Old Lessons Remembered
Posted on November 25th, 2009 | PopularNumbers related to this post:
1983 – year A Christmas Story made all of our lives better
9 – my age when I watched the just released A Christmas Story at a theater in Barrington, Illinois for David Young’s birthday. (Is there a better age to see that movie for the first time?!?!? That’s like being [...]
Why Can’t We Make Dying Fun?
Posted on November 25th, 2009 | PopularNumbers related to this post:
2,432,000 – number of deaths in the U.S. in 2005
4.58 – percentage of people who were cremated in 1970
30.88 – percentage of people who were cremated in 2005
51.12 – percentage of people who are projected to be cremated in 2025
8,000 – average cost, in dollars, of a standard funeral
My best friend [...]