[Publius]

Rand ping.

[Billthedrill]

Ah, many thanks for the ping. Branden is gone. I'd have loved a brief conversation, but there you are.

Weird speculation that I did not put into the book - Rand used some interesting alternate name spellings in AS - Hank ReardEn, for example, in the place of the usual spelling ReardOn. I note that BrandEn's name is an alternate of the usual BrandOn. Related, or accidental? Probably the latter but amusing nonetheless. His ex Barbara had her own innings in The Passion of Ayn Rand. RIP to an interesting guy.