DEAR ABBY: With all the discussion of the difficulties that might occur because of the Y2K problem, it's easy for most people to assume that it's only a computer problem -- but it isn't.
Thirty years ago, when my mother died, my father purchased cemetery lots and headstones for our entire family. My headstone reads, "Born 1939, Died 19( )."
Abby, I'm sure you can see the problem. If I live beyond the last day of December, I'll have to have that headstone refilled and recut with "Died 20( )." -- DONALD SCHAFFER, SAN DIEGO
DEAR DONALD: Consider yourself blessed to have such a problem. Why not add a line? For example: "19( ) ... to be continued." Or, "Just couldn't leave. Stuck around until 20( )." With a sense of humor, the possibilities are endless.