Tag Archives | death

Robert Enke’s Tragic End

By on November 13, 2009 in Sports

Even if you consider yourself a soccer fan, unless you live in Germany, there’s a decent chance that you have never heard of Robert Enke.  That might have changed during the summer of 2010, with the expectation that South Africa’s World Cup will be the most watch soccer tournament in history.  You see, Enke was [...]

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Heath Ledger’s final film trailer

By on October 11, 2009 in Culture

I wasn’t sure what I thought about Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Collin Ferrell playing different manifestations of “Tony”, Heath Ledger’s character.  After seeing this, it actually seems to fit with the rest of the feel and texture of the movie.  I was encouraged to learn that all three actors were giving their proceeds for [...]

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Tuesday Newsday – Jasmine Fiore’s family begins healing

By on August 25, 2009 in Culture, Tuesday Newsday

About a month ago, I watched a movie called “Reservation Road“, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo.  It’s the story of how two fathers deal with the accidental death of the one’s son at the hands of the other.  I cried in several parts of the movie.  It’s tragic whenever a child dies, and it [...]

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Tuesday Newsday – 40th Anniversary of the Manson murders

By on August 11, 2009 in Tuesday Newsday

That’s right.  40 years ago this week, a relatively unknown hippie and his gang began a killing spree that would change the understanding of murder in America, and throughout the world.  Seven people were dead by the end of it all.  But it was not the number of bodies that troubled the police and eventually [...]

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Brendan Foster’s answer: When someone gives up

By on July 10, 2009 in Personal

But what was the question?  Just hours before passing on November 21, 2008, Brendan Foster was interviewed by CNN for a food drive for the homeless that he helped  birth from his hospital bed, just two weeks before.  The reason for his hospital stay?  Leukemia.  The interview and the question that he was asked is [...]

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Human Nature

By on July 7, 2009 in Uncategorized

John Mayer has a lot of soul, in my opinion, and he showed it today without saying a word.  I don’t own any of his albums, and I don’t know who he is dating.  I just felt something real from this tribute at Michael Jackson’s memorial service today. I really want my website to be [...]

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