RIP. He will be missed.
Little-known fact: He was a big fan of space. He was on the board of The Space Foundation. He never used email, but I sent some stuff to him once via his wife, and he wrote a nice letter thanking me.
[Update late afternoon]
John Podhoretz remembers him.
[Update Wednesday morning]
This kind of thing is why he was a national treasure.
[Monday update]
Matt Labash remembers him, as does Jonathan Last.
[Bumped]
What does it say about human consciousness?
Thanks everyone for the birthday greetings yesterday. Still hoping for many more trips around the sun, and maybe some from beyond Earth.
Thoughts on the inevitable loss of acquaintances.
I try to make new, younger ones as I go.
…still needs help, and still recovering from being literally struck by lightning.
I think a lot of people will associate the day with the tsunami, especially the ones who lived through it.
…to all of my Christian readers, and anyone else who celebrates it. We went for a walk on the beach, and got rained on partway through, but we didn’t mind that much, because we so desperately need it.
I see that Webb is safely in space, a nice Christmas present to the astronomy community. Normally, most of the risk on a mission is retired after separation, but they’re just getting started.
And here is one of my favorite Christmas carols, by one of my favorite singers.
The year in review.
He has a new memoir out, that’s getting pretty good reviews. He has led a hell of a life.
We’re driving up to the Bay Area to attend this event this weekend. I’ll have the laptop, but probably not much time to post.