IGNOMINIOUS ENDS

There’s no nice way to go, is there? The meek can take some comfort from the prospect of dying peacefully in their sleep. The vainglorious will dream of dying on the battlefield, fighting for some noble cause. But the vast majority of us would be much better pleased with a nice cup of tea and sit down if it was all the same to you.

And yet we’ve all got to die sometime. If it be now, ‘tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, then perhaps tomorrow evening when you’re texting your friend Tracey about French homework. As Shakespeare said, “The readiness is all.”

For these poor bastards, though, the old readiness just wasn’t their strongest suit: Read the rest of this entry »