I didn't know until I heard her obit on public radio and they mentioned her longtime partner.
I didn't know that either, but apparently they've been together since the early 80s.
I did see it noted this morning that her partner will, of course, not receive any death benefits as an opposite sex spouse would.
Not an Onion headline: Man in goat suit seen living among goats in Utah mountains
Extreme furry!
NASA could at least recognize the existence of Sally Ride's partner.
Extreme furry!
Oh, that just took me to a very "ew" place.
I bought my brother a t-shirt from Tee Fury a couple of weeks ago, and when it was delivered (to my house) Tim read the label and was all, "What the hell? Tee FURRY?"
My response? "Dude, they don't wear t-shirts."
I'm going to have to find another area where he can get comfortable driving before having to deal with speed and traffic at the same time.
Cemeteries! That's where my mom taught me--lots of turns to negotiate, plus getting used to other cars at a slow speed before having to deal with them at higher speeds.
Snerk, Hec.
Good idea Polgara. I know where one cemetery is. I think.
Thanks for the ideas. When I taught K-Bug, we had the empty Naval Air Station. Ok, not totally empty, but very minimal traffic and lots of roads, stops, turns, parking lots.
Suzi, I learned how to drive at the Denver Tech Center. I highly recommend. We (my mom and I) did get stopped by security to find out what we were doing, but once he found out it was driving lessons, he was fine.
Everyday we get more and more proof that people just suck.