Scooby’s dad, and the creator of The Great Gazoo, Astro Jetson, and Penelope Pitstop, among others, has shaken off this mortal coil and gone to that great animation studio in the sky.
Theyre all leaving us, these giants of joyful youth, and I see none rushing in to fill the empty spaces they leave [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, Soul Brother Number One has left the building.
Thanks for one hell of a ride, Mr. Brown. There are no words to express how deeply you will be missed, how indelibly your impression has sunk into the world of music.
It has, at least from a musical standpoint, been an honour, sir.
James [...]
This is almost unbearably sad.
Although the Chinese river dolphin is 20 million years old, we only discovered their existence 80 years ago. They were immediately labeled the most endangered dolphin in the world. From that time till now, all we have done is argue and bicker about how best to save [...]
Ginger Rat died tonight, about two hours ago. Only 15 months old, he developed a pituitary tumour, a very odd ailment for a very young male rat to encounter. Pituitary tumours are fatal 100% of the time.
He began showing symptoms two months ago, and the only thing I could do was keep him [...]
My mother died 25 years ago today.
A quarter century has gone by since I last held her hand in mine, since I last looked on her face, since I last heard the sound of her voice.
I don’t have the ability to express how I feel about that.
I sure have missed her, though.
There was a guy I worked with for a while in Minnesota. His name was Kevin. I met him through the temp agency I worked with; not Adecco, but another, smaller agency that I had contact with the entire time I lived in the state. They were a great temp agency, and [...]
Today is my brother’s birthday. He’s 37 years old.
Happy birthday, Jim. Wherever you are. Hope you’re healthy and doing well, and that life has been kind to you since last we talked. I miss you every day, even though you’re a real dick. Maybe someday when you get your head [...]
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Posted 18 February 2006
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