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I Care A Lot (A Movie Review)
I watched a horror movie this weekend written by J. Blakeson. The scene near the end is the biggest horror, but not the ultimate ending. The movie dramatizes a Guardian…
Read MoreWhen The Castle Is The Only Treasure Chest
Article co-authored by Loren Emmanuel and Julie Chroust Most people, when asked, state that they would want to live at home if they had a significant health event. When we are…
Read MoreIt Takes a Stage Crew for Our Final Scene (A Collaboration with Advisory Circle)
The saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” I think we may find it takes a stage crew for our final scene.
Read MoreAn Orderly Transition
When a new President steps into office, we depend upon an orderly transition of power. We all pay a price if that does not happen. When an untrustworthy Trustee steps in,…
Read MoreAmuse Bouche: Fairy Princess to Wise One
Updated and Republished from The Fifth Chapter Blog, original date 8/4/2011 My group of friends and I find ourselves discussing our fear of entering the 5th Chapter more often than…
Read MoreHomeless on Halloween – A Cold Night, Scariest Place On Earth
Republished and revised since first posted on 11/1/14 from The Fifth Chapter Blog This was written six years ago during a house remodel. Much has changed, but unfortunately since then,…
Read MoreSix Months And ……… Counting
September 2020 Between March and September, while the world struggled to deal with a pandemic, an economic shut down, protests, hurricanes, and now unprecedented fires throughout California, my client had…
Read MoreJoy Invites Practice: Practice Makes Perfect
(Revised and Republished from The Fifth Chapter Blog, original date 8/8/12) Since this blog was first written in 2012, I have experienced how sorrow digs a deep chasm in our…
Read MoreWhat Is Your Legacy?
(Republished from The Fifth Chapter Blog, original date 10/29/11) I have finished my Saturday chores. A practice that still evokes my mother busily catching up on cleaning after a week…
Read MoreBrain Teasers or The Smell Test?
(Republished from The Fifth Chapter Blog, original date 10/28/11) There is a lot of research about brain function these days. No cure looming on the horizon, but some interesting possibilities…
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