do you know that instead of the usual "and they lived happily ever after...", german fairytales tend to end with, "and if they hadn't died, they would still be alive today...". that's what paul said. kinda cool, i think. serves to remind you not only that the stories happened a long time, but also of your own mortality. speaking of which, for father's day, stacy and sigrid took shawn (bumped into them in davis) to the cemetery in harvard sq. very original stace.
p/s: mt. auburn cemetery is really beautiful, with all the sculptures and stuff. it's the resting place for the old cambridge rich folks.