Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Resomation
News of the Hereafter

Masonic Cemetery (Sheridan, OR)

Late breaking news from the world of the dead:

You probably saw this stuff in your hometown paper or elsewhere, but if you happened to have missed it, here are a couple notes from our paper, The Oregonian:

An unnamed cemetery in Chicago (4/26/09) has built “a red brick wall designed to resemble the one in dead center at Wrigley Field… and is ready to accept the cremated remains of Cubs fans—inside $800 Cubbie blue and white urns if they wish.”

I’ve heard said that being a Cubs fan will kill you.

The same paper reported (5/13/09) that the State of Oregon is looking to regulate new body disposal methods, ones I’d never heard of. One process called “resomation” (if you can believe that; I couldn’t find it in any dictionary on-line) “dissolve[s] bodies into a soapy liquid.” That sounds especially wonderful. Another alternative is to freeze-dry Uncle Jake and grind him up “into a fine powder” which can be disposed of in a biodegradable coffin.

Or, presumably, added to your favorite cake recipe, little by little.

“Eat up now, children. Remember how Uncle Jake used to love chocolate cake?”

2 comments:

Untangled Family Roots said...

LOL.....what can I say, just too funny. Now I know where to go when I need a good laugh and some graveyard humor for the day.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Amy. Death is too permanent to take too seriously.

Or, as that fellow in Never on Sunday said, I laugh and sing to keep from crying.

Thanks for coming on board and I hope I live up to you expectations.