Thanks, Janice. Coincidentally, I had planned a few days ago to PM you about him during tomorrow's Happy Hour; I had become aware some time ago of his absence, and sensed that he was struggling with the illnesses he had periodically alluded to in his posts. I, like many others here, appreciated, and will miss, his elaborate stories of travel and gastronomy (I only hope they were all true!). I wasn't aware of his interest in cooking (though his interest in eating was obvious); he seemed sincerely grateful for the recipe for Olive Oil Cake that I once sent him, and I hope he got around to making it for one of his lavish dinner parties as he suggested he would (I am a former chef myself). Integral was a true bon vivant; may we all enjoy more of the simple pleasures of life, as he so obviously did.
