i have just been informed that something is going in with the blood issue within the borg.. a large meeting is being held this weekend with local elders and also many elders from all over the country/the united kingdom and members from the bethel and hospital liason committee to discuss the blood issue.. is anyone else aware of what this is going to be about?.
i wondered whether this would be part of the expected or possible changes that the organization is expected to announce this year that might lose them many members.
any elders here know anything?.
Odrade wrote: It was complete with an additional 4 page spread of full color illustrations and diagrams that looked like it came out of at least a H.S. level biology textbook. (This whole draft was researched and written by a woman, btw.)
I'm curious about who the woman writer may be. If you know, please pm me.
-Aude.
i was youtube'ing the other day and ran across this memorial to phil hartman.
it is only his work on newsradio, but it captures the man nicely.
the song it's set to brought tears to my eyes: .
Is it in reruns anywhere?
I saw it just a couple of months ago. Probably late, late at night.
-Aude.
hey,i know this is a bit um,off topic,but i am told that i have to get a cortizone shot in my heel due to plantar faciitus..anyone have any first hand experiance about what i can expect?
am envisioning a huge knitting needle like device jammed into the delicate already sore bones in my heel,causing great agony and pain and armageddon like conditions..anyone,any thoughts?
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In conjunction to the shots, you may consider physical therapy and/or wearing a night splint.
The night splint will help you maintain a continuous, gentle stretch of the plantar fascia. I will guess that the pain is worse with the first few steps in the morning and after you've been sitting for a while..???
Here's a quote from a google search:
Night splints, which are removable braces, allow passive stretching of the calf and plantar fascia during sleep, and minimize stress on the inflamed area. According to several studies, approximately 80% of patients improved after wearing a night splint. It may be especially useful in patients who have had symptoms for more than a year. (http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/987116429.html)
Of course, though, if you *do* decide to try a nightsplint, please let me know and consider one of mine:
https://secure.roycemedical.com/royce_medical.html
(If you get routed to 'Ossur' click on the button to 'continue to Royce Medical')
-Aude.
i think it's a deserving act of love to make the sacrifice to rejoin a cult in order to stay connected to your family.
it's putting your love of your family over so so many things.
what could we call it so we could easily understand someone's actions who also does this?
Paisley wrote: I was appalled to see Mary blasting across the board Gumby's decision and the reasons behind it...to me it seemed so inappropriate under the circumstances. Dangerous. Unfathomable.
BUT it's so obvious that Mary knows him very well, and if he had a problem with his personal business being spilled here for all onlookers, friend and foe, JW and non- or ex- JW, then he would have said something to her and others he's close to.
Don't be too hard on Mary and everyone. Gumbdude himself has sanctioned her posting:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/127697/2260669/post.ashx#2260669
-Aude.
i am currently reviewing various doctrines of the wt.. would it be possible for this thread to focus completely on the issue of birthdays and avoid other subjects & also any digs at the wt over their current policy.. personally, i believe that birthdays are acceptable but i need concrete reasons / facts to counteract the arguments provided by the wt for their refusal to celebrate birthdays.. thanks .
peacekeeper.
Here's a link to one of Dave's (AlmostAtheist's) postings. He has revised the article a few times, I think. If you search his post history you will find other threads with comments from others. All very interesting.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/79690/1295207/post.ashx#1295207
-Aude.
i am currently reviewing various doctrines of the wt.. would it be possible for this thread to focus completely on the issue of birthdays and avoid other subjects & also any digs at the wt over their current policy.. personally, i believe that birthdays are acceptable but i need concrete reasons / facts to counteract the arguments provided by the wt for their refusal to celebrate birthdays.. thanks .
peacekeeper.
AlmostAtheist did a pretty comprehensive paper on the topic of birthdays.
If I can find it, I will post a link. Otherwise, you may want to pm him.
-Aude.
i think it's a deserving act of love to make the sacrifice to rejoin a cult in order to stay connected to your family.
it's putting your love of your family over so so many things.
what could we call it so we could easily understand someone's actions who also does this?
Aude / UnConfused:
So which of you gets to choose the description of the word "ToeBanging"?
You started posting just after me.
I remember some of your earlier posts and enjoyed watching/reading of your progress.
Happy Anniversary!
-Aude.
i think it's a deserving act of love to make the sacrifice to rejoin a cult in order to stay connected to your family.
it's putting your love of your family over so so many things.
what could we call it so we could easily understand someone's actions who also does this?
"LittleToed" as in "He LittleToed her" meaning a fellow meets someone online a sweeps her off her feet and they lived happily ever after.
See, this doesn't really work for me because when I think of 'LittleToeing' I think of this:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/20680/1.ashx (Going out with a BANG!)
-Aude.
i think it's a deserving act of love to make the sacrifice to rejoin a cult in order to stay connected to your family.
it's putting your love of your family over so so many things.
what could we call it so we could easily understand someone's actions who also does this?
All my butter just melted.......sigh
Then you heard the right inflection. -Aude.
