The Good Doctor would have been 69...

While we're on the topic of death and acknowledging that 70-ish is a life well-lived, I'd note that experimental pharmacologist and legendary gonzo journalist, Dr Hunter S Thompson, would have been 69 yesterday.

His widow, Anita, keeps a blog at their fortified Owl Farm estate and posted this loving tribute to The Good Doctor yesterday.

Although we were live-blogging from Aspen last week, we're certainly not the kind of folks to go poking around in Mrs Thompson's business up Woody Creek Road - plus, I really do fear the remaining explosives, especially with a 4-year-old running wild and hypoxic at high altitude.

But, in all seriousness, the Pharmboy family sends Anita our love and shares our bittersweet celebration of Hunter's birthday. And on a happier note, hearty congratulations are due Anita on her being accepted to Columbia University to take up finishing her BA this fall.

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