So glad you, Sylvia -- all of us -- are doing better now!
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Feigning illness to miss a meeting
by dozy inas jws , we all remember the thought of dragging oneself out of bed on a nice sunny sunday meeting or getting home tired after a hard day at work contemplating another boring , pointless , repetitive weekday evening meeting.. as the only legitimate reason for missing a meeting is illness , the only way for anyone to avoid a meeting that they really couldn't be bothered to go to ( ie most of them ) is to "pretend" to be ill. so given an average meeting attendance of 60% or so , invariably many people would be missing , presumed dead ( or "ill".
we used to have a congregation game of football ( soccer ) on a sunday afternoon and it always amused me how many jws who were "too ill" to attend the meeting on the morning would suddenly recover , lazarus style , to play without exhibiting any signs of the apparently near fatal acute health condition of that morning.
one of the more officious elders tried to introduce a rule that the only ones who could play would have to have been at the meeting that morning , but in practice it was very difficult to police and the better players tended to be the ones who missed most meetings.. one of the problems was the risk that some well meaning and / or nosey jw would phone up ( or even turn up , unannounced ) at the house to see "how you were" and clearly it didn't go down too well if they found you in rude health chasing the dog or kids around the garden..
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Feigning illness to miss a meeting
by dozy inas jws , we all remember the thought of dragging oneself out of bed on a nice sunny sunday meeting or getting home tired after a hard day at work contemplating another boring , pointless , repetitive weekday evening meeting.. as the only legitimate reason for missing a meeting is illness , the only way for anyone to avoid a meeting that they really couldn't be bothered to go to ( ie most of them ) is to "pretend" to be ill. so given an average meeting attendance of 60% or so , invariably many people would be missing , presumed dead ( or "ill".
we used to have a congregation game of football ( soccer ) on a sunday afternoon and it always amused me how many jws who were "too ill" to attend the meeting on the morning would suddenly recover , lazarus style , to play without exhibiting any signs of the apparently near fatal acute health condition of that morning.
one of the more officious elders tried to introduce a rule that the only ones who could play would have to have been at the meeting that morning , but in practice it was very difficult to police and the better players tended to be the ones who missed most meetings.. one of the problems was the risk that some well meaning and / or nosey jw would phone up ( or even turn up , unannounced ) at the house to see "how you were" and clearly it didn't go down too well if they found you in rude health chasing the dog or kids around the garden..
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A lot, I believe, has to do with one's upbringing.
There was illness in my own family and consideration and thoughtfulness towards the patient. In some families, however, there is neither tolerance nor patience when a family member is sick, or has a condition.
Later on in life, I was continuously aggrieved when psychologically beat down during times of actual illness.
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Feigning illness to miss a meeting
by dozy inas jws , we all remember the thought of dragging oneself out of bed on a nice sunny sunday meeting or getting home tired after a hard day at work contemplating another boring , pointless , repetitive weekday evening meeting.. as the only legitimate reason for missing a meeting is illness , the only way for anyone to avoid a meeting that they really couldn't be bothered to go to ( ie most of them ) is to "pretend" to be ill. so given an average meeting attendance of 60% or so , invariably many people would be missing , presumed dead ( or "ill".
we used to have a congregation game of football ( soccer ) on a sunday afternoon and it always amused me how many jws who were "too ill" to attend the meeting on the morning would suddenly recover , lazarus style , to play without exhibiting any signs of the apparently near fatal acute health condition of that morning.
one of the more officious elders tried to introduce a rule that the only ones who could play would have to have been at the meeting that morning , but in practice it was very difficult to police and the better players tended to be the ones who missed most meetings.. one of the problems was the risk that some well meaning and / or nosey jw would phone up ( or even turn up , unannounced ) at the house to see "how you were" and clearly it didn't go down too well if they found you in rude health chasing the dog or kids around the garden..
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Yes, Sylvia:
Due to very long hours working two jobs and caring for our home and property, I, on occasion, "tried" to rest up of a Sunday and go nowhere -- NOWHERE!
When I attempted such a move ("non-move," actually), it created such a ruckus with my ne'er-say-die mate that I often wondered if it was worth it, i.e., getting the business for my lack of spirituality, and so forth.
Enjoying our freedom now!
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Grandson Came, Cleaned, Cooked
by snowbird inpork chops, grits-broccoli-cheese casserole, celery & green onions smothered in turkey broth.. oh, frabjous day, calloo callay!.
or, something like that.. tee hee hee..
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He doesn't want anyone near him when he's cooking. When he finished, he left the kitchen spotless. Everything in its place.
OCD runs in the family. -- Sylvia
Oh, my! How well I relate!
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Grandson Came, Cleaned, Cooked
by snowbird inpork chops, grits-broccoli-cheese casserole, celery & green onions smothered in turkey broth.. oh, frabjous day, calloo callay!.
or, something like that.. tee hee hee..
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Words for the Day; please share
by compound complex ingreetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
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When a thoughtless and callow youth, I did things that now make me weep with shame.
definition: juvenile, naive, immature
new word: picaresque
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Grandson Came, Cleaned, Cooked
by snowbird inpork chops, grits-broccoli-cheese casserole, celery & green onions smothered in turkey broth.. oh, frabjous day, calloo callay!.
or, something like that.. tee hee hee..
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On a sadder note, grits were used as punishment in the film, The Secret Life of Bees.
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Grandson Came, Cleaned, Cooked
by snowbird inpork chops, grits-broccoli-cheese casserole, celery & green onions smothered in turkey broth.. oh, frabjous day, calloo callay!.
or, something like that.. tee hee hee..
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I was puzzled regarding a line uttered by Ralph Fiennes in HOTEL BUDAPEST:
"May I offer any of you inmates a plate of mush?"
I was expecting him to say "porridge," given the background of the characters and setting. Well, the American "mush" was certainly funnier. Still, I was in conflict. We kids had mush nearly every day for breakfast back in the '50s. USA.
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Grandson Came, Cleaned, Cooked
by snowbird inpork chops, grits-broccoli-cheese casserole, celery & green onions smothered in turkey broth.. oh, frabjous day, calloo callay!.
or, something like that.. tee hee hee..
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Hominy grits are a type of grits made from hominy with the germ removed, which is corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization.
Grits are usually served with other flavorings as a breakfast dish, usually savory.
You're right, Syl! Hominy people really know this?
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Words for the Day; please share
by compound complex ingreetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
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escheat:
reversion of land to state when there are no heirs
warren:
Safely within the warren were the quivering rabbits; the raging storm without failed to buffet the now sheltered denizens.
weir:
This winter, in Sacramento, California, weirs (horizontal barriers across the width of a river) were opened manually to lower the steadily rising waters.
