RIP: To remember those lost to us, whether close or at large

[little bongo]

That's fair. I seldom if ever agreed with Limbaugh, but to go from sports-guy-shock-jock to major national kingmaker is quite a ride.

[fishbrains]

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti died yesterday

From "The world is a beautiful place":

             The world is a beautiful place
                                                           to be born into
       if you don't mind some people dying
                                                                  all the time
                        or maybe only starving
                                                           some of the time
                 which isn't half so bad
                                                      if it isn't you

[Larimar]

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti died yesterday

From "The world is a beautiful place":

             The world is a beautiful place
                                                           to be born into
       if you don't mind some people dying
                                                                  all the time
                        or maybe only starving
                                                           some of the time
                 which isn't half so bad
                                                      if it isn't you

Aw, sorry to hear that he is gone.

[Langue_doc]

NYT obit https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/obituaries/lawrence-ferlinghetti-dead.html

[traductio]

NYT obit https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/obituaries/lawrence-ferlinghetti-dead.html

Oh, one of my all time favorites. What gifts he gave to the world:

From "I Am Waiting":

I am waiting
to get some intimations
of immortality
by recollecting my early childhood
and I am waiting
for the green mornings to come again   
youth's dumb green fields come back again
and I am waiting
for some strains of unpremeditated art
to shake my typewriter
and I am waiting to write
the great indelible poem
and I am waiting
for the last long careless rapture
and I am perpetually waiting
for the fleeing lovers on the Grecian Urn   
to catch each other up at last
and embrace
and I am awaiting   
perpetually and forever
a renaissance of wonder

[clean]

Roger Mudd  at 93

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/roger-mudd-anchorman-who-stumped-a-kennedy-is-dead-at-93/ar-BB1eq51C?li=BBnb7Kz

[hmaria1609]

Roger Mudd  at 93
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/roger-mudd-anchorman-who-stumped-a-kennedy-is-dead-at-93/ar-BB1eq51C?li=BBnb7Kz

Of interest, Mr. Mudd worked at WTOP Radio and Richmond, VA news outlets before he went to CBS.
https://wtop.com/tv/2021/03/roger-mudd-longtime-network-tv-newsman-dies-at-93/

[Larimar]

Adam Zagajewski, the amazing Polish poet, passed away yesterday. He leaves behind the good advice to "Try to Praise the Mutilated World".

[fishbrains]

My neighbor (in her mid-70's) had to put her dog down yesterday. This was one of those dogs who looked like it might die at any minute for the last 5 years; but the dog was always playful and enjoyed looking my dogs square in the eyes as she pooped a foot away from our chain-link fence while my dogs barked hysterically. The dog's last few days were pretty ugly. This was a chunky bulldog, so we had to help our neighbor lift it around. Ugh.

Our neighbor's son (who lived with her) died suddenly about 15 months ago and they had adopted the dog together as a puppy, so the dog was the queen of the house.

Our neighbor quit eating for a bit after her son died. We're keeping an eye on her.

[hmaria1609]

The owner of a local independent wine shop in my town died early this week. I had brought bottles of Disznókő Tokaji Dry Furmint (2016 vintage) at this shop and enjoyed talking with the owner whenever I went. He remembered I wanted something from Croatia but he was unsuccessful finding a company there wanting to export.
He also carried some beers but wine was the main thing.

[mamselle]

I'm sorry for both your losses.

M.

[AmLitHist]

Several in the entertainment world this week:

Author Larry McMurtry aged 84

Actor George Segal, aged 87

Actress Jessica Walter, aged 80

[hmaria1609]

I'm sorry for both your losses.

M.

Thanks! The owner had been there for a decade, his shop was along one of the downtown streets. If the shop is shuttered for good, I'm sorry I didn't discover it sooner. :( Disznókő Tokaji Dry Furmint took me back to Budapest each time; I'm grateful he had that available.

[namazu]

Beverly Cleary has died at age 104.
NY Times obit

[fishbrains]

Several in the entertainment world this week:

Actor George Segal, aged 87

My favorite dad joke from Segal (I think from Fun with Dick and Jane):

JF: "How many times have you been shot?"

GS: "Including this time?"

JF: "Yeah."

GS: "Once."