Comments on: Memento mori http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2008/05/05/memento-mori/ As honest as a gambling man can be Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kira http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2008/05/05/memento-mori/#comment-50508 Kira Tue, 06 May 2008 04:40:10 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/?p=1219#comment-50508 I would be very interested to hear more about what and how this changes things for you once you get settled in it. I would be very interested to hear more about what and how this changes things for you once you get settled in it.

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2008/05/05/memento-mori/#comment-50506 Mr. McLaren Tue, 06 May 2008 03:56:38 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/?p=1219#comment-50506 Yeah, we did the up-to-date wills thing when we became parents. I plan to leave all my junk for my wife to deal with though. And if I die early she's going to have to find a way to keep my 10 tonnes of books around to eventually pass on to my daughter--who may very likely not even want them. Heh. Yeah, we did the up-to-date wills thing when we became parents.

I plan to leave all my junk for my wife to deal with though.

And if I die early she’s going to have to find a way to keep my 10 tonnes of books around to eventually pass on to my daughter–who may very likely not even want them. Heh.

]]> By: Graeme Williams http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2008/05/05/memento-mori/#comment-50502 Graeme Williams Mon, 05 May 2008 13:33:39 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/?p=1219#comment-50502 Well, the first rule is to make sure you have an up-to-date will. My mother died about a year and a half ago, and going through all her stuff made me much more ruthless about cleaning out stuff and clutter. We moved house a few months ago, and I threw out / recycled / gave away a whole lot before the move, and another significant fraction while unpacking, and there's still more to go. My new rule is to ask myself whether my treasured junk will mean anything to my kids after I'm gone -- and the default answer is no. Well, the first rule is to make sure you have an up-to-date will.

My mother died about a year and a half ago, and going through all her stuff made me much more ruthless about cleaning out stuff and clutter. We moved house a few months ago, and I threw out / recycled / gave away a whole lot before the move, and another significant fraction while unpacking, and there’s still more to go. My new rule is to ask myself whether my treasured junk will mean anything to my kids after I’m gone — and the default answer is no.

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