{"id":8,"date":"2013-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/leewhittaker\/04-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:43:03","slug":"04-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/leewhittaker\/04-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewriting Star Wars: Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Older posts\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Rewriting Star Wars: Chapter 1<\/h2>\n<p>Thank you all for reading this story. Here\u2019s 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\u2019t. The bauble buried deep into his chest stung furiously.\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 30th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>How To Simplify Your Weekly Grocery Orders in Minutes Without the Headaches<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 29th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>I am a Mormon \u2013 Part III: Facts vs. Truth<\/h2>\n<p>Hello friends.In the last part of this discussion, I laid out the differences between the World and the Earth. In this post, I\u2019d 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\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 28th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>Rewriting Star Wars: The Prologue<\/h2>\n<p>Hello friends.It\u2019s 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\u2019m 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\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 27th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>The 5 Ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 5<\/h2>\n<p>So far we\u2019ve 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\u2019m sure you\u2019re wondering just what it is I\u2019m going to talk about for part 5.5: Food is a Spiritual ExperienceLong\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 26th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>The 5 Ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 4<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2019ve been waiting for, because in this part we discuss\u2026Taste and Smell, The Inseparable DuoUp until now, I\u2019ve spent a page discussing the various senses we\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 18th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>The 5 Ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 3<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2026Texture 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\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 17th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>The 5 ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 2<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on <\/div>\n<h2>The 5 ways Food is the Perfect Human Experience: Part 1<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-details\">by Lee Whittaker | on Apr 15th 2013<\/div>\n<h2>I am a Mormon \u2013 Part II: The Earth vs. The World<\/h2>\n<p>Good Morning, friends.These are some of the things I think about when I\u2019m left alone with my thoughts. 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