As a devout Pastafarian, I have a deep and abiding respect for pirates.* They are the equivalent of my saints.
The quintessential marker of a true pirate, of course, is the eye-patch. It denotes piquant life experience and the hard-won acquisition of wisdom. The pirate with the eye patch has crossed through profound gateways of courage, combat discipline and self-knowing.
Accordingly, I was outraged to learn that my insurance plan covers corneal transplants. Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting, is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft) in its entirety (penetrating keratoplasty) or in part (lamellar keratoplasty).
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
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