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Detective Mike Stone...
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He truly seemed to be one of the good ones.
TR6oldtimer
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Karl Malden was truly one of the good ones.
But on death may I add:
A long time ago I read a book (or short story) about the 'Eternal One'. This character could not die. He had been alive for a couple of thousand years as far as he could tell. While retaining a youthful appearance he was pitiful character, everyone who knew him felt sorry for his plight. The problem? He had seen everything of the human condition, nothing was new, it was like watching reruns on TV for eternity. He had been married many times, with many children, only to watch them die. In the end, he wandered about, not talking to anyone, not getting involved, all he wanted in life was what normal people enjoyed, yes enjoyed, and that was to die. So simple for humanity, but something he could not have.
Death is as much a part of living as living is. Still for those left behind, there will be a void that cannot be filled.
A friend of mine passed this last week. I had not talk with her for over 10 years, but I can visit her through her art, and yes, she was a religous person.
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But on death may I add:
A long time ago I read a book (or short story) about the 'Eternal One'. This character could not die. He had been alive for a couple of thousand years as far as he could tell. While retaining a youthful appearance he was pitiful character, everyone who knew him felt sorry for his plight. The problem? He had seen everything of the human condition, nothing was new, it was like watching reruns on TV for eternity. He had been married many times, with many children, only to watch them die. In the end, he wandered about, not talking to anyone, not getting involved, all he wanted in life was what normal people enjoyed, yes enjoyed, and that was to die. So simple for humanity, but something he could not have.
Death is as much a part of living as living is. Still for those left behind, there will be a void that cannot be filled.
A friend of mine passed this last week. I had not talk with her for over 10 years, but I can visit her through her art, and yes, she was a religous person.
https://sainthermanstudio.com/default.htm
Brosky
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Ray,
Sorry to hear of your loss. It's nice that you can see her art work to bring her back.
Karl Malden was a great actor AND he stopped acting to join the Army and fight in WWII. Maybe that's why he played such a good role in Patton as General Omar Bradley, the soldier's soldier.
That "Eternal One" was a Twilight Zone or One Step Beyond" feature. I know that I've seen it on TV. And I agree that it would be heck to live forever and know just what will happen when you marry and have children.
Sorry to hear of your loss. It's nice that you can see her art work to bring her back.
Karl Malden was a great actor AND he stopped acting to join the Army and fight in WWII. Maybe that's why he played such a good role in Patton as General Omar Bradley, the soldier's soldier.
That "Eternal One" was a Twilight Zone or One Step Beyond" feature. I know that I've seen it on TV. And I agree that it would be heck to live forever and know just what will happen when you marry and have children.
BIBBER
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While uselessly relevant...a bit of interesting information:
How many people die each year worldwide?
approximately 6,446,131,400 people on the planet, and the death rate was approximately 8.78 deaths per 1,000 people a year. According to our nifty desktop calculator, that works out to roughly 56,597,034 people leaving us every year. That's about a 155,000 a day.Still, more people are being born than dying. The population growth rate is hovering around 1.14%, which doesn't seem like much, but last year that was (back to the calculator!) 73,485,898 more mouths to feed. As the Factbook succinctly puts it: "For the 21st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e.g., advances in medicine) and fears (e.g., development of even more lethal weapons of war)."
The legal information resource ItsMyLife.com offers some interesting mortality statistics for the United States. Of the 2,400,000-plus Americans who die each year, over 45,000 are killed in transport accidents. The number of homicides, poisonings, and drunk driving fatalities are roughly the same, at around 17,000 each. Perhaps more surprisingly, a stunning 178,000 Americans die from medical or hospital error every year.
For more details, the National Center for Health Statistics offers a free report. The United Nations also offers a 2005 World Health Report. One of its key findings: this year almost 11 million children under the age of five will die from a preventable disease.
How many people die each year worldwide?
approximately 6,446,131,400 people on the planet, and the death rate was approximately 8.78 deaths per 1,000 people a year. According to our nifty desktop calculator, that works out to roughly 56,597,034 people leaving us every year. That's about a 155,000 a day.Still, more people are being born than dying. The population growth rate is hovering around 1.14%, which doesn't seem like much, but last year that was (back to the calculator!) 73,485,898 more mouths to feed. As the Factbook succinctly puts it: "For the 21st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e.g., advances in medicine) and fears (e.g., development of even more lethal weapons of war)."
The legal information resource ItsMyLife.com offers some interesting mortality statistics for the United States. Of the 2,400,000-plus Americans who die each year, over 45,000 are killed in transport accidents. The number of homicides, poisonings, and drunk driving fatalities are roughly the same, at around 17,000 each. Perhaps more surprisingly, a stunning 178,000 Americans die from medical or hospital error every year.
For more details, the National Center for Health Statistics offers a free report. The United Nations also offers a 2005 World Health Report. One of its key findings: this year almost 11 million children under the age of five will die from a preventable disease.
anthony7777
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bibber, great stats,..ahh.. ive been here before, im here now, and ill be back. 
just hope i dont have to do the ballerina bit again.
just hope i dont have to do the ballerina bit again.
rick_ingram
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Too bad he never did a Neo-Synephrine commercial.
("Nobody knows noses like Neo-Synephrine!")
("Nobody knows noses like Neo-Synephrine!")