1810 – 1913 When someone dies, the usual inscription on the tombstone is the year of birth and the year of death, separated by a dash, along with an epitaph in memoriam. The initial reaction is to do the math, and figure out how old she was when she died (shameless you!). What’s interesting about the whole thing is how much we concentrate on how long she lived, when at the end of the day, it’s the dash in the middle that defines what we remember. JFK is a favorite …
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