Posts by poppers

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Paris Hilton Converts to Islam

by Bangalore in

paris hilton converts to islam.. http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/entertainment/2636-paris-hilton-converts-to-islam.html.

bangalore.

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poppers

Funny stuff, but I guess Islam didn't "take". Now it's Buddhism! LOL!

http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/entertainment/2645-paris-hilton-converts-to-buddhism.html

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Multiple Sclerosis Society fundraiser

by poppers in

jw
friends

hi people,.

like last summer, i've registered to participate in a fundraising event for the national ms society called the ride across minnesota (tram).

donations made in my name will help me qualify to make a 5 day 300 mile bicycle ride across the minnesota landscape.

Well, I made it back in one piece, but it was a little iffy for a bit. On Sunday morning I strained my hamstring slightly while doing some household chores just an hour and a half before leaving by car for Rochester. After all of that great training (886 miles) I injured myself and was wondering how it would affect me, and even made me question whether I could or should try to make the ride.

Fortunately, I iced it down right away and took an Aleve, and was able to continue icing during the car trip. After registering I iced it again, but it still hurt. Even so I decided to ride anyway and be very careful during the first day, making sure I applied ice at each rest stop. It didn't get any worse that first day so I felt hopeful I could make it all five days. I iced it throughout Tuesday as well, and it began to feel better. By Wednesday I was feeling nearly normal, but I continued to apply ice as a precaution. Thursday I felt great, and completed the ride without further physical problems.

As far as TRAM itself I had a great time. There were slightly more than 800 people who registered for the ride, but only 730 who actually made the trip (altogether we generated more than $650,000 in donations). I think this was due to the fact that this particular route was very challenging. There were some huge hills to climb and I think this caused some people to back out. I was very pleased that even with those hills I didn't once get off my bike, unlike many other riders who had to dismount and walk part way up. In fact, by the end of TRAM I found I actually started looking forward to hills.

We only had one day where we had to ride in the rain, and that was for only 15 - 20 minutes. I was glad to have a raincoat this year, unlike last year when I had to ride 4 1/2 hours in a steady downpour. After pitching our tent following the 4th day's ride it rained pretty hard for a couple of hours, but I was safely under a canopy at our campsite. After it stopped the sun came out and we had a great night of entertainment.

The last day was the first day all week where we had sunshine throughout most of the day, which made that day very enjoyable. Fortunately, the last day had some spectacular scenery as well, unlike the first 3 days, and some very good roads. That was my main disappointment during the week; the first two days had us on some roads that weren't ideal for bicycling - rough and with no shoulders. That combined with an unfavorable wind made those first two days a bit difficult, but our campgrounds each of those days was very nice, as were all of the campgrounds.

Last year my friend and I were given some grief about Brett Favre being a Viking (we are from Wisconsin and are big Packers fans) and they were gloating about how close they came to making it to the Super Bowl. My friend made the comment to me that if the Packers would win the Super Bowl the next year we should wear Packers jerseys during TRAM, and wouldn't you know it, the Packers did win! So, 7 miles from the finish line we stopped and put on our jerseys and rode in all our glory to the finish line (the last two links are photos show up in those jerseys - I'm wearing #92, Reggie White's old number, and Chuck is wearing #12, Aaron Rogers' number). We were wondering what the reaction would be, and surprisingly we got a lot of cheers, which felt real good.

The below links are photos taken by a professional photographer. Each day a photo was taken of every rider, and these can be purchased by anyone. The great thing about buying any photo is that a portion of the proceeds will go to the MS Society. The two with asterisks are the best shots - they were taken near the top of a very long and steep hill as I was pedaling while standing up. I'll add some of my own photos later.

http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/gr ... 825_25_6_5 - I'm the second from the front, in the blue jersey

http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/gr ... 771_25_6_8 - The yellow "Golden Gears Club" jersey is given to those who raise more than $1000

http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/gr ... 01_25_6_12 - Feeling strong!

* http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/gr ... 29_25_6_20 - Climbing a tough tough hill. The black thing below my left eye is my review mirror

* http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/gr ... 30_25_6_20 - Because of fog I had to peer over my glasses so I could see.

Finish line:

http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/fi ... 16_25_6_30 - Wearing Packers jersey; revenge is sweet! I'm on the left.

http://kmorris.exposuremanager.com/p/fi ... 17_25_6_30

Not sure how to rotate this (edit - after posting it rotated but screwed up the dimensions)

At the finish line after 300 miles riding.

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Today my name is Neo

by discreetslave in

jw
friends

i saw the matrix for the 1st time last night.

awesome!!!.

it made me relfect on the past month.

poppers

Another suggestion is Pleasantville. It examines the arising of apostacy within a "perfect" community.

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Space Shuttle, NASA, and The NAZI SS.

by pedal power in

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friends

todays last landing of the space shuttle atlantis, and the ending and retirement of the space shuttle fleet,signals the end of an era in manned space flight in the usa.. i feel obliged to bring to your attention, the man who put the the usa at the forfront of the space race, and put the first man on the moon, and was the brains and driving force of nasa, that would result ultimately in the shuttle programme, the construction of the space station, and the hubble telescope.. who was he, and what was his background ?

well his name was wernher von braum, he was a german soldier, scientist, who attained the rank of sturbannfuher in the ss, he was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in the nazi regime, developing the v2 weapon, the first icbm.. he and his team of german scientists, were captured near the end of ww2 and taken to the usa, there they escaped the war trials, and von braun, the former nazi officer, was put in charge of the space programme, set up by president kennedy, he and his team of former nazi scientists designed and built the saturn v rocket which took men to the moon in july 1969, i was 7yo, my father insisted on wakening me up, to view the looner landing, i am glad he did, and now 42 years later its over, and some of our thanks, if not all must go to,wernher von braun, german ss officer..

poppers

I think metatron nailed it.

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My 1st post -- after being out for 10 years...

by gonzo2k in

jw
friends

so, i'm new to the site lurked around for a week or so now before signing up.

i'll try to keep this first post short.

just looking to make some connections with others that have been thru similar life experiences and help out anyone that feels empty and alone after leaving the "organization".

poppers

Welcome to the board; you will find lots of support here.

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Movies that resonate with you as an ex-JW or awake JW

by RayPublisher in

the matrix - "do you want the blue pill or the red pill?

", "all i offer you is the truth", "ignorance is bliss", "the matrix is all around us".

shutter island - creepy, is it real or isn't it, it turns out the whole thing is a dream.

poppers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBY6pF42I-c&feature=related

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I was dating a JW sister some years ago......

by Iamallcool in

i was dating a jw sister some years ago, i was ms at that time.

it did not work out very long, we just grew apart.

i saw her recently with her husband(an elder) which i have never met him before.

poppers

She sounds like she has the emotional maturity of a turnip.

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Lining up to kiss the bride is not allowed. Watchtower Question from Readers.

by ThomasCovenant in

many, if not all, of the witness weddings i attended in the last few years had the 'tradition' of the bride and groom and members of the wedding party lined up to greet the guests into the reception room.. it was also a faily common practice to kiss the bride.

congratulations and thanks were exchanged.

the usual pleasantries, thanks for coming etc.. well here is a quote i just found from the watchtower 15th may 1952 page 319-320, questions from readers.

poppers

Instead of any such looseness of conduct or excessive use of food or drink, we should control activities and regulate entertainment into profitable channels, such as the singing of Kingdom songs, playing Scriptural quiz games, relating field experiences, and so forth.

Jeeze, talk about kill-joys.

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