Blogging Pays Off

Using the blogs has turned out to be very helpful. I set up separate blogs for Sam and Chris and it's going really well. They both have really interesting things to say and I think that they enjoy writing about their careers.

If you look at their blogs (The Aspiring Funeral Director and The Experienced Funeral Director) they articulate their thoughts so creatively that the blogs themselves contradict my initial idea of a funeral director. They aren't stuffy or morbid at all. On the other hand, they are compassionate, thoughtful, and wise. Even Sam, who is 19 and a sophomore in college, has thought in depth about death and the importance of his chosen career.

So what's next? I haven't decided how I want to present my ethnography yet. I've been playing with idea of creating a webpage that looks like an obituary. I want to have a video interview with Sam and include some pictures and music. I need to find some more secondary sources. I have The Undertaking and I'll probably use that british skeptics book. Chris told me about a documentary but I have yet to find it.

In a few weeks, Sam is coming to Mooresville and we plan to take some video and probably talk to Chris some more. Until then, I'm enjoying their blogs and trying to come up with more resources.