Rewriting Star Wars: Chapter 1
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Rewriting Star Wars: Chapter 1
Thank you all for reading this story. Here’s the continuation after the prologue. I hope you enjoy it.Chapter 1Drenched in sweat and blood, Jim awoke with a start. The ominous sounds of armored soldiers marching dwindled away. He drew a deep sigh of relief, and immediately wished he hadn’t. The bauble buried deep into his chest stung furiously.…
How To Simplify Your Weekly Grocery Orders in Minutes Without the Headaches
Hello my friend,I have a question for you. What if the hardest thing you do for your job became the easiest?For nearly five years I was a cook at a retirement home. For the last year and a half, I absorbed the responsibilities of the staff Nutritionist when we switched from one ordering service to another. The Nutritionist was let go, and it…
I am a Mormon – Part III: Facts vs. Truth
Hello friends.In the last part of this discussion, I laid out the differences between the World and the Earth. In this post, I’d like to discuss another, all to common misunderstanding derived from discrepancies in definition, and lay out the reality that facts have nothing to do with truth.FactsFacts are a construct of science. They are an…
Rewriting Star Wars: The Prologue
Hello friends.It’s Saturday, and that means its time for a new tradition. Starting today, and continuing on every week, I will write a short chapter of a story I’m working on. Please read, comment, and share with everyone you can.EDIT: I realize now that the title of this piece might be misleading. It is not my intention to simply hash out…
The 5 Ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 5
So far we’ve covered sight, sound, feel, taste, and smell. Each of the five basic senses becomes a vital part of how we experience the process of preparing and eating food. But since I lumped in taste and smell into one category, I’m sure you’re wondering just what it is I’m going to talk about for part 5.5: Food is a Spiritual ExperienceLong…
The 5 Ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 4
So far in this series we have discussed how sight, sound, and touch make the process of preparing, anticipating, and eating food the perfect human experience. I know this is the one you’ve been waiting for, because in this part we discuss…Taste and Smell, The Inseparable DuoUp until now, I’ve spent a page discussing the various senses we…
The 5 Ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 3
In the previous articles posted in this 5 part series, we discussed how sight and sound contribute to the experience of eating food. In this article, we will discuss how…Texture Can Make Or Break Your MealThe feel of food. Is it rough or smooth, firm or pliable, moist or dry, hot or cold, every food has a window of authenticity to…
The 5 ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 2
Yesterday, we discussed how the appearance of food lends to human experience of eating said foods. Today we will move on to a lesser known sense to use while undergoing the perfect human experience.2. Listen To The Sounds Of DeliciousnessListen to that steak sizzle. Does your mouth water to the sounds that reach your ears. The anticipation…
The 5 ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 1
Hello, friends.For nearly 5 years I was a cook at a retirement home. It was my responsibility to wake up before dawn Monday through Friday and prepare food for these people. And over time I had this epiphany: eating food is the quintessential human experience. Literally, the human body is designed to enjoy the things we eat.In this five part…
I am a Mormon – Part II: The Earth vs. The World
Good Morning, friends.These are some of the things I think about when I’m left alone with my thoughts. Being a Cook at a retirement home left me with several hours to myself every day, just going about my work and letting my mind wander.I notice that occasionally, within the discussion and interpretation of religious texts, there are…
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