Cut It Off!

Interesting factoid: did you know that 123 years ago today (December 23, 1888) Vincent Van Gogh cut off his left ear.  Ouch!  That had to hurt!  Here is  one of his self-portraits with the bandaged ear.  While generally considered one of the greatest Dutch painters of all time, Van Gogh was poor and virtually unknown his entire life (as short as it was).  He was plagued by depression (despair and loneliness) most of his life and died at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Here is a link to the comprehensive Vincent Van Gogh Gallery.