i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.
while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).
a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.
Has anyone heard how Marty Connor is doing?
He was the over most of the exterior painting projects at Walkill.
Last time I heard, he left Bethel and went to Waxahachie Texas. He divorced his crazy wife and I hope is living life large now!
Nice guy and the best to him.
Dino
his father's mother took this picture this noon at his birthday swimming party picnic.
i'm extremely proud of my sons and their families.
i'm glad to support those who welcome me.
Nice pic Grandpa!
Having my own grandsons, you love them more than your own children (if that's possible)! I guess we get seasoned that way.
Good to see you relaxing with your beloved one.
May you have many years together my friend.
Dino
i could have easily put half my worth into bear stearns 6 months ago.
yikes!
basicchartsnewsbullboardsfinancialsoptionsanalysisbear stearns companies (bsc:nyse)add bsc to my portfolio bsc: pricechange% changevolume day high / low52wk high / low4.81-25.19-83.97% 166,719,5395.5 / 2.84159.36 / 2.84prev closeopenbid / ask (size)52 week chart.
Hello again Shirley! It was a great day for Lehman. Their shares soared almost 50%. Here's hoping you ride the wave.
sammieswife, their payoff happened in January of '08 when BILLIONS were paid out in bonuses. The Fed prevented bankruptcy of Bear Stearns and enabled these scoundrels to keep their homes in the Hamptons and Aston Martins. If they were to go bankrupt, all of that money would have to go back.
The Fed keeps the patient as sick as possible without letting it die.
Dino
i could have easily put half my worth into bear stearns 6 months ago.
yikes!
basicchartsnewsbullboardsfinancialsoptionsanalysisbear stearns companies (bsc:nyse)add bsc to my portfolio bsc: pricechange% changevolume day high / low52wk high / low4.81-25.19-83.97% 166,719,5395.5 / 2.84159.36 / 2.84prev closeopenbid / ask (size)52 week chart.
What a bloodbath!
Traders were shaking their heads last Friday and wouldnt jump in at $30 a share. My God, this stock was trading well above $100 a share just a few weeks earlier.
However, no one expected a burial instead of a buyout on Sunday. Jamie Dimon will add several more billions to his net worth because of this gift from the Fed.
To describe JP Morgan's buyout as a fire sale is the biggest understatement of the year. Bear Stearn's building in New York is worth at least a cap of $8-$9 a share.
I'm shaking my head as the Fed could have backed the Fannies and Freddies instead of consolidating this huge wealth with Morgan/Chase.
But I suppose the memory on Wall Street goes back a long way back as Bear Stearns wouldnt help out LTCM to preserve their own liquidity so I think this is payback somehow.
ShirleyW, here's hoping Lehman doesnt go the way of the DoDo bird. Just from my point of view, I think the Fed will pull out a different tool out of their box for you guys and good luck!
Dino
would you vote for a presidential candidate that advocated this radical new way of funding the us government?.
mike huckabee has made it a major part of his campaign platform.
do you think that an underground economy would emerge?.
Would you vote for a presidential candidate that advocated this radical new way of funding the US government?
Mike Huckabee has made it a major part of his campaign platform. Do you think that an underground economy would emerge?
Because of the voluminous paperwork associated with business taxes and filings, this sounds kinda' intriguing!
Your thoughts please.
Dino
ok, here is a short introduction:.
worf has posted an email sent to him by someone who claims: to have testified.
in court in a case involving the illegal digging up of the body of a young bethelite .
Have there been previous allegations of Dan's sexual preferences before on this board?
Please forgive as I dont check in that often!
Dino
ok, this is my 500th post, which for me is a major accomplishment!!
i've lurked here since the beginning, posting here and there since 2001, and am very close to coming full circle on a fade that began to be engineered back around 1998. i just want to thank all of you for your comments, insights, and overall support.
each of you in your own way have aided me and given me something to make it to the next day.
Congrats Black Man!
I have always enjoyed your presence sir.
Dino
i would like to ask a great favour to all posters:.
im searching for the zions watch towers for .
of the years 1918, 1919 .-.
Oh Mac, It's truly great to see you post.
I'm very sorry to hear of your prolonged illness. May you bounce back in great health sir!
Your bud,
Dino
ive heard through different research ive done along with people ive talked too that there was a 1975 "scare" in which the time was supposed and the end was at hand
is that true
Leolaia, thanks very much for the work that went into your illustrative posting!!!!!!
Mr GaryBuss, and I say Mister because I bow and grovel at your feet. You are THE wordmeister sir.
My very controlling mother encouraged me to drop out of high school in order to pioneer in the last remaining months of this old creaky system of things. I did so gladly and why not? It was a get out of jail card as I didnt really fit in with the school crowd anyway as a JW.
I was so glad to have initially escaped the clutches of this old world, but then cold hard reality began to set in on me that without even a high school diploma on my CV, where could I go for meaningful, satisfying and significantly remunerative employment?
I stumbled onto a trade and dove in and excelled at it. In no time at all, I was promoted to production management, where somehow I began to realize that I had this ability to inspire the men and women under my charge. All the while the work load was eroding my time spent in the "ministry and reaching out for additional privileges". As I struggled with this conundrum, I made a very foolish decision to quit a very lucrative managerial position to go back to a production job. The elders told me that I would never be able to even be a ministerial servant as long as I held my great job because as one of the elder window washer types put it, "I loved my job over Jehovah". I was absolutely miserable in my decision to go back to a production role with all of my experience.
I dont like talking alot about myself as I really dont think it is very interesting to most people with their busy lives, so I will fast forward many years. Having been one a JW for SO many years one thing that I carried away was an ability to sell and market! I convinced my boss that I would be better for the company in sales than production and the rest as they say, is history! I have since left that religion and the company has grown exponentially. I am recruited by major corporations across the country now and all that I can say is THANK YOU WATCHTOWER for teaching me how to sell! You will never go hungry if you can sell and if you can teach others this same skill, you will be an even greater asset.
I so hope that this post doesnt sound self congratulatory (I almost dislocated my arm patting myself on the back!), There are gaping holes in my "autobiography". This is as close as anyone will get to my life story. It's too boring! In conclusion, may you go to hell Watchtower! Damn, that feels good to say that now. You didnt take my life away as much as you tried to make me your snake oil salesman after all. But I do wish to thank you for giving me a marketable skill whilst trying to use it for your own wicked ends.
Dino
she was beautiful.
her name was aliyah.
she would have been 5 mos tomorrow.
Tatiana,
Please know that my thoughts are with you in your terrible grief.
Oh my God, I wish that we could all physically give you a collective hug, all of us on this board lined up one right after the other.
I just dont know what to say and who really does in these times but please know that I hate the pain you are enduring.
Love to you and yours,
Dino
