Or, at least according to The Huffington Post, who called it, “The Best Obituary.  Ever.”  Margaret (Marge) Aitken Holcombe wrote her obituary before she died.  And it is pretty good. I died at Hilton Head Hospital from a wide assortment of ailments on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. When a friend facetiously asked if I was […]

 1. This extraordinary scene took place recently at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon, West Africa. When a chimp called Dorothy, who was in her late 40s, died of heart failure, her fellow apes seemed to be stricken by sorrow. As they wrapped their arms around each other in a gesture of solidarity, Dorothy’s female keeper […]

Michelle wrote this on my wall: “On the road in Lansing, MI”.   It looks like the caskets are what we call around these parts the “K-Shell”.  It’s a sealing metal casket that is slightly wider than most caskets.  Perhaps those extra inches of width provide for some extra comfort? Way to go casket car […]