For the record, sand dollars are just the coolest thing.

As a lad visiting my grandparents in Carlsbad, I thought these were just magical.  I always hoped to find an intact one on our visits to the beach.  But apparently the public beaches in the area were not ideal for finding intact shells.  Or they were picked over too well. 

Today however, I found *two* intact sand dollars.  Unfortunately, after returning home, I think one of them actually had its inhabitant still inside it when I found it.  Having consulted Wikipedia, apparently whatever was inside was already long dead by the time I found it, but certainly still stinks.  

I can't imagine how something like this could just naturally, spontaneously evolve.  I mean, look how intricate it is, and look how beautiful it is in death.  Just phenomenal.  What a creative God we have!