It was as soggy Sunday, but I was able to fit in a road ride from my house to Stone Mountain Village. I pass a few interesting cemeteries along the way, including the City of Stone Mountain Cemetery that serves as the final resting place for many Confederate veterans. Along the front of the cemetery are the graves of 150 unknown Confederate soldiers who died as casualties of the Battle of Atlanta in the summer of 1864.

I've always appreciated cemeteries, and get an especially somber chill when I read the headstone of Confederate veteran A.J. Thomson that proclaims he was murdered in 1876.

Not so historic is the Melwood Cemetery between Clarkston and Stone Mountain, which apparently has some vacancies. I had to snap a picture of the sign encouraging passers-by to quickly come to terms with their mortality if only to save 40 percent on their eternal parking space!

I'll pass on the deal for now. I'm hoping to TAKE IT with me.

- Paul