Posts by Sith

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Indianapolis 500

by purplesofa in

any race fans out there????

i watch this every year and was able to go once as a kid to the 500. .

my grandfather raced cars(midgets) and once had a speed shop across from the 500 track and sold car engines and car parts.

Sith

KLS, I'm not evil. I just like shaved monkeys.

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How many days did you spend in the Hall?

by IP_SEC in

jw
friends

i just did some rough (haha) figuring to determine how many days i spent just sitting at the hall during meetings.

i just rounded to the nearest year to be liberal in take into account missed meetings and the like.

i know the number is higher but i dont feel like getting more exact.. this just counts regular meeting times, not before and after fellowship, not fs, meeting prep, or assemblies.. i came up with 349 days.

Sith

I look at it this way. I spent too much time to be "worldly" normal, and not enough time to be "witness" normal. Either way, when I left, I wasn't normal

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Indianapolis 500

by purplesofa in

any race fans out there????

i watch this every year and was able to go once as a kid to the 500. .

my grandfather raced cars(midgets) and once had a speed shop across from the 500 track and sold car engines and car parts.

Sith

A multi-talented monkey. Will wonders never cease. Now learn to stand closer to your razor.

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Head of the house? Who?

by upside/down in

jw
friends

i have read in different threads, comments to the effect of married dub males as being despotic, tyrannical lords of their domain.

and i'm sure in many istances this is true.

i had never heard of men (family heads) referred to in such terms before i became a dub.

Sith

Evil, my boy...once again you are wrong. We actually agree on more than we disagree. I, too, believe that a couple should play to their strengths. I, by no means, advocate a dictatorship. But I believe that in hetero relationships, traditional marriage works best. Sorry I can't speak for gay relationships; never having batted for that team. The man has a role that he is best suited for, and the woman has her natural role. When roles and responsibilities are blurred, traditional marriages and families suffer. Look at the increase of divorce, the rise of teenaged and unwanted pregnancy and the fact that the majority of boys in this country are lost as to what their place is. Too many fatherless kids and too many deadbeat dads. The truth is, in heterosexual families, weak men make weak families. This may surprise you, but I place the blame squarely on the shoulders of men.

I'm happy for you and your partner. You seem to have found your nitch. That's not true with much of America. Good luck to you and yours. I mean that most sincerely.

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Indianapolis 500

by purplesofa in

any race fans out there????

i watch this every year and was able to go once as a kid to the 500. .

my grandfather raced cars(midgets) and once had a speed shop across from the 500 track and sold car engines and car parts.

Sith

Yes, Purps. Women rock. But can they fix sinks?

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What is this place?

by kantsas in

jw
friends

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is this anti-jw?.

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Sith

I like your answer, Java. I would add that it is pro-reality.

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It is finished, or is it just beginning?

by IP_SEC in

jw
friends

well i am no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.

i had fully intentioned to disassociate myself from the platform today, but i decided that if i wanted a chance to save my marriage that i'd better tell my wife.

she immediately went to to one of the elders.

Sith

Matt, I just wanted to add my condolences/congratulations. "Is it finished, or is it just beginning?" It's both. I personally spent many years being a part of an organization and way of life that I absolutely despised. I did it for my family and friends, and because I felt guilty feeling the way I did. Friends are not friends and family members don't really love you if they expect you to live within their own little perception of the world.

Years ago, I began to realize what it means to be true to yourself, regardless of the consequences. "To thine ownself be true". Good luck.

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Head of the house? Who?

by upside/down in

jw
friends

i have read in different threads, comments to the effect of married dub males as being despotic, tyrannical lords of their domain.

and i'm sure in many istances this is true.

i had never heard of men (family heads) referred to in such terms before i became a dub.

Sith

Many marriages fail because people don't take the time to find a compatible mate. True enough. Life changes us all, and the course we've decided upon and set sail on with our significant other will most likely change somewhere down the line. The commitment to changing with each other is what keeps marriages together.

Every government, every business, every organization, really every group, has a head. 50/50 partnerships very seldom work. There has to be an ultimate authority, an ultimate responsible party. In a marriage, whether that authority is the man or the woman, may not matter. What matters is that one of them take the "lead", which in my world, means responsibility.

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