[OT] Unfortunate News

Poul Anderson, long-time writer of excellent science fiction and
fantasy,
passed away yesterday.	The following message was sent out:

"We brought Poul home from Alta Bates for terminal hospice care.
We gave him Jubilaeum Akvavit, Carlsberg Beer and Boeuf Tartare.
We gave him all our love.  About midnight, he slipped away."

signed Karen, Astrid and the rest of the Andersons.

Please pass this around verbatim and in toto.

Everyone is encouraged to repost without alteration.

*****
It hasn't been a good year for this sort of thing.  DeCamp, Douglas
Adams,
now this.

Damn.

John Crimmins
johncrim@voicenet.com