Listening to: Hank Williams III: "Lovesick, Broke, & Driftin'"

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Today in my Grief class we had a guest speaker. He was a funeral director from a local funeral home. He told us all about the steps for planning a funeral--choosing a casket and such. He even gave us a price list. "People tend to find this funny," the funeral director dude said, "but our caskets are outfitted with a box-spring mattress!" We all kind of laughed. After he was done talking, he asked for the usual questions. Sheena asked: "Can anyone like just buy a casket just for the casket?" "Sure," the guy said. "Cool," Sheena said. "I'd like to have just a casket..." "Why," I asked Sheena. "Would you sleep in it?" She smiled. "Might as well, right." "Sure," I said. "After all, they DO have a box-spring in 'em!" -- W i l l Copyright © 2002 W i l l