tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593970477444543007.post-47317770785847032542009-11-03T15:28:00.001-06:002009-11-03T15:28:43.132-06:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Yesterday the Wife and I met with a lawyer and signed a bunch of papers - powers of attorney, and medical stuff in case one or both of us get hurt. The Wife also signed a will. I did not.<br /><br />We'd been </span><a href="http://homerstravels.com/2009/08/summer-of-death.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">talking about wills</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> for quite a while. I've probably have been thinking about it for over a decade ... probably since we've been married 12 years ago. When it got time to decide how my estate would be spread around, I drew a blank ... a big zero ... total emptiness. Obviously, if I leave this world first I want my half to go to the Wife. I don't need a will for that. If the Wife goes first, her will covers her half. If we both go together, well, my half is kind of up in the air. It would go to my next of kin, many of whom I would never put on my list ... even the extended list. Besides a list of who I don't want to get my estate, I got nothing.<br /><br />It's frustrating. On the one hand I'll be dead and won't give a damn what happens. On the other, should I care? The Wife thinks so. I know my indecision is irritating to her. Should I just pick some random charity and hope they don't waste it? Should I pick cousins I hardly know?<br /><br />I don't know what do do.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/593970477444543007-4731777078584703254?l=homerstravels.com' alt='' /></div>Bruce H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00180515178920053080noreply@blogger.com6