GoogObits Website
All 45 hypertext enjambment-style GoogObits posts originally published on the dedicated GoogObits website I maintained from November 2003 through January 2005, with one last post in July 2006.
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GoogObits: Thelma White, ‘Reefer’ Star, Dies at 94
One Thinks of What One Hoped to Be, and Then Faces Reality Two things here: 1/ I loved marijuana. Near-religion status. I am addicted to marijuana. One day at a time, I do not smoke marijauana.2/ One is not always remembered as one hoped to be. January 18, 2005Thelma White, ‘Reefer’ Star, Dies at 94By…
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GoogObits: Elite (George Wackenhut, 85, Dies; Founded Elite Security Firm)
Obituary writers are highly adept at putting a nonjudgemental spin on life stories while still telling the truth. As to be expected, the New York Times is the best at this type of truth-w/o-damnation. Today we read about George Wackenhut, who made millions by hanging out with people like William “Let’s Make a Pre-Election Deal…
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GoogObits: Glory to Bundt in the Highest (H. David Dalquist, 86, Bundt Pan’s Inventor, Dies)
Here’s a classic GoogObits fave. Today we learn that last week we lived in a world that included the inventor of the Bundt pan, and now we don’t. H. David Dalquist, 86, Bundt Pan’s Inventor, DiesBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EDINA, Minn., Jan. 5 (AP) – H. David Dalquist, creator of the aluminum Bundt pan, died…
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Tough Month For Old-Timer NYT Types
Seems to be a rash of New York Times old-timers passing away in the new year.Max Lowenthal, 85, a Times Copy Editor, Is DeadLucy Freeman, Times Reporter and Prolific Author, Dies at 88Joseph Durso, 80, Former Sportswriter and Editor at The Times, Dies
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GoogObits: Technology (A.J. Richard, 95, Tinkerer Who Built Appliance Chain, Dies)
It’s easy to think that we’re living in an age of unprecedented progress and wonder when it comes to technology. But that’s small-minded and prejudicial. A.J. Richard felt the wonder of electric irons, and he ran with it. January 1, 2005A.J. Richard, 95, Tinkerer Who Built Appliance Chain, DiesBy JENNIFER BAYOT A. J. Richard, whose…