Crafty Lady

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  My life used to be so non-stuff! (Guy-grumping)

  by onacruse in

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  when i was a bachelor, i had a very simple life: a bed, a tv, a computer, a stereo, and a couch.

  no storage rooms, no closets full of stuff: everything i owned was straightforward and functional.. now?

  well, bikerchic is having me haul around all these boxes and totes and piles of stuff for christmas, and i swear we must have about 47,000 tons of stuff that even she doesn't know where some of the stuff came from.. it must be genetic.. .

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  Maybe it is genetic. Men were the hunters. Women were the "gatherers." And wow, can we gather.

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  Hi, like to introduce myself.

  by The Nothing Man in

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  ex witness of 20 years here.

  by the grace of god (or something anyway) i managed to get out.

  i visited this forum about 5 years ago and noticed the u.n. issue.

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  Nice post, Nothing Man. We can let "nothing" stand for:

  Nothing to do with the Watchtower lie.

  Nothing to hide from anymore.

  Nothing but freedom ahead.

  Welcome to the board.

  Crafty
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  Three Sisters Came by the house yesterday

  by purplesofa in

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  i saw a car pull up in the driveway.

  i was at my computer trying to order some tickets from ticketmaster, having a hard time with some details.. then i saw one sister, two then three get out of the car......up to my door.. i had a towel on my head (just got done coloring my hair) new clothes pulled out in the living room for my grand daughter, she was laid out of the sofa watching hannah montana.........i looked like hell.

  they, of course, all dressed up.. it was around two, and i figure they had been out in service and was finishing up their time.

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  I have a brother who shows up without calling and he's not even a witness. He will walk right in if the door is unlocked and sometimes has a friend with him. I've asked and asked him to call first--he now calls (sometimes), so we've made progress.

  My sister recently got an apartment in a complex that has a locked outer door. Visitors are supposed to use the intercom and be buzzed in. We were laughing and saying that bro wouldn't be able to just show up at the apartment door. Last week there was a knock on her door and it was bro and wife. We found that all the other tenants (most of them older) let anyone in. The joke was on us! That's some real security.

  When I was a witness, I hated how we just showed up at other witnesses or interested people's houses while in service and expected to be welcomed with open arms. Of course, coffee or tea and use of the bathroom was expected too. What a lot of gall that takes. I wonder why that got to be such a common practice.

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  What are you doing tonight/weekend?

  by KW13 in

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  tonight i am going to be driving down to st. helens (not far from liverpool) with an aunt to drop off her car at a friends garage and then coming back with her, fortunately her friend is lending her a car otherwise we'd be stuck there lol.. saturday i am going to a bon-fire with family minus mum and stepdad (don't get me wrong i wish they were there).. sunday - no idea.... .

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  Going to spend the next five days at my son and daughter-in-laws helping with the babies. I can't wait.
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  How many marriages are just "Theocratic"? Here's a story.....

  by WingCommander in

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  here's my story......better have a barf bag nearby.

  a while back i had stopped in to see an old elder friend of the family whom only lives a few miles away.

  a stout, kind hearted gentleman with two sons.

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  This is going slightly off topic, but does anyone remember when they suggested that brothers considering marrying a sister should just show up at her house at different times with no warning? Then he could see how she really looked and acted when not dressed up for meetings, etc. Gag, gag, gag. Why didn't they just date like normal people? Yuk. I heard some of the brothers actually took this advice.

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  how much to get you totally out of debt?

  by oompa in

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  list all debt other than your home.

  then, if you are buying a home list that beside it.

  think about what it would take to make a real difference in your life.

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  No debt at all! A few years ago the mortgage, student loans, and car payment seemed daunting. I hate being in debt. Credit cards come in handy, but I pay it off each month. My son once said that I was the least materialistic person he knew. I didn't think anyone other than witnesses used that word.

  Crafty (crafty with $ too)
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  You know you have left the J.W's for good when??

  by karter in

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  you look forward to sunday mornings ........... for a sleep in.. you buy yourself something really nice and don't worry who your going to offend..

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  When you get rid of your service bag and literature.

  You see a witness and think of them by name, not brother or sister so-and-so.
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  Dumber than Dirt ?

  by JH in

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  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/10/24/notes102407.dtl&feed=rss.mmorford.

  american kids, dumber than dirtwarning: the next generation might just be the biggest pile of idiots in u.s. historyby mark morford, sf gate columnist.

  wednesday, october 24, 2007. .

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  I taught high school for 17 years before having a career change. It seems that we will always have high and low functioning people, but the average kid seems to be "dumbed down." They make fun of each other if someone tries to do well. Then, of course, all this self-esteem stuff came out. Goodness gracious, don't you know that child will be scarred for life if they fail your class. They're usually really nice kids but you really worry about their future.

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  Which movies make you cry?

  by averyniceguy in

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  even though i am very manly, i need a good cry!

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  I love the Shirley Temple movies. In Heidi when she calls out Grandfather, Grandfather. Also when the girl in the wheelchair walks.

  Sappy, I know. Also, the Little Princess, when she meets Queen Victoria and then again when she finds her father. I'm getting verklempt just thinking of these but laughing at myself.

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  What smells bring back old memories?

  by John Doe in

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  fresh cut hay in may?.

  spring rainshowers?.

  a creek with active marine life?.

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  How the air smells after a rainstorm--great.

  My dad was a big drinker. He used to take my siblings and I when we were 3-5 years old to his favorite bar and have us sit in a booth. He'd get us a soda and we were supposed to sit there quietly while he drank. You know how some old bars have that certain old bar smell? Whenever I smell that smell, I think of my father. Not that I go to very many bars. Really.

  The smell of a turkey cooking.

  Baby powder.

  New car.