Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Last Party with a Click of a Mouse

My daily transit ride in general is very routinary.  But sometimes surreal - I was on a streetcar once and it felt like I was in the Tower of Babel listening to different conversations in different languages except English.  Sometimes (or most of the time) annoying, five street cars less than a minute apart from each other but none headed towards my destination. Sometimes interesting - the people, the surroundings, the ads.

This ad has been around for sometime now, an ad for funeral services.  Two key messages - it's affordable and it's convenient - you can do it online or through phone.  A little morbid, but hey, it's a service we might need at some point.  And just like other services, I think it's good that it's available online.  As the ad says: "Quick and easy. I didn't want to have to go to a funeral home when my family needed me..." Good point, you don't want to be pre-occupied with things when you should be consoling your family.

But then I thought, my funeral is my last party. I don't want it all done with a click of the mouse. I want the venue checked, the snacks discussed and the entertainment planned :) It is the last hooray, it should be good!