March 2012
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The truth about Eulogies
after death we exaggerate a person’s good qualities, inflate them.
during life we are often repulsed by that same person while talking to them on the telephone or just being with them in the same room. and we are often critical of the way they walk, talk, dress live believe
but let them die then what creatures they become.
if only at a funeral service somebody would say, “what an odious...
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Mindless Conformity For Fun and Profit: My... →
xorvralin:
I intend to donate my body to science, since scientists deserve to have a good laugh, too. But I also want to purchase a coffin anyhow, and leave it open, displaying my absent corpse. There will be flowers everywhere. I will hire a choir to appear, dressed in heavenly robes, singing songs…
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The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die →
It isn’t enough simply to sign a bunch of papers establishing an estate plan and other end-of-life instructions. You also have to make your heirs aware of them and leave the documents where they can find them.
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Great Eulogy Tips! →
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Earl Scruggs, Country Music Hall of Famer and... →
Mar 29 (TheWrap.com) - Earl Scruggs, one half of the duo Flatt and Scruggs, banjo pioneer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, died Wednesday in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital. He was 88. Scruggs’ son Gary told the Associated Press that his father died of natural causes.
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Born in Shelby, N.C., Scruggs first gained prominence in the 1940s as a member ofBill Monroe’s...
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Most Important Moment of Your Life So Far Contest →
It’s really easy to participate! Create your video using your desktop, laptop or mobile phone and upload it to MyOwnEulogy make sure to select the “enter me in this contest” option and share with all your friends on facebook, twitter or any other social network so they can view it and vote for you. Each video should be 30-60 seconds long, and should feature only you, speaking...
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Our New Quarterly Contest Starts Now! →
Hello there! We’re kicking off an exciting new quarterly contest and we’d love you to participate! It’s called “The most important moment of my life so far and why I want to include it in My Eulogy” and is a user-submitted video series where members tell the stories of life-changing moments they have experienced. Your video can be about anything, like — the...
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A dreaded sunny day
So I meet you at the cemetry gates
Keats and Yeats are on...
– The Smiths, ‘Cemetry Gates’ (via saltwaterain)
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New Showroom One-Stop Funeral Memorial SUPERSTORE... →
The Funeral Program Site Memorial SUPERSTORE offers families alternatives and options in funeral planning printed materials and services.
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Dead Daughter's Voicemails Erased by Phone Company →
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Joan=: I want to remember the things that my mind... →
wazakii:
A couple of days ago my brother called me to his room. He converted an old home made video from my first communion into a DVD. I got teary. I saw my auntie who passed, my uncle who passed, both of my grand parents who passed, another uncle who passed and then I saw dad. I cried. Not particularly…
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7 Steps to Becoming a Happy Person Others Want to... →
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R.I.P. Peter Goodwin →
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