eaths in any year since 1990.) The great shark scare of 2001 — already speeding to the dustbin of history, along with such other summer ephemera as Gary Condit, Robert Blake and Lizzie Grubman — was typical of an age in which we inflated troublesome but passing crises into catastrophes that provided the i

rector, Ted Kennedy as lifeguard and emergency procedures director, Rev. Jesse Jackson as spiritual advisor and marriage counselor, and Congressman Gary Condit as intern coordinator. If you have any questions about making arrangements for your homes, friends and loved ones, please direct your comments to S