These celebrity passings can come all at once sometimes. You always want to pay your respects to those celebrities whose art or entertainment that you connected with. However, there are a few that will touch you more on a personal level than others. This is the case...
Thinking of Jenny One Year Later…….
by MHill | May 29, 2023 | Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Reading Envy/Jenny Colvin, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I found out one year ago this week that Furman University Librarian and Podcaster Jenny Colvin passed away at age 43. I wrote a post last year when it happened. It was a complete shock because we had corresponded a week before she passed away about recording my...
Rest In Love, Wayne Shorter (August 25th, 1933-March 2nd, 2023)
by MHill | Mar 3, 2023 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I found out earlier today that the legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter passed away at the age of 89. Outside of Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, and the Pat Metheny Group, I have listened to Wayne Shorter's music the most when it comes to jazz. I was...
Lee Elder (1934-2021) Rest In Love Trailblazer
by MHill | Dec 3, 2021 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I read about the passing of golfer Lee Elder a couple days ago at the age of 87. I'm not a golfer or a golf aficionado. However, I do respect trailblazers from people who look like me. Whether it's Octavia Butler in science fiction, Nichelle Nichols in television,...
Reading Envy Podcast 203
by MHill | Oct 21, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Reading Envy/Jenny Colvin, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Reading Envy Podcast with Jenny Colvin is one of my favorite book podcasts I listened to on a regular basis. Jenny is a book lover and talks with a variety guests about the latest books they have read. Episode 203 got released today and it was my second time on the...