When I woke up this morning, the blue sky was now overcast and the predicted high temp for the day dropped ten degrees from yesterday. Something had changed overnight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Those who knew him both in person and vicariously more than admired his talent and whim. They formed sort of \u201cDan Pedersen cult\u201d which lived amongst his blog comments and social media venues.
Dan acknowledged each entry with some sort of sensitive response. We were all his friends, no matter the actual connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the Whidbey Island culture proceeds, richer for the fragments of Dan\u2019s intellectual and humorous DNA that are scattered online, in our local bookstores, and soon, in the salty brine of the Salish Sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Your friend Jason <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"