This is going to be fun, because you see, I went back to visit Historic Chippewa City in Montevideo, Minnesota with my best friend Cindy who said she loves history, but refused to enter the building with the horse-drawn antique hearse. 

"There's a spirit in there," she said, "and if you take a picture of the casket, you're going to see an orb."  Cindy has a flair for the dramatic, but she was true to her word and wouldn't come near the thing.  I was delighted and surprised that she was right about the orb.  You can see one floating in the upper left-hand corner of the photo.  It's a faint, little bubble-like apparition.  So, I guess she was right - and she won't know it until she reads this article.

I do have a bit of a dark side.  It's nothing serious, and I certainly don't spend much time contemplating death, but I know my version of dying is a little different from a lot of folks.  I guess I don't think it's the worst thing that could happen to you.  And although I'm afraid of the process, I think once you cross over there's a big party in your honor - on both sides!

There are people I've lost that I'd love to see again.  And every year there are more of them.  But I'm not in a hurry to go.  In fact, I believe I'd better get going and get a bigger kick out of living on this side before my time is up.  I'm just better at working than playing.  Living life and having fun takes effort, and I've been a little lax in that department, but I'm willing to take it up a notch.