An auspicious day

The news came to me this morning: my sister-in-law’s father passed away last night, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. It was difficult for him, for a long time, the illness impaired his ability  [more...]

I just thought this was amusing for no particular reason: the news helicopter of WNBC-TV in New York crashed on a rooftop. Luckily no one was seriously injured. The photographiccoverage of the crash on WNBC is provided  [more...]

I’m embarrassed to admit that I don’t own any Shirley Horn albums. Now that she has sadly passed away, this is an oversight I intend to remedy. For although I don’t own any of her music, I know her  [more...]