tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822716.post5513478144718272197..comments2024-02-10T00:07:22.101-08:00Comments on Shreveport Blog, the site for imagining sustainable suburbs and a schvingy downtown: Rest in Peace, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr, 1922 - 2007Robert E Trudeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554504744066844336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822716.post-53799176456288168232007-04-14T00:50:00.000-07:002007-04-14T00:50:00.000-07:00Kevan and I discussed the "Kurt is up in heaven no...Kevan and I discussed the "Kurt is up in heaven now," supplied by the original photo poster. K pointed out that Vonnegut certainly did not believe in heaven. Yep. I think the poster was being a wag.Robert E Trudeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554504744066844336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822716.post-78728733565003116092007-04-12T09:32:00.000-07:002007-04-12T09:32:00.000-07:00I was very saddened to hear this last night. We've...I was very saddened to hear this last night. We've lost one of the world's greatest humanists. He was nothing if not full of compassion for what it means to be a living being. His last book, "Man Without A Country," was superb. I have been thinking of getting another tattoo based on an illustration from one of his works, and his death serves as an added impetus. I am comforted also by the fact that his work will be read for centuries to come.Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.com