tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post3476373010821695722..comments2023-10-25T03:24:19.388-07:00Comments on Further Adventures of Indigo Red: Life Saving Heart Surgeon Dies But Tony Snow Death More NewsworthyIndigo Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488424336985581412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-40801888799845138662008-07-16T16:57:00.000-07:002008-07-16T16:57:00.000-07:00i think we are forgetting something. the long term...i think we are forgetting something. the long term effects vs the short term effects. its men like tony snow that gets honored today but it will be men like Dr. DeBakey who will be honored in the future. it is men like Dr. DeBakey who find himself honored in history books. the tony snows won't be.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-29583772864431503232008-07-16T11:34:00.000-07:002008-07-16T11:34:00.000-07:00Yeah, and so is a Navaho, Aztec, Cherokee, Winnaba...Yeah, and so is a Navaho, Aztec, Cherokee, Winnabago, Pontiac. They are no longer Indians. Even the traditional explorer DeSoto is a car.<BR/><BR/>You're right. Awesome is commonplace when at one time it was awe inspiring as in inspiring of dumbfounded wonder. Of course, we had 'terrific' meaning 'great' when it really means 'creating terror'.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-78759825151415897692008-07-16T09:51:00.000-07:002008-07-16T09:51:00.000-07:00When I went through school we actually were expect...When I went through school we actually were expected to do book reports (using real books!) on people who had made a difference in the world. We were living through a time (the 60's) when life and our experiences were expanding at an unprecedented rate.<BR/>Our reports included Madame Curie, Dr. DeBakey and so many others my children know nothing about. <BR/>I tried to teach them... to get them interested in history, but there was no interest.<BR/>My daughters remember push button to cell phones and c.d.s to ipods, but have no memory of rotary phones and 45's. <BR/>What we found and still find spectacular and awesome, they find ho-hum and everyday. Now the sex lives of rock stars fill them with wonder and so the usage of AWESOME! has changed to cover the most casual aspect of their lives.<BR/>I feel sorry for them and those who take things for granted.<BR/>An Explorer... that's a car, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-9428964808263789292008-07-15T12:20:00.000-07:002008-07-15T12:20:00.000-07:00That's precisely my point, Gayle. When I was in ea...That's precisely my point, Gayle. When I was in early college, the Polisci professor had us list ten famous generals an d ten famous doctors. We all got the generals and most of us had maybe three MDs.<BR/><BR/>I truly mean no disrespect to Tony Snow, but surely there is space for the truly great people somewhere.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-55854268309038719832008-07-15T11:38:00.000-07:002008-07-15T11:38:00.000-07:00Another thought: This isn't anything new. I'm sure...Another thought: This isn't anything new. I'm sure you remember when Mother Theresa died and Princess Diana died in a car accident. Diana's death completely overshadowed the death of Mother Theresa. As I knew who Mother Theresa was, that upset me, so I understand how you feel.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-56503188278293371342008-07-15T11:32:00.000-07:002008-07-15T11:32:00.000-07:00I'm one of those who wrote a memorial post to Tony...I'm one of those who wrote a memorial post to Tony Snow, Indigo. In fact I wrote one post and later on I posted a video. The fact is that I knew who Tony Snow was and I admired him. I am sure I would also have admired Dr. Michael E. DeBakey too, but the fact is that I never heard of him before reading this post. My fault? Maybe. The media's fault? Well, I think they can take a share of it, but I really never heard of the man before now. <BR/><BR/>I admired Tony Snow, so the above comment isn't an apology for writing a memorial to him, it's just a fact that I didn't know anything about the good doctor.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.com