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This morning is the service for the young woman who took her own life, and I actually managed to get a little bit of sleep last night. I stopped by the funeral home last night, to see how everything was going, and got a chance to see some of her absolutely amazing art. She was such a talented woman. One of the idea's we came up with in the ( Read more... )

Every funeral director has a type of death that really hits home. For most, it seems to be children. At risk of sounding callous, child funerals don't really bother me that much. Protective wall? Perhaps. It could simply be because I don't have or want any children. It could be my complete lack of maternal instinct ( Read more... )

If i have one more outside consultant tell me how to do my job, i'm going to snap ( Read more... )

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My friends kick ass.
Way to go Jeremy, I hope you win that 10 grand!!!
That took BALLS.

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Well, I ran my first race on Sunday - the Sporting Life 10K here in Toronto. I actually didn't do too badly, considering i'd blown my knee out the week before, and didn't think I would be able to run at all. I finished in 1 hour and 1 minute. Not bad for a first time, I say. I want to run another - this could be an addiction!!!

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As most of you know, I work in a corporately owned funeral home, one that is supposedly "non-profit", but a corporation nonetheless. Now, typically I try to avoid all of the political drama that surrounds the workings of a corporation - i prefer not to think about it. I go to work, I do my job, I make sure my families are happy. That is what is ( Read more... )