Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead

I miss hearing him start to snore a little as he falls asleep. I miss holding him tight while I drift off.

How did I miss this? The delightful actor Eddie Albert died on Friday. I had no idea of his commitment to ecological and humanitarian issues until I read his obituary; in fact: Albert, who in 1963 served as special  [more...]

Holy cow, it’s LOUD here in my Chicago hotel room. Even though I’m 12 stories up, I can hear every car on the street, the deep rumbling of the trains, and the sirens of the fire station on the next block. In  [more...]