Posts by Sad emo

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Regional Identities in the UK - A short guide for Americans

by besty in

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so the uk is divided into 4 separate countries - the big bit called england that has wales on the side and scotland at the top with northern ireland off on its own island.. each country has multiple cultural identities.

broadly speaking (and i generalize) the wealth of england (and the uk generally) is concentrated in london, the 'rust belt' is in the middle namely birmingham and manchester and the north of england tends to be poorer.. scotland - where i'm from - is culturally rich but economically poor.

there is a long-standing argument about how wealthy scotland could have been if it had been able to keep all the north sea oil revenue instead of sending it to london.

Sad emo

I'm in Yorkshire on the nice side of the Pennines!

We have lots of hills and sheep lol!

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What "lightweight" but delicious foods do you enjoy?

by compound complex in

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dear hearty appetites:.

my weight-loss and toning-up campaign is proving successful.

giving up a few of my fave foods peculiar to my ethnicity [temporarily because i tend to go overboard] has not been so hard as my current regime of complex carbs, fruits, vegetables, fish and fowl is satisfying.

Sad emo

I like couscous with lemon and coriander - mixed with anything I can lay my hands on - finely chopped salad and/or a tin of tuna as a cold dish. You could mix it with vegetables too for a hot dish.

Filling but not too heavyweight and a nice change from my usual pasta!

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What Websites Do You Visit Everyday?

by sweet pea in

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my favourites:-.

jwn.

the daily telegraph.

Sad emo

JWN

fun trivia

Pogo

most days - youtube and BBC

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COULD ANYONE SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION.??

by Mr. Majestic in

being in the organisation for most of my life i have seen so many people suffering with depression.

but a friend of mine recently said that it was impossible for them to suffer from the condition, because of the mental strategies they have in place to cope with hard times, and a mental resilience that they attained from a balanced stable upbringing..... .

could it be true that some people have a natural immunity to such a debilitating mental condition....???.

Sad emo

I wouldn't say people can be immune against depression - perhaps some are more resilient than others though, especially if they have good coping strategies in place.

Firstly there is more than one type of depression - the clinical type, caused often by chemical imbalances in the body which nobody is immune from, as well as 'reactive' depression - which is the type I guess your friend is talking about.

Even with reactive depression, I think everyone has a weak spot in their life which it is possible to breach if touched - it might happen, it might not.

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Michael Jackson is Dead!

by slimboyfat in

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someone else posted on another forum they heard on the radio michael jackson is dead.

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Sad emo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8119951.stm

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Sabellianism/Trinity

by JWdaughter in

has anyone studied the heresy that led to the teaching of arianism?

it was an opposite heresy called sabellianism.

it is exactly what the wt has been saying is "the trinity", but which was thoroughly discounted and rejected by early christians.

Sad emo

TOH

Is it just me?

Yep its just you lol! Apart from the second sentence which has a typo? and probably should have read "The way that the trinity is defined by the WT..."

JWDaughter, you're very right about mainstream Christians confusing the trinity and Sabellianism - I've even heard it fom the pulpit! now if the leadership can't make a clear definition between the two, what hope is there for the sheeple?!

And yes, that's why JWs can run circles round most of us.

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If You Could Only See Me Now

by compound complex in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hwdfx5lvia.

Sad emo

Hi CoCo

I wear a pedometer at work sometimes to see how much walking I've done - that became a bit obsessive at times - the pedometer reading, not the work lol! - so I use it less now.

I'd love to get time to go walking more, but its not gonna happen any time soon.

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YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

by compound complex in

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dear friends,.

much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.

Sad emo

First - welcome ami expressing oneself freely for the first time feels soooo liberating doesn't it?

my diary update:

Lots of coughing and antibiotics later, kitty is feeling better! She's started some medication which will stop the gunk from building up in her chest and nose, plus she'll have regular antibiotic courses to stop the flu from getting out of hand again.

Yorkie is re-establishing his authority in the 'hood - the beast of Bodmin is back.

I'm still very busy at work and its gonna get worse! I can't complain though, I do enjoy the work and relatively secure employment is at a premium now.

11pm and I'm just going to get my tea out of the oven!

exhausted emo!

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