Take a gander at these two posts from yeah, right, whatever: I Could Have Told You That and Honoring Last Requests.
Totally unrelated topics? Not to me. I find both to be on the topic of "Celebrating Life".
First, the information about twins is just plain fascinating. What mother, exhausted at the end of the day from keeping up with one child, does not sit in awe of mothers of twins? It would appear that what every parent learns the first day of their child's life - that each one is uniquely wonderful - might be realized by parents of twins perhaps a day or two later.
What a celebration of the wonder of life to discuss our differences, genetic and otherwise.
Then there's the discussion of the ritual celebration of a life after it has ended. I hope my funeral is as joyful as my grandmother's was. She was 96, and the saddest note of the eulogy was the recognition of how much she would have enjoyed her funeral - all her children, grand children, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, and great-great-great grandchildren gathered to celebrate her life.
It's a shame we didn't ALL get together while she was alive, even though the majority did celebrate her 95th birthday with her.
