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My father had an open-casket funeral. He died suddenly, unexpectedly, and the undertakers did an excellent job preparing his body - he truly did look as though he was asleep. So much so that I freaked out when we were leaving the cemetery afterwards. And for several years thereafter, I had monkey-paw nightmares of him which disturbed me greatly ( Read more... )

M & I went to see the movie RED2 this weekend past. Good movie imo. The theatre was respectfully filled - not crowded, but every row above the walk was at least half full if not more. Thing is though, it appeared to be a couple movie. For older couples. I guess, because underneath the violence, action and overlays of international intrigue and ( Read more... )

My aunt, my mother's youngest sister, is dying this week. Every summer, we would make the pilgrimage to Massachusetts, traveling through the night, to the home of my Aunt Dottie and Uncle Dick. We would stay with them while we visited my mother's other siblings. Just before my father died (unexpectedly) they moved down to Virginia, but within a ( Read more... )