Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One flaw: sometimes, early on, she would tell me things designed to make me think less of my mother, and I would wave her away, saying, 'Jane, this just
“I'm not much into current electronic stuff, what I think of as lounge electronics, mumbling electronics.”
“Yeah, I think there are many other important things in life, not just tennis.”