OBITUARY FOR THE BLIND DATE

Greetings, Cool Peeps:

As many of my regular readers know, in addition to my job as features reporter, I write obituaries for the Swansea Herald. Writing obituaries is a very sad thing to do. I have always believed that one of our greatest common fears, as human beings, is losing those we love and having to go on without them. There's no joy in hearing sad news or having to write about it, but it is satisfying to pay tribute to those who have departed.

Writing obituaries is also preferable to b...