I hate it when I check the news in the morning only to discover that someone I admire has passed away. It wasn’t like it was completely unexpected with Andy Rooney. He was 92 years old. The report that I read said he died of complications following minor surgery. Most people I know think of…
I don’t normally check the news first thing in the morning, but when I glanced at Yahoo!’s headlines, I was suddenly saddened with the announcement that Kurt Vonnegut had died at the age of 84. While he is known for his satirical writing and some pretty darn good science fiction, I admired him most for…