My patron saint. What a loss, what a tremendously intelligent author. One of my favorite stories about the good Doctor was that he was enjoying a cocktail in the hotel bar in Washington, DC, a place called the Watergate, on the night of June 17, 1972 - while elsewhere in the hotel, five men were apprehended trying to break in to Democratic party offices.

RIP, Dr. Thompson. I recommend against cremation; it will take several days to put out the fire.

WMD