R.I.P. Hitch, and Russell Hoban too

[Martha Bridegam]

The world is a very great deal less weird without them both.

/MAB

[Bonnie]

On Dec 16, 6:12 pm, Martha Bridegam <bride...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The world is a very great deal less weird without them both.
>
> /MAB

Hi, but it's still pretty weird - I've been muttering silent little
prayers to Hitch all day.
B.

[Joe Fineman]

Bonnie <george...@email.com> writes:

> On Dec 16, 6:12 pm, Martha Bridegam <bride...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The world is a very great deal less weird without them both.

> Hi, but it's still pretty weird - I've been muttering silent little
> prayers to Hitch all day.

I gather he gave us permission to pray *for* him if that made us feel
better, but I doubt if he considered *that* possibility. %^)
--
--- Joe Fineman jo...@verizon.net

||: Some things have to be believed to be seen. :||

[Bonnie]

On Dec 17, 3:00 pm, Joe Fineman <jo...@verizon.net> wrote:

Did I mention seeing his face on my toast? and the meditating on his
epistles?

My Dear Hitchens, you sent Jerry Falwell to a mythical hell never once
guessing you could be sent to its opposite place. Sure, you followed
Orwell's caution to avoid sainthood - indeed, to the letter - with
alcohol, tobacco and *so forth* enthusiastically not avoided.
Especially the *so forth*. Still (in spite of that acid tongue) what
you really wanted was pretty much what we all want. Peace on earth.
Good will to men.
B.
for a bit less hagiography
http://www.counterfire.org/index.php/articles/opinion/15341-christopher-hitchens-more-mother-teresa-than-george-orwell