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The Pirate Surgeon's Goofy Event Journals

"Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music — the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people." -Henry Miller<

In 2007, I decided to take up re-enacting. Not just any sort of re-eneacting, mind you, but pirate re-enacting. I started keeping journals about my experiences as a re-enacting pirate surgeon for posterity from my very first event. (Well, for posterity and to amuse myself and anyone else with an odd sense of humor. Plus sea surgeons were actually required to keep journals, so this is historically-based. In a way...) As I went along, I got interested in historical research and that led to a much different approach. (See my other, 'serious' website the Pirate Surgeon's Journal for the results.) Research finally usurped re-enacting resulting in fewer and fewer Journals until I stopped writing them in 2015 and finally retired from the hobby in 2017. However, these accounts still remind me of what fun it was. Maybe you will think so as well.