On 2010-10-13 14:10:28 -0500, Jan said:   
   > In article , Captain Infinity   
   > says...   
   >>    
   >> Once Upon A Time,   
   >> Matthew Vincent wrote:   
   >>    
   >>> On Sep 30, 3:41=A0am, Blair Leatherwood    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>> Even when he's gone (which he says will be soon):   
   >>>>    
   >>>> http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=3D30610   
   >>>    
   >>> Real sorry to hear that. :(   
   >>>    
   >>> If those are his wishes regarding unfinished works, then perhaps it   
   >>> means that he's already said everything that he couldn't live with   
   >>> himself if he didn't say during that all-too-short time we're all here   
   >>> in this world and have the ability to do and say things. Ultimately,   
   >>> the only thing any of us can change is how we use that time while we   
   >>> still have a choice.   
   >>    
   >> What we need to do is get together an Action Team or two.  Team A can go =   
   >> to   
   >> Harlan's front door and ring the bell, and when he comes to the door they   
   >> can distract him with, I dunno, juggling or free cookies or something, or   
   >> maybe wave a Captain Midnight Decoder Ring under his nose, yeah, *that*   
   >> would get his attention!   
   >>    
   >> Then Team 2 can sneak in the back door, creep into his office, and abscon=   
   >> d   
   >> with all of his unfinished stories.   
   >>    
   >> We'll all meet up later at Dennys.   
   >>    
   >> Who's in?  Anyone?  Anyone?   
   >>    
   >    
   > From what I've heard about Harlan's Lost Aztec Temple of Mars, one would   
   need a   
   > guide to *find* his office.   
   >    
   > Anyway, some tests were done recently and indications are good that whatever   
   it   
   > was that was bothering Harlan is treatable so with luck he'll be with us for   
   > many more years.   
   >    
   > Jan   
   Far be it from me to argue with Harlan, but when he analogized his    
   feeling to that of a dog knowing it was time, I thought, no they don't    
   know. They just know that unless something *else* happens, it's time.    
   We have modern medicine. There's not always something that can be done,    
   but it wouldn't surprise me if there was.   
   If it's time to stop going to cons, that's a different matter. He's    
   within his rights, and I'd understand that.   
   -K, who no longer goes to cons, but obviously not for the same reason,    
   not being a great author, but just a fan.   
   --- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32   
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