or so it appears. He seems to have had alot of fun and alot of friends and adventures. I recommend that people go to the library and rent some of his books.

he wrote about adopting his children and later giving a speech to a group of adoptive parents. He told them that after the thrill of adoption will come one day when the parents look at the kids and say to themselves these kids are driving me crazy. And that's when you know they are really yours, just as much as if you had them. So true!

To many of the younger Salon readers, Watergate is not a memory but rather, something they read or hear about. For a humorist like Art Buchwald, it was a blessing, providing a rich source for new, and funny material about which to write.

To no one's surprise, it was leaked that the Nixon crowd in the White House kept an ememies list. On it were assorted Senators, Congressmen, media people, and if memory serves, a few hollywood types. Among Washington society, it bacame an instant badge of status to have one's name on the list. Art Buchwald's name was not on the list, and he was chagrined. He then wrote a column claiming that his loss of status for not being on the list must certainly be because the list was a Machiavellian plot. The real enemies, claimed Buchwald in his column, were the ones whose names were not on the list. The column was a scream, and remains burned into my memory of Art Buchwald. R.I.P. Art.

James Somers

San Carlos, Ca.

He had the same cherubic, love-of-all-mankind expression that seemed perpetually to grace his face. His columns were a joy to read, and I'll miss him. Now I guess he really is a little like Clarence; here's to bells ringing, Art.