Posts by compound complex

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$5.5 Million to be transferred to World Wide Work from Assembly Hall fund

by Sour Grapes in

a letter was read tonight in our kingdom hall that the money that the circuits in the indianapolis area had in savings to build a new assembly hall will now be transferred to the www to build kingdom halls in lands where they are needed and a new assembly hall for us will not be built.. we had a beautiful assembly hall near downtown indy that was paid for.

it was sold a couple of years ago.

we were promised a new assembly hall to be built in southern ohio near the indiana border but they can kiss that goodbye now.

compound complex

Thanks, OC, for the reality check.

Come to think of it, when I went to Bethel in '69, the Squibb Building had been recently purchased, but it was Jehovah's hand in the matter! There was a story told about how Squibb spent a fortune shoring up the quicksand base, and . . . Apocryphal tales are not told at World Headquarters!

I've always been naive and easily swayed, believing and hoping the best. I guess the seamy underbelly developed very early on. It simply did not occur to many of us that Jehovah would permit anything that "broke the rules." Was I ever uninformed!

It's good there are realists like you who know the truth and state it. I'm still trying to shed my Pollyanna nature and get real.

Thanks for links.

CC

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$5.5 Million to be transferred to World Wide Work from Assembly Hall fund

by Sour Grapes in

a letter was read tonight in our kingdom hall that the money that the circuits in the indianapolis area had in savings to build a new assembly hall will now be transferred to the www to build kingdom halls in lands where they are needed and a new assembly hall for us will not be built.. we had a beautiful assembly hall near downtown indy that was paid for.

it was sold a couple of years ago.

we were promised a new assembly hall to be built in southern ohio near the indiana border but they can kiss that goodbye now.

compound complex

I'm sorry, Sour Grapes, for those affected by this move. I can add nothing other than when I became a Witness in the '60s, we rented the civic auditorium in my coastal town for the circuit assembly and the fairgrounds for the district.

Sure, it was lot of work, but it was good to participate in the set up, the cooking, distributing the anticipated releases -- everything that made our faith seem relevant. And leaving the venue cleaner than when we arrived. Oh yeah, the latest from FWF!

For the circuit assembly, the Friday evening meal was prepared in portable kitchens, then the program; Saturday morning service, afternoon and evening programs; Sunday, the same. Not to overlook, the three squares during each day of the weekend. It was exciting as we anticipated the countdown to the Big A.

No denying the craziness of the religion, but money and real estate were by no means the focus.

What a total letdown, on all counts.

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One day the Nouns were clustered . . .

by compound complex in

one day the nouns were clustered on the street.. an adjective walked by, with her dark beauty.

the nouns were struck, moved, changed.

the next day a verb drove up, and created the sentence.. -- kenneth koch, "permanently".

compound complex

sir82:

Our senior citizens creative writing class will love this and be forever indebted to you for your magnanimity of spirit.

Well, until we all die off.

THANKS!

Frank Carton

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The Desolation of One Man

by compound complex in

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friends

he has searched long for that love of all loves, but it hastens not, although winter has come and left him desolate of every hope of warmth, comfort, and prospect of his name's immortality.

nor will this elusive love reveal itself in his tiny dreams, allowing, at the very least, a gossamer of muted visions that would elevate a worn and bitter man to a level of expanded vistas, kindling within the flame of love's illusion..

compound complex

Nancy Drew is a gem, and so, too, her fanciful spin offs on the all-too serious musings of a demented poet.

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One day the Nouns were clustered . . .

by compound complex in

one day the nouns were clustered on the street.. an adjective walked by, with her dark beauty.

the nouns were struck, moved, changed.

the next day a verb drove up, and created the sentence.. -- kenneth koch, "permanently".

compound complex

Greetings, days of future passed, Nancy Drew, and sir82:

Choice comments! Many thanks.

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Somehow I did manage to "structure" a sentence but I don't know how I did it. I'm more of a "punny" person. -- dofp

Well, you did manage rather brilliantly. When I punish my captive audience with the so-called lowest form of humor, I don't insult them or myself by saying "no pun in ten did" when wishing they'd get at least one of my whoppers and groan appreciatively.

I just dug that stuff up out of my brain from my childhood didn't even know it was there. -- Nancy Drew

Amazing what comes back to us! Thanks for the refresher.

The nouns were clustered, while the nuns were cloistered? -- sir82

May I quote you? EXCELLENT!

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Did you become more antisocial after waking up?

by paradiseseeker in

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i've been shy my whole life, but during my teenage years and early 20s i managed to be more comfortable socializing and made many friends in different parts of my country (jws of course).

that was before i woke up, because i saw myself being a jw for the rest of my life and thus i made an effort to meet new jw friends.

however, after i woke up, i lost interest in meeting new people because knowing that when i leave they will be gone... feels like a total waste of time and energy.

compound complex

An old but true saying that people come into your life for a reason, a season, a lifetime.

It's helped me have a perspective about life's realities. Cherished friends and family are gone, so it seems, forever. Yet, new friends and "family" have entered my life and I feel good, despite loss. With age comes a sense of contentment. It is what it is.

Regarding an introverted nature and the polar opposite, Mom was outgoing and chatty and Dad much quieter but very passionate about helping people. I feel that mix in me.

Best Wishes.

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The Desolation of One Man

by compound complex in

jw
friends

he has searched long for that love of all loves, but it hastens not, although winter has come and left him desolate of every hope of warmth, comfort, and prospect of his name's immortality.

nor will this elusive love reveal itself in his tiny dreams, allowing, at the very least, a gossamer of muted visions that would elevate a worn and bitter man to a level of expanded vistas, kindling within the flame of love's illusion..

compound complex

THE VALLEY OF THE BLUE MOON, a verdant and slightly concave sprawling hollow at the foot of the largest snow-capped rock I ever laid eyes on, is not home to me, nor ever shall it be. Had I entered Paradise under my own steam -- not kidnapped -- I daresay my impressions of the proverbial Utopia would be immeasurably more favorable.

Nonetheless, I long for the hustle, the bustle, the din of my dirty and lusty city by the bay, whose roots sink deep into the ancient mire of human folly and wanton avarice. What some men consider the deplorable state of fallen man and his consequent foray into all things bad is what titillates and nourishes my aching soul. I suck life in through every pore of my unhallowed flesh and am, to be sure, fed in such a manner that would unhinge the pure at heart.

I have neither desire nor need for a perfect state of affairs and a seeming comfort that coddles the body but eats the soul.

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One day the Nouns were clustered . . .

by compound complex in

one day the nouns were clustered on the street.. an adjective walked by, with her dark beauty.

the nouns were struck, moved, changed.

the next day a verb drove up, and created the sentence.. -- kenneth koch, "permanently".

compound complex

stillin:

I put this in "Entertainment" for a reason -- thanks for the laugh!

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The Desolation of One Man

by compound complex in

jw
friends

he has searched long for that love of all loves, but it hastens not, although winter has come and left him desolate of every hope of warmth, comfort, and prospect of his name's immortality.

nor will this elusive love reveal itself in his tiny dreams, allowing, at the very least, a gossamer of muted visions that would elevate a worn and bitter man to a level of expanded vistas, kindling within the flame of love's illusion..

compound complex

SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU, I conjure up an image
that is, somehow, both real and ideal.

What I do recall is etched deeply, in dark and
labyrinthine caverns of my troubled mind.

The heart is a profound well of reminiscence
that draws up an intangible yet true past.

A newfound, tranquil corner in me reassures that
love, though gone missing, was never lost.

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One day the Nouns were clustered . . .

by compound complex in

one day the nouns were clustered on the street.. an adjective walked by, with her dark beauty.

the nouns were struck, moved, changed.

the next day a verb drove up, and created the sentence.. -- kenneth koch, "permanently".

compound complex

One day the Nouns were clustered on the street.

An Adjective walked by, with her dark beauty.

The Nouns were struck, moved, changed.

The next day a Verb drove up, and created the Sentence.

-- Kenneth Koch, "Permanently"