.to happen first in the us?
or do you think neither will ever happen?
consider that they are both members of a majority group and a minority group.
Probably a black man. After that it's garanteed there will be a woman president.
I just hope that the first black president elected (or if I got it backwards and it's the first woman president elected) that that president will be of the Libertarian party.
Mike.
in the sept. 15, '03 watchtower, an experience is offered concerning a man named.
rolf-michael, who apparently traded drug addition for cultish addiction.. (perhaps some of you recall a cheech and chong sketch in which an odd man.
announces that he "used to be messed up on drugs and he used to be messed up.
"Regrettably, in some countries the Witnesses are falsely accused of being a dangerous sect that breaks up families..."
Is it just me or are they responding directly to things said on this very board? "Dangerous [cult] that breaks up families". How many times has that phrase been used here?
We've got 'em scared my friends!
Mike.
did anyone else have a hard time fitting in with non-witnesses when you left the witnesses?
i never had a hard time fitting in with witnesses since i grew up as one, i was always popular in witness circles and could usually strike up an easy conversation with someone as long as i knew they were a witness.
but i just can't find any common points of interest with anyone anymore since i've been disfellowshipped twice and then finally faded away a year and a half ago.
Give it time Descender. You'll find that "worldlies" are usually easier to fit in with and sometimes end up being better friends than the ones from the Empire who now turn their backs on you. Just because you have nothing in common doesn't exclude friendship. Sometimes just the fact that two people are so totally different can make a friendship more interesting.
Don't know if that made any sense or not, but I think you'll understand.
Mike.
in chemistry, certain chemicals react violently to other ingredients and should never be put together.
if we make a comparison with our everyday lives, do you think that certain people are incompatible with others, and that no matter what they do, they will never be friends?
have you ever experienced being incompatible to someone?
I just plain don't give a damn. Period.
Which probably explains why I live alone and have very few friends.
Oh well.....
Mike.
i got a phone call a couple of nights ago from my younger brother.
actually a message on my voice mail.
he called to let me know that last night he and his band would be practicing at his apartment and wanted me to come over because "we haven't hung out together in a long time" his own words to his disfellowshipped brother!
Frank, I think that is happening more often than we really know. In some of my conversations with my mom I have seen that deep down inside she is now unsure of some of the core beliefs that she and my stepdad passed down to me whilst in the Empire. Of course she - and my other family still "in" - won't come out and say they're unsure or doubting but the lack of certainty is there nonetheless.
It all comes down to the old "where else will we go" argument that so many of us have seen all too often. Where else are my parents to go? They're in their 50's now, with no secular safety net for retirement except for Social Security and my brother and I. The only friends they have are Jehovah's Witnesses. My brother may be a successful contractor but he's got just slightly more social skills than I do and guess what? All of his friends and potential marriage mates in his eyes are in the Empire.
Don't lose heart my friend. That definitely ain't the attitude of just a few in the Empire, otherwise we wouldn't see the hardliners cracking the whip like they are right now. It's the attitude of a great many.
I've read back over the responses on this thread and get the feeling that some consider me to be in some kind of minority. Well I'm not unique or in any kind of minority in my situation. Not by a long shot. (Metatron, I wish you'd jump in on this thread!) There's a million of me out there, it's just that most of them aren't willing to come out and say what's going on. I know full well that Brooklyn monitors this board and that at any time someone could do a little checking on my name, which I've given freely, and my parents and brother could be in front of a group of Theocratic Police. It's a risk I'm willing to take that others aren't.
When I post about talking to my parents or my brother, I do so in the hopes that others will take a little hope from my own stories and start trying to rebuild lost relationships with their own families. All you gotta do is try folks, and keep on trying. They're your family for cryin out loud! What's more important than family?!
Mike.
please remove me from this site, i am tired of the sarcasm and the insults simply because i choose to believe in god after leaving the borg.
i am beginning to believe that the borg was a better place than this site because i never once endured what i have had to endure here with certain individuals.
it seems that it is ok for some to criticize others here but when you stand up for what you believe in the shit just gets deeper.
Again?
I was going to leave it at just that but....nah.
KGB this here is a discussion board not an agreement board. I'll stop and let that sink in.
You're really killing your credibility by threatening to leave and then coming back and doing it again shortly thereafter.
Maybe this ain't the best place for you after all?
Mike.
englishman and her ladyship will be visiting the usa and we are happy to announce a bbq for them at our place.
so mark your calanders!!.
saturday, november 1, 2003 2 pm = ?
SP, I'll cover you sweetie. Call or email me.
Mike.
englishman and her ladyship will be visiting the usa and we are happy to announce a bbq for them at our place.
so mark your calanders!!.
saturday, november 1, 2003 2 pm = ?
Joy2b I'd be interested in attending this den of iniquity myself. Pm me or email me. [email protected].
Mike.
something has been bothering me as of late.
my younger brother, who is 17 years old plans on getting married right after he turns 18 this upcoming year.
i have quite a few problems with this, but he thinks that he knows it all at his age.. i'm concerned for several reasons.
Descender -- bad idea if there ever were one. Talk some sense into that young buck pronto!!!! He'll thank you in the long run.
Mike.
i just had a really bad day at work.
apart from what you'd normally expect from a 15 hr shift, tonight vitually everything that could go wrong did.
when i got home i decided to have a drink(the first since emans barbie!!!
Non-alcoholic: In the mornings I like a custom-blend coffee. I buy a bag of "Chock-Full-O-Nuts" and a bag of Starbucks "Columbia" blend, 2 scoops of Chock and 1 of Starbucks to make an almost-full pot. Yeah I like my coffee strong and black, strong enough to get up and walk out of the cup!
I don't drink much soft drinks. Maybe a Coke or Mountain Dew here and there. Two a week is a lot for me, but that's just how I grew up. I stick to PowerAde fruit punch flavor and Gatorade Propel (black cherry flavor is my fave). At work I drink sweet iced tea or just water all day long.
Alcoholic: Well beer is my favorite above all else. I brew my own beer when I have the time. Right now I'm finishing up drinking a batch of dark ale. I've brewed 5 batches now and every single one has turned out just awesome. And I've had nothing but compliments from everyone who's tried them. Homebrewing is a lot of fun. Since I recycle my bottles, the cost is pretty low. All I have to do now is just buy the malt and bottle caps to brew a batch, and a batch in this case means approximately 5 gallons or about 30 bottles. If anyone wants to try it, pm me and I'll give you a few tips. It's very easy and a lot of fun.
As far as store-bought beers go, I usually drink Miller Lite. (although after drinking my homebrew the Lite tastes like water) Sometimes the urge will hit me and I'll go buy a case of Dos Equis. Whenever my brother and I go to lunch at Margaritas we usually put away several bottles of Negra Modello. He turned me on to that one last year and I've thanked him ever since. I just wish I could find it at a store around here. Sam Adams is ok, not too crazy about Fosters, never had Guiness. There's an Italian restaurant nearby that serves Moretti, which is pretty good. I don't like Heineken at all and I'll only drink Corona if there's no other option.
I also like Segrams Royal Crown and Chivas Regal Scotch and if I can find it I like Key Largo tropical schnapps. Oh and I like root beer schnapps too. But Crown is my favorite hard drink. I like to drink it straight and chase it with Cherry Coke. If I have a bottle on Sundays I'll sit there while I'm reading my paper and eating breakfast and pour a little into my coffee. Yum! Then I'll end up sipping from the bottle the rest of the day. Now that's relaxing!
Mike.
