What Is Time In The Face of Death? Are We Just Renting This Life?

Do You Want A QR Code On Your Gravestone?

QR codes on gravestones are bringing technology to graveyards all around the world.  Thanks to Wired:

Japanese Gravestones Memorialize the Dead With QR Codes

• By Asami Novak
• March 23, 2008 | 
• 3:36 pm | 
• Categories: Miscellaneous

QR codes are practically everywhere in Japan nowadays, but here’s a unique take on the technology: Japanese gravestone maker Ishi no Koe("Voice of the Stone") recently announced plans to begin selling gravestones with the two-dimensional bar codes embedded into them.

By simply snapping a shot of the tag with their cellphones, visitors will be able to view photos, videos and other information about the deceased. The device would also keep a log of each time the code was scanned so family members can keep up to date with when other relatives last visited the site.

In the future, Ishi no Koe hopes to use this technology to develop a new way to pay respect to the dead that wouldn’t require you to actually be at the cemetery in person. The company sees this as an alternative especially fitting for today’s younger generation.

Death In The Afternoon Cocktail - Creepy But Delicious

Pour 1 1/2 ounces of Vieux Carre Abxinthe into a champagne flute and top with chilled champagne.  The combination will create a ghoulishly good opalescent cocktail.

www.rip5k.org/Rest In Peace 5K Run

4th Annual Rest in Peace 5K Run 

Saturday, October 6, 5:00pm 

Organized by East Falls Fitness, proceeds from this unique and truly unforgettable costumed run through the grounds of historic Laurel Hill Cemetery support two Philadelphia nonprofits,Gearing Up and the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery. For raceday information or to register, visit our official RIP 5K website at www.rip5k.org.

Famous Faces Of Breast Cancer

They continue to use their fame to raise awareness and inspire women everywhere:

Kathy Bates
Ann Romney
Maggie Smith
Peggy Fleming
Christina Applegate
Edie Falco
Maura Tierney
Melissa Etheridge
Shirley Temple Black
Gloria Steinem
Robin Roberts
Olivia Newton-John
Wanda Sykes
Kim Novak
Sheryl Crow
Diahann Carroll
Betsey Johnson
Nancy Reagan
Cynthia Nixon
Kylie Minogue
Suzanne Somers
Nikki Giovanni
Hoda Kotb
Jaclyn Smith
Carly Simon
Brigitte Bardot
Richard Roundtree
Kate Jackson
Ruby Dee
Ann Jillian
Sandra Day O'Connor
Anastacia
Pam Grier
Dorothy Hamill

Signe Wilkinson Op-Ed "9/11's Long Shadows" Political Cartoon

When Your Father Dies You Walk In His (Sun)Light - A Moving Poem

Shifting the Sun by Diana Der-Hovanessian When your father dies, say the Irish, you lose your umbrella against bad weather. May his sun be your light, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the Welsh, you sink a foot deeper into the earth. May you inherit his light, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the Canadians, you run out of excuses. May you inherit his sun, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the French, you become your own father. May you stand up in his light, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the Indians, he comes back as the thunder. May you inherit his light, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the Russians, he takes your childhood with him. May you inherit his light, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the English, you join his club you vowed you wouldn't. May you inherit his sun, say the Armenians. When your father dies, say the Armenians, your sun shifts forever. And you walk in his light.