this video portrayed an elderly widowed sister who was a former pioneer and now reduced to submitting field service reports of 15 minute increments.
she was also portrayed as quite frail in that she ambulates with the use of a quad rollator frame.
she was very neatly attired and groomed and what the video showed of her apartment conveyed everything perfectly tidy to a level which would have relaxed an ocd sufferer.
When I left home for college, in 1966, I continued my Bible study and attended meetings in San Francisco, CA. I spent a good deal of time with an anointed couple, originally from Europe. They were well-to-do and encouraged me to stay in college. My first year had been paid in full.
I wish I had listened to them. Their son was a college professor.
Not everyone is of the same opinion, although I acknowledge that those were different times, even in WATCHTOWERLAND.
i'm not able to find a list of moderators.
from browsing the forum news & announcements section, it appeared to me that the user, simon, is either the admin of this website or a forum moderator.. i sent simon a message 2 days ago and did not receive a response and the forum post in question has not been removed.
then i sent simon another message 8 hours ago and did not receive a response and the forum post in question has not been removed.. who else can i contact to have an old embarrassing 11 year old forum post removed?.
Thanks, Simon, for all you've done for us, while living your own life with lovely Angharad!
You were very good when I panicked (in the recent past) upon seeing my real name in a post! Not that it would matter much at this point in my life. Still, you answered the call!
Well, I've come a long way -- I posted photos on Flipper's thread.
BTW, in an early post of mine, I was a little unhinged and Ian suggested I get psychiatric help. I'm not asking to have that changed . . .
He was right.
Best Wishes . . .
i was wondering since there are a lot of uk users (at first i didn't notice that) if there is some peugeot owners here, clearly not from the us, the brand and also citroën has no presence in north america... in my city (santiago) you can see almost every car brand from chinese to european... in my apartment's parking lot there are toyotas, hondas, a porsche (that is abandoned, a carrera 911 turbo from 1989), even an old lancia, alfa romeo, nissan, renault, citroën, a camaro, suzuki, sköda, bmw, an old mecerdes, daewoos, kias, hyundais, an old vw beetle and a scirocco, few chinese, an audi, a dodge ram.
even a maserati in a house two blocks away etc etc.. and my 307 :)
I learned to drive on a 404 four-door sedan in the early '60s.
Four on the column!!!
my recent escape from a home beloved was of sheer and unqualified necessity.
my people and i have been overtaken by a scorpion race of alien malefactors whose intent towards us is not one of beneficent intervention, but that of utter conquest.. if it were only the mere subjugation of a weaker species, we might have acquiesced, although begrudgingly.
however, the terrifying reality enjoined upon us proved to be the conquerors' brusque insistence that their insatiable hungers be satisfied with our quailing flesh.
Good, Nancy -- GOOD!!!
my recent escape from a home beloved was of sheer and unqualified necessity.
my people and i have been overtaken by a scorpion race of alien malefactors whose intent towards us is not one of beneficent intervention, but that of utter conquest.. if it were only the mere subjugation of a weaker species, we might have acquiesced, although begrudgingly.
however, the terrifying reality enjoined upon us proved to be the conquerors' brusque insistence that their insatiable hungers be satisfied with our quailing flesh.
That is GOOD, smiddy!
You, too, keep it coming!
Best . . .
my recent escape from a home beloved was of sheer and unqualified necessity.
my people and i have been overtaken by a scorpion race of alien malefactors whose intent towards us is not one of beneficent intervention, but that of utter conquest.. if it were only the mere subjugation of a weaker species, we might have acquiesced, although begrudgingly.
however, the terrifying reality enjoined upon us proved to be the conquerors' brusque insistence that their insatiable hungers be satisfied with our quailing flesh.
Thanks, millie and Nancy:
Good thoughts, millie. For once I figured it should be the men of Earth who become the alien invaders. Maybe it's a fish (thanks, ND) or a furry little beastie who makes this anxious declaration . . . Come to think of it, Earthlings often ARE the bad guys!
Just now saw this. Sorry for delay.
Gratefully . . .
my day's long and arduous journey winds down.infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into herwelcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable,that transition into a higher andmore glorious state.
than allowed me upon thisbeautiful but angst-filledhabitation.. i rejoice in what has beenprepared from early on.i await the call .
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Thank you, ZAPPA-ESQUE, prologos, Village Idiot, and Vidiot for comments. Much appreciated!
The photos, too -- I wanna travel!
[. . .] this is the kind of poem a terminally ill person would write when he or she had reached the "acceptance" stage?
Good thought, Vidiot.
Yes, you're correct. A few times in the recent past I was seriously ill, and I thought and acted accordingly. But, it appears, I recovered! Likewise, having been through the so-called stages of grieving, I have arrived at acceptance -- the last stage. I am so there.
No more denial or bargaining or anger . . .
THANKS!
my day's long and arduous journey winds down.infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into herwelcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable,that transition into a higher andmore glorious state.
than allowed me upon thisbeautiful but angst-filledhabitation.. i rejoice in what has beenprepared from early on.i await the call .
.
Always nice to hear from you, smiddy!
Sort of half and half re family. My entire family followed me in pre-1975. But it's the next generation that never got baptized, or left. At least I can talk to them. Thanks for asking.
About the poetry I write: It's simply acceptance of what I believed and lived for nearly 50 years. But now, a new start. My old life is over and I welcome whatever new might come my way. Physically, we are old and our lives are almost over, despite what we were taught about living forever. As my poem suggests, maybe Heaven is a possibility and that ain't so bad.
Best wishes to you and yours! I appreciate your kind words and, likewise, enjoy getting your perspective on things.
my day's long and arduous journey winds down.infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into herwelcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable,that transition into a higher andmore glorious state.
than allowed me upon thisbeautiful but angst-filledhabitation.. i rejoice in what has beenprepared from early on.i await the call .
.
MY DAY'S LONG AND ARDUOUS JOURNEY winds down.
Infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into her
Welcomed embrace.
I have no reason to fear the inevitable,
That transition into a higher and
More glorious state
Than allowed me upon this
Beautiful but angst-filled
Habitation.
I rejoice in what has been
Prepared from early on.
I await the call . . .
these are of early '70s vintage, i recall.
my job was to sort through thousands of these and be sure they were not "off register.".
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Yes, funny about memories. Thanks, HappyOutsideTheBox, OrphanCrow, wannaexit, sparky1, jaydee, Tantalon, Half banana, smiddy, Dunedain for sharing.
The Terrible Lizard in my green Bible was a T-Rex!
I wanted to answer the question about who was the artist. I never knew her personally, although I do recall seeing her once or twice, in the lobby, a corridor, . . .
Then, after hitting submit, "Sister Mann" popped into my head [edited to add]. I have not thought or said that name since Bethel, over 44 years ago!
Best wishes, all . . .
