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Pringles Can Inventor Buried In Pringles Can
You never think about the can as you devour your Pringles potato crisps. Industrious potato crisp lovers often find countless uses for their empty containers and use them for everything from straw holders to storing nuts and bolts. In a recent Pringles promotion you could order your own "Pringles Can Speaker". What most people never think about is having their ashes put in a Pringles[...]
The Personal Touch of Feature Obituaries versus the Traditional
Feature obituaries are becoming a popular new style in story writing. Where a typical obituary is straightforward and factual, feature obituaries add depth and character that tell the life stories of ordinary people. Using techniques that reveal intimate details and give the style a looser and[...]
The Language of Funeral Flowers
Flowers have been a traditional funeral gift for millennia, there's even evidence that Neanderthal people buried their dead with flowers more than 60,000 years ago.Not only are flowers beautiful but they have a language all of their own. They are a symbol of life and they are a gift that lets people know that you are thinking about them. Each flower variety and every color all have[...]
A Life in Black and White
In the last decade penguins have been making quite a cultural impact around the world. With movies like Surf's Up, March of the Penguins, Mr. Popper's Penguins and Happy Feet one and two; the knighthood of Nils Olav, the King Penguin living in Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, or the recent photos by Daniel J. Cox capturing the flightless birds in a state of mourning, it seems that penguin[...]
A Few Minutes for the Legacy of Andy Rooney
"I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you." - Andy RooneySeated behind the infamous walnut table, surrounded by a clutter of papers; with his typewriter in plain view, a computer narrowly stashed in the distance and a bookshelf overflowing with books, many of which he had authored, Andy Rooney quickly became the embodiment of the[...]
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