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classicaljunkie. I spent most of the time talking with another O'Reilly person there.
Through a MacBook that was cycling through a photo gallery of the last decade of Erik's life, I learned something new about him: apparently he had an ambition to visit famous artifacts around the world, and lick them. I suggested to my former colleague that if one truly felt compelled by this, one could find all the places and things he had not yet licked and then take up a life's task to carry on where he could not.
Also hugged Erik's widow, signed the guestbook, and then left for having nothing else to do there - I didn't know any of his family, who were there in great number, and didn't feel like making introductions right then. And I feel no drive to attend the funeral this evening, so here ends all of that.
classicaljunkie. I spent most of the time talking with another O'Reilly person there.Through a MacBook that was cycling through a photo gallery of the last decade of Erik's life, I learned something new about him: apparently he had an ambition to visit famous artifacts around the world, and lick them. I suggested to my former colleague that if one truly felt compelled by this, one could find all the places and things he had not yet licked and then take up a life's task to carry on where he could not.
Also hugged Erik's widow, signed the guestbook, and then left for having nothing else to do there - I didn't know any of his family, who were there in great number, and didn't feel like making introductions right then. And I feel no drive to attend the funeral this evening, so here ends all of that.
From Nean
Date: 2008-05-23 06:12 pm (UTC)