On the back
window of the car in front of me, in large script letters, read "In Loving
Memory of LaQuaChaniqua Jones, now with
Jesus, 1966 -2010." (This is not an unusual sight down here.) It reminded
me of some business I need to take care of. Not that I have any plans of going
any where any time soon. In the case of my demise, it is very important that
someone handle the following:
· Before my body assumes room temperature, please go to my house and clean out my refrigerator. Short of condiments, just toss it all and wipe it out. Don't worry, posthumously, I'll take the blame for not having any food in the house. (Trust me, the church ladies will make sure my family does not starve in their time of grief, it is the south after all.)
· For God's sake, make sure there are no plastic flowers or silk arrangements involved. If some should appear, I would appreciate someone just anonymously seeing that they are delivered to some other bereaved family, it's the least I can do.
· And, no daisies or carnations please, they are the dearth of arrangements. (I have gone out of my way to make sure all the arrangements we have sent over the years have not included them, and I damn well expect repayment in kind.)
· Yes, and one last request, needless to say, don't even consider putting my name on the window of your car.
· Before my body assumes room temperature, please go to my house and clean out my refrigerator. Short of condiments, just toss it all and wipe it out. Don't worry, posthumously, I'll take the blame for not having any food in the house. (Trust me, the church ladies will make sure my family does not starve in their time of grief, it is the south after all.)
· For God's sake, make sure there are no plastic flowers or silk arrangements involved. If some should appear, I would appreciate someone just anonymously seeing that they are delivered to some other bereaved family, it's the least I can do.
· And, no daisies or carnations please, they are the dearth of arrangements. (I have gone out of my way to make sure all the arrangements we have sent over the years have not included them, and I damn well expect repayment in kind.)
· Yes, and one last request, needless to say, don't even consider putting my name on the window of your car.
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