The three-time Emmy winner Andy Rooney delivered his 1,097th essay on Oct 2 and Tuesday the same week he was rushed to the hospital due to serious complications after a surgery.

Rooney's last essay for the CBS TV news magazine segment "60 Minutes" was mentioned to be a moment he dreaded. A statement professing his love of writing making him a regular personality on TV since 1978 with the Sunday night show - "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney."

Since then his essays have become a popular piece wanted to be heard by people who want fresh ideas about the bizarre course of life.

Perhaps if there is really life after death, Rooney would still choose to be a writer. "I wish I could do this forever. I can't, though," he stated.

He has been a successful writer in his own style. He saw this as a clear vision of himself even the time he was just starting. Being a writer, he was involved in the Stars and Stripes which is a military newspaper.

This made him see the bombs and bullets outside the box and finally pushed him to write four books covering topics about World War II. He was also an entertainment writer following personalities like Arthur Godfrey and Garry Moore. Newsman Harry Reasoner also became his longtime partner in the industry.

Rooney is a very well recognized good essay writer. Proving this are his victories in the Emmy Awards. One of which is his essay discussing about whether there was a real Mrs. Smith behind Mrs. Smith's Pies. His first essay was even an unforgettable one as it tackles subjects about people who took records on the number of dead people involved in car accidents during holiday weekends.

Being popular is not really a problem to him. He just wanted his rule to be strictly imposed whenever people see him on the streets, "please, just eat me eat my dinner."