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	The Family Court Philosopher — Random discussions on philosophical and psychological topics that interest the webmaster: #110: Quality of Consciousness (4/4/08) “.” #109: The Meaning of Life (4/3/08) “.” #108: Management (3/21/08) “Management is the art of compromise under fire.” #107: Small Town Blues (3/18/08) “The biggest selling point of small towns is that everyone knows their neighbors. The biggest curse is also that everyone knows their neighbors.” #106: Self-Deception (3/14/08) “When you “trust your heart” you are just as likely to find disaster as happiness.” #105: Fakery (3/12/08) “Fakery is a natural phenomenon in any social or biological system.” #104: The Complainers (3/11/08) — New One-Page Format! “Deprived of love in his childhood, the sociopath has an insatiable need for it in adulthood.” #103: The Paradox of Protection (3/9/08) “Protection comes at a price, to both the protector and the protectee.” #102: Chimps vs. Humans: Who's Smarter? (3/8/08) “The intellect of our species is clearly impressive, but too often it is used merely to generate complex rationalizations for obedient behavior.” #101: The Economics of Freedom (2/7/08) “In general, the more money you have in your pocket, the more freedom you have to adapt to the unexpected, but it is not a simple formula.” #100: Dysfunctional Families... Like Yours (2/3/08) “In one way or another, ALL families are dysfunctional. Even the most enlightened and well-meaning parents are going to impose a non-verbal language on their child which is not entirely within their conscious control and that is not all good.” #99: The Fatal Upgrade (1/15/08) “No matter what your current pursuit may be, there always seems to be a "next step" that will solve all your problems. What people don't see at the time is that this upgrade is often deadly.” #98: The God Problem (1/9/08) “I choose to be good not because of any call to authority but simply because it makes sense to me. I have thought through the logical implications of both good and evil acts, and good is more practical.” #97: Loneliness (1/8/08) “For social animals like us, the worst feeling in the world is to be trapped on a desert island with no one who cares about us, interacts with us and witnesses what we are doing.” #96: Connoisseurs (9/9/07) “Being "rich"—that is, having plenty of extra resources beyond your basic needs—is seen as a desirable goal in our society, but the disturbing reality for most people is that being rich makes you fat and lazy.” Book Draft: The Superhero Handbook (8/25/07 to 10/14/07) The first 13 chapters of a proposed book on charitable intervention. #95: The Superhero Handbook (trial) (8/25/07) “Some days it seems like a superhero can't win. You wake up in the morning with some idealism and hope, but by the end of the day, you're drained. All day long, you're racing around desperately trying to save people, but in the big picture nothing seems to change.” #94: The New Slavery (8/30/07) “Slavery was supposedly outlawed in the United States a century and a half ago. One person can no longer own another and physically compel them to work for them. However, the experience of slavery continues to this day, and it is likely to touch all of us.” Book Draft: The Case Against Marriage (7/11/07 to 8/10/07) First draft of a proposed book arguing against marriage. #93: A Caseworker's Nightmare (6/10/07) “Knowing when to stop is an inherent problem in all forms of generosity and voluntarism. It is one of the reasons why some people don't give anything to anyone at all: Once you start caring about a needy person or cause, it tends to take you over, because the needs will always outstrip your resources.” #92: Showdown at Morro Bay (6/3/07) “He seemed like the classic pedophile: a middle-aged man with no stable address who had crossed state lines in a rental car with two underage girls.” #91: Meet Drama Mama (5/25/07) “I was walking on the trail about 20 feet ahead of the girls when suddenly the youngest one, Drama Mama, took off. She headed off the trail and into the thick woods, miffed by something that another girl said.” #90: Super Person Saves the Day (5/15/07) “I am seen as your standard, All-American, white-bread superhero, more emotionally stable than the rest, which means I am expected to be the leader. What this basically means is that I have to attend more meetings, give more speeches and endure more public flack than anybody else. I am also expected to resolve personnel issues within the team, like the problem with Wonder Gal.” More Philosophy Articles (#1 to #89)
	The Media Stream and Observer's Blog - Local newspaper articles on foster care, divorce, juvenile justice and other business of the Family Court in Las Vegas, along with skeptical commentary by the webmaster. Updated almost every day.
	The Entity File - A cross-referenced database of people, organizations, places and concepts in Family Court, Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare in Las Vegas. Photo Album
	The Superhero Handbook - An online book under active development in Fall 2007. Advice for caseworkers, counselors, public defenders and other tormented crusaders. [an error occurred while processing this directive]
	The Case Against Marriage - A first draft of an on-line book. Read it or weep! [an error occurred while processing this directive]
	Family Court Stories (Human dramas in the courthouse) Introduction Now I have returned here as a ghost, wandering the halls and rattling my chains in search of peace. I step into courtrooms unannounced and listen to the proceedings. I strike up conversations with people in the hallways and ask them questions about what is going on. I don't want to be a victim of my past but the ruler of it, and to do this I need to understand this place that I fear. Story #1: A Life Saved (10/24/06) The boy hasn't yet entered a plea, because it isn't relevant. He is innocent until proven guilty, except in this particular kind of hearing, where he is presumed guilty. We are here for a much more significant proceeding than any trial. In this hearing, the judge must decide whether this teenager, recently arrested, should be processed as a child or an adult. It is the difference between four years of treatment and 20 years in prison. Story #2: Incompetent Caseworker Alert (12/7/06) I was attracted to the hearing by something that I sensed in the waiting area. I saw what I thought was a nervous and very guilty looking man sitting outside the courtroom. Such impressions, of course, are not admissible in court, but they were enough to attract my attention and draw me into the courtroom.... It turns out that the nervous man was not the accused. Story #3: Parental Alienaton: A Protest (3/11/07) As I was going to court on Friday, Mar. 9, at about noon, I saw two protesters on the sidewalk. I stopped and chatted with them and learned their stories. Story #4: Showdown at Morro Bay (6/3/07) He seemed like the classic pedophile: a middle-aged man with no stable address who had crossed state lines in a rental car with two underage girls.
	Photos and Field Trips: Family Court Portrait Album - Candid shots of people affiliated with the court. All of our best photos in one place! More Favorite Photos Some other Family Court photos not shown in portrait album. Browse Most Images on this Website via Google RoamingPhotos.com - Our massive website of mostly non-court photos. Best Other photos, latest first... Family Court Protest, 3/21/07 County Commission Meeting, 3/6/07 County Commission Meeting, 2/20/07 Nevada Legislature Opening Day, Carson City, 2/5/07 Juvenile Sentencing Hearing, 1/22/07 Navajo Nation: A Family Court Perspective, 12/26/06 Aerial Photo of Court Complex, 12/18/06 A Visit to the Williams Family Training Complex, 11/30/06 Adoption Day 2006, 11/15/06 Nevada Juvenile Defenders Summit, 9/16/06 Snapshots from the Trial of Judge Steven Jones, 9/13/06 Courtroom Photos of Judge Voy (juvenile delinquency), 8/30/06 Photo Tour of Spring Mountain Youth Camp, 8/11/06 Newsletter Suppressed by the State — A state worker flips us off! (7/31/06) Newsletter Suppressed by the County (7/31/06) "Valentine's Day" (County Commission meeting approving new county manager), 7/18/06 Thomas Morton "Wedding Photos", 7/5/06 Media Day, 6/23/06 (Sentencing hearing for Sierra Vista student.) County Commissioners Meeting, 6/20/06 Brigid Duffy Faces the Media, 6/16/06 Los Angeles Children's Court 5/3/06 A Sidewalk Appeal, 1/26/06 Anti-Court Protest, 10/21/05 Adoption Fair, 9/10/05 Personal Photos from France | Sedona | Campbell Resume Photos of Patricia, the Webmaster's lost foster daughter See more off-topic photos at
Currently Inactive Sections
	About this Project
	Soapbox — Comments on the family services system from our readers.
	Statistics - For Juvenile Justice, Divorce and Abuse/Neglect in Las Vegas.
	Audio Clips: Glenn Campbell's 3-Minute Rants at the County Commission. Audio files of the activist's brief speeches during the public comment period at the county commission meetings, progressing over time from reasonable to outrageous. 9/19/06: "Triage." (At the presentation of the "Safe Futures" plan.) 7/18/06: "Happy Valentines Day!" (after approval of Virginia Valentine as county manager) 7/5/06: "This stinks to high heaven!" (after approval of Thomas Morton as DFS director) 6/6/06: Uneasy about appointment. Campbell Interview on Weekend America (10 min)
	Organizations - Public and private groups involved with Family Court and its functions. Being replaced by the Entity File. Courtroom Schedules
	Legal Reference - Statutes and case law that pertain to Family Services. To be replaced by the Entity File.
	Glossary — A slightly cynical dictionary of terms and concepts unique to Clark County Family Services or the philosophy this website. (Okay, maybe a lot cynical.) This glossary roams far and wide across all things "family", including essays on love, sex, parenting, domestic violence, law, psychology, and the meaning of life. This was the predecessor of our Philosophy section.
	Ask the Webmaster — Advice for the lovelorn and frustrated.
	Sample Book Chapters — From a book that was started in mid-2005 and abandoned a few months later. These chapters are retained because that might contain useful information on the Family Court, but they work will not continue. (Any future book will take a different form.)
	Fact Sheets: Foster Parenting Questions & Answers | How to Lose your Kids in Nevada (child protection court process)
	Monitored Cases: Baby Sosa Case | Angel, Tia and Parisha
	Fiction: Sleeping with the Fishes—A Parable (A very short story released 11/3/05)
	Archive Documents (from our old website on child welfare) Clark County Foster Care: Crisis and Solutions (report), by Glenn Campbell. (5/31/05.) DFS Director Responds to Report (6/10/05) List of 2004 Accomplishments of the Department of Family Services (posted 6/15/05) Are you ready to become a foster parent? — A simple test. (6/05)
	Other Features: (not currently active) Soundbite Factory. Poetic quotes for the media. Wednesday's Child: Terrorist Edition

Area 51

In an attempt to come to grips with our webmaster's sordid past, here are a few links to his work on Area 51. None of this material is still active. Glenn Campbell's "Mothership" Home Page Glenn Campbell in the New York Times - one of dozens of articles and news segments about him. "I Was Abducted by Aliens at Area 51" - unfinished book by Campbell Groom Lake Desert Rat Newsletter (Jan. 1994—Nov. 1997, R.I.P.) Ufomind Mailing List (1997—1999) Final Disturbing Message Ufomind Area 51 Website Area 15 Viewer's Guide - Self-published book available through Amazon.com Google for "Glenn Campbell" "Area 51" (32,900 pages) or Psychospy (3000 pages) About Glenn Campbell (current) Glenn's Facebook Page Las Vegas Sun Profile (12/18/05)

Site History

Website History. Latest changes...
3/31/08: Newsletter #39: Las Vegas Economy: The Perfect Storm
4/3/08: Philosophy #109: The Meaning of Life
4/4/08: Philosophy #110: Quality of Consciousness
4/8/08: Newsletter #40: Secret Government Exposed!
4/14/08: Newsletter #41: Divorce Tsunami Heading This Way!
4/21/08: Newsletter #42: Teenage Insanity Explained at Last!
4/28/08: Newsletter #43: Charles & Diana's Wedding Disaster
5/5/08: Newsletter #44: The Problem of Creeping Commitment
5/12/08: Newsletter #45: Like Ships Passing in the Night
5/19/08: Newsletter #46: The New Communist Threat

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