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  Has anyone here done a long distance hike?

  by moshe in

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  i am hoping i can do one in a year or two- any tips would be appreciated.

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  Found it:

  "Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages." -James Madison

  Best wishes on your journeys.

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  Has anyone here done a long distance hike?

  by moshe in

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  i am hoping i can do one in a year or two- any tips would be appreciated.

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  Elevation gains and descents (the descents are what kill you) are the key to how much your knees can take.

  I'm gonna find a quote about a restorative trip and get back to you.

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  So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?

  by flipper in

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  actually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !

  what a game for the ages, jesus.

  and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.

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  Sharing and feeling your pain Flipper.

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  Gave 5 JW's Something to Think About at a Starbucks Today

  by flipper in

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  i was having coffee at a starbucks located in a supermarket chain in one of the towns i work in my business .

  while sitting there doing paperwork , what looked like 3 elders on their field service break sat at a table no more than 4 feet from me .

  after eavesdropping it was obvious they were elders as they were talking about the c.o.

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  How did you leave?

  by stuckinamovement in

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  once you realized the organization is simply a religious corporation, how did you leave?.

  did you fade?.

  were you forced out?.

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  Did I fade?

  A very, very, very slow fade.

  So slow, that my DFed older brother once described it as "watching a turtle .......on a glacier."

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  Kingdom melodies / B4 Copyright/JW`s stealing melodies/anyone remember this ?

  by smiddy in

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  i can recall sometime ago in the 60`s 70`s or theirabouts,it when they first printed their own songbook must have been before the org.copyrighted their material,and the reason they did that is because some brothers were stealing the tunes ?

  maybe modifying them and passing them off as their own for commercial gain?

  ( i know some of you are going to say wtf ?

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  Song 92 in the latest song book, "Preach the Word", is over-the-top derivative of John William's "Jurassic Park Theme".

  FWIW, I think the Watchtower's explanation sounds pretty plausible. The alternative explanation that the JW songwriter, composing something to be used in "True Worship", deliberately plagiarized a tune from a known source doesn't make much sense IMO.

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  It's a good thing I got laid, or this would be real embarrassing!

  by JRK in

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  this is the ongoing story of rusty, my version of "mans best friend.".

  i got him from the pound a year and a half ago.

  as all dogs available there are, he was neutered when i got him.

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  I'm sorry John, you've gone too far this time.

  I'm calling Animal Control, Fashion Division right now!

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  What's The Latest In The World Of Watchtower?

  by minimus in

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  i haven't been on as much here, lately.. is there anything new??

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  There's been a HUGE change in the format for the Announcements on the Service Meeting.

  They no longer announce the Sunday talk title and speaker. Also, they don't give a run down of what parts are going to be on the Service Meeting that night.

  Jehovah's Chariot speeds on!!

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  So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?

  by flipper in

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  actually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !

  what a game for the ages, jesus.

  and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.

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  Easy there, undercover. Just rooting for my home team.

  Haven't really watched much football since getting married, getting kids and getting elder-hatted.

  Looking forward to watching the Niners with a house full of non-JWs.

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  So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  actually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !

  what a game for the ages, jesus.

  and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.

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  Go 9erz!