Very sad. She was a pretty lady.

Wow, I had no idea how complex his positions were. Not a simple party-line guy, and you have to respect that, even when he parts ways with my own point of view. Does anyone like this exist anymore?

Actor and activist Russell Means is dead at 72. Much too soon.

Twinkies & Ding Dongs

I haven't eaten any in decades, but it's sad part of my childhood going away.

Although, I'd be surprised if the name and recipes didn't get bought up the way Mother's cookies were.

Another handsome actor from the '60s gone. Sad.

And let's not forget Hector "Macho" Camacho. With Vernon Forrest, Corrie Sanders and now Camacho, a bad mini-trend of boxers getting shot to death. Also a mini-trend of untimely deaths of people with "macho" in their nickname.

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck

Another music legend gone. Ravi Shankar is playing a West Coast raga with Brubeck.