I also got down my copy of A Listening Walk last last night to re-read "...Without Shotguns." Tucked inside were a copy of a fan letter I wrote to Gene many years ago, and Gene's very gracious and kindred reply to me. The book is warmly inscribed to me from Gene; it showed up around Christmastime later that same year. Gene was not only a great writer but a genuinely good guy; I'm sure many of us who never met him face to face still think of him as a friend. I know I miss him!

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein