Sometimes it is extremely sad to hear of the death of a total stranger to you. One such case is the death of Andrew Olmsted who was killed in Iraq on 3 January 2008. Being a true blogger he, in a sense, wrote his own obituary which he left with a friend to publish, should something happen. It happened. In remembrance of him and all the brave and unknown soldiers who have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, I bow my head and ask my readers to do the same.
I quote from Obidian Wings the following paragraph:
“I am leaving this message for you because it appears I must leave sooner than I intended. I would have preferred to say this in person, but since I cannot, let me say it here.”
G’Kar, Babylon 5
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
Plato*
This is an entry I would have preferred not to have published, but there are limits to what we can control in life, and apparently I have passed one of those limits. And so, like G’Kar, I must say here what I would much prefer to say in person. I want to thank hilzoy for putting it up for me. It’s not easy asking anyone to do something for you in the event of your death, and it is a testament to her quality that she didn’t hesitate to accept the charge. As with many bloggers, I have a disgustingly large ego, and so I just couldn’t bear the thought of not being able to have the last word if the need arose. Perhaps I take that further than most, I don’t know. I hope so. It’s frightening to think there are many people as neurotic as I am in the world. In any case, since I won’t get another chance to say what I think, I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Such as it is.
“When some people die, it’s time to be sad. But when other people die, like really evil people, or the Irish, it’s time to celebrate.”
The rest can be read on the reference provided above.
J.C.Grobler.
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