I never met the man, but sometimes I feel like I actually knew Christopher Hitchens. He seems very tangible, like friends I have lost, but can still remember my time with.
Nights like tonight I get sad knowing he’s no longer with us. I feel a personal loss, and I feel like the entire world has changed; much like when Pluto was de-listed as a planet in our Solar System. Rational? Well, the Pluto thing isn’t rational. However, explanations don’t have to be rational to be real. Hitch was the Thomas Paine of our generation. Another chapter in the Age of Reason has ended.
