Even though I read the article I'm too lazy to write a response. Sooo.. I was poised and ready to copy and paste Carly's response, however I realized that even though she left the door wide open for me to do so, it would be morally wrong. Sigh.. I hate my Philosophy class, it's totally making me into a prude.
I did like this part of the reading though...
So what can be done? One answer, Dr. Ariely said, is to develop more social checks on overbooking. He points to marriage as an example: “In marriage, we create a situation where we promise ourselves not to keep options open. We close doors and announce to others we’ve closed doors.”
I want to reply to this with one simple word. Swingers. Ok, all facetiousness aside I have no response to this paper. Ohh well.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Freaking Blog!
It doesn't surprise me that there isn't anyone posting in their blogs. Not everyone can be as awesome as I am. I'll let it slide. No seriously though... Not everyone can be as great as I am, worry about their grade as much as I do, and study as hard as I do. I bought a new kitten yesterday. I am supposed to be paying attention to Craniac, but alas, it's too boring, he's a "Chowderhead" and he's taking so very long to tell us how to make a blog entry with clicky linky. Pffffffttttt! That's what I say.
Ok Ok.. Now that you've waded through that crapola, I'm ready to tell you about my topic and my plan. I'm going to write more tomorrow. I have fun researching my paper, and I have fun writing, so it's a win win situation. I do need to focus more though. Living in a world of fast paced technology with iPods and cell phones and everything under the sun on eBay it's no wonder that I have a hard enough time listening to what my wife is telling me about her co-workers let alone what's going on in my paper. The kitten is really zapping my available time, as the little sucker won't eat or drink, so the vet suggested a syringe of formula followed with chaser of cat food! Talk about gag me. I feel terrible for that little thing.
What am I going to work on? My attention span, my history test and my kitten.. Holy crap.. see? I can't even finish a blagumm sentence. Ohh man. How about more research? Gotta keep it simple. Keep it safe.
Ok Ok.. Now that you've waded through that crapola, I'm ready to tell you about my topic and my plan. I'm going to write more tomorrow. I have fun researching my paper, and I have fun writing, so it's a win win situation. I do need to focus more though. Living in a world of fast paced technology with iPods and cell phones and everything under the sun on eBay it's no wonder that I have a hard enough time listening to what my wife is telling me about her co-workers let alone what's going on in my paper. The kitten is really zapping my available time, as the little sucker won't eat or drink, so the vet suggested a syringe of formula followed with chaser of cat food! Talk about gag me. I feel terrible for that little thing.
What am I going to work on? My attention span, my history test and my kitten.. Holy crap.. see? I can't even finish a blagumm sentence. Ohh man. How about more research? Gotta keep it simple. Keep it safe.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
What's the deal with dead people?
What's the skinny on my dead paper?
Here's the low down, fo shizzle DCrane... I'm having so much fun researching my paper, that I don't even want to write about what I'm learning. I've seriously created this knowledge thirsty monster that just wants to jump from source to source and web page to web page devouring the information about death and eco friendly burials. I have managed to get a couple pages down, but this topic is taking over my free time. It's like a wildfire that can't be contained or controlled.
I know I'm a sarcastic cat, however this is true. I am having so much fun with the research over the past week that I've only amassed two pages of paper. It will get better. I promise. But I do think that my 2 pages is better than what BangeterT has put together.
Peace dawg.
Here's the low down, fo shizzle DCrane... I'm having so much fun researching my paper, that I don't even want to write about what I'm learning. I've seriously created this knowledge thirsty monster that just wants to jump from source to source and web page to web page devouring the information about death and eco friendly burials. I have managed to get a couple pages down, but this topic is taking over my free time. It's like a wildfire that can't be contained or controlled.
I know I'm a sarcastic cat, however this is true. I am having so much fun with the research over the past week that I've only amassed two pages of paper. It will get better. I promise. But I do think that my 2 pages is better than what BangeterT has put together.
Peace dawg.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Freeze-Dried Dead People
Freeze-Dried Dead People: "BBC News reports on an environmentally-friendly mode of human burial. Basically, the corpse is freeze-dried in liquid nitrogen and then sound waves are used to shatter the body into a powder. The supposedly odorless powder is encased in a corn starch 'coffin' for shallow burial. The coffin and its contents become compost and return to the ecological cycle within six months."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3473103.stm
Another cost-effective way is called “water reduction” invented by a retired pathology professor named Gordon Kaye and a retired professor of biochemistry named Bruce Weber. Their company, WR2, Inc. is based in none other than the city I live in: Indianapolis, Indiana.
In a few hours, Kaye and Weber’s equipment can dissolve the tissues of a corpse and reduce it to 2 or 3 percent of its body weight. The two key ingredients are water and lye. The chemical renders itself inert and can be safely flushed down the drain.
http://www0.epinions.com/content_216462233220
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3473103.stm
Another cost-effective way is called “water reduction” invented by a retired pathology professor named Gordon Kaye and a retired professor of biochemistry named Bruce Weber. Their company, WR2, Inc. is based in none other than the city I live in: Indianapolis, Indiana.
In a few hours, Kaye and Weber’s equipment can dissolve the tissues of a corpse and reduce it to 2 or 3 percent of its body weight. The two key ingredients are water and lye. The chemical renders itself inert and can be safely flushed down the drain.
http://www0.epinions.com/content_216462233220
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Freeze-dried funeral - Boing Boing
I'm going to find some darn good links to read over when I get more time. These links will lead me to articles that will inform me on the many opportunities available for alternative burials.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/pcpp/willedbody/
Freeze-dried funeral - Boing Boing: "Freeze-dried funeral
Posted by David Pescovitz, October 19, 2005 9:17 AM | permalink
Promession is a process where corpses are freeze-dried, shaken into a powder, and then put in a biodegradable coffin. Developed in Sweden, the process was apparently created as a response to limited burial space and to reduce the pollution emitted from burning dental fillings during traditional cremation. (More background on Promession here.) It may make its way to parts of the UK in the near future. From The Scotsman:
It involves freezing the coffin and body to -18C before lowering them into liquid nitrogen at -196C, which leaves them extremely brittle.
A vibrating pad is used to reduce the remains to a powder and a magnetic field then removes all traces of mercury and other metal residues from fillings or hip replacements.
The remains are then put into a biodegradable coffin made from vegetable matter and buried in a shallow grave, where they will be absorbed into the earth within six to 12 months.
Loved ones could plant a tree or shrub on top of the grave, to absorb nutrients from the remains, supporters of the promession system suggest.
The cost of the process is expected to be similar to that for a cremation - around one-third of the price of a grave plot and traditional burial."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/pcpp/willedbody/
Freeze-dried funeral - Boing Boing: "Freeze-dried funeral
Posted by David Pescovitz, October 19, 2005 9:17 AM | permalink
Promession is a process where corpses are freeze-dried, shaken into a powder, and then put in a biodegradable coffin. Developed in Sweden, the process was apparently created as a response to limited burial space and to reduce the pollution emitted from burning dental fillings during traditional cremation. (More background on Promession here.) It may make its way to parts of the UK in the near future. From The Scotsman:
It involves freezing the coffin and body to -18C before lowering them into liquid nitrogen at -196C, which leaves them extremely brittle.
A vibrating pad is used to reduce the remains to a powder and a magnetic field then removes all traces of mercury and other metal residues from fillings or hip replacements.
The remains are then put into a biodegradable coffin made from vegetable matter and buried in a shallow grave, where they will be absorbed into the earth within six to 12 months.
Loved ones could plant a tree or shrub on top of the grave, to absorb nutrients from the remains, supporters of the promession system suggest.
The cost of the process is expected to be similar to that for a cremation - around one-third of the price of a grave plot and traditional burial."
Sweden's new funeral rite - bodies freeze-dried, powdered and made into tree mulch - Telegraph
Sweden's new funeral rite - bodies freeze-dried, powdered and made into tree mulch - Telegraph: "Sweden's new funeral rite - bodies freeze-dried, powdered and made into tree mulch
By Kate Connolly in Berlin
Last Updated: 12:50am BST 29/09/2005
A town in Sweden plans to become the first place in the world where corpses will be disposed of by freeze-drying, as an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation or burial. Jonkoping, in southern Sweden, is to turn its crematorium into a so-called promatorium next year.
Swedes will then have the chance to bury their dead according to the pioneering method, which involves freezing the body, dipping it in liquid nitrogen and gently vibrating it to shatter it into powder. This is put into a small box made of potato or corn starch and placed in a shallow grave, where it will disintegrate within six to 12 months."
People are to be encouraged to plant a tree on the grave. It would feed off the compost formed from the body, to emphasise the organic cycle of life.
By Kate Connolly in Berlin
Last Updated: 12:50am BST 29/09/2005
A town in Sweden plans to become the first place in the world where corpses will be disposed of by freeze-drying, as an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation or burial. Jonkoping, in southern Sweden, is to turn its crematorium into a so-called promatorium next year.
Swedes will then have the chance to bury their dead according to the pioneering method, which involves freezing the body, dipping it in liquid nitrogen and gently vibrating it to shatter it into powder. This is put into a small box made of potato or corn starch and placed in a shallow grave, where it will disintegrate within six to 12 months."
People are to be encouraged to plant a tree on the grave. It would feed off the compost formed from the body, to emphasise the organic cycle of life.
The technique was conceived by a Swedish biologist, Susanne Wiigh-Masak, 49, who said: "Mulching was nature's original plan for us, and that's what used to happen to us at the start of humanity - we went back into the soil.
"But we need to tell people in this day and age that this can once again be a dignified and comfortable option." According to Mrs Wiigh-Masak's method, which she has called "promession" - the promise to return to the earth what emerged from the earth - the dead body is frozen and dried, using liquid nitrogen.
A mechanical vibration then causes the body to fall apart within 60 seconds before a vacuum removes the water.
Then a metal separator picks out metals such as artificial hips and dental fillings.
Jonkoping's motivation for converting its crematorium into a promatorium is mainly practical. According to European environmental laws, it faced a multi-million pound bill for the installation at its 50-year-old crematorium of a new gas-cleaning system and furnace.
The alternative was the much cheaper conversion and a more environmentally friendly procedure.
Personal Alternative Funeral Services | Price List
Personal Alternative Funeral Services | Price List: "Professional Fee as described above $ 500.00 USD
Cremation Process Fee 110.00 USD
Basic Cremation Casket * 18.38 USD
Temporary Cremation Urn * 4.60 USD
* Tax (8.8% on Merchandise Only) 2.02 USD
Sub-Total $ 635.00 USD
Death Certificate - State of Washington 17.00 USD
Total Cost $652.00 USD
Other charges as selected may apply, such as: Obiturary Notices; Notarized Death Certificates; Urn; Viewing/Visitation, State Tax on Merchandise, etc.
http://pafs.net/index.php?pageId=2&commerce=true&view=category&categoryId=48"
JUST FOR A CREMATION!
Cremation Process Fee 110.00 USD
Basic Cremation Casket * 18.38 USD
Temporary Cremation Urn * 4.60 USD
* Tax (8.8% on Merchandise Only) 2.02 USD
Sub-Total $ 635.00 USD
Death Certificate - State of Washington 17.00 USD
Total Cost $652.00 USD
Other charges as selected may apply, such as: Obiturary Notices; Notarized Death Certificates; Urn; Viewing/Visitation, State Tax on Merchandise, etc.
http://pafs.net/index.php?pageId=2&commerce=true&view=category&categoryId=48"
JUST FOR A CREMATION!
Index
Index: "A green burial is a cremation alternative, and a viable alternative to 'traditional' burial practices in the United States. It is an earth friendly option when considering burial vs cremation. Many families choose cremation because it's seen as more environmentally friendly than traditional burial. Embalming, expensive sealed caskets and burial vaults are not required by law. Though traditional memorial parks may require them, a green cemetery or memorial nature preserve does not. The simplicity of a green burial is in tune with nature and need not be expensive."
http://www.greenburials.org/
http://www.greenburials.org/
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I'm Freezing!
I've decided to write my next paper on alternatives to being buried underground in a casket.
I can think of a few ideas off the top of my head..
Frozen
Cremated
Liquefied and sent down the drain
Body Willed to science
I like this topic. Everyone around here just goes to get buried when in fact that may not be the best or wisest idea.. or even the cheapest route. There are many alternatives that should be observed.
I can think of a few ideas off the top of my head..
Frozen
Cremated
Liquefied and sent down the drain
Body Willed to science
I like this topic. Everyone around here just goes to get buried when in fact that may not be the best or wisest idea.. or even the cheapest route. There are many alternatives that should be observed.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bloggity Blog
Interesting for me was the fact that we had to submit papers for others to read them. Mostly in my experience I've submitted papers to professors for "your eyes only" projects.. I like getting review and feedback from people, however I find myself attacking the reviews more often than not. Ohh well.
The hardest part about this paper is kindly and graciously accepting the feedback from my work. I like to put attitude and personality in papers and it's hard for anyone who has not ever taken creative writing to understand. So when I put in strange historical anecdotes and people don't get it, I like to attack their brain power.
The hardest part about this paper is kindly and graciously accepting the feedback from my work. I like to put attitude and personality in papers and it's hard for anyone who has not ever taken creative writing to understand. So when I put in strange historical anecdotes and people don't get it, I like to attack their brain power.
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