It's time for a Living Will

So after all the news about Terri Shiavo's life and death I've seen information related to Living Wills all over the place. So I went and printed one off and filled it out. I still need to sign it and have it witnessed but all the key info is there. Here's a list of states with links to living wills, take five minutes and mark what your preference is and who you want to make those choices (that's really all you have to do).

It also made me think of my will and I hadn't done any updating to that lately, I usually try to update it every few years. I don't have an “official” will but I do have it written down where I want money and stuff to go. It's not like I have a bunch of people who could fight over all my stuff, but at least it's written down what I want. Otherwise, how would my mother know what to do with it? She probably doesn't know most of my friends and she certainly doesn't know the last names of most of the ones she does know. I keep with it a list of debt (only my house at this time) and stuff like bank accounts, IRAs and insurance information. I also have a list of things related to my funeral (okay, so maybe it's getting a little morbid) but people always say “what would they want?” so now some of it's written down. No one will say “hmm... in lieu of flowers, where should we send it” or “does he want it in the church he goes to? (and where is that?) or where he went when he was growing up?”. So I've got a few things little things like that put together, people don't have to do it (what choice do I have at that point?) but at least I let them know what I wanted and there won't be confusion about it...

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Posted by Gary on Sunday at 4:38 AM on April 3, 2005.
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Enormous Omelet Sandwich

A lot of people on-line are complaining about the Enormous Omelet Sandwich at Burger King. It's unhealthy and people are obese already and it shouldn't be allowed, etc.

I gotta say, it does look yummy. I could never eat a whole one or if I did, it would take a long time (I'm a slow eater). I'd think we need to outlaw the companies that make deserts first, the whole “purpose” of desserts is to be unhealthy.

I figure as long as we allow:

The gun companies sell to people without hunting licenses.

Stores to sell cigarettes to the healthy (or the un-healthy).

We let bars and restaurants serve (and let people leave) after clearly drinking too much.

We should probably let Burger King sell huge (enormous) omelet sandwiches.

Okay, I had breakfast (bacon, egg, cantaloupe and orange juice) and I just had a bowl of cereal. I'm starving after seeing pictures of this sandwich. I'd go get one right now if they were still serving breakfast.

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Posted by Gary on Sunday at 12:54 PM on April 3, 2005.
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Spring Forward

Have I told you that I hate Daylight Savings Time lately? No, that's probably because I only mention it twice a year. I think it's crazy and not very helpful. That's my two cents (and I only put in four cents a year on this topic). Does anyone really like DST?

Most importantly, don't forget to change your clocks or you'll be late for work tomorrow.

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Posted by Gary on Sunday at 1:02 PM on April 3, 2005.
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Customer Service(?)

So I went to Target (a department store) today to pick up a few things and to get a price adjustment (the price went down since I bought it and I wanted the savings back). They were fluorescent light bulbs (the ones you screw into a regular bulb socket) that had 3 in a pack that I bought a few for $8.88. The next week they were $6.21 (not worth taking them back), but this week they were on clearance for $2.21, now that was worth taking stuff back. Now they always have odd return rules that change so I brought a few packages of the bulbs with me (but I left them in the car). Of course they said price adjustments are only good for 14 days, so you need the item with you (and what they do is return it and you immediately re-buy it). I only had two packages (but I had bought three) so I tried to sweet talk them into letting me do all three but no luck (but I got $16 for the two, that's more than I spent today), they said I'd have to return it later (later just means get back in line) but the line had grown. Maybe next week when I go back for something else (I'll get another $6 then).

BTW, Easter stuff is 90% off, so I got some Cadbury Creme Eggs for five cents each!!!

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Posted by Gary on Sunday at 6:11 PM on April 3, 2005.
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