Is it just me* or does everyone wonder what would happen to all the details after they die? Every now and then I say something to Andy like, "If I die, don't forget to clip the kids' toenails once in a while" or "Do you even know who their dentist is?" But, aside from the kids and the household, I wonder what would happen to my blog, my online accounts, and so on. So I was interested to learn of the macabre-sounding Death Switch. In addition to passwords, you can also leave info like funeral instructions and financial information, as well as "unspeakable secrets" and "last word in an argument." I'd never pay to do it, but I can definitely see the appeal. And I love this question from the FAQ: "What if I go into a coma for 3 months and then recover?"
*Andy always looks nervous when I start a question off like that.
wow, so interesting that you wrote this post and that i just happened upon it. i was just surfing blogs off of other people's links lists, and i saw several blogs that hadn't been updated in months. at the last one, i thought, "jesus, what? did she die or something?" also, i used to read this blog called "liberals in exile" and the author has some kind of strange heart ailment, and at the end of november she wrote and told us her health was bad and she'd be taking a break while they tried a more aggressive type of therapy that would leave her very tired. so, i've been checking back every so often since then: still nothing. and again i am left to wonder, "what? did she die or something?" which is morbid. if i had anybody in my life worth dragging in, i think i'd leave some kind of last will instructions for my poor blog, just so people would know. you know?
Posted by: dawn | December 16, 2006 at 09:29 PM