There's been lots of coverage and discussion of sudden death from heart attack in the days since Tim Russert's death. Here are two articles from yesterday's NY Times – A Search for Answers in Russert’s Death – NYTimes.com …Dr. Newman added, most people would rather focus on their LDL cholesterol, instead of taking measures to … Read more
I posted yesterday, which included a link to Tom Brokaw's announcement …Tom Faranda's Folly: Tim Russert Here's the up to date report on his death, as well as tributes – Journalist Revitalized Washington Talk Shows Russert's internist, Michael A. Newman, told MSNBC that an autopsy showed the journalist had an enlarged heart and that cholesterol … Read more
Suddenly gone at 58. What a pity. One of the few television journalists who (mostly) didn't let his personal opinions seep into his reporting and interviewing. And he was a good interviewer, asking hard questions but then giving his guests the chance to respond. Here is Tom Brokaw, barely able to keep his emotions in check, … Read more
A little girl born today can expect to live past eighty, while a little boy makes it past 75. This is a neat article – Life Expectancy Hits Record High in United States – washingtonpost.com Americans' life expectancy reached a record high of 78.1 years in 2006, with disparities among ethnic groups and between the … Read more
How the heck did they come up with this stat? They said they did a survey, but good heavens, how accurate can it be? The NYC Health Department "did door to door interviews and in-person medical exams…" Huh? I guess the vast free NYC conodom giveaways don't seem to have helped much, eh? Although I suppose … Read more
Oh my God. Seems like only yesterday, etc, etc. Brigid and I went up for the dinner which is given at five year intervals for the grads on their 5th, 10th, etc anniversaries of graduating. I’ve no doubt that this year there was less attendance across the board for all years, then in past years. … Read more
This is a very interesting, and moving post on Ann Alhouse's blog. Althouse: "Senator Robert Francis Kennedy died at 1:44 A.M. today, June 6, 1968."
As I posted, Tom Faranda’s Folly: 64th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy yesterday was the 64th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Meanwhile, here is Eisenhower’s speech to the troops on D-Day
The casualty lists for that one day are brutal. For the U.S. there were 1,465 dead and 1,928 missing (If you're missing, it's a safe bet you are dead). I am named for a cousin of my father's who was never found. About 19 years old. I believe he was in one of those amphibious tanks … Read more
The cause of course, is his cause for canonization. Here's a nice feature piece from earlier this week: Charting a Path to Sainthood – washingtonpost.com Blesseds and saints aren't metaphors in Catholic doctrine. They are held up as real examples of people who successfully imitated Jesus in their lives (or deaths, in the case of … Read more