Tag Archives: Suicide

Robin Williams, Can We Judge What He Did?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by tucsonmike

Can we judge what Robin Williams did?  Much of depression is chemical and we don’t know what sort of pain he was in.  It is not our place to judge.

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If You Plan to Commit Suicide, Don’t Involve Anyone Else.

Posted on March 21, 2013 by tucsonmike

One of my bus drivers today told us about a friend, who is a locomotive engineer. Someone sat on the track in front of the train with his back to it. If you feel you need to end your life, … Continue reading →

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Follow Up, The Nurse, the DJ’s and the Royal Family.

Posted on December 20, 2012 by tucsonmike

The nurse who killed herself after the prank phone call in England was buried.  Thank you to my library, the Pima County Public Library in answering my query about whether her suicide was cultural.  Judge for yourselves.   Dear Mr. … Continue reading →

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DJ’s and a Tragic Death.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by tucsonmike

Please allow me to begin this with a disclaimer.  In my senior year of college, I was in an Upper East Side bar, when DJ Mark Samone, took advantage of the then Delta Airline add, “Delta is ready when you … Continue reading →

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