I was planning a sarcastic review of a book I just read and how that book made me crave reading Kurt Vonnegut. But I was shocked and very saddened this morning to learn of Mr. Vonnegut's death yesterday. He will be very missed.

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I came back from my holiday weekend yesterday to the news of the tsunami in Asia. I am horror struck at the massive death and destruction caused by the tsunami. So many dead. So much property destroyed. So much. It pulls at me. I can only donate so much, and it seems not enough ( Read more... )

I'm back in Ohio. I got back yesterday afternoon. It was actually a good visit. The only sad part was that my grandmother was not able to hang on until I got there to say goodbye. She died about half an hour before my plane landed. I was disappointed, but the really important thing for me was to make the effort to be there and see her one last ( Read more... )

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My brother called me yesterday to let me know that my grandmother is dying. She has been aspirating fluids for a few weeks, and she finds it hard to swallow food. She has stopped eating and she's very weak. My bother hadn't seen her, but I also talked with my father and cousin, who had. The people at the care facility where she lives are ( Read more... )

Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham, formerly of Silly Wizard and Relativity, has died of a heart attack. He was only 46.

I am saddened. He made such beautiful music.

Katherine Hepburn has inspired me with her acting and her life. I wish her safe and gentle passing.

Words are inadequate. Thank you, Kate. Thank you.

During a phone conversation with my mom last night, she said that she had thought of me when she heard that Fred Rogers had died. I remember that I watched and enjoyed Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, but I don't remember specifically what my experience of the show was like. So I asked her what she remembered of me watching Mr. Rogers. She said I ( Read more... )