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I have been housebound for the last few days after having dental surgery. And it has been lovely. There is nothing like the feeling of having permission to do nothing in our current society that is all based on what you accomplish in a day. More is better is the message that we constantly hear. Knowing in advance that I was going to have all this time to do nothing was a little unsettling. I mean what would I actually do. A friend had told me about "Dead Like Me", a television series that was only on for two seasons, so I went out and bought both seasons, curled up on the couch with lots of pillows and my ensure. Note: want to lose that holiday weight that you put on...have dental surgery.

What a gentle series about death. It really is the one big mystery that we know nothing about. When I was young and my parents tried to explain death to me, and my parents weren't very good about explaining anything, I thought of heaven as the same thing as earth. Except no one dies. So my dogs went to heaven when they died and were running around happy. For a little while I even wanted to die. After all heaven sounded pretty good. Grandma was now with Grandpa and they were waiting for me to come some day. I really couldn't understand the point of waiting. I wanted to go then. I was a rather dark, introverted child. I am still curious as to what will happen, but I can now wait. The series does not provide any answers, I like that the most. Please don't spoil my surprise. However it does make death look so gentle. The "reapers" take your soul just before you die, so you don't have to bear any of the unpleasantness. I like that. It is actually a great little series. I highly recommend it.