the suicide of a sports writer

[roguejuror]

A writer of the Kansas City Star killed himself on his 60th birthday. He made a website live explaining himself.

He didn't want to die alone.

http://www.zeroshare.info

 

[IAG]

I read this with great interest over last couple of days. I understand where the guy was coming from, but 60 seems pretty young, although he does devote a section of the site to "why60?" It was thoroughly thought and planned out. He prepaid Yahoo for 5years of hosting the site, but they took it down after a couple days indicating it violated terms of their user agreement. Obviously you can still see on some mirror sites.

 

[IAG]

Here is a link to his sports blog..note the final entry.

http://www.sportsinreview.com/blog/

 

[Matty]

That website is dull as fuck.

Over-rationalized depressive suicide.

We move on.

 

[Blitty]

Interesting read.

 

[mcbaseball10]

yahoo wins again.

 

[mcbaseball10]

Very well punctuated. I wonder how many times he edited before hitting POST.

 

[Mudcat]

Kind of interesting but I sure ain't gonna read all that.

 

[CSguy1]

bizarre

 

[Blitty]

CSguy, you would be a forum LEGEND if you did the same thing as him.

We will even retire your handle and nominate you for HOF*.



Think about it.

 

[fiveteamer]

Dying alone is underrated. As a matter of fact, I'm looking forward to dying alone.

I've got it all planned out. Retire at... 58, 60 on a fat government pension and buy a cottage on the lake in Northern Somehwere and wait for the warm, comforting blanket of death to drape over my soul.

It's gonna be so rad.

 

[rito]

<< suicide of a sports bettor

bye

 

[CSguy1]

CSguy, you would be a forum LEGEND if you did the same thing as him.

We will even retire your handle and nominate you for HOF*.



Think about it.

Still mad about the "multiple people have told me Blitty's a douche-bag" comment, eh?

Relax, it's the fucking internet for Christs sake

get some thicker skin, pal. After all you are one of the 'Kings of Costa Rica'....only a douche-bag would say something like that.

 

[reno cool]

yep, I've been thinking thats not a bad idea. It would be much better if it was more acceptable and not such a devastating thing to family.
Like if it was common for people to off themselves at a certain age.
Kind of like cremation became common. The person can have a party and not be sad about it, and he's family wouldn't have to be sad because they know he wasnt.

 

[bacon]

We all have stressful circumstances. If you make this move you let everyone down - every friend, every family member who ever cared about you, etc.

So don't kill yourself.

End of commercial.

 

[MrMonkey]

Forget the dying crap! You go when you go! Not a fan of suicide! Hey, but if more tax paying Americans want to go in this direction, I going to try to look at the glass as half-full, Social Security could be saved!

 

[MrMonkey]

I tired of this GL nonsense when I have to go through a 3 step process to get a post created! I'm not going to kill myself over it though!

 

[roguejuror]

What process mister monkey?