"Sweet Lord! Is that true?"
It is absolutely true. On his last trip down he had pictures of himself and his "companions" traveling the world. He felt compelled to explain who was who and showed no reservations about doing so. Just so everyone knows, I still love the guy. He is the only living person on my Dad's side of the family that I know of. He has never been out of academics his entire life, which speaks volumes.
[shudder]