TNY weekend reader: feel free

(image: carolita johnson)
Regarding Silent Minds, by Jerome Groopman, if I’m ever in a coma or vegetative state (and I don’t mean New Jersey, which is the Garden State, silly!), please, no matter what you think, just pull my plug. I’ve had a great life, and am not greedy about staying alive at all costs. That said, till science can really tell whether I’m truly not consciously listening to whatever you say, kindly be gracious about it. Just in case.

October 13th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
“We’ve pulled her plug and hooked her up to a solar panel.” All I have to do is draw it.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Ha! Big talking cartoonist! Let’s see the drawing!
And you know what? I think I can put a clause in my living will about the solar panel. But no other exceptions!