Good Thoughts, CEPT, Et Cetera...

[seawasp]

... for my friend, editor, co-author and gadfly the Butcher of Baen, Eric Flint. I wasn't sure if I should say anything, but since bigbananaslug spilled the beans, Eric is having (or maybe has had -- I thought it was on the 30th, but Bananaslug said "today") heart surgery for four blockages that they found last week.

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[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Eric had announced it on his Facebook page.

[seawasp]

I didn't know he was on facebook, and there appear to be a lot of "eric flint"s on Facebook -- and it wants me to register with Facebook just to see them.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

http://www.facebook.com/friends/?filter=afp#/profile.php?id=1289799985

I don't know if you'll be able to see that, but that's our Eric.

[brent-kellmer.livejournal.com]

Could you let us know how it goes when you hear something? Thanks.

[dragoness-e.livejournal.com]

Ack! Best wishes and my prayers are with him.

[groblek.livejournal.com]

Yipe! I'll keep him in my prayers.

[laptop-mechanic.livejournal.com]

My dad did that 2 years ago. It was not a pleasant experience, but he came through it okay, and was his normal surly self in no time. I hope Eric comes out okay.

[elainegrey.livejournal.com]

Thanks for passing on the news.

CEPT?

[seawasp]

CEPT is from my residence on alt.callahans. IIRC it's something like "Callahans' Emergency Prayer Team".

[denelian.livejournal.com]

oh fuck NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

ohohohohoh. please update if you have info? is it over on the Baen Bar (i get sucked into the Bar when i have to write papers, so i shouldn't go, but if someone is giving updates i *will* go and screw the paper)

i met Eric at marcon. he is the neatest coolest most wonderfulest guy i have ever met. if he wasn't married and i didn't have a boyfriend, i would have been *all over* him just for the conversation and spoilers.

oh. oh. i will light a candle. i will light multiple candles! ooooooooh...

[the-blue-fenix.livejournal.com]

Owie.

My father (in his seventies) had a quadruple bypass a few years back. Apparently THE. MOST. IMPORTANT. FACTOR. in getting your life back is doing the cardiac rehab religiously. The overpaid man with the cutty-knives can only start the process.

[seawasp]

True of pretty much any surgery for repair; if you don't work to get yourself back in shape, you WON'T get back in shape.

[denelian.livejournal.com]

i don't know how to use facebook, i can't seem to figure out how to view Eric's homepage...

do you know where i could go to get an update?

[seawasp]

Alas, no. I found out about it during a phone call I had with him last week, and obviously I'm not going to try calling his house just for updates.

[denelian.livejournal.com]

oh, no! i wasn't wanting you to call and bug him! i was just hoping you knew

i'm going to have to brave The Bar, despite this paper...

[shana.livejournal.com]

Toni reported on the Bar that he's doing well so far.

[elainegrey.livejournal.com]

Thanks!