You Can’t Have Your Money Because You’re Dead!

  How would you feel if you were told that you were broke and dead? That is what happened to UK retiree Mary Welsby trying to withdraw money from her savings account and was refused. She was told over the phone that her bank account had been closed and the over 3000 pounds was gone. [...]

I Want My Death TV

I might just subcribe back to cable if it got this.. Channel surfers shouldn’t be surprised when they come across a station this fall featuring programming on mourning, cemeteries and obituaries 24 hours a day. German morticians plan a TV channel whose focus is on dying. Reports on centuries-old rituals around death, obituaries made by [...]

Restauranteur Bob Evans Is In Hog Heaven

How many times have you ever stopped and ate at one of his restaurants? You have seen them. There is over 590 Bob Evan’s restaurants in 18 states. The creator of this food chain Bob Evan has cruised down the road taking his Final Taxi at 89. Evans ventured into the restaurant business in the [...]

PODCAST: Mr Wizard’s Don Herbert

Direct Download: Mr. Wizard Mr. Wizard was Don Herbert, who unlocked the wonders of science for youngsters of the 1950s and ’60s on television and then in the 80′s on Nickelodeon . Mr. Wizard took his Final Taxi at the age of 89. Listen to this week’s podcast.

Waking Up Dead At Your Own Funeral

Imagine waking up at your own funeral! That is what happen to an 87-year-old man in Taiwan which gave his relatives quite a shock according to the Shanghai Daily. The man’s relatives were in a Buddhist mourning hall, reciting prayers over the dead body during his funeral, when it gasped and woke up. The family [...]

Elderly Pets: Retirement and Hospice

What do you do with a pet that is old and has special needs. Not everyone can give them the care that they require. It is much like an older person where you want to give them the best care but you have a life and work that you need to do so both of [...]

..But Wait, There More: Ronco Declares Bankruptcy

Well- another Father’s day went by and I didn’t get what I had hoped for from my children. I guess I should be happy that I didn’t end up with a Popeil Pocket Fisherman. For years now we have been bombarded with TV commercials trying to sell you everything from the Veg-O-Matic ( It slices, [...]

Cream of Wheat Chef gets gravestone 69 years later.

I never was a big oatmeal eater when I was a kid. During the cold months mom would cook me Cream of Wheat instead. I remember staring at the box as this black chef smiled at me every morning. I often wondered if this was a real person or a character much like Tony the [...]

Mr. Wizard was around before Harry Potter

Long before there was a Bill Nye – Science Guy  or a Beakman teaching us about science there was Mr. Wizard. No we are not talking Harry Potter. Mr. Wizard was Don Herbert, who unlocked the wonders of science for youngsters of the 1950s and ’60s on television. Mr. Wizard took his Final Taxi at [...]

Not quite dead yet- part II: Life insurance paid to man still alive

What would you do if your insurance company had sent you a letter telling you that your home was paid off and that you would be getting a large check in the next few days? Elaine Wood was greeted with this message in a postal letter she received. It also told her that her husband, [...]