"Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other."
- Unknown
the lugubrious blog: July 2010

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Am I Dead? (You Ask - That Is...!)

Certain kind, illuminated, enlightened souls (and, no, illuminated and enlightened are not the same thing, in the luminous/lugubrious worlds...!) have been asking... inquiring... desperately wondering out loud, in suffocated lamentations (well, almost) and in dejected cries of denial... about my whereabouts. They got so very used , you see, to these regular (at the very least monthly, as it pertains to this particular blog especially) installments of luminescence in the darkness - the times when I would round up the demises of the month (as many as possible, anyway) and influx a sense of *meaning* into it all. Like clockwork, I would come onto here and tell you that there is a meaning to all this - all this suffering, that irremediably leads to corporeal death, has a reason to be; the test that is life. All this death has a meaning too; a transitory state of being akin to a pause in the oasis amidst the desert. And beyond that, there is another life to aspire - there is more; this is not all there is... no!

But then, all of a sudden, I just stopped doing that - haven't I.

No more round-ups, no more summaries, no more lessons about the afterlife and its promises...

Well, if it all stopped abruptly - it was not because of death, no.
Not at all, in fact!
It was, quite ironically enough, because of LIFE that it all ground to a halt around here...!
Life took over - and its over is as enthralling as death's and, in fact, much more so - of course!
More details -perhaps- on another blog, on some other time...

This was not the sole reason, though, of course...

This blogger's reviews of the "deaths of the month" were always biased - due to obvious restrictions, one can only blog and write about the famous and those with a certain degree of notoriety. Whenever we get some "regular joes" it is either "en masse" (fifteen hundred dead in this calamity, ten thousand others dead in this earthquake or some other natural disaster...!) and they tend to all be anonymous... Or we get another case of the "lugubriously famous" - someone famous, too, but only due to the extraordinary ways in which he or she met their own demise... And writing about these remains writing about the FAMOUS - alas.

What about the true regular joes - won't they ever get their own day in the sun, aside from an afterlife hopeful perspective - again. That is the role to be played by the necrology sections in thy local newspapers, you would say - and it is partially true. No one will ever bother (much, anyways) with those pages unless a dear one (or just an acquaintance) has departed recently, though... And even then...



It seems that the regular joes that no one knows are doomed to remain so, in the afterlife as well - and perhaps that is for the best indeed. After all, how many of the rich and shameless would -almost literally- die for a chance at anonymity again - hmm?

Not only for that reason, either...

For I, too, have come to the conclusion that mankind does not deserve so much hoopla either. Why lament so much about these departures - when most of us are all guilty as charged of killing the planet that never harmed us one bit and was, in fact, given to us, free of charge and all that we had to do was live on it and be good to it...? We collectively failed at this simple task quite pathetically - and our passing is only a meek amend to pay for our transgressions...! Add the spiritual element, and, aside from our nostalgic preferences -clinging on to loved ones- there is truly no viable defense for our wretched lot!



In this light, NONE of us would EVER deserve an eulogy - EVER.

What would possess anyone, really, to eulogize and praise a departed soul in this case? Much less one who is not a kindred! Foolish waste of time - is it not?!?

I would rather lament the losses of the truly innocent ones - as evidenced by the last two entries here - about a dog and a toad! Animals lost to us now, and that were never appreciated in their living years as they should have been...

Of course, being mediatized, even these would be easily categorized as "lugubriously famous" - but at least they are furry and simply guided, throughout their short earthly lives, by animal instinct instead of capricious, vanitous human malice...!


Certainly, I may return to old habits - they die hard, as you all know... Harder than most of us likely will, I'd wager! I have saved, as drafts, all the previous months' highlights - yes, all the deaths, facts and witty commentary that goes with it all too... And it may yet be published - soon...


Until then -
reflect about death... differently.





Vaya Con Dios... Para Dios!
;)





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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Grr... Granby!



























These ads (top two pictures) have been appearing in all forms of media throughout the summer 
in the God-forsaken province of Quebec, Canada... 
(Near the metropolis of miserabilism - Montreal) 
Not only are they abysmal, they desensitize the population 
(already not even close to an iota of sensitivity towards the issue) 
in regards to the possible extinction of many animal species 
(more than the two seen here -
photos courtesy of... moi.) 
by trivializing it in the most idiotic manner there could be: 
comparing it to the temporary loss of voice, after a fun day at the park 
shouting your lungs out while bothering all the animals there in what 
barely passes as an adequate habitat for them... 
For, let it be reminded that this is not only an aquatic-themed park 
but also a zoological park - 
where animals are supposedly the guests of honor, 
throughout the year... 

Only in French could such an obtuse play on words be done -
extinction de voix / en voie d'extinction 
Ha. 
Très amusant - conards. 

One can only hope that 
the "voice extinction" 
was caused by pneumonia 
and it snuffed out 
the initiators of this 
distasteful campaign!

Et vlan!

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

R.I.P. Wild Kihansi Toad


Yup - it looks dead to me.

PHOTO BY TIM DAVENPORT / WCS. 

 A fungus and a barrage did in this poor tiny creature - 
out there in its own natural habitat, that is. 
 The good news is that, even though it was annihilated in the wild by these regrettable factors (and note the human intervention among them - again) the species continues, in captivity... It is the only and best thing that man can do for these poor little critters that it pushes to the edge of the extinction abyss - round them up and keep them well-fed and imprisoned in a safety bubble 
- in a ZOO. 
In captivity. Not in the wild - not in freedom. 




 In other words... we have surely seen the last of this toad. 

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...yet... there is life after death. 

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Monday, July 19, 2010

R.I.P. Bobby - Jesus welcomes you with open arms!



Just as the Boston Celtics did...!

The Boston Celtics are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Bobby Vines, a cornerstone of our organization.

Bobby passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 1, 2010.

He was the smiling face of the Celtics organization for numerous fans and groups around Boston.

The team's heart goes out to his family, including his two children Nikyla and Christian.

He will be deeply missed.



Vines, Robert Leonard "Bobby", May 1, 2010. Died, suddenly, after a lifelong battle with Sickle Cell Anemia. Bobby was a friend to many and never met a person who remained a stranger for long. Bobby was an active Advisory Board member of the Greater Boston Sickle Cell Disease Association and worked hard to raise awareness of the disease and to help find a cure. He was loyal to his family, friends and employer and worked as part of the Celtics organization for over 15 years.

Bobby leaves his beloved children Nikyla and Christian Vines and their mother Annette Vines. Dear son of Mary and Elbert L. Vines, Sr. of Dorchester. Loving brother of Elbert L. Vines, Jr., John G., Linwood G., J. Michael, and Elena M. Vines and Minnie E. Cabey. He is survived by a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends and colleagues at the Boston Celtics. Funeral service Saturday at Prince Hall Masonic Temple, 24 Washington St., Dorchester (Grove Hall). Visiting with the family at 10 AM, service begins 12 PM. Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery.

To send a sympathy message to the family visit DavisFuneralHomeBoston.com. Arrangements: Davis Funeral Home of Roxbury and Mattapan.

Flowers can be sent to Davis Funeral Home at 654 Cummins Highway in Mattapan, MA 02126


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