You get home from a stressful day working at the funeral home. You change out of your suit and into your comfortable clothes and as soon as you sit down, your cell phone rings. “There’s a death at such and such place.” And in your head, you’re thinking, “Gahhh! I just … took … my […]
The funeral industry is too often known for its worst practitioners. The practitioners who take financial advantage of the bereaved in their most helpless state. Those who price gouge and exploit. Those who use the dark side of the Force. So how can you – the consumer – distinguish between the funeral homes that genuinely […]
Today’s guest post is written by PreetamDas Kirtana It always seems to be assumed that if we knew, actually knew when we were going to die or if we could get in touch in a visceral way of how short our time is that we would suddenly be, if not more productive, definitely more generous, more […]
There are only a few green cemeteries in the Eastern part of Pennsylvania, none of which are close to my funeral home’s location. Based solely on the information on their website, I decided to visit “Green Meadow” Cemetery some two hours away in Lehigh Valley. I called the “contact” number and soon heard a woman’s […]
Death’s taken some heat lately … he’s taken James Gandolfini. Paul Bearer. Tom Clancy. And let’s be honest, Death is due all the criticism he gets. But, Death isn’t really that bad of a guy. He’s just a normal dude with a difficult job. As an effort to vault Death’s public perception, Death is looking to create a […]