Posts by melmac

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70 Year Old Grandma Accused of Looting

by Chia in

i think this is ridiculous.

i'm curious to see what everyone else thinks about this.

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050915202209990025&ncid=nws00010000000001.

melmac

"God knows I'm good", by David Bowie (from "Space Oddity")

I was walking through the counters of a national concern
And a cash machine was spitting by my shoulder
And I saw the multitude of faces, honest, rich and clean
As the merchandise exchanged and money roared
And a woman hot with worry slyly slipped a tin of stewing steak
Into the paper bag at her side
And her face was white with fear in case her actions
Were observed
So she closed her eyes to keep her conscience blind

Crying
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God may look the other way today

Then she moved toward the exit clutching tightly at her paper bag
Perspiration trickled down her forehead
And her heart it leapt inside her as the hand laid on her shoulder
She was led away bewildered and amazed
Through her deafened ears the cash machines were shrieking on the counter
As her escort asked her softly for her name
And a crowd of honest people rushed to help a tired old lady
Who had fainted to the whirling wooden floor

Crying
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
Surely God won't look the other way

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The Things You Forgive (vent/eulogy of sorts)

by hemp lover in

jw
friends

you forgive her for never not once setting foot in your house.. you forgive her for yelling at you almost every day, because if she hadnt yelled at you, if she had been one of those calm-voiced, even-tempered kind of moms, the kind who wasnt enraged by a child who bumped the vacuum into the furniture or one who didnt always scrub out the sink with zud after washing the dishes, then you wouldnt, years later, have been able to recognize the shock and pain in your own daughters eyes when you lose your temper and lash out stupidly, momentarily, always apologetically (after the fact), but never, it seems, for the last time (unfortunately) and without the memory of a childhood filled with longing for an inch of approval from the one person who refused to give it, then you might not have recognized that same desire and need for acknowledgement in your own child and you might not give it to her at every opportunity (as you do, as she deserves).. you forgive her for waiting five days to take you to the doctor when you broke your wrist, because those five days of pain, during which you were encouraged to just stop babying it, will lead to the first of only two apologies she will ever extend to you.

she just couldnt imagine how anyone could break a bone the way you described it happening.

you seek a small measure of revenge by waiting 20 years to tell her how you really broke it.. you forgive her for slapping you when you laughed at her during one of her screaming fits.

melmac

Despite it all, you have grown to be a very good son! Maybe you realized that deep down inside she was lost and disoriented, and was a victim, too.

Wish you all the best!

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If you were paid to be an active JW, would you accept?

by JH in

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friends

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even if you don't believe in what you'd preach, would you accept being a jw in return for a salary?.

why not?

melmac

Hell, no! I'd rather work as a thrash collector than as a trash dispenser.

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damselfly is not happy :(

by damselfly in

the amp on my record player just blew out in the middle of the cult's "sweet soul sister" from the sonic temple lp.. now i can't listen to any records until i get a new one!

any leads on a cheap, gentley used one?.

dams

melmac

...keep on pushin til the dawn, well well well...

(Sorry, I just couldn´t resist...)

Hope you fix it soon. You´ve got nice taste in music!

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The pope's cousin is a JW

by loosie in

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sorry i can't get the file attachment to work

melmac

I may be mistaken, but I think I heard a similar story before, when John Paul II was the Pope...

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The Number One Reason Why I Am Not a "Watchtower Apologist"

by logansrun in

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friends

a number of people of late have noticed the concilliatory stance i take towards the jehovah's witnesses -- both as individuals and even as an organization.

they have quite rightly pointed out that i appear to "defend" the organization and it's members from attacks that i feel are unwarranted or unnecessary.

too often, i feel, this forum becomes a gripe session in which mighty ex-jw throngs feel the need to paint the organization or individual jws as totally devoid of any good qualities whatsoever.

melmac

Terry, I love your style!

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Whey protein shake

by tsunami_rid3r in

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friends

that is some nasty crap.

i mixed the power with cold water.

it tasted like puke.

melmac

Yeah! You don't have to train everyday. Remember: the single most common error for weightlifters is to overtrain. If you do train everyday, be sure to alternate body parts... training the same muscles everyday is going to deplete their recovery abilities.

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Whey protein shake

by tsunami_rid3r in

jw
friends

that is some nasty crap.

i mixed the power with cold water.

it tasted like puke.

melmac

Glad to know that almost everybody hates it as much as I do...

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Trouble for Richie?

by RichieRich in

jw
friends

so today, after the meeting, one of the elders from my jc walks up to me and my mother and asks if we had time to talk.

thankfully, i had to get to work, and mom wasn't feeling great.

we said today wasn't good.. so basiccally he said that he and another brother want to meet with us on wednsday night, after the tms, to "see how things are going".. so here's quandry:.