Greetings People ~
Yes, it’s another reblog of some past material that I posted in the beginning of my blogging adventures. It’s been a busy week for me – so I thought I’d put forth this story that I absolutely LOVE…it has groin boils…GROIN BOILS! Enjoy
I love a good story – I collect them like precious gems and show them to all my friends at any given moment. My favorite stories involve amazing coincidences. I love the story of Smart Boy. However it’s just one of the bizzaro coinkidink stories in my collection.
This next one I like to call “Richard Philanthropy” – you’ll see why in a bit.
Like always, a little back story (no sobbing required, I promise).
In 1998, I got my MLA and landed a job as a systems librarian at North Carolina State University. Scott quit his crappy job and we moved there – I wasn’t very happy (which is like saying ‘the Pope is sort of religious’). However, amongst the daily misery of moving to ‘progressive’ Raleigh where I was told by an apartment manager that they didn’t ‘want my kind’ living there, (‘my kind’ referring to the…
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The Mercenary Researcher 
I am so annoyed. I took a guided tour of the altar in Canterbury where Beckett was murdered and they didn’t mention the boils OR the live. But I too will always remember this factoid.
How could they NOT??? IT’s the most fascinating thing that happened in the 12th century! Next time, I should totally do the tour.
Perhaps you could lead it. I mean you know so much more than the guide did.
apparently – and I’m sure there are placards around to help me with some of the other ‘facts’ – like the date it happened…the church name etc..Really, what’s more interesting- the fact that he was killed in 1173 or that he had been wearing a hair-shirt for god knows how long?
Make sure you mention to visitors how poor the laundry facilities were back in the day, too.
Exactly! Maybe we could team up?
It’s a beautiful town, Canterbury. I’d go in a heartbeat! Unless you give me lice. Then, no.
I’ve been checked – I’m a clean lassie.
OK then I’m in.
Bueno
I’m not sure that I followed all of this re-blog but I am compiling a cookbook and it will definitely have groin boils as a recipe.
I just finished Alison Weir’s The Life of Elizabeth I (highly recommended) and that book and your re-blog now have me interested in both James I (after Elizabeth) and Richard III.
It’s a small, small world!
Oui!
The past is present.
I loved this!
thank you ~ I love it too.