Monday (June 23) morning, I learned that the Universe lost George Carlin, I believe Sunday or Sunday evening. Carlin's heart finally lost the battle. On my drive to teach my summer courses, a 30-45 minute adventure on the highways each morning, I listened to local talk radio trash and demonize Carlin. The talk-show host and callers reveled in noting that Carlin was in hell—that his life-long pursuit of satire wasn't so funny for him now, they claimed.

April, 2008