Posts by AnneB

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Breaking News: Five White NYPD Officers neck choke an African American Guy for breaking up a fight

by Scott77 in

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ae_1405660548.

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AnneB

As I understand it, he "sold illegal cigarettes" and had been picked up for it at least 5 times. Cops are human. Worse, they believe in "upholding the law" the way JW's believe in upholding their Truth. When the cops saw him on the street and figured he was up to his old tricks, they snapped, and it was fatal for him.

Was it "right"? No. Is it understandable? Yes. Some parents do the same thing; try to deal with the misbehaving kid all day then snap and over-punish. But is it really the cop's/parent's "fault"? What responsibility belongs with the guy/kid?

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Are they really that stupid

by moley in

jw
friends

i was recently approached by a couple of borg drones while i was walking my dog, and i thought why not, may plant a seed or two (how wrong was i).

there was no real logic to what they were saying but as i was in the local park the conversation started to veer to how wonderful nature was and how this was the work of a wonderful creator.

i did not let on i was a former witness and let them continue with their fairy tale of creation and how the vast multitude of animals shows a loving god at work blah blah blah...... but i digress, the converastion then turned to how evolution was false.. apparently to earth is only a few thousand years old, so i mentioned about the burgess shale, to be met with blank stares.

AnneB

Not stupid, but ignorant. There is hope.

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Jumping cursor: what to do?

by compound complex in

jw
friends

on my imac laptop i am typing away and suddenly my words appear on a different line, often within the text of an earlier sentence.

it is nonstop and the tech advice online is difficult for me to understand/apply.

never has occurred on my dell pc.. has this happened to you?.

AnneB

Is your laptop resting flat on a nonporous surface? If so, the laptop may be overheating. The battery is in close proximity to the touchpad on some models and when the laptop/battery overheats (from lack of ventilation) the touchpad goes nuts.

Try raising the laptop with something, even if it's just tilting the laptop by resting the front part on some object. I use the box from a printer cartridge!

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I know 2 of the Elders on the Ray Franz JC

by James Jackson in

when i read coc, i was stunned that the 2 elders (theotis french & rob dibble) were on ray franz judcial committee.

i have known these men for over 20 years having done rbc and convention work with them.

they are still elders today which means they were in their early 30's(which is unheard of for a case of this importance to have inexperienced elders to sit on) on this committee.. without revealing myself, i have never tried(but have wanted to), ask them about their on having to judge a former gb member.. then out of the blue, about a year ago, i was mentioning how hard it is trying to get younger ones to volunteer to one of these elders, and he says"this is nothing compared to to sitting on the committee that had to disfellowship ray franz".

AnneB

Would that John Joseph May and Martin Merriman could know this.

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Did anyone ever rent a home or apartment from a "brother"?

by keyser soze in

what was the experience like?

i lived with my brother and then sister-in-law in an apartment building owned by a brother and his wife.. besides the fact that they would constantly enter the place while we were out, without any kind of advance notification, they would procrastinate whenever there was maintenance work that needed to be done.

sometimes it would take months before they would get to it.

AnneB

I wonder if they used that excuse with the non-JWs that were renting out the other two units.

Did you ever ask them?

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Do you "believe" differently from what you "know"?

by compound complex in

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friends

greetings, all those still searching, still wondering .

.. in one of many faith-related books i have read, i recall the author declaring that there's a difference between what we know and what we believe.

while i cannot recall the author nor his commentary, i acknowledge that, while i do know ttatt and that the bible in not without error, yet there's a part of me deep inside that holds onto the so-called spiritual.. how is it for you personally as you make the transition from the invisible to the visible?

AnneB

What you know depends on how you were socialized.

What you believe comes from your gut.

Just choose which one is more real.

AB

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Carb overload(my hormonal menu)

by JWdaughter in

today i made.

au gratin potatoes.

mac n cheese.

AnneB

What a feast!!!

AB (Carb counting class)

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So Happy to Learn About Homemade Weed Killer

by Iown Mylife in

three days ago we mixed up the recipe and sprayed the driveway cracks and several places where the weeds have been hard to get rid of.. today the weeds are dead just like when we've sprayed commercial weed killer.. mix one gallon white vinegar, 1 cup salt, 5 to 6 tablespoons of dawn dishwashing liquid.

note: don't spray if it's fixin' to rain, wait for dry weather so the stuff will stay on the weeds.

and don't spray where you want anything to grow ever!.