Realizing that we can't hope to be as extemporaneously eloquent as an old pro like Larry King, who through his warm evocations of a "classy" and "fun" (though certainly "not the smartest woman in the world") Anna Nicole Smith, pulled a grieving Nation to his consoling, concave bosom and ushered us through this afternoon's harrowing ordeal, we instead choose to remember Smith's life by looking back at her final, tumultuous year. Take a moment to browse these links from our previous coverage of Smith's tragic (and still-unfolding) story, which collectively serve as a cautionary narrative for anyone considering inviting E!'s cameras into their home—while you're busy with that, we'll be submerging our heads in the cleansing waters of the baby duck-tub, trying to get some perspective on what we've all been through.

· Anna Nicole Smith Mourns Loss Of Son As Blogosphere Mourns License To Mock Her
· Anna Nicole Smith's Unfathomable Sorrow Worth Low To Mid Six-Figures
· Anna Nicole Smith's Darkest Moment: A Round-Up
· 'People' To Be Credited With First Telling You Which Exact Drugs Killed Anna Nicole Smith's Son
· Anna Nicole Smith Doesn't Like To Think Of It As 'Losing A Son,' So Much as 'Gaining A Husband'

· Anna Nicole Smith's Wedding-At-Sea Downgraded To Floating Commitment Ceremony
· Cirque Du Anna Nicole: A Round-Up
· OK, Now We're Really Creeped Out: An Anna Nicole Update
· Anna Nicole's $1 Million Boat Ride
· An Anna Nicole Round-Up: Someone Finally Does The Right Thing
· One Of Anna Nicole Smith's Lawyers Quits, Quickly Replaced By Five More
· Anna Nicole Smith Baby-Naming Tragedy Now Legal and Binding
· Anna Nicole Smith's Half-Sister Finally Puts Her Unauthorized Thoughts On Paper
· Anna Nicole Smith Accused Of Subjecting Infant To Home Hair-Coloring Products
· Anna Nicole Smith Allows 'Entertainment Tonight' Into Her Bahamian Compound Of Pain And Rebirth
· Anna Nicole Smith Bombshell: Pretty Much Everything You Suspected Is True
· Anna Nicole Smith's C-Section: The Miracle Of Instantly Exploitable Life
· Anna Nicole Smith's Darkest Moments Rendered Darker By Failure To Pay Electric Bill
· Anna Nicole Smith Nut Parade To Hit The Road After Court-Ordered Eviction
· Anna Nicole Smith Has Until January 23 To Figure Out How To Fake A Paternity Test
· Court Orders Anna Nicole Smith's Web Of Babydaddy Lies Unraveled
· Anna Nicole Makes Plans To Secure Her Assets From The Threat Of New Babydaddy In Her Life
· Bahamas Inches Closer To Deciding Whether Or Not Daniel Smith's Fatal Methadone Overdose Seemed Fishy
· Formal Inquest Into Death Of Daniel Smith Means Anna Nicole Now Sapping Legal Resources Of Two Countries
· Cirque Du Anna Nicole: More Unpaid Bills And A Possible Cover-Up
· Woman Suing Anna Nicole Smith Over TrimSpa Failure Neglects Diet's Prescribed Starvation Component
· Breaking: Anna Nicole Smith Dead
· Anna Nicole Smith's Last Moments: Coming To A Streaming Video Window Near You

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