Posts by SnakesInTheTower

I made this the other night for my GF, her 8 year old son, and her 23 year old daughter. Yes, I made it from scratch and yes I am a bachelor that knows how to cook. Even the 8 year old liked it..and the daughter is on a healthy eating and enjoyed it. I found this recipe at the grocery store.

CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM MARSALA SAUCE

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 min.

Cook Time: 20 min (my NOTE: I found this to take longer by 10-15 min, but I think the chicken breasts were slightly larger. Make to use a thermometer to check internal temp of chicken to 180°F.)

WHAT YOU NEED: (all quantities standard not metric)

* 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 6 oz each). (my note...probably why mine took longer..mine were a bit larger..use fresh not frozen for best results).

* 1/2 tsp salt

* 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

* 1/4 cup flour

* 4 Tbsp Olive Oil, divided

* 1 lb. small fresh white and/or crimini mushrooms sliced (about 6 c.) (MY NOTE...I was lazy and bought 2 10 oz. bags of pre sliced shrooms)

* 1/2 cup chopped onion (MY NOTE: I used a Vidalia onion since it is in season here, other wise use a Texas sweet or similarsweet onion for best taste)

* 1 c Marsala or other red wine (MY NOTE: I used Paul Masson Marsala)

* 1 c chicken broth

what to do:

1. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Lightly coat both sides of chicken with flour.

2. In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until golden, about 2 min each side. Transfer to a plate.

3. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining 2 Tbsp oil to the skillet; add mushrooms and onion, cook and stir until tenderl about 7 min. Return chicken breasts to the pan; add the wine and chicken broth; simmer, until no pink remains in the center. 10-12 minutes

Watch listed times because it took me longer. Prep time is longer than stated but then again I am slow and not in a hurry.

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Some things really ticked me off at the meeting last night...

by wantarevolution in

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...aside from the snooze fest that was the "bible study", taken by a brother who was 5 minutes late - went 10 minutes over and obiously hadn't prepared shit for the meeting (this is the same brother that "encouraged" me to be 15 minutes early for all meetings to welcome people).

1) i had the no3 talk, about "christians helping the poor", no source material or anything.

i played it good, spoke about our duty to be good christians, and charitable to everyone, and how it is a conscience matter as to how we donate our money or charitable deeds.i even used a quote by mother theresa.

SnakesInTheTower

wtwizard:

I bet they would have been even more p***ed were I giving that talk.

dude...if you gave a talk in a kingdum hell I might be willing to break my streak of no meetings to hear you do that..... maybe... or have someone record it... I have an allergy to stupid (JWs)....nah..never mind...even with you as a draw I ain;t goin back.

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Say Something Nice About Alabama ...

by snowbird in

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... please do.. i need a lift.

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sylvia.

SnakesInTheTower

snowbird:

... please do. I need a lift.

you live there.

my mom lives there.

Sylvia, ya doin alright dear?

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Apostacloset: BIG NO NO!

by White Dove in

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i made a mistake when talking to a df'd person i used to know in my old congregation.

she was super pioneer at the time, and i just found her on fb and found out she's df'd.

i used the word "apostacloset" when explaining that i'll come out of it when the time's right.

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funny... a "kid" I knew and was an ultra-dub and MS at one time was DF not long ago...I have no idea for what but I am certain not apostasy.

I still see him sitting at the bakery/cafe that my GF works at reading the NWT "Bible" and the Proclaimers book and Insight...doing his "studying." His goal had been Bethel or MTS...but mental illness caught up with him. For that I feel badly for him. He doesn't fit into the JW world (and never did) and is not accepted by the world outside. Yet, he desperately wants to be reinstated. You can be certain he would throw me under the bus (not that I care) if he found out any "dirt" on me....he would probably use it to trade for his reinstatement.......lol.

I have known other DF'd individuals that want to get back in and still believe all the way that the cult is the "Truth™"...and that they had a minor lapse in judgement and want to be back in good graces with that bunch of idiots.

one cannot explain the cognitive dissonance....

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The cult freaks want to stop by to "encourage" me

by JerkhovahsWitless in

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welcome J'Witless.. (great handle)..

I have mostly my entire family and friends in the cult. Also, a large part of my income, which comes from side-work I do, relies on JW business and their JW referrals.

Two issues here... expect trouble as long as you are living with JW family. You do not state why, nor is it our business why, you are living at home. Apparently you are old enough to be on your own. Until you resolve that situation, you will have to deal with it.

As to the side work you do.... that is something I presume you can do something about. If not, then you are also still chained to the Borg.

Until you can seperate physically (home) and financially (work) from the cultist...you will have to keep dealing with the unwanted visits.

Next time you are confronted, just start humming. Yep, and maybe start twitching....start with subtle eye winks...then maybe a facial muscle twitch...then go with little vocal ticks.... not full blown Tourettes (and not to poke fun at those who have it)...just enough to make the visitors think its really not worth trying to get you back to the hall.... dont need that little distraction during the meetings...

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Has anyone ever been DF'd for eating with a DF'd person?

by inkling in

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yeah, i know: ray franz.. but: they were looking for a reason, any reason, to.

disfellowship him.

by that time, they had quite a vendetta .

SnakesInTheTower

inkling....

WTBTS, et al. can kiss my a$$. Oh wait, they need to keep their lips away from my cute little tush.

I eat with whom I want, associate with whom I want. I had a nice chat and coffee awhile back with a former JW that, as an elder, I had a hand in DFing for, ironically, apostasy. We got to compare notes post-JC. Very interesting indeed. They post on this board occasionally. I consider that person and their non-DF'd wife my friends.

WTBTS can say what they want...to someone else....

...they no longer control my life. I am no longer looking over my shoulder. Life is better that way.

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Hypothetically, If Someone Created a Fake Congregation to Trick Another...

by OnTheWayOut in

let's just stay hypothetical.

if someone wanted to create a fake congregation in 7-miles-from-nowhere, north dakota (7-m-f-n, n.d. congregation) in order to trick the elders at another congregation, what could they get away with?.

just assume that they use a p.o.

SnakesInTheTower

well..interesting that the original thread disappeared....

wow....I dont have to try to remember what I type the other night...thanks...lol

b the ex:

all it would take is an elder to call the branch to get the latest KH, CotBoE, and Sec info, and it all fails.

yeah, thats what I said, you just said it more succinctly...lol

besty:

or maybe we should just concede rightful power to the WTS and let them dictate the rules?

nope...free country.... sounds like too much trouble for me...but its not me...Personally, I went through a very calculated procedure to execute my fade 18 months ago. It was 100% successful and I am still living in the same house that I have for the last dozen years. My fade will be blown out of the water soon because I am taking actions in my life without a care in the world what the hell WTBTS, et al. do. They can DF, DA, BJ, JC, whatever... but for the original poster they take chances blowing their own fade out of the water by their actions...as I said, their little trick would NOT have worked with me.

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Soliciting? How much do you put up with at your front door?

by restrangled in

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ok, i can tolerate jw's once in a blue moon, even the mormons, but in the past month i have had the following:.

roof sales.

airconditioning.

SnakesInTheTower

Not much. STEP 1: Politely refuse their offer at first knock and request they leave and not come back.

STEP 2: Firm but insistent on their departure of my property if they persist.

STEP 3: Aluminum baseball bat comes out from behind the door if they continue on past that.

I have had alarm companies and lawn services recently...... not much in my hood. My company wants me to cold sell cable in addition to my collection activities.... unless someone asks me about service or it is a new tenant at a place I am already knocking, I don't do direct sales...

I cannot stand kids soliciting for school. I think that kids should not be out drumming up money for school stuff. Kids should be home doing homework. Lots of homework.

Taxpayers should either vote to foot the bill for their school systems and provide what the kids need OR schools should strip out all but the things required to teach kids the basics and be competitive in the world beyond. (and I love HS theater, music and art programs, etc and think it should be available) ...however, given an EITHER/OR....what I want to see is advanced math, English, reading, etc. being taught.

Kids should not be soliciting for funds.......make the school board and the principals do it.

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...People who "Pretend to be Jehovah`s Witness`s"...

by OUTLAW in

jwn is thought provoking!..

this board is a very interesting place to be.....if you are a jw.....were a jw.....are thinking of becoming a jw.....like jw`s.....hate jw`s.....or..like pretending to be a jw..lol!!.

"pretending to be a jw",will be the subject for this thread... we have aready met people on this board,who have no problem pretending to be jehovah`s witness`s and support the wbt$......but..have no interest in following the wbt$..or.. doing any of the hard work it takes to be a jehovah`s witness... i have met people like this,in real life... have you ever met people in "real life" that:.

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IO:

Who knows? Maybe she is actually Reniaa.

WTF?....is every thread on here now dedicated to this poster or end up talking about them? LOL

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