The deceased

posted by Jeff | Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 9:54 AM | comments: 1

The new gig is in a building next door to a funeral home. The parking lot behind the building is actually owned by the home, and my office faces the back at ground level.

I've seen a number of funerals leave, but this morning I saw a guy in a minivan pull up to the back door and unload a body, wrapped in a blanket on a gurney.

I'm not sure how that impacts me exactly, although I've only been to two funerals my entire life (great grandmother and a friend's father). I guess it reminds me that I can't really know when it's my turn, so I better make the most of today.


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Carrie

January 6, 2009, 8:36 PM #

From my window at work I can see the retirement facility that's across the street. From time to time an ambulance will pull in and remove someone in the gurney-style that you mention. I never know what to think about it, either.


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