Well, there goes my plan to have my ashes thrown into the airconditioning intake during a board meeting of the IPA...
But seriously, I am somewhat sympathetic to the idea that it's good to have a place to visit the remains of a loved one, even if it is only in ash form, rather than throwing them in the sea or scattering them around the place. Mind you, some societies can take wanting to commune physically with the deceased a bit too far: the Washington Post recently had a photo essay up about some Indonesia tribe that digs up their deceased every few years, re-dresses then, and then puts then away again. This was the most remarkable photo:
Still got all his hair, too...
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