Burials and Bothersome AI in Bouctouche

Where would you like to rest for eternity?  For anyone who lives by the ocean, their death usually involves some sort of burial of body or scattering of ashes in, on or around the ocean.  When you live by the Atlantic Ocean, it comes to define you in so many ways.  It is such a big presence and its power and majesty are always on display.  The cemetery in Bouctouche, New Brunswick fits the bill for many Maritimers.  If you believe that your spirit lives on in some capacity or other, then the view of the ocean that is constantly changing and evolving, embracing seasons and squalls and peaceful waves lapping the shore would be a good location for your final resting place.

Bouctouche is a charming east coast town with 2,361 residents, all sitting at the mouth of the Bouctouche River running into the Atlantic Ocean.  The ocean defines the town.  Winter is severe and replete with winter sports, including constant ice fishing and snowmobiling.  In summer, the town comes alive with people seeking the sand and surf of the ocean.  Living in the moment is common, given that the ocean drives the town life.

We rented a car that was too smart for its own good.  Artificial Intelligence postulates that cars will be able to drive themselves sometime soon.  If so, I don't want to be a passenger.  This car would start shimmering and shaking whenever we crossed a dotted line without signaling.  It would turn off at every intersection.  It decided on its own whether the speed control I had set was appropriate, and would arbitrarily slow down at will.  The wipers turned on and off without any prompting from me.  When someone was nearby, it would start beeping incessantly until I moved away.  I wouldn't pay you $10 for it.

With Artificial Intelligence, the theory is that we are supposed to be able to eventually live forever.  Given my experience with the "smart" car, I figure I'll be content some day to be buried in a cemetery by the water while AI continues to irritate my children and my children's children.