food critic for a gormet magazine.
movie critic....i'd be good at that.
travel book writer.....i should move that to the top.
Well, I've been enjoying the professional student lifestyle for the last 9 1/2 years and it's been great.
I am almost finished with my 2 advanced degrees and am actively looking for a job as a geologist. I always enjoyed playing in the dirt when I was a kid and I am getting ready to be paid to play in the dirt.
Life is great!!!
Cheers to all,
Alex
the watchtower society has repeatedly said that jesus and satan have nothing in common.
but, look at their basic actions and see for yourself.. satan was setting the first human pair free.
free from what?
Rapunzel,
Thanks for your comments. There are so many areas of my formal education that are deficient. From which discipline does the idea of an archaeology of knowledge come from? Who first advanced the theory?
Have you read Karen Armstrong's, "History of God" ???
Cheers,
Alex
just been clickin' around the past few weeks.. how many marriages have been ruined by the wt?
how many were doomed from "i do" by the wt.
it seems that love is so conditional, they should add it in the vows-----forsaking all others but not the wt.. and then what about those few whom god (elders) shine on who can get away with adultery and make the other person look guilty?
Yup!!!
The Borg was a huge contributor to my marriage breaking up. My ex was raised in the "Troof." She was a virgin when we got married, so we never had a chance prior to marriage to test things out to see if we were sexually compatible. As it turned out we were totally sexually mismatched. I think that being raised in the Borg probably ingrained her with the idea that sex was bad and not something that should happen naturally and spontaneously between a man and a woman.
My joke about it is:
She didn't believe in sex before marriage....and marriage didn't change her mind.
We had sex only infrequently and it was unbelievably frustrating because she was drop-dead gorgeous. I hung in there for 21 years with the religion and the marriage, but it finally reached a point where I couldn't take it anymore and I bailed on the marriage and the Borg (for many other reasons). The marriage was the only reason I didn't bail sooner on the Borg.
The Borg's policy of dictating bedroom laws didn't help either. Their prohibition of oral sex is just so bizarre. It makes you wonder what the GB's thought / discussion process is for this kind of stuff.
The good news is that I've been out for 11 years and I just got engaged to a great woman who has absolutely no sexual hang-ups.
Yay for me!!!!
Alex
the watchtower society has repeatedly said that jesus and satan have nothing in common.
but, look at their basic actions and see for yourself.. satan was setting the first human pair free.
free from what?
Both Jesus and Satan have reputations and notoriety far in excess of that which is deserved....
IMHO!!!
Alex
hey guys,
im inactive (as far as meetings go) in my local town.
however, i have friends outside of my local territory that i hang with.
Hi All,
If I remember correctly, when I was an elder this was discussed from the platform, and I am fairly certain that the subject of telephone "dating" was mentioned in a magazine article (probably the Awake), in the mid to late 80s or early 90s.
In any event, SM you must realize that there are a disproportionate ratio of single woman to single men in the Borg. Single woman are constantly resorting to desparate measures to find a man in the Borg.
You should run screaming, with your arms flailing to get out the Borg so you can meet some normal women.
Good luck, man.
Alex
next weekend congregations around the world will be studying the wt article on the new definition of a "generation".. i would think there will be an epidemic of cognitive dissonance.
this must be the first time there has been a change of doctrine on a singular topic twice in 13 years.
for those still in like me, use the opportunity to get your partner thinking..
Hey Mick,
Thanks for the heads up on the the upcoming study article. I am completely out of touch with the week to week goings on in the Borg since I haven't set foot in a KH in almost 11 years.
So, since you are still in could you keep us informed as to the overall mood of the R&F as they digest the fact that 1914 means absolutely nothing. It will be interesting to see how this affects those who already have serious doubts. It could result in fairly sizable exodus similar to the post-1975 purge.
Thanks,
Alex
some of my "worldly" friends introduce me to the dead in 1973, when i was in my senior year of high school.....i was instantly hooked.... even though i "reformed my ways" when i graduated from h.s.
(1974) and towed the dub company line, i still couldn't get enough dead....neil young....new riders...santana...zepplin.... maybe that's what contributed to me maintaining some semblance of a realistic outlook on this life....that eventually led to bailing on the borg.. anyone else hooked on music/bands with a social conscience???.
alex.
Some of my "worldly" friends introduce me to the Dead in 1973, when I was in my senior year of high school.....I was instantly hooked...
Even though I "reformed my ways" when I graduated from H.S.(1974) and towed the Dub company line, I still couldn't get enough Dead....Neil Young....New Riders...Santana...Zepplin...
Maybe that's what contributed to me maintaining some semblance of a realistic outlook on this life....that eventually led to bailing on the Borg.
Anyone else hooked on music/bands with a social conscience???
Alex
as you all know i was raised in a very prominent witness family in california .
dad was , and still is an elder since 1953 !
in my youth in the 1970's i did my share of sneaking around / yes, although being an elders son!
Oh mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy...have I got stories to tell...
But, you guys need to know that prospective employers data-mine these kinds of sites for information about applicants.
I gotta tell ya' that I would love to share some of the really crazy shit that I did but it will have to be at an apostafest when we're face to face.
Cheers,
Alex
Life-long Floridian. Graduated from Ft. Lauderdale H.S. Lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Delray Beach. My Dad (not a Dub) lived in Homosassa Springs and I used to visit there frequently. I moved to Ohio in 1999 to go back to school.
I love Florida and know it like the back of my hand. Unfortunately, the traffic and overcrowding have become so bad that I don't know if I would ever move back.
Hope all is well, Ms. I.H.
Alex
personally, i don't think the organization is reformable.
while i was an elder, i tried to be a more moderate voice and as i grew older any harsher attitudes disappaited from within me.
as they say, all the good (and smart) elders have left.
Would YOU Remain A JW If You Thought The Watchtower Could Be Reformed?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Should I tell you how I really feel?
I agree, Minimus, that the few intelligent, thinking elders who remain in the Borg are in for reasons other than being convinced that it is the "TROOF."
Alex
