This is not about people but things that have made their exit in the last ten years. These came from an old TIME magazine I picked up while waiting for an oil change.
1. MIR SPACE STATION - This Russian space station orbited for fifteen years. It finally made a big, fiery splash in the Pacific, March 23, 2001. Mir no more.
2. CONCORDE - This faster than sound super jet used by British Airways and Air France was forever grounded October 23, 2003. It was made to fly the super rich folks super fast. They somehow missed it that the super rich now have their own planes. Common folks could not afford such an expensive flight. They were in concordance, the SS jet had to go. It was breaking them.
3. THE OLDSMOBILE - No longer could one get behind the wheel of a brand new Oldsmobile, after production was ceased April 29, 2004, I always saw them as really good cars. Being good is not always good enough. You can check that out in the Bible.
4. TELEGRAMS - The old joke about three methods of communication died with the wire. Some of you will remember that: "Telegram, telephone, and tell a woman." Don't call me! That joke was around before I was born! The only time i ever used a telegram was to get some money from home.It wasn't much money but was costly getting it. January 27, 2006 RIP.
5. KODACHROME - Some of the great colors pictures of all time were with this film. It was a victim of digital cameras. We don't really mind too much. It cost a bundle to get back pictures that would often be left in the envelope to simply leave another generation guessing, "Who is that woman standing next to Gertha?". June 22, 2009.SNAP!
6. LEHMAN BROTHERS - September 15, 2008. This company over leveraged itself on risky investments and had to file for the LARGEST bankruptcy in U.S. history. That started the plunge of our global financial system. We will be paying for this debacle for a long, long time.
These are not all, but simply reminders that things die as well as people. They die and stay that way. We have a choice. "Because I live, you shall live also".
