never too old to start

I've said forever that fencing is something people can do well into old age.

Turns out I'm not the latest bloomer in the world: Fencing was introduced nine months ago at the Corpus Christi Catholic home and has proved an nexpected hit among the establishment’s retired priests and nuns.

Slideshow of same.

I think that's just cool.

As far as my own game goes, I'm still working on keeping my forearm stiff and not getting all wobbly at the wrist. I'm going to work on this for a couple of more practices before I take another lesson.

quick links: medical curiosity blogs

Possibly not for the squeamish:

Morbid Anatomy: Surveying the Interstices of Art and Medicine, Death and Culture

A Repository for Bottled Monsters: An unofficial blog for the National Museum of Health and Medicine (nee the Army Medical Museum) in Washington, DC. Visit for news about the museum, new projects, musing on the history of medicine and neat pictures.