Barleyectomy

Peabo thought it advisable yesterday to insert two grains of barley symmetrically - one in each ear. I would like to point out that, all else being equal, barley is vastly preferable to, say, grains of rice, unless your child has unusually large ear caverns.

In case anyone is worried, yes, I was able to extract said barley with little trouble. We had a discussion about what does and does not go in one's ears.