Upon hearing of the demise of Anna Nicole Smith, did anyone else think, “damn, why didn’t I pick her for my death pool? Such an obvious choice!”

For what it’s worth, here’s my list for this year:

1. Kirk Douglas
2. Roger Ebert
3. Zsazsa Gabor
4. Ernest Gallo
5. Vaclav Havel
6. Ladybird Johnson
7. Peter O’toole
8. J.D. Salinger
9. Studs Terkel
10. Jane Wyman

For shame.