Current events have reminded me of the importance of a living will. I'm not sure how to go about writing one, but maybe something here can suffice.

Should calamity strike and leave me unable to speak for myself, kindly Google "Luke Seemann," "persistent vegetative state" and "what he would have wanted." Unless someone Googlebombs the same, this page or a cache thereof should be the No. 1 result.

And the answer is this: to die quietly so my loved ones and legislators can get on with their lives.