Bill Mauldin Dies at 81, notes this AP obit at Yahoo.
I ran a pointer to an OC Register story a ways back in which the original columnist encouraged postcards and letters to be passed along to Mauldin, who was described as demoralized by his Alzheimer’s.
The blog entry turned into an alternative means for Googlers to email Mauldin, or such was the weight of public opinion.
I believe that my server may be challenged by incoming connections to that original entry over the next day or two.
Glacial Erratics is Mr. Chris Dent’s contribution to the blogosphere. Mr. Dent has already brought Warp, a wiki variant, into the world, and generally brings interesting thoughts into his interactions.
I have, sadly, missed the portion of Mr. Dent’s life wherein copious wild oats are sown, which is another way of saying we’ve never exactly gotten drunk together. But someday, I’m sure we will.
I met Chris through the estimable, or perhaps inestimable, Eric Sinclair, and met the ever amusing Sabrina of PouPOU via Chris.
Good company the lad keeps.
[typos edited, as they were bad enough to impede legibility]