Getting off the rock
The indefatigable Tom Walkinshaw, to whose market survey many readers of the blog contributed, is coming closer to realising his dream of launching ashes into space. He has given up the day job in order to make it happen. He already has a prototype of the satellite that would carry the ashes. It is about […]
Dog saves owner from death
A happy dog story for those of you who like happy dog stories. It’s from The Times (£) A German shepherd in the South of France has kept its owner from committing suicide by knocking aside the rifle that she was about to use to shoot herself in the heart. The dog’s owner, 63, had […]
Crowdfunding for funerals?
We don’t do crowdfunding for funerals in this country. It would be a great way of helping people who can’t afford one. In the US there seems to be a much stronger tradition of appealing to the wider community. Hence the website above, GoFundMe. On it is the appeal pictured above by a British couple […]