I guess by now everybody’s heard that Sally Ride died of pancreatic cancer at the far too young age of 61. Pancreatic cancer is one of those cancers that, when you get it, it’s time to get your shit in order, ‘cuz you’re pretty much history. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a notable exception (so far). Patrick Swayze, Joan Crawford, Michael Landon, Fred Gwynne, Luciano Pavarotti, Jack Benny, Rex Harrison, Donna Reed, Henry Mancini, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie are among the more famous folks who got it.

So, so long Sally.