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When I opened my iPAD first thing this morning, still under the covers, and saw David Bowie’s name in the headlines, I shuddered. Several times, I had to read the words that he had died. It was so mind-altering and earth-shattering, I couldn’t fathom it. Bowie seems immortal, beyond life and death. How could the planet, or in fact, the solar system, continue without him. I’ve consumed lots of social media about the wrenching news, and the most comforting was this tweet: “If you’re ever sad, just remember the world is 4.543 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist the same time as David Bowie.” What a miracle.
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