[Vision2020] Something DEFINITELY different

[lfalen]

Another interesting book is "The American Way of Death" It was written by Jessica Mitford in the 1960's and is a negative book about the funeral industry.
Roger
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From: Paul Rumelhart godshatter at yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:10:52 -0700
To: keely emerinemix kjajmix1 at msn.com,  nielsen at uidaho.edu, vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Something DEFINITELY different

> I also recommend her book "Spook", which is on the subject of life after death.  
> Very entertaining and informative.
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> Paul
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> From: keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> To: nielsen at uidaho.edu; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 9:30:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Something DEFINITELY different
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>   I read last year a very interesting, well-written book on the science and 
> culture, if you can call it that, of dead bodies and their handling, whether for 
> research or simple burial.  It's called "Stiff," which is more irreverent than 
> the book itself, and it's by Mary Roach.  I read it, oddly enough, shortly after 
> my dad died, and I found it surprisingly comforting.  It's one of the most 
> fascinating books I've read, and I think many of you would find it so as well.
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> And referring to Tom's original post, about what to call the box containing his 
> and Rodna's cremains, I might suggest this:  Store the box in the laundry room, 
> next to the box of Dryer Lint, and label it Die-er Lint.  Just don't mix the two 
>  . . 
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> Keely
> www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
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> > From: nielsen at uidaho.edu
> > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:35:13 -0700
> > To: Vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Something DEFINITELY different
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> > Now we can do something really useful for medical science and 
> > probably at the least cost to our survivors. Donate our bodies to 
> > WWAMI, the Washington-Wyoming-Alaska-Montana-Idaho medical education 
> > program.
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> > Human ashes apparently do not make good fertilizer, even if we are 
> > certifiably 100% organic, but every body is welcome at our friendly, 
> > regional medical school.
> > 
> > Ralph Nielsen
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> > http://www.wsu.edu/~wwami/body_donor/index.htm
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