Last Words

Some of us can't live without e-mail -- and some don't want to die without it either. For a small fee, a service called mylastemail.com promises to deliver a final message from beyond the grave to your entire grieving address book. I can't decide if this is ridiculously morbid or an opportunity to do some deep thinking about what really matters. But it seems to me that whatever one might say to loved ones in such a message ought to be conveyed--in some way--while still alive.