I read in the paper this morning that my friend Pat had died. She's also known as Patricia when speaking of her brother Patrick-----McManus, that is. And speaking of her brother Patrick, he has immortalized his older sister as The Troll. I never knew Patricia, The Troll, until the early 1980s, but I sure knew Pat Gass. When I read her obituary this morning, I chuckled. I know it's not nice to chuckle when learning of one's passing, but my friend Pat would appreciate those smiles because they grew out of good memories spent with a very funny lady. For the rest of the post by Marianne Love/Slight Detour, click here.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
