Lost Heroes

   

 This Week:

President Bush went to St Peter's Basilica to view the Pope's body. I love this picture of President Bush, his wife Laura Bush, his father the former President Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, all kneeling in front of the body of the Pope. The Pope, of course, dressed in red. I am honored as an American that we are represented by these former presidents amongst all of the other world leaders that attended the services. 

I was impressed that the first lady was wearing a black mantilla, a Catholic tradition. Unfortunately, it doesnt show up as sharp in this picture. Princess Diana also wore a black mantilla when she met the Pope. To me, that shows respect and humbleness, a very nice gesture on the part of the first lady. 

On Friday (Europe time; about 2:00 a.m. central time), the Pope was buried @ St Peter's Basilica. How beautiful to have so many people from all over the world united to honor a life so well-lived.

                  

Prince Rainier of Monaco died at age 81. Their romance captivated the world – an American movie queen, a European prince and their enchanted life in a hilltop palace overlooking the Mediterranean. The mystique of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly has endured the two decades since her death, in part because the 81-year-old ruler never remarried and filled his tiny principality with countless memorials to the woman he loved. And now he has gone to be with his beloved. (Grace Kellydied in a car crash in October 2001.)

                      

Peter Jennings (news caster) announced that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, but will continue to work as long as he can.

                          

Univision paid a tribute to Selena Quintanilla-Perez, lead singer of Selena y Los Dinos. This year is the 10th year anniversary of her death. Her mother, Marcela, is pictured here in front of Selena's image. There were so many latinos paying tribute to this great artist who paved the way for so many in music, especially women. My favorite part was when her brother, AB Quintanilla, made it look like Selena was singing with his group, the Cumbia Kings (includes her brother AB and her husband, Chris Perez. Other than AB's presentation, my favorite of all the singers was Gloria Estefan, of course. I loved that the concert was all about Selena and that they made Selena a big part of the entertainment. The concert was held at the Houston Astrodome, where Selena had her last concert. The family sat together and cried together, even some of the singers were too choked up to sing their usual best. How beautiful to have so many people come from so far away to honor the life of this humble singer who's life was so short-lived. Selena was shot by her fan club president in 1995.

I have been trying to enter an entry for the past three days, but I am experiencing continued computer problems. Sighhhh... Have added the software you told me about, Suzy. Hope it works.

On a lighter note, today, God sent me a young man who made me blush... twice.