Posts by mariposa

I'm on and off pretty much all day monday through friday. I'm a stay at home mom too so I get the computer all day until my little rascal wants to play or the mountain of laundry is too big. We're usually out of the house on the weekends but if I get the chance I try to check in then too.

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SECRET SANTA - Gift Ideas thread

by Angharad in

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i know a lot have already posted in the other thread, but i have had a request to start an offical thread for ideas.

if you have already posted in the other thread don't worry i will put links to both in the pms to people.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/123195/1.ashx.

so anyone that hasn't already posted some ideas, please do so in here !.

mariposa

Oh cool...I got my name too

I would like just about anything...I am partial to butterflies, though! Or something from where my Santa's living would be neat too!!!!

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OSU-Michigan, was anybody else watching?

by DanTheMan in

best college football game i've ever seen.

and the good guys won!.

i hope that the national championship game isn't a rematch.

mariposa

That was by far one of the best games I've ever seen!!! My little girl jumps around and throws her hands up in the air everytime I yell touchdown now. I was ready all day waiting for it and then abc showed script ohio and everything at the beginning, it was awesome!! I even watched part of the replay Sunday on espn.

I love the Buckeyes!! My grandpa and mom are alums and we get one game a year to go to, it's so much fun!!! My dad's in Columbus and told us everything that was going down for Michigan week. How cool would that have been to be there!! Even when Georgia or the Falcons win, it doesn't compare to the energy in Columbus!

GO BUCKEYES!!!! (future 2006 National Champs!!!)

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Farmers Branch Tx. assault on illegal immigrants (Mexicans)

by hambeak in

the farmers branch city council ( a suburb of dallas, tx.

) has voted unanimously to make english the official language of the city.

also to fine landlords that rent to such ones.

mariposa

This has been an interesting thread to follow and I guess I'll chime in here.

I am married to an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. We've been together for about 3 1/2 years and I've worked directly with illegal immigrants for more than 12 years. I've worked with them in the landscape industry here in the southeast U.S. When I first started working with them, I WAS racist and I couldn't for the life of me understand why in the world they would come here to work if no one wanted them here. I heard the stories of how things were in their home countries and the not so easy routes to get to the US. I've seen the amount of $$$ it costs them to get here and how many are slaves to the people who pay for the passage here until they pay up. I've asked too many times if they would rather stay here or go back home....most want to go home, see family, be seen as normal people.

We never paid illegals any less then anyone else without experience, in 4 different companies I've worked at. I've worked with all different races in landscaping and we've given them all a chance. By far it's the hispanics who stay.

If you look on the INS website you can find the # of people waiting for visas, greencards to come here legally per country. The US gives top priority to just about anyone else but central american people. The list for people from Mexico is ridiculous. So if they want to come here, the easiest route is illegally. Then, as the laws stand now, there is NO way for anyone here illegally to gain legal access no matter how much they pay or who they marry. BTW, from what I've gotten from many illegals is that before they come, many of them believe the US is some sort of "land of wealth and plenty" because that is the image given to them from friends and family.

I am not totally FOR illegal immigrants however. I can't stand the fact my brother and sister in law, who have been here for 6+ years, don't hardly speak a lick of engish while I, in my home country, speak spanish fluently. While I was pregnant and paying for premium insurance that I'd been paying for years, I knew of 3 other hispanic women who didn't have to pay a dime. It drove me nuts! My neice was passed to the next grade in school even though she failed a basic skills test because she is an english as a second language student, something her parents don't know cause they don't read english!! There are many things that need to change and the govt should do something about it before it gets worse. Georgia has passed some serious laws in the past year to punish employers and the vidalia onion fields are already feeling the effects.

In the back of my mind I kind of wish all of them would get sent home, then we'll see what happens. It will cause a mess in so many different industries, not just worker related problems. The number of apartments, shopping centers, houses around Atlanta that are filled with illegals is insane. I'd get a good chuckle if suddenly all those places were vacant:) There would be ALOT of Americans losing ALOT of money.

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you call it cognitive dissonance. i call it pain

by coolhandluke in

jw
friends

when i was growing up i never watched cartoons.

i didn't play with other kids who were not of the same faith.

i didn't curse.

mariposa

Nice - thanks for reposting it this year...I didn't catch it the last time.

You've got a fantastic way to write down and put into words thoughts I can't even get to the surface.

It's good to see someone who's made progress....I hope to get there.

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Now this really irritates me

by startingover in

jw
friends

my jw father recently passed away, and when hedid i thought it would be kind to contact all his email contacts to inform them what happened.

since i knew many of these people, i included my email address.

after the intial few rerturn emails with condolences, i have continued to get emails from the one person.

mariposa

Oh sure...just weasel your way around other people's wishes and private space. Even going so far as to knowingly placing tracks close to the office when no one will be there to not get CAUGHT!

I wouldn't be suprised if the KM also told her to break the law...all in the name of Jehovah.

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Gosh this is so Stupid!

by roflcopter in

jw
friends

so my wife just got a job at a huge company where a witness friend works.

we only have 1 car... well my friend cant carpool with my wife to work because it would be imporoper for a man and a woman to be in the car alone.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr im so frustrated.

mariposa

That really sucks! My extra 20 min. in the morning is precious to me!

Ahhhh..gotta love those witness rules. He must be die hard cause I remember some who didn't really care one way or another esp. about a ride to work. I feel for ya.

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The First Circuit Assembly in the Conyers, GA Assembly Hall

by What-A-Coincidence in

gag alert!!!.

the first circuit assembly in the conyers, ga assembly hall.

all the meeting rooms have lcd televisions so the brothers doing.

mariposa

OMG! I remember when this was a plan in the works. I would be going there if I was still in....lucky me...

How exciting that no one has to miss ANY part of the program..I think I'm going to be ill