Stan

Yeah, the research was really interesting. I mean, we could definitely do more than one show on this subject. So my personal story is... My father passed away when I was very young. And I think I might've,

reflected on this previously, but whenever I think this might be true with just about any family, there's always someone that has to kind of take the ball, you know, the bull by the horns to run all the logistics when somebody passes away while other people are kind of grieving in their own way. And I was that.

reflected on this previously, but whenever I think this might be true with just about any family, there's always someone that has to kind of take the ball, you know, the bull by the horns to run all the logistics when somebody passes away while other people are kind of grieving in their own way. And I was that.

person for, for my father, um, you know, all the logistics of, you know, funeral arrangements and the whole, the whole thing. And, um, I realized it was only two weeks after my father passed away that I totally lost it. I mean, I just, you know, cried my heart out. And yet today I still grieve that. Okay. That I didn't, I wasn't able to, um, Process, I guess, is maybe the word.

person for, for my father, um, you know, all the logistics of, you know, funeral arrangements and the whole, the whole thing. And, um, I realized it was only two weeks after my father passed away that I totally lost it. I mean, I just, you know, cried my heart out. And yet today I still grieve that. Okay. That I didn't, I wasn't able to, um, Process, I guess, is maybe the word.

Process that grieving. I never had a situation like that before. And so today, to this day, I'm still trying to figure that out. Okay. And, um, and one way I do that is, um, I visit the, um, the cemetery where my, my father is buried, my father and mother. The other thing is, and, and Maddie, you kind of alluded to this, um, for myself, I never met any of my grandparents.

Process that grieving. I never had a situation like that before. And so today, to this day, I'm still trying to figure that out. Okay. And, um, and one way I do that is, um, I visit the, um, the cemetery where my, my father is buried, my father and mother. The other thing is, and, and Maddie, you kind of alluded to this, um, for myself, I never met any of my grandparents.

And so then you, you ask a question of how do you link with them? And, um, Again, at least on my father's side, his parents are buried at the same cemetery. So when I visit him and his gravesite, I visit them too. And so there's that kind of a linkage. I do not know whether that's part of a grieving process or I do not know whether or not that's just part of your spiritual soulful component.

And so then you, you ask a question of how do you link with them? And, um, Again, at least on my father's side, his parents are buried at the same cemetery. So when I visit him and his gravesite, I visit them too. And so there's that kind of a linkage. I do not know whether that's part of a grieving process or I do not know whether or not that's just part of your spiritual soulful component.

But that's one thing I do. And there's a personal story about it. So, all right. So there's a lot of stuff here. So I'm going to start out with one that I think is kind of interesting. All right. And it relates to cultural differences and maybe even religious differences.

But that's one thing I do. And there's a personal story about it. So, all right. So there's a lot of stuff here. So I'm going to start out with one that I think is kind of interesting. All right. And it relates to cultural differences and maybe even religious differences.

So I recently went on a long road trip with my pooch, Murphy, and we went to our first stop was at a national monument park called Effigy Mounds. National Park. It's north of Davenport, Iowa. It's in the cliffs overlooking the Mississippi River. Beautiful, beautiful forest, dense forest, and beautiful vistas of the Mississippi River. Highly recommend a visit to it if you live close by for sure.

So I recently went on a long road trip with my pooch, Murphy, and we went to our first stop was at a national monument park called Effigy Mounds. National Park. It's north of Davenport, Iowa. It's in the cliffs overlooking the Mississippi River. Beautiful, beautiful forest, dense forest, and beautiful vistas of the Mississippi River. Highly recommend a visit to it if you live close by for sure.

At any rate, up in the middle of this forest are burial sites for American Indians that buried their people there. Mounds. There are mounds in the middle of the forest. It's like a clearing. All of a sudden, what the heck? There are no trees and there are these mounds. And this is where they buried themselves along with bears. So when bears would die...

At any rate, up in the middle of this forest are burial sites for American Indians that buried their people there. Mounds. There are mounds in the middle of the forest. It's like a clearing. All of a sudden, what the heck? There are no trees and there are these mounds. And this is where they buried themselves along with bears. So when bears would die...

They would bury them along with their loved ones. So, you know, you stop and you look at that and you say, wow, talk about culture or talk about how people deal with death. And here's how this Native American did it in that area of the country. So let's talk about this a little bit, you know, the culture of it all. Yeah, Barry, how about you?

They would bury them along with their loved ones. So, you know, you stop and you look at that and you say, wow, talk about culture or talk about how people deal with death. And here's how this Native American did it in that area of the country. So let's talk about this a little bit, you know, the culture of it all. Yeah, Barry, how about you?

It's definitely weird, but... So here's a couple of things that I think are important to bring out. Inevitably... you will go about doing your things in life and then all of a sudden you will hear from somebody, they'll come up and say, hey, did you hear that so-and-so passed away? And it's like a little bit of a shock

It's definitely weird, but... So here's a couple of things that I think are important to bring out. Inevitably... you will go about doing your things in life and then all of a sudden you will hear from somebody, they'll come up and say, hey, did you hear that so-and-so passed away? And it's like a little bit of a shock

You might not be real close to that person, but close enough so that you know them, you know of them, you interact with them at one point on and off. And so it causes kind of a, at least for me, it causes kind of an immediate reflection about that person. You might not attend their funeral. And that might be it as far as how you deal with it, but it still hits you.