Byrd

I am not a political man in the least. I do vote during presidential elections and occasionally for other major offices, but I'm really just not bent toward the whole thing.

So I will not attempt, even in the smallest way, to assess ANYTHING that was 'good' or 'bad' about Senator Robert C. Byrd's long senatorial career.

I think I have an 'old romantic' streak, and I was just really touched when I came across an interview of Byrd in 2006 a few months after his wife passed away at age 88. I really love hearing of great real-life love stories (Ronald and Nancy Reagan are another high-profile example), and I hope one day to be able to say something so eloquent about my Sarah.

On recalling his wife of nearly 69 years, Byrd said:

What a woman of grace... I have met queens and the wives of shahs and great women from all over the world... To me, to me now, this was the greatest woman I ever met in this world.

I loved her for 69 years. She was a sweetheart - [my] childhood sweetheart.

That's worth remembering! Brought me to tears.

LISTENER

Is this not one of the coolest music videos ever? And these guys stayed in my house Saturday night, after playing at SOZO coffeehouse. Tsk tsk, you missed a good show.