The Lady and the Funeral Home

There are lots of female morticians. One of the most interesting is Caitlin Doughty. She owns a boutique funeral home in LaLaLand where all the creative ideas come from. She's dedicated to changing the way we think about death and the disposition of human remains.  Her style is "different."  She's a rabble rouser in the traditional funeral industry.  I like her.  Maybe you won't. She makes me laugh.   You can google her or find her on Ted Talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvTdKGfj7eU

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I really like this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWYCx2-PPLg

Dare you read this??

 Friends much younger than I, which is pretty much everybody, might not like this blog.  If your need is for comforting words,  grief support or profound thoughts about the meaning of it all,  that's not what it is.  It's just a lot of geriatric observations from a very  old man.  I tried to count the funerals and memorial services I've atended in those many decades. With only those that I can easily remember, I got close to 20  If  I thought about it for awhile there would be  many more. When you've been there that many times you change your mind about a lot of things.  That includes your thoughts about your own "final arrangements" and the kind of service you want or don't want.

At age 90 I am pretty traditional and old fashioned about a lot of things.  Not about dealing with death.  It's OK with me if you want your remains in an urn, cemetery, fertilizing a tree, .shot into space or encased in jewelry for someone to wear in remembrance. Just let your people know. If they don't like it, do not worry yourself into an early urn.