My mother just took Calvin Hobbes for his final car ride. I didn't go because I could barely keep myself together while carrying the old boy out to the car. The vet said it would only have been a matter of hours.

RIP Calvin Hobbes 1990-2005
Beloved companion of my youth.
You are loved and missed.


Also:
RIP Hunter S. Thompson
#1 of my living celebrities to meet moves to #1 on the deceased list. A truly fascinating individual if there ever was one.