Harold,

I was saddened to read that Jay has died. He was a true visionary who, in my opinion, did almost everything 'against the grain.' He reminded me of a poster I saw at The French Store, in Toronto, perhaps 30 years ago. The poster was a sketch of hundreds of snowy white sheep running off a cliff, en masse. One sheep, a black one, is going in the other direction, saying "Excuse moi. Excuse moi. excuse moi."

To my mind, that poster reminded me of Jay, and people like him, who recognize that there are other, more meaningful, and more effective ways of doing things, than those of the herd.

After all, who else would post multiple ways to his home, along with warnings about the stairs, and dachshunds running loose in the yard, except Jay?

I keep a small black sheep on my desk, a gift from my daughter, to remind me of the poster, long out of print, but more importantly, of the message that poster conveyed.

Thanks for your work.

Shaun Browne