Hello, this is a reminder to "accept" editing privileges so you can contribute posts to the log. So far, I think Jim's the only one that has, so check your e-mails from last week and see if there's some sort of auto response e-mail msg about the blog and reply. Granted, I used Bill's old e-mail, so I'll correct that today. This is a photo of Hymenocallis cornaria, or Spider Lily, courtesy of Bill.
I was talking to one of the mathematicians last week about natural burials. I brought it up with him because we had discussed it in the past and he happens to know a woman in Bloomington interested in this topic. He recently spoke with her, then relayed this sentiment in an e-mail to me, verbatim:
"I talked to Joelene. She says that present law makes it difficult to
create a "green" burial ground (or any other kind) on your property.
Basically, the state requires that you put a certain amount of cash in trust, to assure that if, for instance, it is decided to develop the property later, the expense of removal can be covered.
I'll tell you more in person.
C."
Bill has now informed me that it will cost $100,000 to have the property considered a cemetery, 9/14/06.Also, I happened to speak with Linas on the phone Saturday - he recounted their fall backpacking trip and their lengthy hike to a remote "Noel" lake. I mentioned the green space cemetery to him; he suggested that South Central Indiana Green Space is a long title that tells very little. I agreed, and changed it to Indiana Woodland Cemetery.
Please start experimenting with this web page, if you have trouble adding to it, call. As an exercise, change the title to something else.
Bob
