2001 Goodbyes: Lemmon, Graham …

“Goodbye” takes on a somber and rueful new meaning as I begin the task of wrapping up the year just ending and welcoming that new kid with his year to grow. In the tragic and shadowy aftermath of 9/11, bidding farewell to the rich and famous seems almost trivial when there are so many heroes Read More

Growing Up, Coming Out … Bond Goes Bad; the Girl, Too

Growing Up, Coming Out

In a beautiful Brazilian song by Ivan Lins called “Evolution,” there’s a line that cuts deep to the nerve of much that is wrong with the world today: “We can travel to the planets/ Drive a while through solid granite./ Thrive in all extremes of weather/ But cannot live together.” In Read More