The idea for A 'Destination Funeral' -- Does 5,000 Miles and 10 Feet Under, "Get You Away From It All? " - came from the 'destination marriages' which were becoming all the rage among a certain 1 percent; an opportunity to keep out the rif-raf, to escape the crocodile tears? Of course what began as a meditation on death soon became one on life in our times, its challenges and rewards. I lived a period from 1947 - well into the 21 st Century, a period...