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Cato’s Sword February 9, 2012

Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient
Cato’s Sword

Beachcombing usually plans about two days ahead with his posts. But every so often something emerges from out of the depths of the subconscious and will just not leave him in peace. This morning it was the death of Cato the Younger that tapped like a woodpecker on his inner skull. It had already been [...]

First C-section and pig gelding December 18, 2010

Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient, Medieval, Modern
First C-section and pig gelding

Beachcombing is presently watching his beloved village disappear under that ghastly white stuff called snow. Mrs B., meanwhile, is running around with Little Miss B. upstairs in a state of wide-eyed childish bliss. She seems to have forgotten that, given she is now eight and a half months pregnant and given that the nearest hospital is [...]