anyone east of saskatoon and north of kentucky will understand this thread:.
it's frigging cold out there!!!
christ almighty when i went outside to start my car up this morning i thought i was going to freeze solid like lot's wife.
People always make fun of people in the south. In Texas today it was around 65. Nice, good, weather. We are blessed. Like the song says "God Blessed Texas With His Own Hand, Rocked The Angels From the Promised Land." Thank heaven I am in Texas and I'm WARM..
Hope God blesses you with warm weather soon,
CG
reparations.
this country was barely populated when slaves were brought from africa.
are you going to hunt down every descendant of slaves, many of whom took on the names of their owners families and have thousands upon thousands of descendants?
So what about it? we never settled this several years ago. If you are black, and you can trace your history through the ages, do you think that you need reparations to make it good and rightt? do you want White America to pay for it, even though most times it was your own black people in Africa that sold you into slavery? There is no denying that men on the African coast gathered up their black people for money and SOLD them into slavery to white men. It was fast money. They were sold into slavery to not only Americans, but to France, Portugal, Spain and Italy. Guess you better call them for reparations, too.
Everyone likes to blame America for the slave trade and that makes me sick. All of the countries, at that time, were taking slaves and selling and buying them. They were a commodity. The reason these countries were doing it, is because it was a cheap form of easy money. They need to blame the people in their villages for the reason that they were enslaved, because they sold them out.
The reason that America is targeted is because they can make us feel the most guilty. Good for them.
CG
history is punctuated by events that have a permanence, an effect on the direction we move in.
the 20th century was marked - among other things - by it's world wars and moon landings.
so far in the 21st century we have 9/11 and, i'd say, an explosive leap forward in biological knowledge.. so what's the next big thing?
For the US:
Several attempted nuclear hits on U.S. cities.
Invasion of Iran.
Increase in child abductions for slave-trade out of United States.
Increasing numbers of illegal immigrants over U.S. borders, with resulting increase in militia movements.
Crackdown on religions organizations, taking away tax-free status.
Evolution and implementation of a National Identity card.
U.S. Declaration of War at the Mexican border.
Loss of energy in several major US cities, resulting in thousands of deaths in winter and summer months.
Major health care crises, resulting in thousands of lives lost due to insufficient medical care facilities and inability to afford health care.
The uniting of Canada, Mexico, and the United States in a treaty that will globalize the continent, and make all of its' citizens one under the treaty.
The taking, by the US government, of our right to bear arms.
The right of the US government to seize property, people, etc. to further its interest in pursuing global economical domination under the wing of "war on terror."
The shift of the middle class. There will be no more middle class. There will be the "haves" and the "have-nots."
The lower class will be pursuing agrarian living as it cannot afford to pay its taxes, own land free and clear, nor pay the fees to participate globally.
CG
history is punctuated by events that have a permanence, an effect on the direction we move in.
the 20th century was marked - among other things - by it's world wars and moon landings.
so far in the 21st century we have 9/11 and, i'd say, an explosive leap forward in biological knowledge.. so what's the next big thing?
I wonder if it will become fashionable to wear a mask in protest. I wonder if it will become illegal to wear a mask.
Right now, in several states, it is a crime for "failure to identify" which technically means that you have to tell the cops your real name, or have proof, or you could be ticketed and fined. If you're wearing a mask, they could just shoot you down and say you presented a threat because they didn't know who you were. Scary..
CG
i was raised in the jws.
i could go on and on about what constitutes praying to, allowing, signs, etc.
about the demons.
Country girl
How odd, I have just this minjute posted a question to free2beme on this very subject.
What do you mean by harmless entities?
bernadette
Harmless entities. All the ghosts <cough> that I have encoutered in my own research and investigation have not been malignant. They want to cause NO HARM. I can guaratee you that these entities that speak are just people left over from behind. There is no harm intended for the inhabitants of where they are. CG
like birds on a high line.
they line up at night time at the bar.
they all once were love birds.
No. I didnt write that.
Garth Brooks did.
But I think it illustrates how we all XJW's have to find a new way to get by.
like birds on a high line.
they line up at night time at the bar.
they all once were love birds.
Like birds on a high line
they line up at night time at the barThey all once were love birds
now bluebirds are all that they are
They landed in hell the minute they fell from love's sky
And now they hope in the wine that they'll find a new way to fly
A new way to fly far away from goodbye
Above the clouds and the rain the mem'ries and the pain and the tears that they cry
Now the lesson's been learned they've all crashed and burned
But they can leave it behind if they could just find a new way to fly
By the end of the night they'll be high as a kite once again
And they don't seem to mind all the time or the money they spend
It's a high price to pay to just find a way to get by
But it's worth every night if they find a new way to fly
A new way to fly...
They'll leave it behind as soon as they find a new way to fly
Its worth it for us to find a new way to fly.
CG
very sad.
i really hoped he would pull through.. .
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/01/29/barbaro.ap/index.html?cnn=yes.
You meant alot to me. You were the hero. You were the horse with heart. You put all your heart into the track, and the track meant everything to you. You meant everything to me. When you ran, it was not to win, it was because you loved to run. I love you so much, horsie. Even though you had a hard time, you still dealt with it like a champ.
Barbaro, I will never forget you. You are what the "american spirit" means. God bless you, Barbaro.
very sad.
i really hoped he would pull through.. .
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/01/29/barbaro.ap/index.html?cnn=yes.
This really hit home. When Barbaro had his accident, I looked at my husband and said "That was really bad. That wasn't something any horse can come out of alive." I was cheered up when it was decided he would not be euthanized and would be taken care of. I cheered him on when he overcame all the obstacles. This article today killed me. I'm facing my own decision like this in the coming weeks...
My horse, Impressive For Cash, a former racehorse, is having his own problems.. That is why I identified so strongly with Barbaro. Cash has been steadily losing weight, and they can't figure out why. He looks pretty bad right now. We've had the vet out here, and he can't figure; we've done so many things. He's very old, and had some accidents when he was racing, and that's all we can figure out. He's 18 years old. We love him and he has a heart as big as Texas. He's on another diet, and all we hope is that this will pull him through the winter. If, in Spring, he hasn't recovered, we'll have to face the decision to euthanize him.
Thank God Barbaro's owner loved him so much that she gave him every medical chance to live life to its fullest. I don't agree with horse racing as it is, and I think it's very cruel and inhuman.. at least Barbaro's owner gave him every chance.
CG
