Event: August 20 “Doctor, How Long Do I Have?”
As a part of the 36th annual New Mexico Conference on Aging, Gail Rubin, CT, presents a film clip-illustrated session titled "Doctor How Long Do I Have?" on Wednesday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. Having a serious healthcare conversation with your doctor takes effort to...
Event: July 24 A Good Goodbye Funny Films Talk
The next Albuquerque funny films for funeral planning talk is a free presentation at the David Specter Shalom House on Thursday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m. Just as talking about sex won’t make you pregnant, talking about funerals won’t make you dead – and your family will...
Event: ABQ Death Cafe June 28
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe event will be held Saturday, June 28 at 2:30 p.m. at Sheila’s Sweets, 8600 Indian School Road NE, Albuquerque, NM (just east of Wyoming Blvd.). Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death®, is hosting this event. The objective of the Death Cafe...
NY Times Story on Coffin Shopping for Mom
This is an insightful piece on the perils of shopping for caskets and funeral planning. The New York Times' My Story: Coffin Shopping for Mom by Judy Bolton-Fasman puts you in her shoes as she goes and meets with "Mort, the aptly named undertaker" for her shopping...
Friday Funeral Films: Visions, Trips and Crowded Rooms
Dr. David Kessler's 2010 book Visions, Trips and Crowded Rooms shares the personal stories of medical and hospice professionals who witness patient's deaths. Some of the dying see remarkable visions, some speak of going on a trip, and others see people crowding the...
Last Words Cemetery: What Doesn’t Kill You…
Another great piece of advice from the Last Words Cemetery in today's Non Sequitur death cartoon! A guy is looking at a grave with a set of dumbbells on top. The epitaph says, "What doesn't kill you makes you stron... umph." Beware: What makes you stronger might just...
Help Kickstart A Will for the Woods Green Burial Documentary
A Will for the Woods is a groundbreaking (ha! pun intended) documentary about the growing of the green burial movement in the U.S., focused on one man's cancer journey toward a sustainable final resting place. The highly-praised film is only just starting to become...
Clever Congressional Cemetery Ads
We don't see too many funeral homes and cemeteries using edgy clever ads. These are a refreshing exception! The historic Congressional Cemetery in Southeast Washington, D.C. has come out with a host of funny ads to promote more plot sales. It's the final resting place...
Gates of Heaven Death Cartoon
Today's Non Sequitur is a wonderful Death Cartoon commentary on the question of who gets into heaven. Answer: everyone! Get the joke?
Ant Funerals and Why Paint?
Two fun Death Cartoons from yesterday's newspaper to share with you. In Pickles, Earl says he'll be dead in five years, so why paint the bedroom? Even if he's not dead in five years, he won't care if it's repainted or not. What would you want to do if you knew you'd...