get a life -- 10 facts (page 13)

Scorpion

The extreme fascination of chess can result in its consuming large amounts of one's time and attention to the exclusion of more important matters, apparently a reason Huss regretted having played the game. Also in playing it there is the danger of "stirring up competition with one another," even developing hostility toward another, something the Bible warns Christians to avoid doing.
Then, too, grown - ups may not consider it proper for children to play with war toys, or at games of a military nature. Is it consistent, then , that they play a games noted to be , in the opinion of some, an "intellectualized equivalent" of the maneuvers enacted by little boys with toy soldiers"? What effect does playing chess really have upon one? Is it a wholesome effect?
(Awake!, 3/22/73, pp. 12-14)

seven006

1973 Awake? Little did they know that ten years later Netendo was going to appear. The games on Netendo and Sega make Chess look like........well Chess.

I wonder what kinds of games they will be allowed to play in paradise?

1. Counting spiders
2. Counting ants
3. Picking your nose
4. Picking someone else's nose.
5. Picking your nose and feeding it to spiders
6. Picking the spiders nose and feeding it to ants.
7. Watching dirt turn brown
8. Watching dirt get wet
10. Watching dirt dry out

Now that I think about it the watching dirt get wet game might be considered unclean and it would probably get banned.

Fifteen more minutes and I'm headed home. I'll probably end up getting on the damn computer there too. I need a life.

Dave

Bendrr

Thank you Brother Scorpion for that upbuilding encouragement. Now for the second talk in our symposium "700 More Things to Fear in the Time of the End", Brother Bendrr from the J.D.'s 24-hour drive-thru pawn and gun auto parts pharmaceutical adult gift bait and tackle discount cigarette outlet congregation will deliver the timely message "Burn those 700 things or Perish at Armageddon".
I never heard the chess rule in my time served. It would be cool for someone to collect all the trivial rules like that into a book and get it published. It could be named "The Complete Unabridged Lawbook of Jehovahs Witnesses".
mike

wasasister

OK, I'm finally ready with mine. Bet y'all were holding your collective breath for me, right? No? Oh, well, here they are anyway in no particular order:

1. I live in the Pacific Northwest and as most natives do, I think it's the most beautiful place on the planet. Don't tell me the weather sucks; I know it does and I still love it here.

2. I love the outdoors - running is my first passion but bad feet have forced me to do more hiking and biking lately. Still can't get me to work out in a gym.

3. I feel younger than I am. I'm relatively happy with myself and my body. Most of me is holding up fairly well with the exception of aforementioned feet. I got carded at a bar a few months ago. OK, the waiter had a white cane, but it still made my day. I'm seldom sick and I feel healthier now than I did 10 years ago. Could have something to do with item 4...wait for it.

4. I am divorced, single and loving it. I never thought I could survive without being someone's "other", but I did and sucessfully so. Ending my disaster of a marriage took all the courage I could muster, but it remains one of the best decisions I have ever made. I left my husband and my life-long religion at the same time. It was a tough hurdle, but now that I'm on the other side, I wonder why I waited so long. I'd enjoy some company and like someone else mentioned, "naked stuff", but I won't settle just for the sake of lonliness.

5. I'm good at math; always was. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who encouraged me and got me over the idea that girls couldn't excell at math. If I'd had a chance to continue my education, I would have gone for higher math, science, and history. I get the history from my mom...she wanted to be an archaeologiest. I also love computers and tinkering with mine.

6. I'm absolutely passionate about music. It can change my mood, save the day, keep me sane. Music is my drug of choice. If I went deaf tomorrow, there's enough music in my head to play out the rest of my life.

7. Being a parent was the best thing I ever did. If I am not remembered for anything else I accomplish in this life (and that is likely unless I invent something right quick), I hope I would be known as a great mom.

8. I started out trying to find a belief system to replace the JW one I had for over 30 years. Recently, I've decided I don't really need to. I act pretty much the same, except I'm way more tolerant and easier to reason with. Whether there is or is not a God/Afterlife/Christ/Absolute Authority, I don't think I would change much. If God exsists, he'll either accept me for who I am he won't. If he doesn't, who needs him?

9. I'm drawn to the water. If there was anything to astrology, I would have a water sign instead of a stupid goat. My mom said I could swim before I could walk. I want to do more snorkeling, in fact...

10. I want to do more of everything. I have many wasted years to make up for. If I stay healthy, and I intend to, I might have 40 more years of life to explore places, meet people, taste great food, discover new books, hear new music, learn a language, snorkel, etc. I wouldn't mind finding someone to do these things with, but if I don't, I'll do them anyway.

There, now wasn't THAT worth waiting for???

SixofNine

Fifteen more minutes and I'm headed home. I'll probably end up getting on the damn computer there too. I need a life.
Dave

Two words for a man your age, Dave: Square Dance.

seven006

Six,

What do you mean a man my age? I'd rather cut my leges off and walk with my butt cheeks than to square dance.

Dave don't dance.

Dave

somebody

I'd rather cut my leges off and walk with my butt cheeks

After having a mental image of you walking with your butt cheeks, I'm thinking that maybe having sex doesn't look so stupid afterall.

peace,
somebody

Hmmm

Here are mine. After proofing, before posting, I fear that it's a little too descriptive, so I'm going to have to ask each of you to read either the even or odd items, but not both.

1. I have rather serious family responsibilities that prevent me from going public. My father has Multiple Sclerosis, and will need constant care for the rest of his life, and I have other family members who need care, but I can't really go into that. I have two brothers--one in, one out--who have pretty much abandoned their family to live their own lives.

2. I'm paranoid about my identity being found out

3. This is classified

4. I live in Michigan, and have travelled around the US and a little in Europe. I plan to travel more in the future.

5. I'm 30 and single. My prime dating years were spent as a JW who was falling away. Still too "in" to date worldly women, but "out" enough that I wouldn't have wanted a sister who would have me

6. I'm one of the smartest people I know

7. I would say THE smartest person, but I'm also one of the most humble people I know

8. I can't tell you this one. It might give me away

9. I crack me up. Other people too, once I get going

10. I LOVE Sade. (The singer, not the Marquis)

Hmmm

Edited to cover up a little provincialism

seven006

Some Body

You know, there are about a hundred different ways I could go with a response to your statement but since I just got home and am half way through a cocktail I think I will just put on some music and watch the sun set. BTW, you haven't seen my butt cheeks, maybe I.......damn, I just don't know when to quit, do I.

Dave

SixofNine

hmmm, it's not the size of your provincialism that matters, it's what you do with it. Be proud.

My turn.

1)I'm a 30 something male. I don't have too many years left that I will be able to say that.

2) I'm a divorcee who vowed he would never try to find positives in his divorce. That was about 3 years ago. The huge happy smile I walk around with probably, strike that, definately, has far more to do with having left the Borg 1 year ago, than my wife having left me 3 years ago. Still, it all worked out.

3) If jalapeno peppers and various hot stuff prevents cancer and heart disease, I'm gonna live a long and healthy life.

4) If bacon causes cancer or heart disease, I'm ****ed!

5) I share custody of the coolest, smartest, funniest 9 year old on earth.

6) I introduced my df'ed ex to the truth about the Truth(tm). She had no intentions of coming back (although I didn't know that), but she was in limbo, not aware of all the crap.

7) Like most everyone, I really love music. Lately however, I've been going to a lot more live shows than I used to. A little bit of magic at just about everyone so far. Last night was the California Guitar Trio. Musicians' musicians; I think I was probably the only non-musician in the audience.

8) I love travel, but have done far too little. Maybe I'll sell my "spiritual heritage" (old wt books) on ebay and see Europe.

9) My spiritual goals now-a-days is to have the body of a God. With hard work, and a few months time, I may become a lesser god. Then again, I could just wait for the new system (remember when you could think like that about anything?).

10)I absolutely freakin' LOVE freedom. And this beatiful planet. And my fellow man. And puppies, horses, sunsets, babies (especially babies), the way you get babies, babies mommas, all creatures great and small. Not in any particular order. Sometimes I feel like the world has exploded in love all around me, and I have to cry. But I can almost not cry anymore, not the way I could everyday, back when I was a depressed JW.

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