http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en            It is an unfortunate but all too common experience that, even while still dealing with the grief associated with the loss of a loved one, a person will be forced to make important decisions regarding the loved one’s finances.  If not made carefully, these decisions could result in a ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=356               There are a variety of ways to incorporate music into a funeral: you can have music playing while guests are entering prior to the service; you can set personal music to a DVD of still pictures of the deceased; you can even take breaks throughout the service to play ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=344 Tickets start at just $10. Dick Crippen, a Rays senior advisor and former 10 News sports director, will emcee the event. It will feature music from an older era, Elvis and Sinatra impersonators -- and classic scoreboard graphics, too. Plus, after the game, during the Senior Shuffle, fans will get ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=337               Funeral customs are as old as civilization itself.   Indeed, every culture and civilization ever studied appears to have some form of funeral ritual, including a sacred place for those who have died and some means of memorializing their death.  Moving beyond these basic commonalities, however, funeral rites differ significantly.  ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=330 Do you have a friend or family member who is going through a particularly rough time with the loss of a loved one?  Do you want to help them through their time of grief but aren’t exactly sure what you should do?  If so, then you can show that person ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=324 Over the years many family owned funeral homes have been acquired by large, international corporations; you may have noticed advertisements for funeral homes featuring family ownership.  But you may ask yourself what difference does it make if a funeral home is family owned or corporate operated?  The most important factor ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=321      After the loss of a loved one, there is one task that is typically the most emotional of all – dealing with the belongings of the deceased. For many people, sorting and organizing their loved one’s personal property can seem like an insurmountable task when the death is still ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=314 Researchers have known for quite a long time that exercise is good for your heart and body.  However, studies now suggest that what’s good for your body is also good for your brain, particularly in the case of older adults.  Indeed, a number of studies have provided evidence that physical ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=306 The parent-child relationship is physically, socially, and psychologically unique from all other human relationships, and no parent ever wants to think about that relationship ending with the death of their child.  However, parents all over the world lose children each and every day, and they must find a way not ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=291 Anderson-McQueen Family Tribute Centers along with a handful of local St. Petersburg, Fla., businesses, is working to highlight the importance of proper flag retirement this Memorial Day weekend—allowing the general public to discard worn or tattered flags in the respectable manner in which they deserve.  According to the United States ... http://blog.andersonmcqueen.com/?p=285