i'll be in reno for the above dates.
i am actually meeting my first bible student/friend, (she doesn't attend and has moved on), for a few days at her work function, i think at the golden nugget.
if there are is anybody in the area who would like to meetup for a cuppa or drink, let me know, pm me.
Hey Dagney. I wish I could be there. I get up there a couple of times a year but won't be going again till probably March or April.
I don't think there is a Golden Nugget in Reno. I think you may mean the Nugget hotel casino in Sparks. We like to have dinner at Trader Dick's in the Nugget. Great Decor and lots of tacky drinks.
i really love it....seems like i am way in the minority as far as guys go though ...plus the guy girl ratio is sure not a negative for me!...but no that is not why i am there...i mean it kicks your butt physically...but i am hoping for this more inner peace thingy too......oompa.
interesting thing...i read on an inflight mag this week that yoga came from india ages ago and was only created by men for men!....women were verboden..... and what is the best way to find really good instructors?...my local ymca has classes as does a gym or two near me...and i have no idea how much certification these instructors must have.
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I've always liked yoga. Even did it as a JW. I do a little yoga almost every day but seem to get more interested in it in the spring for some reason. It is helpful for keeping you in shape for other sports.
i now wear a sexy goatee and stach for cosmetic reasons actually...and of course this is not really allowed without penalty in usa jw world....they control so much of your life by endless pharisaical rules...and esp those about dress and grooming....they only allow hair a certain way on the male face...over the lip only....they do not control hair on the face of women interestingly...but funny thing...the amish require a beard...but the reason it looks weird is they forbid hair over the male lip...lmao!!!
!....and another cult....the hasidic jews require full beards and looooong burns....plus the funny hats and garb....hardcore muslim is full beard....mennonite wimmin no makeup and old timey full garb and some do have beards lol.
i researched it but still do not understand why so many religions try to dictate how god wants us to groom our beards......oompa.
I've wondered about this myself. Isn't it odd how people subject themselves to these crazy restrictions like there really is some divine point to it all. Then there are all the food and beverage restriction that people turn into special instructions from God.
i have to give this talk in a few weeks.
any ideas.
im the most educated person in the hall.
I'd incorporate Terry and Designs comments and Sabastious's picture into the talk. That would be a good start. You could also ask for a show of hands. "How many doctors in the audience? How many Scientist?...............
it seems that the wt is guilty of illegally dumping printing chemicals (or as they like to say "ruining the earth") in upstate new york.
read the full articles from the news sites below.. "state officials are investigating chemical pollution found buried at an upstate new york property owned by the jehovah's witnesses organization.
" http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8e675d204fbf4352ab2cf65086b4b411/ny--buried-chemicals/.
New slogan for the Watchtower Society "Polluting minds and the environment for over 100 years" I hope they really get nailed over this one.
my sister gave me a nook black and white for xmas.
i can't decide whether to upgrade to the color version.
she says that color has glare.
I have a Nook Color and love it. I think the color version is better if you want to play games or read magazines. I subscribe to the Food network magazine on my Nook and it looks good and is easy to read. The new version comes with Netflix so you can watch movies on it. The last time I was in BN I had them update mine so I now have Netflix on mine but I haven't watched any movies on it yet. I was reading on it quite a often till I down loaded Angry Birds and got sidetracked.
The B&W version looks pretty cool also if you are just going read books. It's light and smaller.
the past few days i've been thinking about how life has changed since leaving the witnesses.
except for just a few, my former friends have been completely replaced by apostates.
who would have ever thought...i sure didn't.
All is well Dagney. Glad you had a good time at the Unitarian Church. And the nice thing is that they will never try to get you to go door to door peddling anything or even try to force you to believe something.
I'm heading out to my sisters in Riverside for Christmas Dinner right now. Might stop by the Mission Inn first if I have time.
I'm looking forward to getting together as soon as we can. Hopefully we can get the same group together and maybe a few more.
By the way I received one of the fruit gift packs from the Watchtower for Christmas. It was unmarked but I knew it came from them. When I tried to eat the dates they were made of wax and the fruit was rotten. So I figured with false date and rotten fruit it had to be from them.
the past few days i've been thinking about how life has changed since leaving the witnesses.
except for just a few, my former friends have been completely replaced by apostates.
who would have ever thought...i sure didn't.
I agree. Merry Christmas to Simon and all that make this board possible and Merry Christmas to you also Dagney.
for some reason i want to go to a church service tomorrow.
maybe i'll go over to the life church.
is anyone going to church tomorrow?
Yes I'm going tomorrow. I might even go tonight. We have a service at 11 tonight. If I'm still up and about at 10:30 I may head over there to sing some carols.
Merry Christmas Serenity!
just stopped by my desk for a sec to hope you all are having a good one.
my house is packed and a zoo.
maybe i am finally having a good christmas after leaving the tower.
I hope you are having a good one Botchtower and that goes for everyone one on this board.
Merry Christmas ya'll.
