On Renting Funeral Garb

         The somewhat morbid inspiration came to me after the wake in

    Greenville. A dear friend of the family had died . I missed the wake

    but was determined to make it to the funeral.And I almost missed the

    funeral, not wanting to disgrace the family by looking as if I were on

    my way to a rodeo. Luckily I was able to borrow black pants almost the

    right size from my brother -in-law .

        When it rained -as it often seems to do at funerals- I wished I had

    a black umbrella.

        A light when on in my imagination. We routinely rent clothes for

    weddings ( I did when I was best man at a friend's wedding ). Why not

    be able to rent them -on a moment's notice - from a store dedicated to

    such " emergency " needs ?

        The population of Rhode Island is aging - which means steady business

    for the funeral industry.

        I will ask the sharp entrepreneurs out there : Does this idea -renting

    funeral garb and black umbrellas - have any merit. Perhaps the idea itself

    should be taxed ? To discourage frivolous thinking .

       If I were to open the  first store, I would name it : " Wake Around

    The Clock ".