I realized when he gave me the list at the age of 18 that this was an important document. And I set about learning these songs. But it took me, I think, until now to realize that he was really giving me himself, a part of his heart and soul.
I realized they are not about death figures into one sentence in the obituary they are really mini biographies they are stories of people's lives and what made them celebrated
In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he'd been known to use.
It's the nature of business that the eulogy for a chief executive doesn't happen when they die, but when they retire, or in the case of Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that they will step up to the role of executive chairman on September 1st.
5mo ago
Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.