Saturday, January 5, 2008

Andrew Olmsted: The last word We didn't know Andrew Olmsted well. We had a short conversation at a past Rocky Mountain Blogger Bash. We were struck by the excerpt of his posthumous post linked yesterday by Andrew Sullivan. We didn't click through so were unaware of the authorship until this morning when we saw this post from Walter In Denver. Here's an article about Mr. Olmsted from today's Rocky Mountain News. Mr. Olmsted writes: This is an entry I would have preferred not to have published, but there are limits to what we can control in life, and apparently I have passed one of those limits. And so, like G'Kar, I must say here what I would much prefer to say in person. I want to thank hilzoy for putting it up for me. It's not easy asking anyone to do something for you in the event of your death, and it is a testament to her quality that she didn't hesitate to accept the charge. As with many bloggers, I have a disgustingly large ego, and so I just couldn't bear the thought of not being able to have the last word if the need arose. Perhaps I take that further than most, I don't know. I hope so. It's frightening to think there are many people as neurotic as I am in the world. In any case, since I won't get another chance to say what I think, I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Such as it is. Rest in peace Andrew. 11:14:14 AM

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