Posts by Bourne

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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT!

by Bourne in

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Bourne

sir82: "Wouldn't that be tomorrow night? Today is the 19th."

I stand corrected. Lost track of the date. Sorry....my bad.

Bourne

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~~A kiss is, just a kiss~

by YoursChelbie in

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do you know where this quote comes from?.

it's from a favorite movie to many: casablanca.

what is your favorite "quote" from a movie?

Layla33 : "Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams…"

Guess the movie.

Spider-Man 2 ........What do I win?

Bourne

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Did Being a J W - Cause You to Be Cynical and Doubt Other People ?

by flipper in

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when we were once jehovah's witnesses - we were taught to doubt others " in the world " whose beliefs differed from ours .

we were taught to be cynical of any views that didn't harmonize or agree with the watchtower societies views .

so for years many of us were programmed like this - to keep a closed mind and think that there was only one correct way to believe things , and everybody outside that one way was full of you know what !

Bourne

Yes.

But, while being a JW certainly did nothing to help, I have had conversations with an uncle that seems to indicate that I was

naturally distrustful or at least cautious of strangers at a very young age. That said, I FIRMLY believe that being told "five times a week" how worldly

people suck and are doomed to an eternity in Sheol really does a number on a person's trust level. This programming is very difficult to change, especially

when, during the de-programming a "worldly" person cheats or otherwise deceives you. I have to remind myself of how I have also been done wrong by so-called

Christians to realize it doesn't matter what religion, or lack thereof, you are. It all comes down to who you are as a person to begin with.....drawn to do good or

drawn to do bad, which really amounts to how selfish (or selfless) a person you are.

Bourne

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Your favorite Sunday breakfast

by Layla33 in

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since i am about to partake (*smile*) in my favorite sunday breakfast, i thought it would be fun for everyone to describe their favorite breakfast here.. sunday breakfast was always a big deal for my family and growing up, it was the one day and time that we actually sat together had breakfast and talked about our week and sat for a good hour or so just catching up with each other.. for over 20 years, this breakfast consisted of bacon, sausage (kielbasa or italian), biscuits, eggs (cheese or plain), and grits.

to this day, i still feel it's a special nice time.. do share, i thought it would be fun to see other people's traditions on sunday breakfast....

Bourne

My favorite "spread" would consist of: eggs (alternated between scrambled "wet" or fried), bacon fried crispy, maple sausage patties, hash browns and/or white toast with seedless blackberry jam, or, if in a southern mood, biscuits and sausage cream gravy........all of this followed by blueberry pancakes or belgian waffles and fresh cut fruit...washed down with orange juice and plenty of black coffee with just a splash of half-n-half (no sugar, please).......hmmmmm.......sounds good, does'nt it?

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Has anyone else noticed something unusual going on...

by Qcmbr in

a 'doomsday' seedbank - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/svalbard_global_seed_vault .

renovations on camps potentially in preparation for disasters http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=0p-hvpjpti4 .

incredible removals of basic rights - the us is way ahead of the uk on this - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2622692.ece .

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Under the table job?

by berylblue in

i really don't approve of working under the table, but i understand that, in some circumstances, it is necessary in order to avoid poverty.

my step son, who receives state insurance (long, long story) and has crohn's and who has just come to live with us, desperately wants a job in addition to going to school.

if he earns over $260 or some such, he will lose the insurance.