Tom Petty is dead at age 66. This isn’t my favorite Tom Petty song — “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” is, but that video strikes me as too macabre for this moment, so I’m posting this one instead: Tom Petty was a fellow Floridian. He shared some interesting thoughts on the Confederate flag in a 2015 …
RIP
Rest in Peace Adam West
Adam West has passed away at the age of 88. Our beloved AW passed away last night. He was the greatest. We'll miss him like crazy. We know you'll miss him too – West Family pic.twitter.com/8bkEq1C2ao — Adam West (@therealadamwest) June 10, 2017 From the BBC: West died peacefully in Los Angeles after a brief …
As Memorial Day 2017 Comes to an End
As Memorial Day 2017 draws to a close it is appropriate to take one more moment and remember the real reason for the day: remembering those that fell, that did not make it home. And given the military suicide problem those that have made it home only to struggle and fall behind even though making …
Rest in Peace, greennotGreen
Steeplejack flagged an earlier comment from beloved commenter greennotGreen’s valiant sister: greennotGreen May 18, 2017 at 1:37 p.m. I like the title of this open thread [“Open Thread: Bon Voyage!”] for my message. My wonderful, generous, loving sister, greennotGreen, has moved on to the next stage in her journey. I watched and held her hand …
Saturday Evening Open Thread
My favorite twit-pic of the day: Courtesy of @Yogi47951368, via @bluegal. Sad news: Chuck Berry has died at age 90. That’s a damn good run. Rock on, Chuck. Open thread.
RIP, Walter
Some sad news from Debit: Today I made the appointment to have Walter put to sleep. He’s been increasingly unsteady and slower to get up and move around. My vet upped the dosage on his current pain meds, but it was clear that Walter’s pain was not significantly eased. But he was still happy, still …
Some Cat
RIP, Mishka-Roo: My deepest condolences to longtime readers Ronnie-Roo and Grumpy for the loss of their loved one. I hate this.