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Would You Watch This Reality Show?
“Best Funeral Ever” would go behind-the-scenes of an unconventional funeral parlorThe television network TLC ordered a backdoor pilot last month of the series Best Funeral Ever, which goes behind the scenes of the Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas. This unconventional […]
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American Idol Kris Allen Sings An Up Beat Rock Song
He belts out with fervor “Gotta live like we’re dying”“Live Like We’re Dying” is not your usual memorial song. The eighth season American Idol winner, 27 year old Kris Allen, almost screams as he sings his Live Like We’re […]
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“Perfection Wasted”
The lovely John Updike poem turns a simple idea into so much moreSometimes, there are obvious truths in life that, when pointed out, take on a whole new meaning. At least, that’s how I felt after I read “Perfection Wasted,” by John […]
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A Blog to Honor Barbara
This journalist created a blog to remember and honor his late wifeEighty-one days after his wife lost a battle with cancer at 65, Houston journalist Mike Snyder wrote his first reflection on his experience of the loss at sagamorebridge, a blog […]
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What are Crystal Singing Bowls? (Interview)
Sounds of solaceCandace Keach is the artistic director of the Spiral Sound of Crystal Bowls, a performance group which creates a soothing auditory and visual immersion experience through the playing of symmetrically arranged, vibrating crystal […]
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“Kevorkian” (2010) by Matthew Galkin
A fascinating documentary that paints a portrait of a controversial man and his fight for what he believed inThese days Dr. Jack Kevorkian, sadly enough, is not generally associated with a courageous, eccentric, and by many accounts visionary doctor, but rather with his unfortunate moniker: “Dr. Death.” Yet […]
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“We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.”
-Bryan WhitePhoto Credit: Moving Again
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Ancient Egyptian Burial Customs: Tombs and Mummification
The burial of Egyptian kings and commonersMany of us are vaguely aware of the elaborate funeral customs of the ancient Egyptians. We’ve seen enthralling images of massive pyramids, ancient tombs, exotic mummies, and shining shrines to […]
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The Speak Up Program Urges People to Take an Active Role in Their Health Care
The palliative care education and awareness campaign gives people the information they need to take control during serious illness and end-of-lifeSpeaking of palliative care awareness this week, in October, The Joint Commission launched an educational campaign called “Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative […]
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