First it was losing Mr. Gygax, and then hearing that Terry Pratchett has Alzheimers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=539009&in_page_id=1879.
And now this - Arthur C. Clark has passed away.
http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9897329-52.html I feel like it's a mass exodus of heroes before the world goes to hell in a handbasket. Maybe they're being taken away from us to fight the good fight somewhere else?
*sniffle*
Sucks to be a geek lately...
So, to you, Mr. Clark, I hope you've found your home among the stars.