The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon. read more

The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon. -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.

All my possessions for a moment of time.

All my possessions for a moment of time.

I am still progressing.

I am still progressing.

The future is just old age and illness and pain.... I must have peace and this is the only way.

The future is just old age and illness and pain.... I must have peace and this is the only way.

Don't worry, it's not loaded.

Don't worry, it's not loaded.

A-four and a-three and a-two and a-one...

A-four and a-three and a-two and a-one...

Hurry it up you Hoosier bastard! I could hang a dozen men while you're screwing around.

Hurry it up you Hoosier bastard! I could hang a dozen men while you're screwing around.

One sweetly solemn though comes to me over and over, I am nearer to home today than I have ever read more

One sweetly solemn though comes to me over and over, I am nearer to home today than I have ever been before.