by Ann Beach | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fishermen used to chop up starfish, trying to get rid of them. Little did they know, if you cut a starfish into bits, any piece that retains part of the central hub will regrow into a whole new starfish! Lizards and amphibians can drop their tail if they need to...
by Ann Beach | Feb 13, 2025 | Medicine, Uncategorized
Usually, when people talk about dangerous books, they are referring to the content, so we think about banned books, and politically controversial books. I’m referring to books that are dangerous objects. What do I mean? Before we can talk about books, we need to talk...
by Ann Beach | Apr 17, 2024 | Medicine, Uncategorized
Clearly, four years of college, four years of medical school and three years of pediatric residency wasn’t a complete medical education. There are so many things I didn’t know until I started watching action-packed TV shows. Especially the ones with SWAT teams,...
by Ann Beach | Feb 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
The big plastic bag of potting soil had been lying on the coiled garden hose in the backyard for several weeks, leftover from fall planting. Annoyed at the eyesore of my own making, I heaved it up to move it inside. To my surprise, snuggled in between the green loops...
by Ann Beach | Jan 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
I carefully opened the worn, thin cardboard box, lifting the clumps of excelsior out, to reveal the crumpled tissue paper. I gently unwrapped the tiny porcelain figures lovingly nestled in the tissue, arranging them just so. Mary, Joseph, the baby, the angel, the...
by Ann Beach | Jan 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
It was late one fall afternoon, and I was frustrated, disgusted and ready to throw my shotgun down. My sporting clays lesson had gone poorly, and I felt like I couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Cody, my instructor, stood patiently behind me while I took a deep...
