Heh. Had pretty much the same thought when I first stumbled across your site in the New Blog Showcase.

And it's the same thing that draws me back - now and again - to the Microbe section of the Ecosystem, looking for that tiny glint of gold in the streambed of the blogosphere.

You have found another treasure on the shore. Let's hope Dr. Bob gets a Gerard-a-lanche.

Like Harvey, I sensed the remarkable when I first came across one of your posts. It wasn't even on your blog, but it stood out like thunder. So, I became a fan and have followed your writing and every link you provide. I started enjoying Dr. Bob when you first (I think) mentioned him. Thank you once again.

Yeah. I like this guy, too. It's a kind of blog sychronicity...or simply the wave action of the blogosphere that people seem to find the same person "all at once." Michael Yon is on this same wave, too.

Sometimes you run across one that is so good but you forget to bookmark it and when you attempt to return, you can't find it. I'm experiencing that now with the blog of a young soldier I happened upon a few weeks ago. Can't spell worth a damn, but that boy can put you in the middle of a street fight so fast you're pumping adrenaline...and I've lost him. I've hope for it, though, since the comments were talking about a book deal when it makes it out of there. If he does. All he needs is prayer for his very mortal life and a good editor.

There is *something* about fine writing that makes us want to pass it on. It's that grab-them-by-the-lapels-and-make-them-look feeling. Some of Flannery O'Connor's short stories have that effect; "Fine Country People" is one. Back in his brief prime, Garrison Keillor wrote some exceptional tales, as ingenious and deceptive as a Mobius strip.

That was then. I think the Doctor has more staying power, though. Like the Soldier, he'll no doubt be in book form one of these days. Because reading online is indeed a chore.

I had read and linked to the Doctor's remarkable Dancing with Death and then I lost track of him. I am so pleased that you've "found" him, featured him and see him as the great writer he is.

And so are you. I look forward to all your posts, for me a special treat during the day