It makes me wonder, what will my last words be? I sure hope it's something profound. My mom "came to" a few hours before her death, looked at the clock on the wall of her hospital room, and asked me, "What are you still doing here?"
I am a not so recently retired social studies teacher and basketball coach. Still hunting birds though now with a camera instead of a gun.
Nature devotee, dog lover, birder, gardener and semi-retired all around outdoor adventure seeker.
Troutbirder II is my alter ego. He loves books and history and is an opponent of unnecessary, unplanned and unending "preemptive wars". A former moderate Republican, he spent the Bush II years gradually converting to "yellow dog" Democrat. He is now somewhat unhappy with the Democrats abandonment of unions and cozying up to Wall Street. This is promoting a gradual drift towards Democratic Socialism though he remains "flexible...
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It makes me wonder, what will my last words be? I sure hope it's something profound. My mom "came to" a few hours before her death, looked at the clock on the wall of her hospital room, and asked me, "What are you still doing here?"
Great post! I'm wondering what Jane Austen was thinking about in her last moments....
Really interesting.....and some were so young.
One of my favorites is Truman Capote whose last words were : "Its me, Buddy!" which makes me think someone was there to greet him from the other side.
Jo in MN
Neat although I don't suppose they are really last words. Maybe they were though.
A poignant post. It gave me chills when I read what Steve Jobs last words were ... I hope it's the truth !
Fascinating, Trout. Sadly some were so young.
great quotes & images. learned some new ones. Faythe @GMT
Oscar Wilde apparently said "Either those drapes go, or I do."
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