Thursday, November 07, 2002 -Killing us softly- Man is no contender for Death. My mother in law passed away last Saturday. Her death came unexpected after all, too soon for me to be present at her deathbed. It seems she gradually slipped into death' embrace, almost completely deaf and blind. Still, she kept reacting to gentle humming and touch. Her body had thinned dramatically, and was fading adrift much like a discarded plastic bag frolicking with the wind. When I said the last goodbye at her coffin where she lay in state, her features though peaceful, had clenched into a mask of staunch resolve. Death asks for no ransom, it just keeps snatching and adding to the bounty hunter’s collection of faded and vintage butterflies, eager to be restored and re-released. -- Death offers no subtitles Death is a cad Death disenchanted D’Ath misspelled Death under oath Death ill responding Death aspiring Death by Aspirine Death out of orbit Death compelling bourgeois Death aging hunk Death extortionist Death fading elf Death hired hand Death nonconceptual Death growing up Death high school hottie Death looking for parts Death undercover Death legend of rock Death gravel-voiced mutant Death nothing else Death with tea and cake Death second half Death master of crumbs Death less desperate Death by string arrangement Death hardcore Death at variable rates Death big chopper Death murder with impunity Death platinum card Death feudal dove Death luxury of daylight Death padded shrimp Death sneaky decoy Death unique visage Death safety zone Death cocaine cowboy Death posh kebab Death marquis of raves Death bastion of dissent Death by modification Death incurable charmer Death human-to-human Death love placebo Death from the White House Death by computation Death without maintenance Death aroma of sprouts Death obese sexagenarians on tour Death monogrammed Death love unchained Death getting safer Death by needle and thread Death multi-tracked Death design Guru Death the Pope smokes dope Death company of middlemen Death keep it criminalised Death consistent as government payrolls Death on the dole Death Mr Sinister Death overachiever Death dark puddle Death pink poodle Death the biopic Death flashlight of fate Death guaranteed Death editor of Zeitgeist Death inspirational Death fuselage of worms Death tender loving care Death signature tattoo Death retrospective Death room mate Death without clout Death fairly accurate Death arbiter of legend Death by disguise Death anti-body -- posted by Walter at 11/07/2002