Eccentric Flower:199806/it gets uglier with time
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seventeen june ninety eight one p m it gets uglier with time I have to go to a funeral this afternoon. I wrote about death a few days ago, mostly because I was thinking about how much I dreaded going to this funeral. Meanwhile, having skipped work to attend it, I get a leisurely read of the morning papers, which doesn't help my mood any at all. When I revamped these pages, I kept all of the old essays except the three which had to do with "current events" affecting various public figures: Kelly Flynn, Marv Albert, and Louise Woodward. I recognize that sometimes I should allow myself to write about these things, but they don't date well; as soon as they're written, they yellow and fade like old newsprint. My thoughts about food or random numbers stay consistent, but my feelings about the Woodward case have changed several times. The Massachusetts Supreme Court yesterday upheld the manslaughter conviction and also freed Woodward to return to England. Matthew Eappen's parents immediately filed a civil suit - mostly, they say, to prevent Woodward from seeing any profits from book deals, et cetera. The only thing I take away from this ongoing madness is a profound sense of disgust: None of the individuals involved are saints, and they look worse every day. I suppose that's the problem with long trials as a whole - the longer they go, the dirtier everyone appears. I don't like the Eappens - I never did. I'm sorry they lost a child; I wish I could be more sympathetic for them. The difference is, now I don't like Woodward either. © columbine |
