Recent reading

I had some time on my hands last Friday, waiting for photocall. I picked up a book on CD of Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. I'd never read it, but have wanted to, and that was as good a time as any. It was only a 55 min. read (or listen). A collection of short essays, originally written for NPR New York, with the premise of a writer, undergoing controlled near death experiences, in order to interview dead celebrities (John Brown, James Earl Ray, Shakespeare, Hitler...), supervised by Dr. Jack himself. Coming from Michigan, Dr. Jack was a bit of a local hero. He did one of his assists just down the road from where I lived. I also heard that he's getting out of prison, but is not going to supervise any more suicides. After all, the guy is about 137 years old. He provided a service that should be widely available to all people. Nobody should be expected to live longer than they should. Modern medicine can keep us alive whether we want to, or our bodies want to, or not. I'm considering getting DNR (do not resuscitate) tattood on my chest. I only wish that people who decide to take that right away from us have a long and painfull death. I find it supremely ironic that a religion that talks about the joys and glories of the afterlife, should make getting there a terrifying experience and a crime. One of my MANY problems with organised religions.