Posts Tagged: funerals

Internet Loss

March 27th, 2014
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Have our electronic devices separated us from each other so much that it’s now normal to text people about a loved one’s death?Has it become routine to attend the funeral of a friend or a loved one and start snapping selfies?Why would someone let their cellphone ring during a funeral service and then answer it and continue talking?We are in a strange state of communications today.

The first time I saw a selfie taken at a funeral I have to say I was really shocked.

I didn’t know the young girl in the picture but she tweeted a picture of … Read More

Letitia Baldrige — Classy & True

November 5th, 2012
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Letitia Baldrige When I hear Letitia Baldrige’s name, it makes me sit up straighter and try to be better behaved. Baldrige, 86, was a walking encylopedia on what to do and what not to do in social situations and with her passing last week comes the unofficial closure on a time in American life when class and sophistication counted for something.  Also known as “Tish,” Baldrige became a public name when she worked in the White House as chief of staff and social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. After her years at the White House, Baldrige then forged a… Read More