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  Your Day ...

  by snowbird in

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  what time is it in your area and what are you having for your morning, mid-day, or evening meal?.

  i'm having grits, canned salmon, tuna, and chicken for breakfast.

  cabbage and cornbread for mid-day and evening.. life can be beautiful and good - if we allow it.. sylvia.

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  It is 6:15 am here. I'm having grits, canned salmon, tuna, and chicken for breakfast. Cabbage and cornbread for mid-day and evening.

  OMG Snowbird - that is SOME breakfast.

  I've been sick for the last week and am trying to shake the worst headache I've ever had in my life. So brunch for me today is 2 Neurofen, 1 Multivitamin and a home made smoothie with freshly scooped passionfruit innards, Strawberries, one banana, handful of grapes, 150g of blueberries, two tablespoons of natural low fat yoghurt and one tablespoon of channel island fesh cream. I think it might actually be helping!
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  Hi all just a question

  by wannaknow in

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  could someone please tell me what do jehovahs witnesses think of disabled people?.

  someone told me they have a attitude like "if it isnt perfect then god does,nt love it".

  could someone please tell me if that is true?.

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  Yes echoing many of the above comments - physical impairments are fine. Mental impairments - they tend not to believe in - if you are depressed then you are are obviously practising some gross sin in private and Jehovah's holy spirit has been removed from you. Looking back I remember one or two more than likely autistic children who my father would take out to box their ears when they were disruptive during meetings. I was punished constantly through childhood for not being being happy amongst other things, when really I should have been being treated for a disorder to the chemistry in my brain.

  Its kind of ironic that they really fear the whole psychological/psychiatric aspect when really you have to be mentally deficient to believe half the claptrap they feed you. I'm not insulting anyone here. Remember I believed it all for 29 years.
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  Ok, so clearly, I can't keep my big, fat stinkin mouth shut even though...

  by cognac in

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  i've been warned.

  i keep saying little things to my husband, and he clearly won't budge any more then he already has.

  i just want him to see the truth.

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  Good vibes send your way.

  Umm, wouldnt this count as porneia?
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  2nd AA meeting. Would value opinions

  by digderidoo in

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  i went to my 2nd aa meeting last night and came away with doubts as to whether this would work for me, so would value peoples opinion especially those who attend aa.. there were one or two there that were quite evangelical, which obviously works for them.

  also within the program there is alot of emphasis on god or a higher power.

  for many this higher power is the group itself, yet for some it is god.. i spoke to someone sitting by me about this who said that to make sobriety sometimes you have to fake it and go along with the god thing.. at the end of meetings there is a short prayer which i do not want to take part in.

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  I don't think I have mentioned this here before so its a first:

  But yes I went to one about 18 months- 2 years ago. I had no idea it was even going to mention the "god" thing so my stomach revolted instantly. I stuck with it for the hour, and listened to the people talking and I just thought I did not want to be one of them. No doubt many of them were very successful, I lived in the stockbroker belt of the country and you could tell by the cars etc. But they were just the most miserable bunch of people I have ever had the misfortune to spend time with and decided right then that I would rather die a bit younger having partied a bit too hard a bit too often than a) fake a belief in God - thats what got me here in the first place!!! or b) be that tightly wound up that I couldnt see beyond self discipline and control.

  So I didnt stay for coffee - I winked and said I was Mormon and headed off to the offy for a bottle of wine and then wrote about it at length in case I ever felt tempted to reconsider.

  For everyone it has worked for I do not disrespect them or the system at all. I just wish there was one which focussed on the fact we have the strength and power within us to do anything. We come equipped. Sod the god concept. I also wish there was one which concentrated on finding other outlets, other sources of joy, allowing us to see beauty and feel love without needing to be half cut first, to break through the inhibitions and fortresses we have surrounded ourselves with for the sake of self protection.
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  Did/Does God really love people?

  by buffalosrfree in

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  at john 3:16 god says he loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believed in him will have everlasting life.

  yet in revelation satan and the demons were kicked out of heaven and hurled to the earth.

  how is that loving, what could possibly be the reason he would do that if he really loved us.

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  Sure.

  Like Hitler loved Jews

  Like Catherine the Great loved virgins

  Like Bloody Mary loved protestants

  Like Tom loved Jerry
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  What Movie Could You Watch Over and Over Again?

  by Abandoned in

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  for me, there are a number of movies that i never tire of.

  here's a partial list:.

  elfthe holidaytommy boyplanes trains and automobilesdumb and dumber28 dayswhat are yours?.

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  Kill Bill 1 and 2 - have to watch it at least once a month so that means I must have watched it around 20 times now.
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  anyone here know about bi-polar?

  by orbison11 in

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  greetings all.

  i just learned that one of my children has bi-polar illness,,,i am so disheartened for him,,,,do any here know about this.

  wendy.

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  Don't be disheartened! I got diganosed with it earlier this year. They still havent figured out the meds to treat me - I've had some rather remarkable trippy and physical side effects and have had to give up my job, but there are some down sides too.

  At the moment for the purposes of research I'm giving all the meds a try - they change them every month which is exasperating, but eventually I think I will just stop taking medication. I love the highs and can bear the lows - I've had them all my life. You child may also be quite a creative person and I think part of this creativity is a side-effect/symptom, call it what you will, of the disorder.

  I say embrace it - wouldnt it be boring if we were all alike? I can't imagine what it would be like to be calm and tranquil and "normal" - I've had a taster with some of the meds and frankly, whilst its a cool insight, I prefer being me.

  There are two levels of the disorder - one more extreme than the other. I am on the extreme side which exhibits itself in various forms such being quite impulsive, socially inept or inappropriate, wild spending sprees, promiscuity, major mood swings and suicidal tendencies or tendencies to self harm.

  Its not the end of the world - for me its been a new beginning and finally being able to understand that actually as a child I probably wasn't just pure bad as my parents seemed to think, but actually clinically insane. And I say that with a big smile.
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  Excerpt from my novel: chapter on DRAFT BOARD review.

  by Terry in

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  here is a chapter from my novel, i wept by the waters of babylon.my book is in the final stages of editing, spellchecking and revisions.. .

  august 1966.

  "okay, let's get ready to start our session.

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  Abandoned has given some excellent tips. I think partly its hard to be critical because I know what it's like to whip your baby out and the fear that it might be considered ugly.... I kind of really admire you for being able to put it up here.

  I would say that in criticising this piece it really does depend on the market. If its for therapy for you then really it is a stand alone piece -that's not something any of us can comment on other than to applaud the bravery. As you describe - the first person is really difficult and I can imagine more so for you because even when you are talking about yourself you dont actually use the first person very much - you tend to be much more externally observational.... I personally find first person much easier and third person feels really artificial.

  If the piece is to be published I would say it does need a fair bit of work. Its almost as if for me your natural style (and I say what I infer to be natural from your posts here and having met you) you cover material much better when you are giving incisive no frills factual bullet points. The style suits you better.

  A great maxim and one which I invariably fail to apply is Orwell's - never use two words when one will do.

  Writing is an art and there are many different forms. A professor of physics may write an excellent science paper that persuades a whole generation of researchers to adopt his theories, but can he write a novel. Can he f***? Same with newspaper journalists trying to write more elaborately - they can't always manage that transition.

  I think I'm going all round the houses to say

  a) who is your audience? ie to have an audience - its got to be marketable. Who are they? Where are they? How is your work going to reach them? Will it appeal to them? How much are you prepared to compromise in order to engage them?

  b) try different styles of writing - and then read them out loud. How does each piece sound? If it doesnt flow then maybe you need to look at a different way of presenting the material. (I kind of feel this isn't quite flowing yet, not as well as it could)

  I kind of feel almost out of order to be even offering any advice - after all I have had nothing published and you clearly are lightyears ahead of me. if you want to bring it over when I am there week after next I'd be happy to talk about it with you and give you some other input.
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  Do The Sex

  by SixofNine in

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  lyrics for "do the sex"in the backseat of my chrysler .

  'cause they're all doin' it .

  we're all doin' it .

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  I love it! Reminds me of a sexy girl version of Weezer (the "just like buddy holly" era)!
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  Sorry?

  by RichieRich in

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  over the past few days... someone who i'm no longer associated with has been out on vendetta to discredit me.

  it started with a mass mail to my myspace friends, which caused nothing more than a few eyebrows to be raised.

  that was the reaction of people who know me in real life.

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  About the only thing I accused you of is being young, and I wish that I had 3 fingers pointing to me saying that! I was of the opinion that it was "none of our damn business."

  JK666 - hilarious! I like that one, mind if I borrow and say I made it up myself - just you know turn a blind eye if you see me using it on other threads.

  Richie I said all I wanted to on the other thread last night. You told me before or around the time it had got to the board that someone was using the board to have a go - I didnt feel the need to read the posts. You are who you are, someone who has delighted and entertained me with every post and has taken time out to give me particular contact from time to time when I felt abjectly low (like the video you sent) and that made me cry at the time (jeez I'm welling up now!) because there was no doubt in my mind you have a big heart and I was privileged to share it.

  And one thing you can never be accused of is boring. I say, if you are tired of Richie, then you are tired of life. (And yes I totally did not plagiarise any of that quote! )