i know it is happening a bunch in the usa....and ya...jesus said the poor will aways be with us.....but is it true that the rich are no happier than the poor?......is there a middle ground where happy flourishes?
i am not poor by any means, but my income is about to change bigtime!
and i am just not lookin forward to it.........oompa.
Me
Started poor in early 70's
Made a bunch in the 80's
Lost just about everything
in the early 90's
Made it back by avoiding the tech
crash and made a ton
Got back in after the 9-11 dip
and pulled most out at the 14,000
peak. Sold my real estate investments
in 2oo5. not the peak but good enough
I always bail when things begin to look
frothy
Now I'm looking at some real estate
i`ve been "hanging around" on this jw.net for a while, so this is my very first posting.
i`m a former jw from germany, learnt the truth at the age of 20, got babtized 3 years later, and left the wt (for various reasons) about 4 years ago.
so i just like to say a warm friendly "hello" to everyone.
Hello
Welcome
i first had access to the internet in 1994. i thought it was amazing all the information at my fingertips.
i have no idea what search engine i used before google.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl9wu2kwwsy.
I think it was around 1984 or so
I had just read "Neuromancer" by William Gibson
and it sparked my interest
I got on to Usenet and found some interesting
groups and I took off from there
Been plugging away ever since
nice to be part of the board at last.
been reading here for around eight months.
very warily at first, but now my mind is out of the org.. i was raised in it and never would have dreamed at looking at internet sites for fear of being misled.
Welcome
No Fears!!
Keep Thinking
i have been reading the board for months and have been waiting to join!
thanks for allowing new members.
i was a jw.
Welcome
i have been reading your posts the last couple of weeks and wanted to post and talk to all of you and at last i can.. first i am (or was)a unbaptised publisher but have jw daughter (really into it)and jw granddaughters and df son in law(for smoking).. i studied for 2 yrs and tried field service(hated hated hated it).anyway reading your posts helped me to make the decison that.
i just couldn't go on going to meetings even to be with my grandchildren(who i love dearly)and living a lie.
i believe jw's are a cult and the.
Welcome
Another person from Ohio!!
Yipiee
kinda crazy, but finally being able to get on here almost makes me feel like i have just been released from prison.
i have had the privledge of doing nothing but read so many of your posts(for a solid 7 months i bet)...and i really wanted to say thank you, to the ones here who wear your hearts on your sleeves.. first off, i would like to thank the warden for making all of this possible (kidding simon...thanks for keeping this board going).
secondly, every single one of you regular posters here have been a great source of encouragment...looking at the many posts you have have contributed to the site really shows what dedication actually means.
Welcome
i am african gb member, i have just joined, looking forward to contributing to discussions on this forum.. .
thank you in advance for welcoming me on board.. african gb member.
Welcome
so wonderful to finally be able to communicate with you all.
like lurk3r mentioned, i feel like i have known you all for so long.
first, off i would like to say to leolaia you are my idol, and i would love to just sit with you and pick your brain about a variety of topics.
Welcome
wow - finally!.
after several months of reading this forum daily, i'm finally registered and able to post!
i know many of you well from reading current threads almost daily since last summer.
Welcome
