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HBO’s Six Feet Under, as unique and as fascinating a show as any, broadcast it’s final show just a short bit ago. It was an interesting ending, as outlined in tomorrow’s New York Times:

As Claire drove east in a new car – bless her, she had totaled that hideous hearse in her accident – she let her mind wander. Into the young, agile mind came a premonition: everyone would die. Suddenly the show became a montage of the ways all the show’s remaining major characters would leave this world.

The Sidekick and I were half-expecting something else to happen – a fire that kills the family or a plane crash on the way to a vacation. But no, it was something far more normal… and human.

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One of my favorite activities of my childhood was watching the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson – The New York Times is now reporting his death at age 79:

Johnny Carson, the “Tonight Show” TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79.

“Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning,” his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press. “He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable. There will be no memorial service.”

The best there ever was – the best there ever will be.

You’ll be missed.

Watching the Survivor Finale with the Sidekick and drinking some Hot Buttered Rum.

Mmmmm….

This morning, CNN reports the death of actor Christopher Reeve:

Christopher Reeve, the star of the “Superman” movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs, told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.

“On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband,” Dana Reeve, Christopher’s wife, said in a statement. “I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years.”

Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia.

Reeve is one of my personal heroes from the standpoint that he had a horrible tragedy befall him – and then he moved forward and began to work on the problem. A great man of courage, in my mind.

About six years ago I saw him speak in Cleveland along with some of my co-workers. I’ve met very few people with his level of certainty that he would indeed walk again. You could hear that clearly in his voice.

RIP, Christopher. You’ve earned your place in history.

My old car dealer had Wi-Fi in their waiting area. Now I’m at Silko Honda in Raynham, MA giving the hybrid it’s first health checkup and some fresh lube.. and there’s no wi-fi here.. It’s just not right! 😉