Posts by BlackSwan of Memphis

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A debate on childrens haircuts

by tinker in

without giving my personal opinion i would like to ask the board, 'what is your view of children with mowhawk haircuts'.

our family has an ongoing debate as to what is considered an acceptable hairstyle for boys age 5-8. please be unbiased reguards what you may think is my personal feeling.

your input would be greatly appriciated.

BlackSwan of Memphis

I have been trying the 'nice' way for 3mo and it's not working. I'm kind of up against a wall and thinking of pulling out of the whole thing by saying 'if the hair does not go back to normal then they cannot come here'

Are you serious??

It's one thing if they're smarting off to you and treating you like you're crap, or if they're abusing the kid or have an abusive marriage.

But to say because the child is not groomed according to your liking they cannot visit, is incredible.

They are adults, maybe you are the one who needs to get with it and let go of your kids.

edited to add:

Yes you are entitled to your viewpoint. From experience of living with a mother in law for several years I know that it's frustrating for a parent to watch their children go through life experiences and feel like their opinion is not valued or wanted.

You are entitled to your opinion, but be wary that your opinion does not become rule. There is a differance, and while that mohawk might seem like a really friggin big deal right now, once you are not seeing your kids for a length of time, you won't care if their hair is purple, polka dot or checkerboard. You'll just be glad to have the chance to hold them.

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A debate on childrens haircuts

by tinker in

without giving my personal opinion i would like to ask the board, 'what is your view of children with mowhawk haircuts'.

our family has an ongoing debate as to what is considered an acceptable hairstyle for boys age 5-8. please be unbiased reguards what you may think is my personal feeling.

your input would be greatly appriciated.

BlackSwan of Memphis

depends on the kid and the reason

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Ex-Father-in-law dies...

by Jim_TX in

when i was married to his daughter, he was always thoughtful and kind.

i'm not one to ever want to borrow money, but there were a couple of times that i just had to.

he willingly loaned me money - which i repaid, with interest.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Yes ma'am, I did. He was out mowing/clearing a lot near where I live. But, he had a crew with him, too. This is what puzzles me - he was evidently alone on this last job - or had dismissed the crew for the day, while he stayed out there working.
We all live with regrets. One of mine is that I didn't stop and chat with him when I saw him there that day.

James I am really sorry to have brought back the memory, that was really not my intent. The timing, for lack of a better term, is just interesting is all.

I'm sorry you lost such a great person from your life.

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Ex-Father-in-law dies...

by Jim_TX in

when i was married to his daughter, he was always thoughtful and kind.

i'm not one to ever want to borrow money, but there were a couple of times that i just had to.

he willingly loaned me money - which i repaid, with interest.

BlackSwan of Memphis

James, didn't you just see him recently while driving? Seems like I remember you posting something about that.

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Ever have a "paranormal" event or experienced something unexplicable?

by fedorE in

once when i was returning from work i decided to take a short cut home.

it was the halloween week and ppl had their houses decked out.

i turned into a dark road that has a house just every so often.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Last fall a few weeks before Halloween, I believe, I was at home alone with the girls. Mr Swan was working a double shift. It was around 11 pm and I was watching Little House on the Prarie (I should probably learn how to spell it though). The unlocked side door opened and closed. It was not a windy night, rather still for fall. I thought Mr Swan got off work early. Someone walked down the stairs to the basement. The walking was not like shoes clapping on floors, it was the cadenced movement of steps creaking the floor. I looked around the corner from where I was sitting in my kitchen and waited for him to come back up. The footsteps came back up the stairs and by then I realized it was not him. I was thinking there was an intruder or something and wanted to go into the kitchen to get my phone but the footsteps were heading right back there. I stayed where I was wracking my brain what to do. The footsteps got to the kitchen...I didn't see anyone but could hear the kitchen floor squeaking as if someone was walking around. The footsteps came into the hallway of the living room where I was, then dissappeared.
Finally realizing that no one was there, I got up looked around and tried rationalizing away. Simple really: It was not the house doing old house things, it has never ever done that before or again. Although other things have happened. The house was not creaking due to wind, old age or settling, because I have lived here now for 7 years and know what that sounds like. It was, as I said, a cadenced movement and then it was just gone.
No, I wasn't drinking at all that night. No, I was not half asleep. No, I hadn't been using drugs. No, it wasn't something that I imagined, I was ready to call the police had my phone been by me. No, it wasn't my imagination being stoked by scary movies or the like, as I said I was watching Little House.

my experience copied and pasted from this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/139091/1.ashx My husband heard the footsteps as well on another occasion btw.

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NWT more Accurate?

by buffalosrfree in

recently heard a commnent from an elder that the nwt was the most accurate bible translation.

that even on the jeopardy game show it was shown or that one of the questions pertained to the bible and the nwt being the most accurate translation.

i find this exceedingly hard to swallow as it is full of errors 237 i can think of right off the bat.

BlackSwan of Memphis

If he really really thought that NWT was the most accurate Bible and he believes the Bible is the Word of God, why isn't he a JW?

In addition:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/99223/1.ashx/This+One+Is+For+Scholar+And+His+Celebrated+WT+Scholars

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NWT more Accurate?

by buffalosrfree in

recently heard a commnent from an elder that the nwt was the most accurate bible translation.

that even on the jeopardy game show it was shown or that one of the questions pertained to the bible and the nwt being the most accurate translation.

i find this exceedingly hard to swallow as it is full of errors 237 i can think of right off the bat.

BlackSwan of Memphis

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070507082335AA80esm

What version of the Bible do you use, and why?
Thought you would find this very interesting. Recently on Jeopardy one of the questions was....."What is the most accurate translation of the Holy Scriptures?" No one got the correct answer, so Alex Trebek said "New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, printed by Watchtower Bible Tract Society."
The research was from the book: "TRUTH IN TRANSLATION: ACCURACY AND BIAS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT"
Author: Jason David BeDuhn is the Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Illinois, an M.T.S. in New Testament and Christian Origins form Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Study of Religions form Indiana University, Bloomington.

The Nine English Translations Compared in BeDuhn's book are:

- The King James Version (KJV)
- The Amplified Bible (AB)
- The Living Bible (LB)
- The New American Bible (NAB)
- The New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- The New International Version (NIV)
- The New World Translation (NW)
- The (New) Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
- Today's English Version (TEV)

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Whoopi Goldberg on The VIew

by changeling in

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friends

she actually came out in defense of michael vick.

she said in some parts of the south dog fights are common so we must understand where he's comming from.. well, in some parts of the south people discriminate against african americans.

are we supposed to excuse them, understand them?

BlackSwan of Memphis

It's not only in the south. On some tv show I think it's called Animal Cops they showed dog fighting houses that were in Detroit.

http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_1868.shtml About a year ago I had an interesting conversation with a gentleman who rescues pitbulls. I was shocked and disgusted to find out how common it is in my area. What people put these dogs through is disgusting. It's not a South thing, it's an animal cruelty thing.

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I just joined Facebook does anyone want to add me as friends???

by Es in

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friends

heya.

i just joined up so if anybody else who is on would like to add me that would be great.

es.

BlackSwan of Memphis

I'd love to add you.

you have a pm

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Penny pinching hints and tips

by Junction-Guy in

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friends

ok, the lemonade thread has prompted me to ask does anyone else have any clever and legal ways to pinch pennies, like the guy did with the lemonade?.

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any other things you have seen?

BlackSwan of Memphis

Oh yeah, keep a calculator with you. Do the math. Always always always do the math.

Be wary about warehouse clubs. The cost to join should pay for itself a few times over through the year's membership or it's not worth it.

I hear people talk about going out for dinner or whatnot and buffets etc.

A few things to consider:

a) Get the restaurant food without the cost: get it to go. Without the cost of the beverage, tip and dessert, the price drops significantly.

b) If you're cooking for one, compare the cost of how much it will take to make your favorite dish to how much it will cost to buy it from your favorite restaurant. It might surprise you that after you add it up, sometimes it's cheaper to get the meal from the restaurant.

c) Forget the pop altogether and just drink water.

Trade with people you trust. I found a few mom's around here where we trade babysitting. The concept can be applied to many different things.

Farmers Markets for produce or summer landscaping can yield more for less.

Oh yeah.....haha..this is the best part:

Candy!

Stock up on it at the major holidays. Halloween, Christmas and Easter are the three big ones. Huge bags of great candy for less. I was at the store around July and overheard a mother commenting how they still had candy from Easter and so refused to buy her daughter more.

Be Careful about ebay though please. I Know people who go to places like the Outlet centers, buy things and then mark them up signifcantly then their original cost at the outlet center. Pottery Barn is the first that comes to mind because my nephew and his wife have done just that. They purchase from there and then mark it up to make a profit. For some people this works well because there are absolutely no outlet centers around them and so it's still worth it.

However, google like crazy to see if there are any outlet places in your state and then keep track of the things you need and make a once a year or twice a year visit to go and get what you need yourself.