Posts by Hortensia

in the long winter nights you need some good tv shows to watch while you wait for the eternity between seasons of game of thrones.. we've watched marco polo (pretty good) and have just started watching orange is the new black which is not at all what i imagined (didn't know it was funny!).

house of cards is on the list too as we've heard good things about that.. anyone have any others that are worth seeing?.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

Troll Hunter is hilarious, there's another one that I think is called something like Rare Export that is a very similar sort of funny. Similar sense of humor -- though a different kind of story -- to Lars and the Real Girl.

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Experience in a talk

by Da.Furious in

10 years ago

last week we had an elder giving a talk, cant remember the title.. the thing that was of interest is the experience he gave:.

"a brother who was working in a hospital had to leave his job which was paying him good money because the nurses wanted to sleep with him and they kept putting notes for him on his desk!".

this is not the first time i hear similar experience.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

Well . . . Once I got out of the wtbts and into the real world, I found out that a surprising number of JW men were dating "worldly" women at the massage school I attended. Married JW men. I was in a different circuit, so these men didn't know I was a JW. So interesting to hear these stories.

I personally think that if a person is going to screw around, being a JW is no impediment.

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Good Netflix shows to watch

by Simon in

10 years ago

in the long winter nights you need some good tv shows to watch while you wait for the eternity between seasons of game of thrones.. we've watched marco polo (pretty good) and have just started watching orange is the new black which is not at all what i imagined (didn't know it was funny!).

house of cards is on the list too as we've heard good things about that.. anyone have any others that are worth seeing?.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

Alaska State Troopers

There's also one about Navajo Police

Reruns of Dr. Who, Torchwood

All the British detective/cop/crime shows are good

Oh goodness, I'm seeing a pattern here . . .

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How to Hear God's Voice Easily and Effectively: A Book Review

by Hortensia in

10 years ago

http://smile.amazon.com/hear-gods-voice-easily-effectively-ebook/dp/b00nplbit8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=utf8&qid=1420441456&sr=8-2&keywords=how+to+hear+god%27s+voice.

i think perhaps this book doesn't really examine the issue in depth.

for instance, my niece suggests that the first necessary step to hearing god's voice is to skip your meds.. i'm sure we could all come up with better ways than the namby-pamby stuff recommended in this book that would enable anyone to hear god's voice.. a very tight necktie, for instance.. playing modern christian music backwards, while drinking mogen david.. instead of skipping your meds, in some cases it works better to double your meds.. wear a tin-foil pyramid hat.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

You all are so funny!

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We are praying for you

by James Mixon in

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10 years ago

i have protestants, jw's and mormons praying for my soul, (think you very much).. what do you say when you are told that??

i am so much better since i left the borg, physically, mentally and financially.

but just in case the protestants(jesus) are right or the mormons or maybe jw, if i meet my maker i will tell him or her i plea insanity.. my deity, i knew not who's prayers was being answers on my behalf, my eyes were open but didn't know where it came from.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

Terry, Stan, you all nailed it -- low-effort cop-out that makes them feel good about themselves. I wonder if they then ACTUALLY go get on their knees and specifically mention you in prayer?

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How to Hear God's Voice Easily and Effectively: A Book Review

by Hortensia in

10 years ago

http://smile.amazon.com/hear-gods-voice-easily-effectively-ebook/dp/b00nplbit8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=utf8&qid=1420441456&sr=8-2&keywords=how+to+hear+god%27s+voice.

i think perhaps this book doesn't really examine the issue in depth.

for instance, my niece suggests that the first necessary step to hearing god's voice is to skip your meds.. i'm sure we could all come up with better ways than the namby-pamby stuff recommended in this book that would enable anyone to hear god's voice.. a very tight necktie, for instance.. playing modern christian music backwards, while drinking mogen david.. instead of skipping your meds, in some cases it works better to double your meds.. wear a tin-foil pyramid hat.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

http://smile.amazon.com/Hear-Gods-Voice-Easily-Effectively-ebook/dp/B00NPLBIT8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420441456&sr=8-2&keywords=how+to+hear+god%27s+voice

I think perhaps this book doesn't really examine the issue in depth. For instance, my niece suggests that the first necessary step to hearing god's voice is to skip your meds.

I'm sure we could all come up with better ways than the namby-pamby stuff recommended in this book that would enable anyone to hear god's voice.

A very tight necktie, for instance.

Playing modern christian music backwards, while drinking Mogen David.

Instead of skipping your meds, in some cases it works better to double your meds.

Wear a tin-foil pyramid hat. No, wait a minute, that's for protecting your brain against the CIA. Ignore that.

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Poster country flags and privacy

by Simon in

10 years ago

the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).

before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.

first, the reason i think it should be shown:.

10 years ago

Hortensia 10 years ago

I haven't read all nine pages and probably wont', so if the discussion has degenerated into calling each other Nazis, well, I've missed it.

But, I want to say I don't think it's Simon's job to protect MY identity. If I blab too much, well, that's on me.

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