Wow. Big!Boss just came in and told us that he doesn't have to have dialysis any more. Remember, this man is 74 (or maybe 75). He got the freaking flesh-eating bacteria, lost an arm, had massive infections (I don't know if it was officially septic shock), and was in what amounts to a coma for at least a month. His liver and kidneys basically said, "Screw you guys; we're going home." And then they stuck around and got better.

No bookie ALIVE would have bet against the odds of this man surviving, getting off dialysis, and coming back to work every day.

Amazing. Just amazing.

Drat. I grew up going to her plays.

Wendy Wasserstein, who spoke for a generation of smart, driven but sometimes unsatisfied women in a series of popular plays that included the long-running Pulitzer Prize winner "The Heidi Chronicles," died today after a bout with lymphoma, Lincoln Center Theater announced. She was 55.

Amazing. Just amazing.

Enough to turn you into a jesus freak.

Oh no, Poor Wendy. Her poor daughter-- the daughter can't be very old.

Drat. I grew up going to her plays.

Oh, my God. She's always been one of my favorite playwrights. That's so sad.

Amazing. Just amazing.

Enough to turn you into a jesus freak.

I'm already a freak. That ought to be good enough.

That's great news about your boss, Steph. I'm glad he's beating the odds. I also think that if anyone at your company buys a lotto ticket anytime soon it should be him. 'Cause wow.

Wow! I loved her. And I director I worked with at UR often worked as her assistant director, so I hope he is doing OK.

That rocks about Big!Boss!

I'm so sad for Wasserstein's family and friends. Her daughter's about 10? Not even? "The Heidi Chronicles" was the main reason I got into playwriting - before WW, I thought only men could write plays.

ION, I was just reading this article [link] on the fake rock that the Brits were using in Russia for spy stuff, and am amused by:

British intelligence once had a specialist in camel dung, Mr. Mendez said, who crafted realistic facsimiles matched to country and species.

Oh. V. saddened by the Wasserstein news.

I saw Uncommon Women and Others in the PBS production in 1978. My first exposure to Meryl Streep, Swoosie Kurtz and Jill Eikenberry. And Wendy Wasserstein. Though it was set in 1970, it was still a very accurate portrait of what I would experience at college. I remember being surprised of the use of James Taylor and Winnie the Pooh as recurring motifs. That's very sad for Wendy to die so young.