a great big empty space

Bill Hazlett has very nice memoriam for Rick Pirko (who passed away quietly Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008) http://billhazlett.blogspot.com/2008/10/thanks-rick.html Rick will be greatly missed. I have started a place for people to post their stories and memories here:

http://thanksrick.blogspot.com/

Here are just 4 of Rick's incredible photos: photo credit: Rick Pirko
photo credit: Rick Pirko
photo credit: Rick Pirko
photo credit:Rick Pirko

Now I am going to go cut up and prepare to dry the mountain of superhot hot peppers that Rick grew in his huge garden and gave me -- just because he knew I loved firey things.

UPDATE: And here they were in all their hot glowing glory: