Nice commentary Bryan.  I too had the good fortune to have some excellent English teachers in high school who introduced me to influential writers (including Vonnegut).  Many of those books became milestones in my life.  I know my life would be quite different had I not been introduced these writers.

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> I wrote a blog about Mr. Vonnegut's passing last night: 
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