GOOD Magazine: Business of Death

I discovered this on Dvorak.org/blog, and I was amused by how peppy and up-beat the music choice was. Also, the vital statistics of Death are something most people never really think about in this modern world of ours. I know I want a rental casket for my funeral service and a stable but eco-friendly softwood box for my actual burial. However, if it could be done more efficiently, I would not mind cremation and conversion into pencils that could be given as souvenirs to the funeral goers. That option would also mean that I could you me to sign my funeral service guest book. (Is that as disturbing as it seems? I mean, it didn't seem so bad before I actually typed it out... I wonder if it's an indicator of something serious, or simply the product of Lack of Sleep™?)