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Menfolk....what should I cook?

by yknot in

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pretend your wife/girlfriend/domestic partner/personal chef.......came to you wanting to cook nothing but your favorites!.

what would those favorites be?.

don't hold back.....suggest any appetizer, salad, soup, entree, side, dessert......anything and everything is appreciated!.

The Bible, Why not Reliable?

by sayitsnotso in

okay here is my thread to discuss this.

i believe the bible is inspired by god and reliable.

many argue it's neither.

betterdaze

Every point the OP makes is addressed here.

~Sue

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Menfolk....what should I cook?

by yknot in

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friends

pretend your wife/girlfriend/domestic partner/personal chef.......came to you wanting to cook nothing but your favorites!.

what would those favorites be?.

don't hold back.....suggest any appetizer, salad, soup, entree, side, dessert......anything and everything is appreciated!.

betterdaze

The original recipe called for pears (instead of strawberries) and candied walnuts (instead of pecans).

Hey! That's my salad. Mesclun mix, sliced pears, walnuts candied with cinnamon (and they must be homemade, none of that factory corn syrup crap here), dried cranberries, and crumbled bleu or feta. Balsamic vinaigrette.

If you change the salad at all, you will die at Armageddon.

I'll take my chances.

~Sue

Terrorist Threat On Border With Mexico

by betterdaze in

channel 2 investigates u.s. border security part 1. .

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/23438021/.

channel 2 investigates u.s. border security part 2. .

betterdaze

Channel 2 Investigates U.S. Border Security Part 1

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/23438021/

Channel 2 Investigates U.S. Border Security Part 2

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/23438712/

Terrorist Threat On Border With Mexico

Posted: 12:59 pm EDT May 3, 2010Updated: 7:03 pm EDT May 3, 2010
DOUGLAS, AZ -- The U.S. Border Patrol uses choppers, ATVs and horses to patrol the 2000-mile border between the Southeastern U.S. and Mexico. Agents say most of the illegals caught crossing are from Mexico or South America. Still, they say thousands of people caught are classified as O.T.M.'s, which stands for "other than Mexican". They report that includes hundreds of people from nations that sponsor terrorism.

Channel 2 Action News anchor Justin Farmer traveled to Arizona to view a detention center near Phoenix. He viewed records that show illegals in custody from from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan and Yemen.

WEB EXTRA: People Other Than Mexicans, Including From Terrorist Nations Captured In The Last Two Years

Former Arizona U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth has seen the reports. "We have left the back door to the United States open," he said. "We have to understand there are people who definitely mean to do us harm who have crossed that border."

WATCH: Channel 2 Investigates U.S. Border Security Part 1

Farmer talked to an Arizona rancher who didn't want to be identified because he's afraid of the Mexican cartels who smuggle drugs near his property. He said he found a Muslim prayer rug on his ranch. "This is one more indication that there is a whole lot more than just a few Mexicans coming into the U.S.".

A recent congressional report on the border threat confirmed members of Hezbollah have crossed the Southwest border. It shows photos of military jackets with Arab insignias found on the border. One depicts a picture of a plane crashing into the twin towers in New York City.

Dave Stoddard was a border patrol agent for 20 years. "The American public has been kept in the dark about this issue," he said. "In my experience, for every one apprehended, at least 10 escape apprehension."

The congressional report also revealed the route Middle Easterners take to get the United States. It showed they travel from Europe to South America, then to the tri-border region. That's where they learn to speak Spanish. The report said they then travel to Mexico and blend in with other illegals.

WEB EXTRA: People Other Than Mexicans Currently In Detention In ICE Custody In Florence Arizona Including From Terrorist Countries

Law enforcement officials believe one of the world's most wanted terrorists may have traveled into the U.S. in 2004 by coming through the mountains on the Mexico border. Federal agents confirmed Adnan Shurkajumah spent time in Atlanta just prior to Sep. 11th, and left on a bus. He is a Saudi Arabian pilot and bomb expert with a $5 million bounty on his head. In 2004, Shurkajumah was one of seven Al-Qaida members agents were looking for after they were spotted in Central America and believed headed to the United States through Mexico . Federal agents now say Shurkajumah seems to have disappeared.

WATCH: Channel 2 Investigates U.S. Border Security Part 2

Hayworth said one of the most grave concerns from the congressional report is that Mexican drug cartels will help terrorists smuggle weapons across remote border crossings.

"If we learned nothing from 9-11, certainly we should have learned that our borders are important."

Copyright 2010 by WSBTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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How many Elders does it take to change a light bulb?

by karter in

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??????????????

?.

betterdaze

None.

Get the women and kids to do it after they've already cleaned the restrooms.

~Sue

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Visiting New York Tomorrow

by JWFreak in

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hey i will be in the city for 4 days from this monday.. apart from the usual tourist sites which i have seen before, what unusual places to any of you recommend?.

thanks.

jwf.

betterdaze

RR, you cannot be serious!

~Sue (born in St. Raymond's. Literally FLED for our lives to NJ)

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The Talents of a Middle-Aged Brain

by betterdaze in

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april 30, 2010, 11:51 am date updated <abbr class="updated" title="2010-05-02t19:33:25+00:00">— updated: 7:33 pm</abbr> title .

the talents of a middle-aged brain byline by tara parker-pope.

the content after we hit 40, many of us begin to worry about our aging brains.

betterdaze

One of the most intriguing findings is that if you talk to people who disagree with you, that helps your brain wake up and refine your arguments and shake up the cognitive egg, which is what you want to do.

Compare to the JWs living in a mind-less cocoon of pre-digested thought.

We used to be trained to stand our ground and argue minute Biblical points with householders. Presently, it's dump and run!

~Sue

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Visiting New York Tomorrow

by JWFreak in

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friends

hey i will be in the city for 4 days from this monday.. apart from the usual tourist sites which i have seen before, what unusual places to any of you recommend?.

thanks.

jwf.

betterdaze

Day Tours leaving NYC Port Authority:

West Point Military Academy

Hyde Park (Franklin Delano Roosevelt Home & Vanderbilt Mansion)

Orange County Choppers

Bear Mountain State Park

Other great day-trips throughout the Hudson Valley: Kykuit, Sunnyside, Philipsburg Manor, Van Cortlandt Manor, Montgomery Place, Union Church

Upper West Side: Cathedral of St. John the Divine (Highlights tour plus Biblical garden plus freaky outdoor sculpture, Vertical tour to the roof only is only weekends.)

Bike and Roll NY

@ Hudson River Park

Manhattan Kayak Company (Pier 66)

Lower Manhattan, you could roll the Financial District or Chinatown/Little Italy into a day with lunch/dinner with either of these:

Fraunces Tavern Museum

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

This glorius time of year especially,

NY Botanical Garden (up in the Bronx)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Guided Tour of Lincoln Center

National Museum of the American Indian

Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)

For all the nooks and crannies, Big Onion Walking Tours.

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Little Girls in the '70's KHalls: Dresses

by White Dove in

do you remember the short little dresses small girls wore back then in the khall?

my mom wouldn't replace ours until they were very short on us.

she was very cheap.. when we sat down in a chair, it was very difficult to keep the skirt down far enough.. i remember getting slapped hard on bare skin several times because i couldn't keep my dress down when told to.