Page 27 of yesterday's Boston Herald

I found myself again reading the obits. It is the second most important part of the paper and to some the most important. Sometimes I read everyone but the following one caught my eye, so I thought that I would share it here.

John Shepherd-Barron, 84; Scot invented cash machine

A customer put a computer punch card in an ATM in London in 1968. The first automatic teller machine was installed in 1967. (Associated Press)

Associated Press / May 21, 2010

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LONDON — John Shepherd-Barron, the Scotsman credited with inventing the automatic cash machine, died peacefully in northern Scotland’s Raigmore Hospital on Saturday, funeral director Alasdair Rhind said Wednesday.

to read the obit. in its entirety please go to the following link. John Shepherd-Barron, 84; Scot invented cash machine - The Boston Globe

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This week one of my dearest friends lost her brother, Jon who was the same age as I am. It was sudden. He leaves behind 6 children, 3 grown and 3 young ones, a wife, grandchildren, both his parents, his two sisters and one brother and many other relations. I didn't know him personally but his sister Elizabeth loved him dearly and I have prayed for Jon throughout the years that I have been friends with his dear sister. And as I said in my last post about life and death, "Every life matters." Jon's life mattered. So as the Bodholdt family say their good-byes to their dear son. We say our prayers for those who are left to carry on in life. Jon will be carried on in the hearts of those who loved him.

"The Most important part of the paper is the funnies."

That is what I tell my kids anyway. It has been my desire to blog everyday and to have oddles of readers, but alas 2 years of desire have not produced the desired results. Commitment. I need to make a commitment to myself. Before we go any further I must share another.

Lio is one of the more twisted comics found in the Boston Herald. The one above is kind of tame. I don't always like it but sometimes it makes me laugh out loud.

I also like the ones that magnify the stupidity of the general population, like in The Duplex. My other favorites are "Close to Home" and "Bounded & Gagged."

The world is going crazy well at least the USA, just pick up the paper and check out the Presidential race. If we don't maintain our sense of humor and keep our priorities straight we may end up going insane ourselves.

Lastly, these are the kind that make me smile and remind me about the important things.

There are so many ideas I want to write about and now I need to go and decide if this is truly something I need to commit to at this stage of the game. Funnies may be the most important part of the paper, puzzles and the obituary run a close second and third.