Category: R.I.P.

RIP: Hotsey

Madrone (Left) and Hotsey (Right) – April 21, 2021 We received an email on Monday telling us that now was the time to lock Hotsey (pictured on the right with our horse, Madrone, on the left) in the small pasture to keep him from over-eating and getting laminitis. That afternoon the farrier arrived to trim his hooves. He also said… Continue reading

Johnny Johnson, R.I.P.

I knew Johnny Johnson from my work in the Cobb County School District. Johnny was the board member for my school (1997 – 2008). I knew him as kind, thoughtful, generous, and always jovial. He cared deeply about the school community and about children. Every time I invited him to the school, he was there smiling and personable. Johnny Johnson… Continue reading

Dead: Rush Limbaugh

January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021 (70) Typically, when someone of particular interest to me dies, I publish a very short R.I.P. post to commemorate their life. Rarely do I bid them good riddance, and never have I said, “Let’s dance!” But I think this post by Robyn Pennacchia sums up how I feel about Limbaugh’s death so well,… Continue reading

Sir Sean Connery, RIP

How quickly time goes by. I had no idea Sean Connery was 90 years old! I always liked his acting and the roles he would choose to play. I found this anecdote about him, from Wikipedia, interesting: Connery’s first job was as a milkman in Edinburgh with St. Cuthbert’s Co-operative Society.[22] In 2009, Connery recalled a conversation in a taxi:When… Continue reading