What a wonderful story! Very inspiring!
Billygoat
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At 22 CEO has ups, downs!
by Atlantis inhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/satellite?pagename=rtd/mgarticle/rtd_basicarticle&c=mgarticle&cid=1031785295375 email this story.
at 22, ceo has had ups, downsin business since 15 and founder of a firm, he is seeking a degree from ur as an 'insurance policy'.
by jeffrey kelleytimes-dispatch staff writersep 27, 2005. joel erb, chief executive of inet network, added $60,000 in custom lighting to the space in shockoe bottom that he is renovating to accomodate his expanding business.
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Bob up and down naked for awhile .... (Golden Age ca.1926)
by ithinkisee inthis one made me laugh out loud.. *** the golden age, feb. 10, 1926, p.310 ***.
air baths are good for preventing colds... what you do is strip naked mornings and evenings and then bob up and down for a while.. .
(thanks quotes!).
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Billygoat
OMG, all of those are too funny!! I can't believe this is the history of my family's religion. What a bunch of quacks they were!!!
*** The Golden Age 1933 September 13 p.777 ***
The earlier in the forenoon you take the sun bath, the greater will be the beneficial effect, because you get more of the ultra-violet rays, which are healing.
*** The Golden Age, September 26, 1934, p. 807 ***
The Journal of the A. M. A. is the vilest sheet that passes the United States mail.... Nothing new and useful in therapeutics escapes its unqualified condemnation. Its attacks are generally ad hominem. Its editorial columns are largely devoted to character assassination.... Its editor [Morris Fishbein] is of the type of Jew that crucified Jesus Christ.
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Local JW propaganda article on Katrina aid - and my response
by EscapedLifer1 inhowdy all, .
the following article just appeared in the local boaz, alabama newspaper:.
the sand mountain reporter.
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Billygoat
((((Brandon)))) Great letter! And yes, it IS brave. But I understand about having "nothing to lose". I'm in the same shoes as you. I hope they print your letter...or at least the important excerpts of it.
Andi
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Leaving it behind for good
by joelbear inits interesting how as i have been going through a deep reexamination of my life, how much i was still attached to my past.
as you can see from my posts i am in an "exercise" program, exercising by keeping busy in the things that i have always loved.
i am out of the rut and a happier person for it.. for me, rehashing material that i have decided was bogus long ago is playing a less and less important part in my recovery.
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Billygoat
it takes a lot of effort to make the shift and one thing i am finding out is that you really have to make the shift 100%, if you cling on to old ways of thinking, they win, you have to replace them totally with a new way of thinking, a true rewashing and cleansing of the soul.
This is so true Joel. I realized awhile back when I hit my "rut", that I have to follow a recipe to the letter to get out of it. It's really simple when you look at it in writing. It's worked for me:
- Wake up early.
- Pray out loud or silently about what's making your heart heavy. Make the concious effort to "wallow" in it for 5 minutes and no more.
- Take a brisk walk or run, no matter the weather.
- Take shower and get "dolled" up. Not just clean, but get dressed like I'm really trying to look Good for my hubby. (Looking cute really makes me feel good!)
- Go about the rest of the day.
- Repeat for at least 5 days.
Sometimes it takes three days for the "benefit" to kick in, but it's MUCH, MUCH easier for me to pull myself out of pits of depression. I have a mantra I learned from Al-Anon many years ago: Fake it 'til you make it. It works because it forces me into action when my depression would allow me to stay under the covers for weeks.
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stuff, yeah
by joelbear ingot my first five pieces back from pottery yesterday.
yay.
very exciting.. went to a board game clubs meeting last night, totally fun.
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Billygoat
(((((joelbear))))))
I'm so glad you're feeling better. Revel in the good days. It helps the bad days seem not so bad.
Love ya,
Andi
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Husbands! Smack your wife across the mouth!
by PopeOfEruke ingreat advice received from a close jw relative who we visited last week.
she said that husbands are the head of the family, and if the wife doesn't support him in serving jehovah then he should give her a good smack across the mouth, thats what she deserves.
if only adam had given eve a good smack across the mouth when she proposed eating the fruit, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now!
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Billygoat
This is one very dangerous religion.
Wonder how long before they pass the koolaid
I've wondered this myself Lee. Absolutely sickening when I think I grew up in that ridiculous mess. It's even sadder to me that my very intelligent and university degreed parents still believe. *shaking head* I doubt the kool-aid would ever be introduced. Asking the members to kill themselves wouldn't leave the GB anybody to financially support them.
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Heres your chance..........
by defd into show what we are really made of.
i have been going through extreme stress, almost disstress.
i will not reveal what it is at this time.
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Billygoat
Look honestly at what is the cause of the stress......and then cut it out?
I have to agree with Oz here. When I take a look at what's causing the stress, I then have to weigh the pros and cons. Sometimes it helps to write it down on paper. For some reason when I see it in black and white, it doesn't seem as overwhelming or I realize I'm stressing over something that I need to remove from my life. I'll ask myself: Is it worth it? Is it necessary? Is there an alternative? Only you can answer that for yourself. Best, Andi
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I am so proud of my little Brother.
by Sparkplug infollow this link.
http://nbc6.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=700573 .
and in the upper left hand corner there is a menu that has: the spirit of south florida:.
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Billygoat
(((Sparky))) What an awesome story! Thanks for sharing. Mozz and I will most likely be adopting, so I love to hear stories like this.
Andi
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We survived hurricane Rita; Is everyone else okay? Bryan?
by Frannie Banannie inwe gave up on our internet connection yesterday evening, because we had so many power fluctuations that we were rebooting the router every minute or so.
we've heard an occasional explosion from transformers locally going out, but so far, we've still got power.
we're fine, no real loss of power more than a few minutes, though we're still getting gusts and scattered rain.
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Billygoat
btw, I'd rather "pass" on the carpet picnic....well...maybe that tuna will make nice sandwiches....I know the g/kids will gobble up a lot of the canned stuff and cookies and crackers (whew).
Oh, come on. It'll be fun! I remember my granny sitting on the floor with me when I was little, as I watched Captain Kangaroo on the tele. We ate Oreos and dipped them in milk. I just remember thinking how cool my gramma was to do that with me. My Dad didn't even do that. LOL!
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Breast Cancer
by simplesally inlumpectomy or mastectomy???.
outnfree and i chose differently.
i know the doctors gave me the survival rates................the same.
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((((Sally)))) ... and everyone else that would be faced with this decision.
Not to make light of it, but I have really little breasts anyway, so I don't know if there'd be that much difference if I opted for a mastectomy. I'd probably make the same decision. Good thing Mozz is a "butt" man.