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No eulogies yet, thanks

Posted at 23:25:35 on Wed, December 12th 2007 by graham
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Yes, Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. No, this isn't exactly the best news ever in the history of literature.

But can people please, please, please stop eulogising? As the man himself said:

I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think - it's too soon to tell.

The man aten't dead. Please try and remember that before you start rending your garments and gnashing your teeth.

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But... It's obvious

Posted at 13:15:29 on Thu, July 26th 2007 by graham
in: news terry pratchett weird world

The BBC is carrying a (naturally very important) story about a cat in the states who can apparently predict death. From the article:

Oscar has a habit of curling up next to patients at the home in Providence, Rhode Island, in their final hours.

...

A doctor who treats patients at the home said she believed there was probably a biochemical explanation, rather than the cat being psychic.

Which just goes to show that the Doctor doesn't read the right books. The cat isn't psychic at all. But cats can see Death:

Death is not invisible. Most people just refuse to acknowledge him for who he is, unless he insists. Under normal circumstances, only those of a magical disposition (e.g. witches and wizards), children and cats can see him, or allow themselves to see him.

Once again, Pterry is found to be accurate. Also, interestingly, Firefox doesn't seem to think that Pterry is a typo. Oh, wait. It does. Never mind then.

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Graham Binns is a writer, photographer, musician and software developer from Lancaster, England, with far too much hair, a penchant for odd t-shirts and a magnificent hat. He has been making things up for as long as he can remember and has been making code work for long enough to make a living from it.

He has written one novel, which is in the process of composting, and is working remembering how to write before embarking on a second. In the meantime, he photographs things, since it's easier not to have to make the world up in his head all of the time.