Richard Holbroke - dead at 69

http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-11/us/richard.holbrooke.obit_1_richard-c-holbrooke-diplomat-bosnian-war?_s=PM:US

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Holbrooke

So disconcerting and sad to tune into the Charlie Rose program at night, and hear Leslie Gelb and all, looking very old themselves, talking about Holbrooke in the past tense.

The only sure thing is then the name of the deceased comes on screen at the end, against a black background and the birth year has a corresponding death year, neatly enclosed in parentheses.

It makes one revert to Buddhism.

Note: Kyi May Kaung