Month: August 2006 (page 2 of 2)

Thanks for the input, y’all! Very helpful all the way around.

As it turns out, the Eastern Star folks – and I thought they were all going to be sweet little old ladies, not male chaplain-types who gave tie-tying advice! – did their little deal at the funeral home before we went to the cemetery. They were over and done with. I did get a little education as to the nature and character of the Eastern Star bunch. Interesting, for sure…

And speaking of education…

When we got to the cemetery, the deceased was to be interred in a mausoleum or crypt thingy (technical term there!). Now you would think that living in New Orleans for a couple of years would have been all the education I needed about above-ground burials, but I guess I just never paid attention to the grave closing guy. With the caulk gun!

Oh, well, another interesting day that will most likely find its way into the chapter on weddings and funerals!

Thanks again, guys, for the help!

Helllllooooooo, faithful readers! How are the both of you doing? Got a quick question for some of you guys who are smarter than I am…

I’ve got one of those “Rent-a-Pastor” funerals tomorrow, and the service will include an Eastern Star ritual/ceremony/whatever.

Any quick info on what I need to know about this?

Thanks!

One of the daily quotes I found today. This one from Alfred Hitchcock, relates to the previous post about books and publishing and reading…

This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.

…about the book publishing industry.

Scroll down to the category of “Who is Reading Books (and who is not)” for some sad statistics…

• One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. Many do not even graduate from high school.
• 58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school.
• 42% of college graduates never read another book. 80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year.
• 70% of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.

Link via Seth Godin