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  Peace Out

  by Sparkplug in

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  2. friends

  i love you all, but i gotta go take care of some things now and it is gonna take some time.

  i have had a lot of fun the last few days sharing and visiting, venting and such with you all, but for a while, i need to drop out and take care of business.

  so as they say, we don't leave, we just take a break.

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  Decki,

  If I read your recent posts right, you need to focus on matters important & close to you, so I must reluctantly give you my best wishes for your "time away".

  Look forward to your return (and your spectacularly brilliant photography).

  h9k
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  Rewrite your script.

  by Sparkplug in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i sat next to two very accomplished men while i was on a plane the other night that would have just flicked me across the seat with a snubbed up nose any other day of the week, but this time was different.

  when i say accomplished i mean by the run of the mill standard by which we americans tend to measure success.

  they are comedians and the one is topping the others jokes as fast as they can go.

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  My comments are made against my own deliberations as I am considering a job jump from the safety of the public circus into private industry (and at age 53 it will probably be my last opportunity to move).

  You might have guessed that 2001 is a favorite of mine - Stanley Kubrick intended the film to be watched - not listened to, which is partly why he laid the music over everything. If your son wants to know what the hell Clarke & Kubrick were on about, the book is a good read.

  2001 is not a good topic to get me started on as I can bore the pants off nearly anyone.

  H9k of the sitting on his work PC waiting for an o/s email until at least 8:30 pm class......
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  Rewrite your script.

  by Sparkplug in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i sat next to two very accomplished men while i was on a plane the other night that would have just flicked me across the seat with a snubbed up nose any other day of the week, but this time was different.

  when i say accomplished i mean by the run of the mill standard by which we americans tend to measure success.

  they are comedians and the one is topping the others jokes as fast as they can go.

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  Decki,

  Sometimes one has to jump to keep it all together - it looks like your jump is going to land where you want it.

  It is taking that first step that is the problem..

  h9k
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  What Movie Could You Watch Over and Over Again?

  by Abandoned in

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  2. entertainment

  for me, there are a number of movies that i never tire of.

  here's a partial list:.

  elfthe holidaytommy boyplanes trains and automobilesdumb and dumber28 dayswhat are yours?.

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  2001: A Space Odyssey
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  Are You Aging Gracelessly?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear maturing friends,.

  one day, not so many years back, i read that guys like me were "aging young men.

  " i laughed and went on with the day's affairs; however, i do recall that i was drawn a little more often to the looking glass, semiconsciously mouthing those immortal words:.

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  Disgracefully, more like it!

  At 52 near 53 I have gone very grey & have been told that I look distinguished (!?!)

  BUT

  I don't see myself that way. There's an old fart in the mirror that I don't quite recognise......must be the multifocals......and I still want to ride my Ducati regardless of what everyone (like my friend the orthopaedic surgeon) says about it. In many ways I am getting more outrageous as I get older as I care less what others think.

  Cheers,

  h9k
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  We Should Give Newbies the Benefit of the Doubt

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  considering what has gone on at this board the last couple months, i thought this would be good to discuss !

  it's true that some here are somewhat jaded and untrusting of others because of the deception pulled by " trevor" and the whole " trevorgate " thing.

  that being said and acknowledged however , think about what makes us not trust others as ex-witnesses.

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  After a few years of watching the comings & goings it's really apparent that different people have different issues with the Watchtower Organisation and that the many needs of those coming here should be respected.

  While many members are former / fading JW's, there are also the "ubm's" such as myself who have a significant other in the clutches of this most repungant and deceptive organisation. I have, over the past 18 months or so asked for help and got it when I needed it, particularly in trying to understand the babble that the WTS spews forth. I would be significantly poorer in my continuing attempts to understand what is being drilled into my wife & how I can mitigate the damage. If others were deprived of this advice, JWD would be a poorer place.

  A consequence of my non-JW background is that my understanding of JW practices & attitudes is poor to the point of non-existence & I have felt on occasions that my bonafides are suspected due to the naievity of my comments or questions. I also see others who have significant issues in their lives and are prepared to lay all out on the board - after the Trevor debacle I can understand why there is so much suspicion, but as WTWizard pointed out, the Trevor/Lindas deception was one member of very many.

  h9k
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  The healing power of a Root Beer float

  by Gregor in

  1. jw
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  chill a big glass or mug in the freezer.

  drop in two scoops of good vanilla ice cream and pour in a well chilled, quality brand of root beer and fill to the top.

  drop in a straw and grab an ice teaspoon and escape for a few minutes into pure sensory pleasure.

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  Tried Vegemite????

  By the way, what's Root Beer???
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  Give Peace a Chance

  by Sparkplug in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  give peace a chancejohn lennon .

  ev'rybody's talking about.

  bagism, shagism, dragism, madism, ragism, tagism.

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  Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years. Has resonance with my wife's family

  Every generation
  Blames the one before
  And all of their frustrations
  Come beating on your door
  
  I know that I'm a prisoner
  To all my Father held so dear
  I know that I'm a hostage
  To all his hopes and fears
  I just wish I could have told him in the living years
  
  Crumpled bits of paper
  Filled with imperfect thought
  Stilted conversations
  I'm afraid that's all we've got
  
  You say you just don't see it
  He says it's perfect sense
  You just can't get agreement
  In this present tense
  We all talk a different language
  Talking in defence
  
  Say it loud, say it clear
  You can listen as well as you hear
  It's too late when we die
  To admit we don't see eye to eye
  
  So we open up a quarrel
  Between the present and the past
  We only sacrifice the future
  It's the bitterness that lasts
  
  So Don't yield to the fortunes
  You sometimes see as fate
  It may have a new perspective
  On a different day
  And if you don't give up, and don't give in
  You may just be OK.
  
  Say it loud, say it clear
  You can listen as well as you hear
  It's too late when we die
  To admit we don't see eye to eye
  
  I wasn't there that morning
  When my Father passed away
  I didn't get to tell him
  All the things I had to say
  
  I think I caught his spirit
  Later that same year
  I'm sure I heard his echo
  In my baby's new born tears
  I just wish I could have told him in the living years
  
  Say it loud, say it clear
  You can listen as well as you hear
  It's too late when we die
  To admit we don't see eye to eye
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  I have a scan of the 2008 Watchtower

  by RisingEagle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a scan of the cover of the 2008 watchtower witling only edition that i got from an active jw relative earlier today if anyone is interested in seeing it.

  i don't know how to post pictures without them being the type you have to click on to enlarge.

  if someone wants to tell me how to do it i can post it or if anyone has access to a photobucket account i can e-mail the pic to you.

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  Unless someone has being having a play with photoshop, it probably is genuine - the portugese (?) version posted a while ago had an identical format
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  I have a scan of the 2008 Watchtower

  by RisingEagle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a scan of the cover of the 2008 watchtower witling only edition that i got from an active jw relative earlier today if anyone is interested in seeing it.

  i don't know how to post pictures without them being the type you have to click on to enlarge.

  if someone wants to tell me how to do it i can post it or if anyone has access to a photobucket account i can e-mail the pic to you.

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  Pay attention to your farts and teaching