When a former co-worker called me today to report that one of our colleagues had died I was a little taken aback, we'd worked together for a few years and he … [Read more...] about When A Co-Worker Checks Out – Permanently
Television
Tap Out: Delocated
My eyes were exposed to one of the strangest shows I've ever seen: Delocated on Adult Swim. The actor chipped his tooth on the urn while filming this scene: … [Read more...] about Tap Out: Delocated
What To Do When People Won’t Die? Get Low.
One of the most interesting films I've seen in a while, Get Low, a 2009 release set in 1930's backwoods Tennessee; filmed in Georgia. Bill Murray plays a … [Read more...] about What To Do When People Won’t Die? Get Low.
There is so much I want to tell you about last week
The Victorian Blood Book fascinates everyone who has ever seen it. On his deathbed in November of 1963, just as he was passing away, Brave New World novelist … [Read more...] about There is so much I want to tell you about last week
The DJ stayed longer, and we bought extra beverages.
When the family told the funeral director they planned to hold a pig roast fundraiser to pay the bill for a loved one's funeral, he wasn't optimistic. He'd … [Read more...] about The DJ stayed longer, and we bought extra beverages.
Billion Dollar Baby: Elizabeth Taylor RIP
When Elizabeth Taylor died, she left a fortune estimated at 1 billion, much of it from her perfume empire. Her jewels alone are worth $150 million. Each of her … [Read more...] about Billion Dollar Baby: Elizabeth Taylor RIP
Down But Not Out in Joplin, MO
The bad news is Mother Nature threw down one of the deadliest tornadoes in history and blew the doors off in Joplin, Mo and the death toll is climbing. The good … [Read more...] about Down But Not Out in Joplin, MO
People like you are hung up on freshness.
My weekend? Pretty good, other than when the dogs dug up my dead cat. Yours? Television crime shows have helped popularize autopsies, but in reality these … [Read more...] about People like you are hung up on freshness.
Jack LaLanne Rest In Peace
The Godfather of Fitness Jack LaLanne passed on January 23, 2011 at age 96. Though for many years dismissed as merely a "muscle man" -- a notion fueled to some … [Read more...] about Jack LaLanne Rest In Peace
Captain Phil Harris – Deadliest Catch Urn
My dad likes the show Deadliest Catch. In a phone conversation the other day, he asked me if I'd ever seen the show. No, but I'd seen news feeds and knew that … [Read more...] about Captain Phil Harris – Deadliest Catch Urn