The shroud of fog over Dublin didn’t lift until mid-afternoon today. So cold and so quiet.

Natasha Richardson: how very, very sad. I know lots of people die every day in tragic circumstances and we just don’t get to hear about it, but it doesn’t make this story any less tragic for her family.

It certainly focuses the mind on making a renewed effort to live in the present moment. While we may be able to accept the ultimate certainty of death, I think we have a lot more difficulty accepting that we know not the day, nor the hour.