Bodhi Day

According to Mahayana tradition, this is the day Buddhists commemorate the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama.

I've always thought Buddhism was an interesting religion. (Technically, I find all religions interesting because my history teacher in high school presented the material so well, but that's a subject for another post.) It doesn't require a belief in a creator god, has little dogma or theology, it stresses self-dependence and self-salvation, and sees ignorance as the greatest obstacle to salvation.

I'm not sure what else to write on the subject, so I'll just see what sort of discussion arises from peoples' comments. (Don't be afraid to comment. The entire point is to start some interesting discussion.)

Jai guru deva om...

I really wish snow days applied to adults

I encountered a pleasant sight as I was leaving the gym tonight. It's the first big snowstorm of the year and everything is being covered in the stuff.

I'd love to call in sick tomorrow so I can go play in the snow, but there's a bit of a push to get things into production before the end of the year.

Oh well, that gives me time to plan what sort of snow monstrosity I should build. I'm thinking of making an enormous creature that looks like it will devour any cars that get too close.

I also got some encouraging news from one of my company's higher-ups. Some of the people on the client's technical testing team are moving on to different projects and my name came up as a possible replacement for one of them.