Month: February 2019

Woman writes her own hilarious obituary – YAHOO

While one woman recently used her obituary to blame Trump for hastening her death, another turned to comedy. This week the Hamilton Spectator in Hamilton, Canada, published the obituary for the late Sybil Hicks. Rather than list her age or cause of death — though it’s noted that she died “peacefully” with her eldest daughter…

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Hall of Fame baseball player Frank Robinson, the major league’s first African American manager, dies at 83 – The Washington Post

Frank Robinson burst into the national consciousness during his first season with the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, winning the NL’s rookie of the year. Robinson was named the MVP in both leagues. In 1975, he became baseball’s first black manager with the Cleveland Indians. Source: Hall of Fame baseball player Frank Robinson, the major league’s…

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How great content can help you build your legacy and your business

Great content for your blog, your website, facebook, twitter, instagram, and anywhere else you might be sharing your messaging takes meticulous effort, time, careful thought and an on-going commitment to the process. One of my main focuses for 2019 is on more writing and it’s amazing every day how easy it is to let this…

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How the Civil War Changed American Funerals

During the Civil War, an estimated 620,000 men died, many of the deaths due to non-combat related disease. Families wanted their loved one shipped home in order to give them a proper farewell. The bodies would decompose by the time they were returned home, thus the practice of embalming began to emerge.   The death…

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