I suppose I should really be putting something in here about recent events, but the fact that my – our – dad was not of the social media generation makes me reluctant.  I never really tried to explain Facebook to him and I think he would probably have been faintly horrified at the wannabe celebrity mentality which has engulfed it.   I don’t dismiss the huge sense of comfort and  companionship derived by many from it in a virtual fashion, and indeed it has shown itself to be a force for good in very many ways, especially as a community noticeboard.   But dad was, and I am going to use one of his favourite words here, someone who would cavil at the very thought of making so much personal detail so very public.  Anyway, I can do little better than add the quote from William Shakespeare, used to telling effect in the eulogy and suggested by his great friend David.