Archive for May 9th, 2014

And speaking of obits…

Friday, May 9th, 2014

I am sad that William Ash, a gentleman I was previously unfamiliar with, has died.

On the other hand, 96 years is a pretty good run, and his NYT obit is quite entertaining.

Before the war ended, he had attempted 13 escapes and made it outside the barbed wire a half-dozen times. He went under, over and through fences. He walked out in disguise. He tunneled through a latrine. He was always recaptured.

I suspect one reason he was always recaptured is that the Germans could hear him clanking as he walked from miles away.

Isn’t that interesting?

Friday, May 9th, 2014

The NYT has an obituary specific Twitter feed. I did not know this.

Thanks, Popehat!

Correlation does not imply causation.

Friday, May 9th, 2014

This may be my new favorite blog.

Obit watch: May 9, 2014.

Friday, May 9th, 2014

Farley Mowat, perhaps most famous for his book Never Cry Wolf.

NYT obit for Bill Dana.