New Year's Resolution - Get Cremated

Like most of you I get a lot of crap in the mail. I got two pieces today that made me think:

Apparently, Highland Memorial Gardens thinks Jan 1st is the day to start a mail campaign to urge people to prebook their funerals. The literature is actually dated for Jan 1st so obviously some marketing manager thought that "hey, its the perfect time for people to think about what they need to plan for the New Year". I have never been squeamish about death and have no fear of it so I can see the humour in it. But the big headline "Cremation. You might think it's the last decision you have to make...." in neon sickly green/yellow on a black background just doesn't entice me to put this at the top of my resolutions.

The second piece of mail is flogging more of the Thomas Kincade. Apparently he is a Christian and his gift is from God. I happen to believe that God is far more creative then Kincade is giving Him credit for. Come on, even you fans of his work have to admit that his paintings of English cottages do look an awful lot alike! The really frightening part of this once in a lifetime offer of a piece of resin sculpture is that it comes with two little figurines to put in front of the Christmas house - one of Thomas and his wife Nanette. Okay, guys, I gotta tell you - this is why a lot of people think Christians are nuts!