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Have you been to Brooklyn lately?
by lrkr in
1. jw
2. experiences
i happened to be in brooklyn yesterday and decided to take a spin around the old hq.. the factory buildings have cool retail at ground level and offices or loft apartments above.

the whole factory complex area looks very cool- now that it is not jw'd..
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Looks like I am an RV
by lrkr in
1. jw
2. experiences
so it looks like now i'm a return visit.

i don't have it in me to be mean to the j dubs when they drop by so i chat with them.

on thanksgiving morning one of them dropped by (my wife previously asked them to stop coming by).
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NYC cart people
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i recently started working on a project in manhattan- in a very nice neighborhood.

just want to share a few observations on the cart witnesses in this area.. this is an area flush with dinero.

so every respectable non profit is out there hustling for donations.
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WT books- will ship
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. bible
so i'm cleaning out the attic and i have boxes of wt books.

all of the 90's new systemy books, the 60s and 70s prophecy books, some of the 40s and 50s rainbow books, and bound volumes from about 1975-1995.. i am happy to ship them to anyone that wants them.

2 caveats- you pay shipping, and i'm not digging through them to find anything.
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Church of Christ, Scientist
by lrkr in
1. jw
2. experiences
we were in boston this weekend and stayed at a hotel in the back bay, close to the hq of the church of christ, scientist.

these guys have an impressive cathedral and an hq setup that includes a "library for the betterment of mankind" as well as a walk in globe that represents the scope of their religion.

they have similar origins to jws- 19th century mysticism mixed with literal reading of the bible, heavy central control and "democratic" church structures.. but, for some reason, they really annoyed me.
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New novel about the blood issue
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
heard this book review yesterday on npr.

sounds like a good read.. .

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/05/346060805/in-the-children-act-the-electrifying-human-dimension-of-a-legal-drama.
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What is your status???
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my family and i are planning a trip to a nice vacation area close to where my (active jw) parents and sister and brother in law live.

my family and i are not df'd, da'd or anything else- we just executed a successful fade and havent looked back.

sooo- i've expressed my interest in spending some time with them on vacation (why not- right??).
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Remember what they said at the assembly today...
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, the wife and i are reminiscing today about how when you would leave an assembly- you would struggle to remember just one interesting point.

usually- you had to look at your notes or the program to just remember 1 thing that struck you.

all day of talking and less than :30 seconds of information retained!!!.
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Overheard some JWs on the train today- going to be interesting this year
by lrkr in
1. jw
2. experiences
cruising down to the city this afternoon we were behind a group of j-dubs on the train.

part of the conversation centered around the "generation" teaching.

all of them clearly trying to wrap their heads around it.
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WT moves into Suffern
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130531/news03/305310128/suffern-tenants-told-leave-complex-before-mystery-sale.

this was front page today.

the online article seems to be a little glichy (the article is more than just the few lines i see in the online version).