Posts by Open mind

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Justitia passes bar!!!

by crmsicl in

yay...my awesome friend justitia just found out last night she passed the bar exam.

regardless of how you may feel about her you gotta admit that is an accomplishment..

Open mind

OK, now that she successfully PASSED the bar, it's time for her to actually go INSIDE the bar and have someone buy her a congratulatory drink!

Cheers!!

om

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2010--2013 Our Kingdom Ministry Update by request!

by Atlantis in

our kingdom ministry request, 2010 to 2013 km update!.request:.nevada, some years ago fokyc was posting the kingdom ministries and i was able to download some of them, but i wasn't able to get them all.

i was wondering if there is a file that has the kingdom ministries from about 2010 and 2011?.reply:.yes, fokyc was very kind in providing us with the kingdom ministries!

we wish him all the best, and i believe he still posts from time to time.

Open mind

Marked!

Thanks Fokyc, Atlantis/Nevada and co-conspirators.

om

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Nov 2013 KM Question Box. Head coverings on Doorstep bible studies

by BroMac in

should a female publisher wear a headcovering if she is accompanied by a male publisher at a door step bible study?

when a female publisher conducts a regular ,scheduled bible study and a male kingdom publisher is present, she should wear a head covering.(1cor.

11:3-10)the july 15, 2002 issue of the watchtower, page 27, explains: this is a pre arranged session of teaching where the one conducting the study actually presides.

Open mind

So, if the sister has no head covering with her, but DOES have some Watchtowers, is it OK for her to make one of these?

om

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My first cigar

by LivingTheDream in

my first cigar.

not soon after i faded, i was on a company shindig and they were providing hand rolled cigars to everybody there.

i watched in amazement as this dominican guy rolled them in front of my eyes with great care and skill.

Open mind

My wife and I enjoy sharing a good cigar together 2-3 times a year.

By sharing the same cigar, keeping it lit is not an issue.

She has a nice scotch while I usually sip on plain old Jameson.

om

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Danger Witness Robinson! Danger!!!

by Marvin Shilmer in

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danger witness robinson!

danger!!!

today i added a new article to my blog highlighting the danger of power consolidation along with an overt attempt to ready millions for obeying irrational direction from this power.

Open mind

Excellent excerpts and footnotes Marvin.

I don't have access to WT Library while I'm at work on break, but have you looked for a particularly damning quote from an old WT or Awake! re: Jim Jones? Something along the lines of "putting our trust in a human who claims to have Divine backing is a dangerous course"?

If such a quote can be found, it would be extra powerful right next to the this latest pre-Koolaid conditioning article.

om

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I bet you can't sit still while listening to this

by Hortensia in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoatqo82k-k.

Open mind

Q: How do you turn a duck into an R&B singer?

A: Put him in a microwave until his bill withers.

Bad...I know.

om

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I bet you can't sit still while listening to this

by Hortensia in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoatqo82k-k.

Open mind

Hey there Hortensia!

Me, Ms. OM and our dog have been boogeying to the James Brown vid.

Hope all is well with you.

My family and I have GOT to stop by for a cuppa sometime. We go by your neck of the woods once a year. And I've been going a bit more frequently lately solo.

Take care,

om

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In Memory of Clarice. Musings from the Hills.

by Open mind in

this weekend i went for a spectacular, solo, saunter in the hills and woods where i live.

if you keep reading, you'll be heading down the rabbit hole of where my mind went.

you've been warned!

Open mind

LoisLane: "May I ask are you in a successful Fade?"

Yes, our now-young-adult children never got baptized. Oldest child quit meetings & publishing cold-turkey about 3.5 years ago. The rest of us quit attending almost completely about 2 years ago. My son and I went to the Memorial this year. We have also attended a JW funeral.

That's about it.

om

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My August Update

by OnTheWayOut in

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i don't really have a purpose in this thread, but wanted to share my thoughts and updates.. fading has, at least for now, totally stabilized.

my jw wife doesn't discuss jw things and, as difficult for me as it is, i haven't been discussing anything directly against jw policy.

oh, i slip in comments when she tries to judge people or groups based on her jw training- things like gay marriage, medical marijuana, pedophile news stories.

Open mind

Thanks for the update Jerry.

Sounds like there are quite a few good signs youll at least be enjoying retirement with a "low-key" JW, if not completely inactive.

om

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In Memory of Clarice. Musings from the Hills.

by Open mind in

this weekend i went for a spectacular, solo, saunter in the hills and woods where i live.

if you keep reading, you'll be heading down the rabbit hole of where my mind went.

you've been warned!

Open mind

BTTT

In the words of Duke Ellington & Bob Russell I...

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore".

...at least to JWN.

There's probably about 5-10 posts I've made on JWN (out of thousands of fluff-stuff) that on re-reading are, IMO, worth pointing out to all the new-comers that have joined since. I know this sounds self-promoting, and I suppose it is to a certain extent, but that's truly not my intent. Just want to help point out what I consider to be a "Best Of" post to save people the hassle of sifting through tons of fluff.

Now get out and enjoy life!!

Best,

om, wife & kids

(WT-free for several years now)