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  For COCO

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesmagazine/photos/a.10151989917255934.1073741825.215132280933/10152359412315934/?type=1.

  i hope this link works!.

  and u.s. publishers outsource editing to india, in spite of this sort of thing:.

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  Hortensia

  https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesmagazine/photos/a.10151989917255934.1073741825.215132280933/10152359412315934/?type=1

  I hope this link works!

  And U.S. publishers outsource editing to India, in spite of this sort of thing:

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26325994
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  The reports of my apostasy have been greatly exaggerated

  by sparrowdown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since finding the meetings too morally repugnant to attend (coupla months now) i have.

  been reaquainting myself with the joys of sat morn's at home.. imagine my disappointment to find the group study overseer and his wife pulling up out front.

  the thought bubble over my head read "oh poo, poo and double poo!!".

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  Hortensia

  Yeah, I was accused of that too -- too smart for my own good (whatever that means)
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  Family Lost- Dealing with the "Inevitable"

  by BLWashington in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so... recently lost my favorite aunt, mother of my favorite cousin- she was a "witness" when she died.

  inactive, but still a witness.

  who lived with my witness mother and stepdad.

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  I felt sorry for my mother when she died, but not especially sad. Because of our upbringing I felt detached from my family. I have stronger bonds with my sisters than I had with my mother -- the fault of the wtbts among other things.
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  Do Facebook "Friends" That Constantly Brag, Irritate You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are a few people who are fb friends that constantly brag about themselves, their looks, their accomplishments, their bodies, their job---etc.. one particular person is too close to ignore but it's never ending.

  i am thisclose to telling her, to please stop it.. any thoughts?.

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  I hate facebook. I am close to canceling my account with them.
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  Facebook...friends?

  by Angus Beef in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just made a new account, anyone like to add me as friend?.

  jennette keslo.

  or kesloj "at" yahoo.com.

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  Hortensia

  heh heh! I lie to Facebook, too. None of their business what my name is or where I am or any of the other nosy questions they ask.
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  Any advice?

  by InChristAlone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was told a very heartbreaking story last night.

  one of my childhood friends adopted two kids from africa several years ago.

  these kids have had very severe anger management issues and have been in regular therapy.

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  Yeah, empathy, poor things. I'm glad they were able to talk with their real parents. Sad situation -- I wonder how much scamming goes on in international adoptions?
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  Hello from Still Totally ADD glad to be back

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been 6 months now since my old computer died.

  a good friend of our's had a spare computer her husband never used so she asked me if i would like to have it.

  after cleaning it up inside and out i found out i could not remember my password and the e-mail i gave them i no longer use.

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  Hortensia

  Poor kitty - you must have taken really good care of that cat! Nice to hear from you and glad you are doing so well.
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  What are you reading right now??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading "stranger in a strange land" by robert a. heinlein.

  i read it over 20 years ago.

  now i am reading it from a completely different perspective.

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  Hortensia

  Heinlein had great plot ideas, too, and adventurous stories, but he wasn't the best writer, either. However, I can still read his books and enjoy them.
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  What are you reading right now??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading "stranger in a strange land" by robert a. heinlein.

  i read it over 20 years ago.

  now i am reading it from a completely different perspective.

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  Heinlein -- I remember discovering his books in the library as a teenager in junior high school. I read them all -- and I reread them every few years. Stranger in a Strange Land isn't my favorite, I think I like The Moon is a Harsh Mistress the best.

  I recently reread all the Foundation books (Asimov) and was surprised to think they aren't really that good. Asimov had great plot ideas but was a pedestrian writer.
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  Today I Da'd -Twenty-five years ago. Regrets -some.

  by Xanthippe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yes twenty-five years ago today we sent in our da letter.

  some regrets, not about leaving the cult obviously, but sometimes when i read about people slowly fading and keeping in touch with family and friends i wonder if we should have done that.

  of course it was before the internet in 1989 so we didn't know about people fading.. one day we were driving along and we had been talking about moving congregations because we knew something was wrong but of course we thought it was local.

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  Hortensia

  My only regret is that I didn't wake up earlier. I love reading the stories here of young people who are still teens and making plans to escape the wtbts. I wish I had done that.

  I'm sorry you lost your husband. You must miss him. How nice that you had a good marriage and some happy times together.