No, but I owned a "roach clip" before I ever tryed pot.
(no, I don't smoke. I tryed it twice and hated it.)
keeshah
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Were You Ever Drunk or High At A Meeting Or In Service?
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an elder in our hall used to drink his wine before evening meetings regularly, and on more than a few occasions was "buzzed" and laughing up on the platform while giving a talk.
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I'm starting to like 'Gospel Music' now - any favorites?
by AK - Jeff inlistening to the statler brothers gospel album right now.. wow - upbuilding and positive and hopefull.
how different from the wt songs that were announcing death and destruction to the world.. any others out there like gospel music since leaving the 'lie'?.
jeff
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keeshah
I have always loved "Amazing Grace"... even when I was a dub.
Now, when I'm home alone, I sing it to the top of my lungs. (I love to sing, but not so sure it sounds good. )
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Calling all "apostates"
by alreadygone inmy parent's came to visit me this weekend.
i decided to start a conversation with my mom about jw's and why i don't go anymore.
i brought up the un scandal.
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We've lost an ex-JW from Missouri in Iraq
by keeshah inhe was from my congregation in missouri.
i remember him well.
he was 6 yrs younger than me.
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keeshah
I don't apoligize for my comments, because their not against those who have fallen and their families.
What was he doing there in the first place?
Sorry for your lost. But if you want to play you have to pay.
When you sign up, your saying you are willing to kill people and/or be killed.
UMMM... sounds like your comments are against the person to me.
To me, when they sign up, it means that they love their freedom and want themselves and other ppl to keep it. It's sad that it comes down to killing, but it's a reality. I'm grateful that there are ppl that are brave enough to do it, because I know that I'm not.
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We've lost an ex-JW from Missouri in Iraq
by keeshah inhe was from my congregation in missouri.
i remember him well.
he was 6 yrs younger than me.
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keeshah
I meant no offense.
Not a problem. I've been known to make blanket statements too. And to be perfectly honest, I haven't kept up on all the issues with the war. I have my hands full with the PTO at my children's school... that's my level of polictics.
I really don't know if it's right or wrong for us to be over there, but I'm very proud of our young men for doing their duty.
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We Have Wonderful People Here
by Sparkplug ini have to tell a story.. yesterday i begged my boss to let me leave work to go to reunion arena and try to find a child or a mom and child to take in.
then i bugged the heck out of six of nine to go with me because i was not sure what i was getting into and did not want to go alone...though i would have.. so we went to the store and bought 100 dollars of items.
well i went over budget and six paid another 100 for the rest of the items.
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keeshah
What a GORGEOUS little girl!
You did good Sparkplug.
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We've lost an ex-JW from Missouri in Iraq
by keeshah inhe was from my congregation in missouri.
i remember him well.
he was 6 yrs younger than me.
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keeshah
This kinda hits close to home. I'm from the Columbia/Moberly area, (north of Jefferson City) just about a 45 minute drive. Decades ago, some families from our congregation would visit other congregations, including Jefferson City. Anyone else from Misery, OOPS, meant Missouri??
Obie and I went to the Buffalo congregation. It's 32 miles out of Springfield.
I've only been in the Columbia area a handfull of times. Have you heard of the Rodarte's or the Penal's (sp?)?
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We've lost an ex-JW from Missouri in Iraq
by keeshah inhe was from my congregation in missouri.
i remember him well.
he was 6 yrs younger than me.
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keeshah
Jeeprube... did you recognize the name of the town? Probably not, it's VERY small... 100 people. I believe you said that you lived in Springfield. He lived 40 miles from you.
And another thing... I watch for your posts because you live so close to my hometown. So far I like you, but... I'm a Republican and I DO value teenage life. No hard feelings... just couldn't let that one go.
Acadian... see Little Toe's post.
Thank you Little Toe and everyone else too for paying your respects to one of our fallen soldiers.
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We've lost an ex-JW from Missouri in Iraq
by keeshah inhe was from my congregation in missouri.
i remember him well.
he was 6 yrs younger than me.
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keeshah
He was from my congregation in Missouri. I remember him well. He was 6 yrs younger than me.
Rest in peace "Obie".
http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/article.php/KolathObediah
An Army special operations soldier who grew up riding four-wheelers and dirt bikes in rural Dallas County has died from combat-related injuries he suffered last week in western Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Obediah "Obie" Kolath, 32, and three other soldiers were patrolling in Husaybah when a bomb exploded near them, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Kolath of Louisburg was seriously injured and was taken to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. His comrades were killed in the blast.
Army spokeswoman Maj. Elizabeth Robbins said the attack occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Iraq time, but she was uncertain if the soldiers were in a vehicle or on foot.
Kolath died Sunday, joining nearly 1,900 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since President Bush ordered the country's invasion in March 2003.
"He was a very brave soldier and a kind-hearted person," said Brian Hudson, Kolath's best friend for 22 years.
Kolath was born Dec. 1, 1972, in Jefferson City and graduated from Skyline High School near Urbana in 1991.
Hudson remembered Kolath wanting nothing more than to become a special forces soldier.
The pair went to the recruiting office together to enlist, but Hudson said a physical problem rendered him ineligible for military service. Kolath wasn't deterred.
"He made that decision when he was about 16 years old," Hudson said. "He could not wait to get in there and start. He never second-guessed himself on it."
Kolath entered the Army on March 10, 1992, as a fire support specialist and was later assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment in Germany.
The young soldier was soon serving with airborne special forces units and traveling the globe for various assignments.
Lloyd Kolath II, 45, said his little brother was stationed in Hawaii, Japan and Thailand before joining the Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., where the 13-year veteran had hoped to retire after 20 years of service.
Lloyd Kolath said he and his eight siblings were raised in a trailer without television — an upbringing he called a "backwoods kind of living." When the family was temporarily without running water, Lloyd said he and Obie went out to fetch the necessity.
"I always felt like we were the dynamic duo when we were together," said Lloyd, who lives in Cookville, Tenn., with his wife and five children.
Kolath's parents were devout Jehovah's Witnesses who were displeased when he joined the armed forces.
"They were not happy about his decision, but they accepted his decision," Lloyd recalled. "And he respected their views on the issue, too."
Out of respect for his mother's beliefs, Kolath left specific instructions that he would forgo military honors at his funeral, Lloyd said. Arrangements are still pending, but Lloyd said his brother will be buried in Buffalo.
Kolath's nephew, Jesse Brewer, said his uncle inspired him to join the Army in 2000.
"Obie was the type of person you would be around and he would make you feel great about yourself," said Brewer, a police officer in Okmulgee, Okla. "He believed in me where I sometimes doubted myself."
Brewer, who was deployed to Afghanistan in November 2003 for a yearlong tour, said his uncle's death was especially shocking because family members weren't sure he was even in Iraq.
"I don't think he wanted anybody to worry ... so he didn't tell too many people," he said.
But family members worried anyway, Lloyd Kolath said.
"That was the one fear in all of our hearts," he said.
Kolath has been posthumously recommended for the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Purple Heart.
He is survived by three daughters from two relationships, one of which ended in divorce. -
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Have You Witnessed To JW's With Postcards?
by Honesty insomeone mentioned that since postcards are so quickly read information can be processed by the jw mind before they realise it is from a source that is not pro jw.
have any of you here had any experience sending postcards containing delightful words of truth about the troof?.
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keeshah
Same old shit.
Forgive me if I'm taking you the wrong way but...
"Same old shit" to you may be "new shit" to someone else.