RIP Whitney Houston

One of the greatest singers of modern times has died, Ms. Whitney Houston. I rode in an elevator with her once back in the early '90s, at a posh New York hotel, the Parker Meridien. For all of perhaps two minutes, I was standing next to greatness. She was having a heated argument with a friend, lol. I was trying to pretend I wasn't there, but she was staying at the penthouse, and I was only one floor below. It was one of those New York Moments you don't forget. And just to say again, as I've been honest in this blog, with the life I've led, I really don't know why I'm still around and an equally troubled soul has left us. So sad. RIP.

Another Great Whitney Song

Elizabeth Edwards, RIP

Oh, sad news. I just heard on MSNBC that Elizabeth Edwards died this morning. I knew she was ill, and I've read the news reports from the past few days so I knew her health condition was grave, but for some reason, it was still a shock to hear. I've lived with several family members that have died from cancer, I've gone down the same path with loved ones as she did, so I know what her family is going through right now. 

I won't say another word of her pig of a husband, they were still married at the end, but my heart goes out to her children, the youngest is just 10 years old. I'm reposting my most beautiful flower of the summer of 2010 in honor of this brave and intelligent woman. RIP.

• For the New York Times article about Elizabeth Edward's passing, click here.