Category Archives: Death

Movie Review: Taking Chance

When a member of the US military dies in battle, their remains are transferred home for burial through a process called a dignified transfer. The body is placed in a metal casket surrounded by ice packs in the theater of … Continue reading

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Movie: The Bucket List

Carter Chambers, a blue collar mechanic who gave up his dreams of being a history professor, and Edward Cole, a four-times divorced billionaire, are an unlikely pair, except for one commonality: terminal cancer. They meet because Edward Cole, who owns … Continue reading

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Memorial Day 2024

Mermorial Day is an interesting holiday for me. I truly give thanks for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and there is something about the solemnity of national cemeteries like the Ohio Reserve National Cemetery that … Continue reading

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Academia: Letter to Myself

This was an assignment for a class in death and dying. Original Submission date: September 4, 2019 Dearest Raine, As stereotypical as it might sound, I’m staring death in the face but choosing to turn around and look back over … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown is a romantic comedy centered around a death and a funeral. The movie opens on the worst day of Drew’s life. He is a shoe designer and his latest shoe design is a colossal failure that is going to … Continue reading

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Dolce Morte: Sweet Death

Dolce Morte is a small batch ice cream sold only in the Four Seasons, Buenos Aires. I had the vanilla ice cream, and it was the absolute best vanilla ice cream I have ever eaten. It was sweet and the … Continue reading

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