Steve Jobs died yesterday. He personified what fiscal conservatism can do to generate wealth from ideas that create new products, new industries and transform the world. How fitting his name was “Jobs” — he was the embodiment of a jobs creator. The stimulus he needed was not exacted by force from taxpayers. He raised …
Category Archives: In memory
Geraldine Ferraro, thank you, and a reminder of the vicious sexism you faced
Geraldine Ferraro died today of blood cancer. As the first female vice presidential candidate in 1984, she inspired a generation of women, including me. The moment I knew Sarah Palin has the majesty of soul to be a great leader came during her speech after John McCain announced he had selected her as his running …
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Elizabeth Taylor, good-bye and God bless you
Elizabeth Taylor died of congestive heart failure today at the age of 79. Being a movie star made her famous but I believe that her movies will endure on the strength of her character, her resilience, her courage and her loyalty more than any other reason that makes an actress famous or a movie a …
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Most beautiful woman in heaven to me
Margaret Rose Ardussi, born June 1, 1941; died Dec. 7, 2004.
Remembering my friend, Alan Scherr, murdered in the Mumbai massacre in 2008
My friend, Alan Scherr, and his daughter, Naomi, were murdered on Nov. 26, 2008, in the Mumbai massacre. I wrote about Alan for Newsreal last year.
In memory of dear Barnaby Jones Pickles
As my regular gentle readers know, I adore Jennifer Lawson, The Bloggess. When the video of the pug who sang, “Batman,” first came out, I was shy to link it in honor of her pug, Barnaby Jones Pickles, because I didn’t want to look like I was doing it for the traffic instead of the …
If you want to learn how to get along with quadriplegics, read John Callahan
I see from a post by dear Fausta that quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan died on Saturday of complications of quadriplegia and respiratory problems. FYI, most quads can move their arms but lack dexterity in their hands. If you are wondering what kinds of complications quadriplegia has, he could have gotten sepsis from a pressure sore …
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No other actress could deliver a song or a rant like Dixie Carter
Actress and singer Dixie Carter died the morning of Saturday, April 10, at the age of 70. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Hal Holbrook, and her daughters from her first marriage to businessman Arthur Carter (no relation), Mary Dixie and Ginna. When I checked Ms. Carter’s biography on Wikipedia, I was …
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'Poland Is Not Yet Lost'
“Poland Is Not Yet Lost” is the title of the Polish national anthem — and today, this sad day that Poland’s president, his wife and dozens of Poland’s foremost civilian and military leaders died in an airplane crash in Russia that killed all 132 96 people on board, we grieve with the Polish people and pray …
My dear Sophia is now purring on the lap of God
My late life partner Margaret and I were living in a high-rise condo in Silver Spring in September 2000 when Sophia and her boyfriend, Ivan, came up to me in the parking lot. “Nice lady,” Ivan said, “we have just been abandoned and do not know what to do. Will you help us?” I promised …
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