Posts by compound complex

pointless and a waste of time (though it is 3 o'clock in the morning) to remain in bed when the energy expended in tossing and turning can be put to better use elsewhere.

better use when i can get my mind out of the gutter and the realms of depression and despair that cater so willingly to the man held captive in his nightly horizontal prison.. i am up, thrusting myself from the uselessness of too much sleep, too much recumbence, too much nothing.. it's a given there's a force directing me beyond voluntary reflexes.

compound complex

Pointless . . . pointless and a waste of time (though it is 3 o'clock in the morning) to remain in bed when the energy expended in tossing and turning can be put to better use elsewhere. Better use when I can get my mind out of the gutter and the realms of depression and despair that cater so willingly to the man held captive in his nightly horizontal prison.

I am up, thrusting myself from the uselessness of too much sleep . . . too much nothing.

It's a given there's a force directing me beyond voluntary reflexes. Really, now, do I want to leave the comfort and security of my house and take to the woods at this hour? Why do I even ask? Though an otherwise safe neighborhood mothers and comforts me in her protective embrace, still, there are small but noxious beasts that roam the roads that, during the daylight hours, pose no obvious threats. Nonetheless, I dress by rote and don my cap. Apprehensive, I open the back door.

Drinking in the coolness and dampness of a wafting atmosphere characteristic of these delectable small hours, I instinctively go to my right. That direction takes me to the draw, the irresistible entity that has always been but chooses when and how to be seen, makes its presence felt, lays its terrors upon me . . .

Terror has never been so delicious. . . .

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Where Home and Heart Reside

by compound complex in

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i am going home, yet not without sorrow;.

for too long have i been adrift.. there was no place to call my own nor .

anyone to take me in.. the price i paid for careless days of youth.

compound complex

I am going home, yet not without sorrow;

for too long have I been adrift.

There was no place to call my own nor

anyone to take me in.

The price I paid for careless days of youth

spent has been too dear.

I look upward to a welcoming sky that beckons,

reassuring that, soon, this

Wanderer shall be home, in the warm and loving

embrace of the cosmos.

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Cart "Witnessing"

by Funchback in

besides being a waste of time for those doing it, and being an easy way for the society to inflate its reports of time spent in the ministry, cart witnessing is also taking up space.

i live in a hot city in brazil.

today, the jws decided to set up their cart in the shady spot of the bus stop, where people going to work have to wait for the bus.. ugh!.

compound complex

My thoughts, too, GrreatTeacher.

I prefer the nuns' plain but dignified habits to the misguided sister's fruitless endeavor to be colorfully modest in her attire. Well, at the very least, her bag is color-coordinated with her outfit. Nonetheless, . . .

my eyes are in pain. . . .

CC

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"how awful it must be to be dying as an apostate!"

by purrpurr in

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i heard today about a former jw/now apostate who is dying in hospital.

this information was accompanied by the comment of "wouldn't be awful to be lying there in hospital,dying as an apostate!

knowing that you have no hope!?

compound complex

I fully understand the life/death mindset of JWs. I believed it, I taught it. I regret having taught it at all but especially to family.

When at death's door a few times myself, it was evident that my caring but indoctrinated JWs preferred that I die "faithful" than break an Org rule on allowed medical treatment.

Although next of kin may be a Witness, it is advisable to assign as health-care advocate one who will respect your wishes.

Sad but wiser . . .

CoCo

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Hello

by John Doe in

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i used to post on this site years ago.

then, my login quit working.

haven't been here in a long time.

compound complex

Greetings, John Doe, from CoCo . . .

Good to see you again. Sylvia was here for a bit a couple weeks ago. She'll be back.

Best regards.

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Convention Videos: Someone messed up royally

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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when i first saw the video, i was like, "wait... is that her... panties showing through the dress"?and it seems like it is so.turns out that if you look at the middle right of the video, there are some letters.

it reads, "footage provided by pond5".if someone wants to purchase that video to confirm, you can purchase it here:http://depositphotos.com/63621499/stock-video-violinist-girl-walking-through-a.htmli think that this was a royal mess up because i doubt they would put footage of a sister in a skimpy, revealing dress.doesn't the gb approve this?this will probably go down as another of the "subliminal images"...if there are thongs in paradise... might not be so bad after all!.

compound complex

I can deal with emotional manipulation -- to a point -- but am I to believe that in the New World tomatoes will grow on holly trees?

Perhaps, I am missing something . . .

[see the garden scene at 1:21 - 1:23 minutes]

CoCo

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Cannot Access JWC on Mac PowerBook G4

by compound complex in

i am on my dell laptop now.

i can visit this site on my mac, but my personal info doesn't show, there's no signing in or out, and i cannot reply.

there's no interactive access.

compound complex

Thanks, Simon!

I'd hate not to be able to "talk" back!

CC

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Cannot Access JWC on Mac PowerBook G4

by compound complex in

i am on my dell laptop now.

i can visit this site on my mac, but my personal info doesn't show, there's no signing in or out, and i cannot reply.

there's no interactive access.

compound complex

Thanks, Simon:

My Mac is old -- a hand-me-down -- and all attempts to upgrade are useless. Went to different "how-to-fix" sites where users complained of their browsers being outmoded but Mac incapable of allowing a Safari upgrade. For some reason I cannot upload Chrome, which I use on my DELL.

Other https sites are fine. My equally old but dependable DELL is getting me through to you now.

I appreciate the explanation.

THANKS MUCH.

CC

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Cannot Access JWC on Mac PowerBook G4

by compound complex in

i am on my dell laptop now.

i can visit this site on my mac, but my personal info doesn't show, there's no signing in or out, and i cannot reply.

there's no interactive access.

compound complex

Greetings:

I am on my DELL laptop now. I can visit this site on my Mac, but my personal info doesn't show, there's no signing in or out, and I cannot reply. There's no interactive access. All this within the last couple of days.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

CC