tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post6072594980504958990..comments2024-03-28T02:44:22.875-04:00Comments on Hecate: What We Leave BehindHecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-3548026995592142622009-03-24T20:09:00.000-04:002009-03-24T20:09:00.000-04:00I've never understood the need to embalm people an...I've never understood the need to embalm people and bury them in impervious coffins. It's never made sense. I suppose some historic cases are interesting. The ancient Egyptians stand out.<BR/><BR/>But even though we supposedly respect our dead by preserving their visage and form, the case of the ancient Egyptians stands out. We've gone out of our way to desecrate their graves. We display their pharaohs in museums. We used to burn mummies for train fuel. Mark Twain once heard a train worker remark while trying to fuel the train: "Damn these plebeians, they don't burn worth a cent-- pass out a King!"<BR/><BR/>Yet, for some reason, at least for a while, we have to bury our dead such that they don't decay naturally. I for one want my funeral to be cheap. I want my organs donated, or at least my body to be used for science or medicine. I want to be buried simply with a pine coffin and a blanket at the most. Cremation would do as well. Most of all, I don't want some of the caskets I've seen at funeral homes. They are utterly bizarre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-26892697431421178182009-03-23T23:07:00.000-04:002009-03-23T23:07:00.000-04:00I notice that real men can wear cute raccoon t-shi...I notice that real men can wear cute raccoon t-shirts.Dj Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897528161962860572noreply@blogger.com