I had another interview today, so I was up early and I headed into the city on the tram. This time it was easy and quite straight forward.
I again had to fill out endless amounts of paperwork (but if it’s what I have to do then so be it) and had my interview. The lady interviewing me was very nice (from Ireland) and we sat for an hour or so. I did my tests again…this time doing even better than the last, so I was happy. When I finished I was given a job for tomorrow, so hopefully (fingers crossed) things are on the up and up.
The job I am doing tomorrow is only Data Entry but I am quite happy at that and it’s good money.
Lastly I will say I am sad to hear that Six Feet Under finished FOREVER. I was apprehensive about the show when it started but it has been excellent and one of the most enjoyable shows I have seen for a long time.
Did you know?
- Ancient Greeks buried their dead with a coin in their hand or mouth to pay Charon, the ferryman who carries the dead across the river Styx and into the afterlife.
- For as little as $1000, a Georgia firm will mix the ashes of a loved one with concrete and cast the deceased into an artificial reef to create habitat for endangered ocean species.
- Ed Headrick, the free spirit who created the Frisbee and was a lifelong advocate of the Frisbee lifesytle, asked his family members to cast his ashes into a series of limited edition discs.
- According to Islamic tradition, the corpse of a Muslim is not to be left alone between death and burial.
- Taking a body to the crematorium, some Hindus toss coins on the way, symbolizing that the deceased must leave everything behind.
- An Italian coffin maker recently sought to increase sales by using bikini-clad models posing with the caskets.
- The tombstone of Mel Blanc-the voice of Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig-is inscribed “That’s All Folks.”
- In Celtic folk tradition, the dead often take the form of birds.
- In most states, embalming is not required by law. Bodies are cremated at temperatures of up to 1800 degrees, for an average of 2.5 hours.
- Recent changes in Massachusetts law allow funeral home patrons to rent, rather than buy, a casket.
- According to the National Funeral Directors Association, about 27 percent of Americans opt for cremation.
- According to USA Today, Americans are increasingly considering home funerals as a cheaper and more relaxed alternative to commercial mortuary services. Traditional U.S. funerals average $5,000 to $6,000, per the Funeral Consumers Alliance.
- In 1999, the cremated remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and LSD advocate Timothy Leary were launched into orbit on a Spanish research satellite.
- Mark Gruenwald, the influential Marvel Comics editor who helped create Captain America, wanted his ashes mixed with ink and printed into a comic book after his death. His wife followed his wishes, and his remains were printed into a special edition poster of ‘Squadron Supreme’ in 1996.
- Ancient Egyptians used nitre, a naturally occurring potassium nitrite, to cure the bodies of the dead. Those who could afford it received elaborate embalming, with palm wine and perfume; the poor were injected with a cheap preservative.
- According to the Japanese Shinto religion, each person becomes a supernatural “kami” at the time of death. Kami continue to influence the daily lives of the living, one of the reasons ancestors are revered in Shinto homes.
That’s all folks…
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