{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"There are just some people who can't be replaced &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bTCxlW8nz0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/there-are-just-some-people-who-cant-be-replaced\/\">There are just some people who can&#8217;t be replaced<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/there-are-just-some-people-who-cant-be-replaced\/embed\/#?secret=bTCxlW8nz0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;There are just some people who can&#8217;t be replaced&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"bTCxlW8nz0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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We were both visiting a friend who has had some health struggles of late. He was there before I arrived. When I walked in, I wasn\u2019t really sure he\u2019d remember who I was. I felt that way every time I met him. I immediately offered to come back another time. I didn\u2019t want to interrupt his meeting. He\u2019s one of those people in our community I just felt like should be treated with a bit of reverence. I\u2019m not originally from Corbin, but I\u2019m keenly aware of his well-deserved status in our community. Anyway, true to form, he was having none of it. His reputation for being humble was factual. He welcomed me to sit down and chat just like we were family. Turns out, he DID know me. I never got many opportunities to speak to Bill Hoover, so I wasn\u2019t going to waste this one. When I was doing interviews about him after his death, one common theme about his demeanor was the he never wanted anyone to think HE THOUGHT he was better or more important than the next guy. It wasn\u2019t just what we often call \u201csainthood of death\u201d talk \u2014 the kind of things people say when someone passes away, but are typically overly generous praise. No, this part of his character was definitely true. Another part is that his generosity was just about unparalleled. You can count on one hand the number of folks in our community who have given as much back to his hometown as Bill Hoover. The ultimate sadness here is that those kinds of people \u2014 the Bill Hoover kind \u2014 are a finite resource. My own observation is that they really aren\u2019t being replaced by succeeding generations. That\u2019s the greatest sadness here. When people like Bill Hoover move on to their great reward, it leaves a hole that can never truly be filled. I suppose, in that sense, the greatest testament to a life well lived is just how much people miss you when you are gone. Bill Hoover will be missed. Greatly, sorely, and desperately missed. SOME OTHER STUFF \u2022 I\u2019ve gained a growing appreciation for soccer over the years. It\u2019s a watchable game. I enjoy it. The US Women\u2019s National Team victory in the most recent FIFA World Cup tournament solidified an opinion for me others have espoused for quite some time \u2014 watching women play soccer is better than watching men play. Why? Because they actually play. It\u2019s soccer absent nearly all of the injury faking, poor sportsmanship and bull that seems to be too common in the men\u2019s game. And I agree, the women should be paid equal to the men. Maybe more. They actually win. \u2022 I\u2019m considering trying out one of these services\/apps that allow you to save money by automatically rounding up purchases. So, say you spend $5.65 on a McDonald\u2019s value meal. That then gets rounded up to $6 with the extra 45 cents going into an investment account of some sort. I like the concept. Anyone got suggestions on the best ones out there? Seems like a fun way to automate some extra savings relatively painlessly. \u2022 Is the movie \u201cHereditary\u201d really as scary as folks say? Is \u201cMidsomer\u201d really that much worse?"}