As all of you probably know I read quite a few blogs - it sure beats TV and the MSM...over time you develop regular reading cycles and acquaintances with those on the other computer. 

One of the blogs I read was Cranky's Balance Sheet and the last post he mentioned was that he was going to the hospital and not much of an update after that.  The folks over at innocent bystanders and the hostages (two other great blogs) have been concerned over his silence and absence.  Now, with good reason.  They found out that he passed away about a week ago.   I did not know him will....but always found his comments bitingly fun to read.  And, the hostages did a very lovingly tribute to a lost friend.  A friend who is no longer in pain and is probably giving G-d a hard time with his acerbic wit!

In a way one could compare this to our friendships with Lital (and Adi - to a lesser degree).  When we thought Dan had been ill (when he disappeared from the chatroom) we all tried to find a way to track him down.  It was that experience that took our friendships to just acquaintances on the net to friendship. 

When you lose someone you are close to in the net - the pain is the same.  I hope that all of Cranky's family and friends remember the joy that cranky was and when ordering a beer leave a little there for him.

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at 06:26 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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