You thought I was the only one who cared about E. G. Ross?

FEE just sent me an email pairing these two articles: "[O]verall life expectancy of Americans hit a record high of 77.6 years." (Washington Times, Tuesday)

And:

"Live Long and Prosper" by Ernest G. Ross.

Ernst Georg Ross was the name his parents gave him in Austria. I was saddened by the fact that he could never run for President. He had the cowboy ethos down so well.

I consider him my I- (or e- or whatever) mentor. I'm blogging because of him and because he's gone.