tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post8779609249921922765..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: "Open Day" With A Twist...Mulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-39713987113976952562008-06-13T21:24:00.000+01:002008-06-13T21:24:00.000+01:00This made me laugh so much. Brilliant. I might sug...This made me laugh so much. Brilliant. I might suggest one for our local crem. Nothing like focusing on death to make one focus on life. Mac, I do think this is a possible half hour documentary !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-25591853044891040552008-06-11T22:33:00.000+01:002008-06-11T22:33:00.000+01:00I love your sense of humour.I love your sense of humour.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272728729243811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-20973541379982913222008-06-10T06:11:00.000+01:002008-06-10T06:11:00.000+01:00For various reasons I was unable to bury my Mother...For various reasons I was unable to bury my Mother. I made the funeral director take me on a tour of the "facility" before I made my plans for her cremation.<BR/><BR/>My Mom would have loved this post. She never, ever lost her sense of humor.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-17449640850455643772008-06-09T19:06:00.000+01:002008-06-09T19:06:00.000+01:00This reminds me that there are 3 humorous topics, ...This reminds me that there are 3 humorous topics, Death, God, and Sex (I think it was Aristotle, or was it Aquianas, who argued that every funny thing could be seen as a variation of one or more of these 3. Forexample, the slipping on a banana bit can be seen as a variation of the Death theme...). Anyway, it was the Greeks who portayed tragedy & comedy as flip sides of the same coin. So when I go, please yuk it up!ArchAngel's Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475482633072586712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-69935791325580900652008-06-09T17:28:00.000+01:002008-06-09T17:28:00.000+01:00Brilliant post. I saw a programme on TV a few year...Brilliant post. I saw a programme on TV a few years ago which portrayed pretty much the same thing - except they used a mortar and pestle to ground up the bits of great aunt Mabel that survived the inferno. Technology has clearly moved on, and they now have the equivalent of the food blender.<BR/><BR/>While respecting individuals' wishes, if anything was guaranteed to put me off the violence of burning the bodies of our loved ones, it was that programme. Like October 67, I much prefer the solace of quietly sitting by the graveside, knowing my parents (and others) were gently laid to rest in peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-10089335851900509862008-06-09T15:36:00.000+01:002008-06-09T15:36:00.000+01:00Very interesting post. My father-in-law just passe...Very interesting post. My father-in-law just passed away and he wanted to be cremated and "spread" around (dusted?) a favorite campground. Our daughter (14) expressed her shock to her grandma and told her that dogs and other animals would do their business all over his ashes if they were around the campground, even if in the bushes. Grandma relented and part will be put in a stream going though it and part in our plot at the local Catholic cemetery.<BR/><BR/>Our daughter has begun taking pipe organ lessons (started late last year). Her teacher was planning on teaching her some wedding music this summer, but we asked her to teach funeral type music instead as we're in a smallish town (about 2000 people) with an average age over 55. We have about 2-3 funerals a month and maybe 2 or 3 weddings a year.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your blogging. I first came and visited several months ago when Fr. Z talked you up and bookmarked you then.)<BR/><BR/>John in Pomeroy, Washington State, USA.John from Pomeroy on the Palousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581562496086759948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-40892195434622492142008-06-09T10:29:00.000+01:002008-06-09T10:29:00.000+01:00I wasn't at all offended - maybe we have the same ...I wasn't at all offended - maybe we have the same sense of humour:)<BR/><BR/>But I did think it all sounded rather exhausting and am glad I plan to rest quietly in a lovely spot beside my mother in a peaceful cemetery on the side of the Downs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-67921360522909949702008-06-08T23:16:00.000+01:002008-06-08T23:16:00.000+01:00Anon...well, don't hold a grudge or anything!Anon...well, don't hold a grudge or anything!gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-62552517041338615082008-06-08T22:35:00.000+01:002008-06-08T22:35:00.000+01:00I can't believe you never asked the organist for "...I can't believe you never asked the organist for "Colours of Day".<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-56975258596344203752008-06-08T22:16:00.000+01:002008-06-08T22:16:00.000+01:00?????Actually, I think this is one of the least of...?????<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think this is one of the least offensive of my posts...Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-82069308121218854112008-06-08T21:52:00.000+01:002008-06-08T21:52:00.000+01:00This is my last visit to your site.As a Catholic,I...This is my last visit to your site.As a Catholic,I am very offended by this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-88857809865882375652008-06-08T21:40:00.000+01:002008-06-08T21:40:00.000+01:00Wow. At least at the end of a timeshare presentat...Wow. At least at the end of a timeshare presentation they give you some parting gifts! I'd have fun thinking up parting gifts for this one....toaster? Microwave? I never could see why people would choose to be cremated, but I suppose "whatever."gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-70233650918763782052008-06-08T21:09:00.000+01:002008-06-08T21:09:00.000+01:00Ummmm... no, this is how I spent this afternoon!Ummmm... no, this is how I spent this afternoon!Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-2313428527026760242008-06-08T20:33:00.000+01:002008-06-08T20:33:00.000+01:00This is surely a jokeThis is surely a jokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com