My condolences too, gnu. It's toughest on the survivors, I think, just like in war. I have a good friend whose wife has been told by the doctors she has 8 weeks to live, due to cancer. He's been having a tough time and was taken to the hospital with chest pains the other day. We're getting into that age group where we start to lose a lot of people we knew, I'm afraid.

You don't think about this stuff when you're young.

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On another tack, Rap...it has occurred to me that:

1. Since you created all of us, I'm your son!

2. And Amos is my brother!

3. And since I created Chongo Chimp and Shane McBride...


(drum roll....)

THEY ARE BOTH YOUR GRANDSONS!!!!!

Think about that. And try to act as a grandfather should, okay? Be more loving and appreciative to your grandkids. Send them little presents on holidays and tell them how much you love them.