Ocular Athletics

A Sword by Adam

A sword is one of man's deadliest weapons. They all have a blade, most have a sharp point for stabbing. Others have curved blades for slashing. Those are the two basic styles. Other swords are straight with zigzag patterns for cutting. Others, like the Greek sword, are short with curved sides. And finally, the Japanese Kitana:curved blade then straightens to form a stabbing tip. The handle helps you weald the blade accurately and comfortably. Guards across most sword blades creates protection for your hands. All these added together makes man's most deadly weapons. All through the ages mankind has updated the sword with stronger metal and better balance. It takes months to make a sword and much care and a lot of devotion to make a good one. Swords now have been replaced with guns but I will miss swords.

NB: This came with many illustrations of the type of swords discribed.

And for something completely different---

Rosary by Joe

A rosary is a thing to keep track of your prayers. A rosary has 59 beads, 53 Hail Mary beads, 5 Glory Be/Our Father beads, and one just Our Father bead. Rosaries always have one Crucifix and one image of Mary on them, The Crucifix is always on the end of the rosary and the image of Mary is always five beads before the Crucifix. My rosary is black with a cup with a piece of bread in it. The bread has 3 letters--IHS.