There was a time when basic questions raced through the mind of anyone approaching death.

What will I leave in my will, and to whom? What kind of funeral would I like? Who will read my eulogy?

But in an era when we devote so much of our lives to Facebook and Twitter, it’s no surprise that a new question has taken precedence: 

Who will manage my social media account once I’m dead?

That has been on the minds of many since 2015 when Facebook introduced a new feature allowing users to designate a legacy contact to manage their account after they pass away. Other social media companies have followed suit and offer a similar feature.

In other words, you’ll still be alive even in death. 

We’ve finally achieved eternal life, . . . the opportunity to communicate from beyond the grave, and the ability to continue tweeting even after our hearts stop beating.

Death is a topic I’ve avoided like . . . well, the plague. Until now.

Faced with a cancer diagnosis, I’m preparing for my online afterlife with James-isms because I wouldn’t want people to remember me any other way. I’ll assign my mom to be my legacy contact.

Here’s a small sampling of what I’m going to have her post in my absence.

“Remember the time James scarfed down a 6-pound burrito in 25 minutes at Eduardo’s Lokos Tacos in Tavares? Ironically, his waitress said, ‘You look stressed out and fatigued. Do you have a lot on your plate?’”

“Before his passing, James spent 23 years as a magazine journalist. James once interviewed a death-row inmate at a state prison in Raiford, the site where serial killer Ted Bundy died in an electric chair in 1989. James said the method used to kill Bundy didn’t surprise him too much because, “We fry everything in the South.”

“It was one year ago today when James stirred controversy on Facebook after Kentucky beat South Carolina in football for the fifth consecutive time. He wrote, “South Carolina has the arrogance of Notre Dame and the trophy case of Vanderbilt.’” 

“James probably wouldn’t be surprised that Joe Biden fell again today. He always said Biden was the most down-to-earth president of his lifetime.”

“James is still dead.”

Hopefully, that one won’t generate too many likes.