I found out this morning that one of my lovely lecturers from uni died a couple of weeks ago. Dr Tom Loy was a lecturer at the University of Queensland, and his speciality was blood residues on stone tools and the Ice Man, Oetzi. Apparently the newspapers at home are saying that he had a blood condition that he found out about some 12 years ago, soon after he started his association with Oetzi. So of course there is talk of a curse on the Ice Man, as Tom is the seventh person to die who has been closely associated with Oetzi. Personally, I don't believe there is a curse. I believe Tom's death was just an accident or whatever, I am not superstitious enough to associate it with the "curse of the mummy". I am sad that he has died, for he was truly a wonderful scientist, a dedicated teacher, and a genuinely nice guy.
Tom, wherever you are, I hope that you and Oetzi are having a good old chat, and that you are finally solving the mystery.
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It is sad, eh. :( And I can't get out of work to go to the memorial out at Uni, either. I hope he's happy, wherever he is. (And the curse thing is just so silly.)
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