Newman's Own

A new headline when I awoke this afternoon, something to take our minds off banking failure and bombs in the Indian sub continent. I have to confess I am bummed, but not surprised by the news of Paul Newman's death. There was a charming pre-obituary in last month's Vanity Fair and the name-dropping story confirmed my wisdom in thinking of him as a person worth admiring. I think we would be in a much better place had more people his self deprecating self knowledge and less of the preening stupidity public figures seem so proud to express. His death is just another confirmation I am growing old.