sacredhands on Dec 1st, 2007Evel Knievel Jumps Over Pearly Gate
Well, another big name is gone: Evel Knievel. Man, you know you’re getting closer to the ground when you pick up the paper and read about another iconic celebrity actually dying instead of reading about how scientists have figured out how to inject you with a miracle drug that will make you live forever. Thankfully [...]
sacredhands on Nov 24th, 2007Hurricane Category Creator Herbert Saffir Blown To the Misty Heavens
Anyone who looks at the world, finds it lacking, and invents a perspective that radically changes the way humans subsequently view things from that point on has our respect. Herbert Saffir invented the ranking system for hurricane destruction. He died from “complications from surgery.” Not sure what that means, but it sounds like something went [...]
sacredhands on Nov 5th, 200785 Kills 84 No Word On How Or Why But WTF
End of life scenarios involve all kinds of strange situations that require gut-wrenching decisions. Cost-benefit analysis accountants would probably argue that spending gobs of money to keep someone alive for a few extra weeks knowing full well the end is near only makes sense if you are in the business of running a hospital.
But then [...]
sacredhands on Oct 15th, 2007The Bucket List (Of Things To Do Before You Turn to Ash)
What do you get when you mix a corporate billionaire with a car mechanic? Answer: A high concept movie about two guys itching to live before they kick the bucket and discover the ashes inside belong to them. The movie is called The Bucket List. It’s directed by Rob Reiner. It opens on Christmas, December [...]
sacredhands on Oct 1st, 2007Hospice Patients Now Function as Pharmaceutical Lab Rats
When death is just around the cemetery door it doesn’t really matter how much money you might have, or how big your house is, or whether you know important people. All that matters is your health. Those who wind up in a hospice are discovering that their desperate need to stay alive is fertile ground [...]