[Magdalen] State Funeral

[Jay Weigel]

It was a good funeral (as my daughter said, "I'm glad it was
Episcopalian"), spoiled only by the presence of Trump looking like a
truculent 4-year-old, or the bad fairy at a christening. Too bad he
couldn't have just let Melania do the honors; at least she knows how to
behave.

Today's "family" funeral in Houston was SO much better. I was quite touched
by James Baker's eulogy. Hadn't expected to be, as I'm not overly fond of
the guy, but the history of their friendship made it so personal, and when
he choked up at the end, so did I. My dad was a member of the "greatest
generation" too, and shared a number of the same qualities.


On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 3:35 PM M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> The doin's continue tomorrow with the Houston funeral at St Martin's.
> 10:00 am Central.  Many will televise no doubt, but NBC/MSNBC is definitely
> on board.
>
> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>
> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
> "Because that's the kind of guy, I'm." -- C Reiner, "Your Show of Shows",
> skit: "From Here to Obscurity".
>