2010 A running oddity

[El Gordo]

Wow, I somehow missed this. Thank you Twitter and Sweder for pointing me at it.

Pretty much what Sweder said. A tragic tale, but one of those priceless glimpses into someone else's world that enrich us all. Your universe sometimes seems like a Peter Greenaway movie, BB, with larger-than-life characters doing dramatic things in small movements. I've said this before, but it's in the minutiae of our lives that we find the most meaning. Not that I'm suggesting this was a small incident to Rafael or his family. But the understated chronicling tells us it was just one of many terrible things happening on this day in this world. Briefly, though he didn't know it, he became an Everyman. The bell tolled for him alright, but for the rest of us too. Not sure if the mood of the writing was intentional, but it made me think beyond the boundaries of the tale. Thanks.

I wrote that after polishing off a bottle of Chianti.

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