Joel Wideman

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  YAY! Looks like my mom is making improvements.

  by Bstndance in

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  last summer i shot my first film.

  i wrote it for school and then decided, "what the hell" i might as well make it over the summer.

  well after much waiting i received an e-mail from out takes dallas (the dallas gay and lesbian film festival) that my film was accepted.

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  Joel Wideman

  That's wonderful. Also, congratulations! :D
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  I Need Some Help!

  by Legolas in

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  does anyone know how to make a web page, one that i can use to sell my house on?

  we are trying to sell it by ourselves!

  any help would be appreciated.

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  Joel Wideman

  I don't think this is going to have the desired results. Advertise the house directly. A website, even with being advertised traditionally, will reach only a small audience.
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  Are you a "here I am" or a "there you are"?

  by Mulan in

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  a friend of mine read a book about 30 years ago, that said people are basically categorized into two main types.

  here's how you define yourself:.

  when you walk into a room full of people, do you think to yourself "here i am" or do you say "there you are".. i am definitely a "there you are".

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  Joel Wideman

  I'm a "where's the beer?" person.
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  fortune tellers

  by Ellie in

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  an old gypsy lady just came to my door and asked if she could tell my fortune, as i'm still freaked out by stuff like that i made the excuse of not being able to afford it, she told me as i have such a great future ahead of me she will tell me for free, and then proceeded to tell me something about my family which given the age of my mum could be believed and then told me something really good (however, shes told me not to tell anyone else as this will break my luck).. if it was you, would you believe her?

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  Joel Wideman

  She was using the art of "cold reading", which is an old magician/soothsayer trick. It's the same schtick that John Edwards does, only he gets the benefit of television editing (he's really bad at it). It doesn't matter that the things she said could be true - she's a fraud, and will probably return to offer to burn candles for you, at $10 a pop. If you pay her, she'll return with a ruined candle to show you how powerful the curse is, and more candles will be needed. How many depends on your gullibility.
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  "Brave New World" -- have you read it?

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  i've heard alot about this book, but i've never read it.

  today we happened upon a yard sale and there it was!

  so i grabbed it.. i can't put the thing down.

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  Joel Wideman

  That, along with "1984" and "Animal Farm", should be required reading.
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  Hi New Here!

  by weinermcgee in

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  hi folks whats up?.

  i grew up as a strict jw until my early 20's when an event happened that made me start thinking for myself, thank goodness.

  what i mean by strict was i think most of you will undertsand that i really believed in what i was doing, baptised at the age of 13, seriously considered bethal, pioneered and was offered to be a ministerial servent.

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  Joel Wideman

  Welcome! :D
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  Why write a letter of disassociation?

  by tfsm in

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  my question may seem vague but if one decides to leave "the organization", why write a formal letter?

  why not just leave and not have any further contact with the witnesses?

  is there some legitimate legal reason for this or do people do this because the witness thinking has overtaken their logic?

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  Joel Wideman

  If I knew 15 years ago what I know now, I would have written a DA letter in a heartbeat. Now it's become academic.
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  Are you a Generalist or a Specialist

  by joelbear in

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  i am definitely a generalist, i have a bit of interest in 1000 things.

  this is one of the reasons i have always been so unhappy, because i have attempted to force myself to be a specialist.

  it just doesn't work.

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  Joel Wideman

  I'm a specialist that's tried everything else.
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  Got Those World Didn't End in 1975 Birthday Blues

  by professor in

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  yesterday was my birthday.

  sometimes i wish i was still a jw cuz then i wouldn't have disappointing birthdays!

  then again, i can probably deal with the disappointment better cuz i have nothing to compare it with.

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  Joel Wideman

  Happy Birthday!
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  Sin pictures in What Does The Bible Really Teach

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  one of my favorite things to do with any wt publication, is to look for the "sin" pictures.

  they are always pretty funny, cartoony, and classic propaganda.

  the knowledge book had some but it seemed to be toned down from the standard study book that preceded it (i can't remember the name).

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  Joel Wideman

  I remember one that had two guys hugging. I kept wondering what sin it represented. Someone pointed out that it was in a gay bar. Then I started wondering how he knew.