Mulan,
You descended from the Brothertown Nation? I didn't know you had African-American in your background!!
Is that like the Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson sang about a few years ago???
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Violet,
Do people who are German/French keep going to war with themselves??
I am mostly German and Norwegian, with some other northern and western European genes thrown in just for fun. The German part of me makes me a bit stubborn (or, resistant to change, or consistent...). I don't know exactly what the Norwegian does for me.... (I'm afraid to ask.) Norwegian bash #1142 today.
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
my mate is flying this weekend to minneapolis for an interview.
it seems very likely that it will result in a wonderful career opportunity for him.
my job is pretty portable, and there's no question that i'll go with him if he accepts.. what's minneapolis/st.
Laura and all,
The "Mall of America", known locally as the Megamall, is America's largest fully-enclosed shopping center. It has hundreds of stores, and a large amusement park at its center.
It is specially designed for all-day shopping. Laura, I guess this isn't your cuppa tea.
Website: http://www.mallofamerica.com
Tourist info: http://www.exploreminnesota.com
Come see the Gopher state, Minnesota, you all!!! Apostofest is on Saturday, March 9. E-mail me or harmony for details.
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
my mate is flying this weekend to minneapolis for an interview.
it seems very likely that it will result in a wonderful career opportunity for him.
my job is pretty portable, and there's no question that i'll go with him if he accepts.. what's minneapolis/st.
Hi Lauralisa,
Yes you definitely will have a life! I can't add a lot to what was said above. Do you like shopping? We have the Mall of America here. Do you or your mate like the outdoors? It's only a short drive to the countryside from anywhere in the Twin Cities. There are many lakes, lots of places to go hiking (or do other outdoor sports), interesting places to go antiquing (like Stillwater and Red Wing). Also our medical care here competes with the finest in the nation, with the University of Minnesota heart hospital and also the Mayo Clinic down in Rochester.
All four major spectator sports are represented here. The cuisine is not spectacular, but you can get some good stuff, and with an influx of foreigners the past 15 years or so, it's getting more varied.
The cold winters do tend to suck, but this year hasn't been this bad. Besides, most of the time you're not far from powerful indoor heating.
Hopefully we have helped. Please e-mail me or any of the previous posters if you have other specific questions, and good luck!
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
howdy everyone,.
i am happy to announce the opening of my own apostate shopping site.
i believe it's the first of its kind on the internet.
Is this a real offer??
This shirt (and others like it) could be a fun item for all to bring to their apostofests (whereever they may be).
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
kaethra's comment on a sister's paranoia about slander behind her back got me thinking of my mums own suspicions.
she married my dad when he was an unbaptized person and this was frowned upon.
she'd been previously married and had to divorce cause he had another wife in another country.
Violet,
This is all so sad. You said about your mum,
I'm deeply hurt that she can't just forget about them and get on with serving Jehovah afterall his opinion is the only one who counts.As long as she stays in any congregation, she will be exposed to these scornful attitudes. Too bad, I wish it were any other way but this! But the truth of the matter is, the congregations are filled with judgmental people ready to pounce on any weakness or imperfection they perceive, or they hear about.
It's like the scriptural warning said (I think it came from the book of James), "Watch out that you do not devour one another!" But that is exactly what JW's do, in their quest to be the most impressive. They step on top of and over each other to do so!
Ever since I've left "the truth", I have found people who like me and love me for who I am, and not what someone else's opinion is, or for how many hours I got in field service last month, etc. I have found far more love, helpfulness and concern out here (on the whole) than I could ever have dreamed to have found inside the now-unfriendly confines of the Kingdom Hall. (I attended 5 halls in nearly 4 decades.)
I hope you and your mum both find peace and people who really love you. You deserve better than what you're getting.
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
okay, let's do a poll.. since it looks like many of us are watching the olympics, let's vote on which country has the best national anthem.. i love canada's.
i find myself hoping a canadian will win, so i can sing along to their song.. when the russians win, i get a cold disquieting feeling, since they adopted the old soviet anthem again.
too many memories of the old ussr.. marilyn (aka mulan).
During the Sydney 2000 Olympics, I developed a fondness for the Australian anthem "Advance Australia Fair". And here I thought their anthem had been "Waltzing Matilda", LOL.
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
hi everyboby!!.
i am a newbie in signing on for this board, however i have been surfing here quite often.
i really like this place so i decided to sign-up.
Hi Greven, look forward to seeing you out here!
"Ibid" is, in fact, the name of one of the earliest stock traders on Wall Street. "I bid this amount" or "that amount" were catch-phrases he made popular.
So when you see IBID in the publications, it is a reminder of the Society's vast stock holdings!!
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
when dateline airs the pedophile segment....what will be the mindset of the jw who sees it?
will this cause any significant stir amongst them?
will this blow over as the voting issue did?.
Freddy,
"Is someone is being molested then call the police." Yes, that apparently is TOO hard for the WT Society. They prefer to keep their secrets, instead of helping the victim.
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
i have told a couple of people on the board, thru e-mail, who i am, who my mother and family are.
i hope what i am about to post will not get my mother in trouble.
my mother met a man about 24 years ago.
I was about to jump in -- but Lee Elder said it very well.
It would have been hypocrisy for your mother to FORCE this man to abide by her personal religious views about blood. I think she did the reasonable thing, which is to allow him to have the medical care he would have desired including transfusion therapy.
Fortunately, your mother is not in a position to impose her JW beliefs on you.
She has her life, you have yours. It doesn't sound at all bad to me.
J.R.Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
