Alice--

Thanks for the links to the Shel Silverstein stuff at www.banned-width.com/shel.html

I was sad at first because the author of some songs I loved, like "The Unicorn" and "I'm Being Swallowed by a Boa Constrictor," had died. Then I visited that site and discovered what a genius Shel Silverstein was in ways I had never imagined. After reading the original "Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book" (as published in Playboy) and "Uncle Shelby's Scout Handbook," I'm much sadder that the world has lost a wonderful wit, but I'm laughing so hard you'll have a hard time detecting my sadness.

--Charlie Baum