Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.

Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.

Divorces are happening behind closed doors and the woman is banned from having custody of her children. She is being read more

Divorces are happening behind closed doors and the woman is banned from having custody of her children. She is being sent back to her home country to live with her relatives.

It occurred to me that I have spent almost every working day of the past ten years living in a read more

It occurred to me that I have spent almost every working day of the past ten years living in a state of repressed fear.

However, we are not setting a new higher hurdle here.

However, we are not setting a new higher hurdle here.

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out read more

I was simply amazed; in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out in force in a display of respect as I had here today. There were state highway department workers at every intersection on the way to the cemetery and about 40 to 50 state trucks on hand. The Illinois Department of Transportation takes care of its own. It was very impressive.

It was co-ed. They didn't have enough kids otherwise.

It was co-ed. They didn't have enough kids otherwise.

Experience has taught me that you have to improve all the time-little bit by little bit-and not keeping starting everything read more

Experience has taught me that you have to improve all the time-little bit by little bit-and not keeping starting everything from new.

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank read more

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.