p.s. I know this type of thread is of miniscule interest in this forum, but it is therapeutic
for me as I am in sort of a shadowy reminiscing mode.
TMS, I enjoy reading your posts. Keep them coming!
Posts by bijou
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24The Man With the Big Nose
by TMS inno offense intended for the anointed ones on this board, but ive always compared such professed ones to martin jensen, who professed nothing for himself except that he wasnt good for much.. this iowa corn farmer became a jw in the 40s, was promptly divorced by his wife, and moved to the southern tip of texas, the end of the world.
by default he became the presiding overseer of the english unit, although he never gave a public talk.
there were many unsuccessful attempts over the years to replace him with a more suitable shepherd.
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JW's And Risque Mnemonics.
by Englishman indo folk in the united states use mnemonics as we do here in the uk?.
just in case youre wondering, a mnemonic is a method by which it becomes easy to remember something, especially if it involves a table or sequence.
most uk mnemonics have a vulgar or sexual connotation, so their use is somewhat frowned upon in jw circles.. when number 2 son was studying geology, it was essential that he remembered the hardness order of various minerals.
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bijou
And then there's the twelve cranial nerves:
On old olympic towering tops a Finn and German vaulted and hopped.
or, the way I learned them:
Oh Oh Oh to touch and feel and girl's vagina and hind.
Now do I have to say the cranial nerve...not sure if I can: Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal....phewf! Those mnemonics work!
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The story of Brent Craft and Carol Keener
by Kent ini didnt want to write my story.
i wanted to close the door on a difficult part of my life and move on.
there are many things that are best left in the past because they are too painful to recall.
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Bringing you back to the top, Kent!
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The story of Brent Craft and Carol Keener
by Kent ini didnt want to write my story.
i wanted to close the door on a difficult part of my life and move on.
there are many things that are best left in the past because they are too painful to recall.
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bijou
Thanks kent!
It's sickening to know that God's true religion think nothing of the right to patient confidentiality....not to mention the fact that this woman has such little regard for her ex-'sister' that she'd put her in danger with her abusive ex-husband.
I'd sue her employer too. If I were staffing medical temps, I'd certainly think twice before hiring a member of that cult.
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Question for Tina
by Maximus inskimming earlier, i noticed the name satir.. i had occasion to work with a very special older woman who was an absolute delight.
she had trained with virginia satir, who is now long dead, and vs had invited her to be part of her peace group.
(starts with an a?
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bijou
My Declaration of Self-Esteem
by Virginia Satir
I AM ME
In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me
Everything that comes out of me is authentically me
Because I alone chose it - I own everything about me
My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions,
Whether they be to others or to myself - I own my fanatasies,
My dreams, my hopes, my fears - I own all my triumphs and
Successes, all my failures and mistakes Because I own all of
Me, I can become intimately acquainted with me - by so doing
I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts - I know
There are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other
Aspects that I do not know - but as long as I am
Friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously
And hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles
And for ways to find out more about me - However I
Look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever
I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically
Me - If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought
And felt turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is
Unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that
Which I discarded - I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do
I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be
Productive to make sense and order out of the world of
People and things outside of me - I own me, and
therefore I can engineer me - I am me andI AM OKAY
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Candid picture of Dave--aka 7-006
by VeniceIT ini found this picture and thought i should share!!!.
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That's a great pic dave, you look like you have fangs
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Hugs from Geordieland!
by Sunbeam ini've been lurking on this forum and previously on the old h20 for a long time now.
and have probably read every word that's appeared on randy's site too.
finally decided it was rude to enjoy all your insights without at least introducing myself :).
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'Oh yeah', he'll say, 'it's all
different now that Jesus wants you for a ...Sunbeam
That reminds me of my daughter. When she was around 3, I used to play that song for her all the time. I had a tape of Christan music for kids. She never heard the lyrics quite right. She used to sing proudly "A zombie, a zombie, Jesus wants me for a zombie!"
It was cute....but ominous, since I was studying with the JWs at the time
Welcome to the board. Lots of great info here. Some of these people saved me from ever becoming a witness thanks to the info they put up on their web pages!
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Phenomenal Woman
by COMF inphenomenally.. phenomenal woman,.
phenomenally.. phenomenal woman,.
phenomenally.. phenomenal woman,.
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Tina, great book!
Here's the poem:
A free bird leaps on the back of the wind
and floats downstream till the current ends
and dips his wing in the orange suns rays and dares to claim the sky.But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage
can seldom see through his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom.The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own.But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom.-Maya Angelou
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Phenomenal Woman
by COMF inphenomenally.. phenomenal woman,.
phenomenally.. phenomenal woman,.
phenomenally.. phenomenal woman,.
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There's a Canadian singer by the name of Amy Sky, who put this poem to music.
From her website:
Just how Amy managed to receive permission to use Dr. Angelou's poem is a fateful if not serendipitous
If you like country music, you might enjoy it.
story. Unable to reach Dr. Angelou after many unsuccessful attempts, Amy was scheduled to appear on
the Dini Petty Show, a national CTV television interview program. She soon discovered that Maya
Angelou was booked on the same program and the two met for the first time in the green room. Amy
outlined her musical desires to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning poet and Dr. Angelou agreed to allow Sky
to put the poem to music.MP3 version: http://www.amysky.com/mp3/Phenomenal_Edit.mp3
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choosing a camera
by gotcha inhello..is anyone here into photography...i would want to take.
a beginner's photography class so i need to get a camera ..i'm thinking of a canon rebel 2000 or maybe a nikon n60..could someone suggest something?and i would want something which i would not have to change immediately..thankss.
gotcha
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Gotcha,
If you really want to learn how to take pictures, get a camera with a manual override like the Nikon FM-2 or F3. Make sure it allows you to preview the depth field (a depth-of-field preview button) and allows for interchangeable lenses.