Notes

The Death Of A Chieftain
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The alchemist raises his eyes fearfully. Their eyes lock, and the alchemist stretches out a trembling hand. Death grasps his hand and sighs as she looks skywards. His face turns ashen, and he shudders before growing rigid. The hand Death holds slowly crumbles to ash and slips through her emaciated fingers. A heap of ashes lies at Death's feet, and some of the ashes are carried off in the wind.

Tell the child why the pet died, but briefly. "He was very ill or very old." There is no need to try to guess what the child is asking you. If they ask "Was she sick?" that is what they need to know right now. Answering simply "Yes, she was very sick." is enough for now.

At home, his mother, eight-and-a-half months pregnant was having a very well deserved sleep. Through this whole pregnancy she has been amazing. I didn't tell her about my "news". I just wanted her to know how much I love her and wonderful I think she is. She thought I had done something wrong!

Take a moment to tally up the debts and bills you have to pay each month to keep your family in a home, clothed, well fed and the like. The numbers can be pretty scary. Now take a moment to think about how those bills would be paid if you passed away today. Perhaps you are hit by a drunk driver. Perhaps you have a massive heart attack, the number one killer in America these days. The actually cause doesn't really matter. It is what comes after your death that really hammers your family.


I choose to overcome my instinctive fear of the unknown. All humans naturally fear the unknown. I will fight that fear every day - and I will win. In winning my battle with fear, I win my freedom and my happiness.




You may need to get some old 8mm, 16mm or super 8 film converted into a digital form so you can add a clip of that to your funeral slideshow. But here's a hint: don't just go for the cheapest. Some converters don't even look at what they are doing with your priceless old film and the final result can be very dark, or very light, or it may have horrible ragged black edges.

David Nelson did a lot of directing in the last years of the show and also did some acting in Movies like Peyton Place and The remarkable Mr Pennypacker. In 1984 David directed The Rare Breed starring George Kennedy and Forrest Tucker.

When the body was cremated in a boat, the vessel was parked on land. Vikings were often burned or buried with their personal belongings. There are many examples of Norse cremation sites and cemeteries throughout Scandinavia.


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