Humans are notoriously bad at assessing risk. It’s why someone lights up another cigarette while worrying about getting killed by a terrorist, and why so many of us calmly drive to work everyday but feel nervous getting on a plane. To help people make sense of all this, the UK’s National […]
Continue ReadingI Love My Job: The Gravedigger
When you think about a job that makes you happy, what comes to mind? Or rather, if you think of the ideal job in a general sense, what occupation and setting come to mind? An open office? Opportunities to travel? Warm climate? Mentally and physically invigorating? Chances are most of […]
Continue ReadingRetired Driver Ready for Last Stop in a School Bus Casket
GRAND MEADOW, Minn. — Many of the best years of Glen Davis’ life were spent driving a school bus for Grand Meadow Public Schools. He drove bus for 55 years. There was hardly anything about it he didn’t like. He loved the kids. And when he finally decided to call […]
Continue ReadingGrandma’s Funny Obituary Goes Viral
VIA. Funeral Guy’s Bow Ties Even in her final days, one 83-year-old grandmother never lost her sense of humor. And she’s got the obituary to prove it.An obituary published in Saturday’s Connecticut Post, claiming the cause of an 83-year-old Fairfield woman’s death was hypothermia after her dog ate her socks […]
Continue ReadingDeath becoming much more expensive
Death isn’t what it used to be. These days, like most things, it’s becoming much more expensive. Funerals can cost from $4500 for a basic cremation to around $22,000 for a more elaborate casket, flowers, burial and headstone, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. That is, unless you […]
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