Archive for year 2014
Schmecky & Schmecky: Super-Expensive Funeral Directors
This might make you snicker.
Do It Yourself Obituary Template
Newspapers double dip when it comes to obituaries. They charge to print the obituary (city papers can easily charge over $1000 per obit) and then charge for people to purchase the newspaper.
And printed obituaries in the newspaper are ONLY valuable for people who don’t have a presence on social media. If you have a Facebook profile, posting someone’s obituary on Facebook is more effective than having it printed in the newspaper. In fact, in a decade or have one’s obituary printed in the newspaper will be as obsolete as the papers themselves. Newspapers know this.
So, if you have a Facebook profile and you want to save money, here’s a general template you can use to write an obituary. It’s a skeletal template, meant for you flesh out the details of a person’s life.
The Best “Will and Testament” Ever
This. For the win.
News Anchor Tells Viewers He Only Has a Couple Months to Live
During a newscast this past Thursday, Dave Benton told viewers that doctors recently told him that his brain tumor is too large for surgery or radiation. They’ve given him four to six months to live.
I love his honest, forthright approach to his circumstances. There’s not mashing. No “this is going to work out somehow”. Just a genuine acceptance.
