Re: [Paddlewise] Risk vs. Rewards, Value of Life, and Social Externalities

From: <Sandykayak_at_aol.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:39:44 EDT
In a message dated 8/6/99 5:05:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, awang2_at_san.rr.com 
writes:

<< The recovery of a little girls body from the Chatanooga >>

I was wondering about this.  Did I miss something?  The last I recall was 
that the body was flushed out.  Did they actually find it?  Hope so and that 
the family were able to get the "closure" we spoke about.

BTW- I write obituaries as part of my writing responsibilities.  I read their 
personnel jackets, interview colleagues and family members, and realize how 
easily we can be snuffed out.  And that's without taking any dangerous 
risks!!  Although I work for a police department very few of the deaths are 
in-line-of-duty.  Yesteray we buried our first African-American female police 
major - ruptured aneursm.  She was 48.

This has a tremendous effect on how I live my life - I play a lot, but try 
not to do anything foolish.  And whenever I see of picture of me looking like 
the Pillsbury Doughboy while wearing my PFD I think: yeah, but if it keeps me 
alive, who cares?  I just wish my friends wouldn't post them on their 
Websites!!


Sandy Kramer
Miami

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