarded throughout the centuries by a shadowy group
called the Priory of Sion. Brown’s protagonists get sucked into this conspiracy and are called upon to guard the secret from the Catholic church who wish to destroy any evidence of the Sions.

This isn’t, of course, a new or original idea. Charlemagne was claimed to have been decended from the Merovingian Kings, which are supposedly the decendants of Christ and Mary.

Is it true? Depends on who you ask. Most Christians will argue that something as important as Christ’s family would have been included in the Gospel accounts. Most conspiracy theorists will counter by saying that the Gospels were butchered at the Council of Nicea in order to keep the power of the church out of the Sionic line.

I am not educated enough to say definitively Yea or Nay, but I suppose that in the end it’s of little true importance. The physical decendants of Christ would be a scientific curiosity indeed, but little more. Christ’s divinity has been passed on to all who believe in him through his sacrifice on the cross. There’s little to gain from finding the physical decendants of Christ. I mean, why concern one’s self with
great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren when you can have a relationship with the source?

Whew. This one’s taken me much, much longer than I thought it would. But I’m almost done…

Last night I went to my first meeting of the Austin Go Club. It was about as exciting as one might expect a meeting of Go players, but it was a lot of
fun.

The folks were really nice and patient and didn’t make fun of me when I made stupid moves. Tracy and Matt in particular were very helpful in showing me the ropes.

They meet every Monday at Thor’s Hammer up on 183 at around 6:30. If you’re at all interested in Go, come on by.