The iPod’s plugged into the sound system.  The crowd that has gathered for the funeral settles down into their chairs for the solemn event that’s about to take place.  The sound guy hits “play” on the iPod and mistakenly plays the wrong song.  It happens.  And when it does, it’s often a song that either […]

This test is an utter and complete insult to your intelligence … but it’s kinda fun.

When we embrace death, we embrace that part of humanity that we all share.  We all share in connection, we all share in mortality and we all share in grief.  Death, in separating us from loved ones, binds together those that remain in community and love. It binds together the world in sorrow.  Despite our […]

These stories were compiled by Reddit users.  If you’re not familiar with Reddit, it’s kind of like Facebook except its users are generally anonymous and you can pretty much post anything you want.  And you can comment on a thread even if you’re not friends with the original poster. Also, if you’re sensitive to curse […]