On Being Remember...(Ken, Possibly philosophy, unless you have a better idea.)

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What do you want people to remember about you? If you were writing your own obituary, what would it say? This can be serious, factual, humorous or any combination. Actually I could really use a good laugh, and some of you are mighty creative. We really don't know each other, what we read and some in between the lines messages, but we really don't know the real us(I'm sure there are exceptions). I'd like to me remembered for my sense of humor, something that you don't see here. Someone called me an old hippie, I wasn't, just a wannabe-except for the drugs, sex and rock-n'roll, more of a flower child, I guess. So somewhere on my stone,if I have one, I want written, "the Old Hippie" too bad I can't put the right accents on that. I'd also like to be known for my wisdom in the Lord. You probably could figure that one. I don't want it proofread too well. I like to laugh at my faults some, so others should too. There's other stuff I'll come up with in time, but for now....After trying to place this in the categories, I guess this really sums up your philosophy of life.

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), January 17, 2001

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"Here Lies Craig Miller"

1946-20xx

"He Died Laughing. Applied to St. Peter for work as a Guiding Spirit on Sesame Street. Hopes to work closely with Grover in the Learning is Fun section. Wants to spend the other half of Eternity working with the Goddess Pele making lava fountains for tourists on Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii."

(:raig

-- Craig Miller (CMiller@ssd.com), January 17, 2001.


Craig already beat me to it so:

Wildflower Born an April fool

Died laughing while having sex(you know that doesn't sound too good for my partner)

Went to the big greenhouse in the sky

Will apply for position of Hired Hand for Mother Nature when the opening becomes available.

Will also consider working with Craig, but only if I get to be with Elmo,and work in the garden!

What? We were supposed to be serious? I am serious about this.I'm not accepting anything less.

-- sharon wt (wildflower@ekyol.com), January 17, 2001.


As my ashes are sitting in a Mason jar (maybe with one o' them calico circles on top) in my favorite garden basket..... (along with the rest of the vegetables...)

"Well, she always said she felt like she was going to hell in a hand-basket!" :-)

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), January 17, 2001.


Just a moment, I will be right back.

-- JLS in NW AZ (stalkingbull007@AOL.com), January 17, 2001.

To be continued.. or tune in next week same channel same time new show.

-- renee oneill{md.} (oneillsr@home.com), January 17, 2001.


Funny you should post this as I just had to write an euology last month, which caused me to do some serious thinking. Hopefully my obit / euology will include something like:

As many of you know, the key to building any long lasting structure is the foundation. While composed of many individual pieces, it is the basis upon which the structure above it rests. And I am glad to say that Eric is a part of the foundation for my life, and many others as well, as I have been greatly blessed by his being in my life.

-- Eric in TN (eric_m_stone@yahoo.com), January 17, 2001.


"Still Composting"

-- Laura (gsend@hotmail.com), January 17, 2001.

oh boy younger women older whiskey faster motorcycles. live for today tomorrow you may be dead. Bob in se.ks.

-- Bobco (bobco@hit.net), January 17, 2001.

May I be in Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows I'm dead

-- Annie (mistletoe@earthlink.net), January 17, 2001.

Oh, I like Laura's "Still Composting"!

-- Joy Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), January 17, 2001.


Dear Sir/Ma'am(whichever the case my be)

If I haven't gotten it right in this life and I end up having to do this whole thing over again,like apparently JLS has to,please let me come back as a full blooded wolf this time.

This half n half doesn't work out so good for me.It tends to scare and confuse some people.Esp. during full moons.I figure it'll just be alot easier on them all. AAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Oh, and if it helps any to improve my chances on the other front,I can do collateral duty as Hired Gun for Mother Nature too.That should beef up the resume some.

Just trying to cover all my bases, here.

Thanks for your time, Big Guy/Gal whatever.

Sincerely, April Wildflower

-- sharon wt (wildflower@ekyol.com), January 18, 2001.


Especially for my wife......

See! I told you I felt sick!

-- Sparrowhawk (sparrowhawk@yahoo.com), January 18, 2001.


BAR-B-Q Every day and any day Good Food-Fun-Booze-Women-Dancing Standing room only Ask for OL Nick-Chief Cook 666 H.E.L.L.

-- Nick (wildheart@ekyol.com), January 18, 2001.

Everyone in my family knows the following is what I want as an epitaph on my gravestone(glad I won't have to be here to pay for it!)

"If I had but three loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy roses, for they would feed my soul."

It's a Persian proverb, I think.

-- Joanne Schaefer (JoOhio1@aol.com), January 21, 2001.


Here lies old hoot--. Don't mourn my leaving-I'm now walkin the streets of pure gold-praising and honoring Almighty God and His Son-- Jesus Christ. If I could leave a thought--"Dwell upon the positive [Jesus Christ] and distance yourslelf from all evil [satan]--! Matt.24:44

-- hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 21, 2001.


Mine would have to be Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus" See you on the other side Hoot.

-- Eve (owenall@lwol.com), January 22, 2001.

Don't be sad for me, join me later. The weather is great and no weeds in the garden! P.S. Jesus says HOWDY too!

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), January 23, 2001.

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