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  Narcissistic personality disorder

  by Xanthippe in

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  so i was having lunch with my inlaws and my fil was sounding off as usual about the economy, scottish devolution, the shortcomings of county councils etc etc.

  he said to me well don't you think that (whatever it was) would be a better way of doing things ( in other words - his way ) myself, being extremely relaxed - in vino veritas - said no i think it's narcissistic personality disorder.. note to self really shouldn't drink so much when talking to fil, but it is my birthday.. he said what's narcissistic personality disorder.

  so i explained to him about narcissus in greek mythology, the youth who looked into a pool, saw his own reflection and fell in love with himself.

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  JeffT

  A few years ago I worked for a guy that I am now convinced is a Narcissist. It got tiresome, he was always right. He would give detailed instructions on accounting issues (which I told him wouldn't work). When it didn't work it meant that we hadn't followed his instructions correctly. All variables were supposed to work in his favor. Anybody with working experience in the apartment industry knows there is a generally inverse relationship between vacancy and rental rates. If you raise rates, you get more vacancy, if you lower rates you get less vacancy. The trick is to figure out the sweet spot. Not this guy he wanted rates up and vacancy down, all the time.

  I was not sorry when he let me go. I can't imagine having some one like that in my family.
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  my evangelical christian co-worker is extremely "racist" towards Hispanics

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am getting so tired of my co-worker who is a "evangelical christian" constantly making racist slurs towards hispanic people.

  i just don't get it and it is making me very uncomfortable because i wonder what he says about "black" people behind my back.

  everyday he makes comments such as "mexicans" are dumb and stupid, "mexicans all can't speak good english", "mexicans have 50 million babies" and "mexicans are all on welfare".

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  JeffT

  "Hispanic" is a catch-all word to describe an enormous number of people with some sort of ethnic connection to Spain. Within that group there is a vast cultural distinction between people from Spain, people from Mexico, people from Peru etc. They have differing values, accents, food, and perspective. They also frequently dislike getting lumped in with the other groups of "Hispanic" people. My wife used to work with a woman born in Spain. She thought of herself as European not Hispanic. I worked with a young woman who's family was from Cuba, and identified herself as Cuban not Hispanic. Both of them were known for occassional rants about Mexicans.

  Years ago "Hill Street Blues" did a great show about one of the officers getting the "Hispanic officer of the year" award. They had a big party to give them award, with a Mariachi banc, tables full of Mexican food etc. After they gave him the award he pointed out that he was from Columbia and this was not his food or his music, and ended with a comment to the effect of "we may all look the same to you white people, but we aren't" and walked out.

  PS, why identify your co-worker as a Christian? Are you attempting to paint all evangelicals with the same brush?
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  Looking for a certain Watchtower Magazine

  by truthlover1991 in

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  2. bible

  i don't know if this is the right place to put this topic, so feel free to correct me.

  i'm looking for the watchtower magazine (in any format, pdf, scan, etc) from april 1st, 1979. the one which talks about how jesus is not the mediator for all mankind.

  i know it might be an elusive magazine to get ahold of, but if any of you reading this have a vast watchtower magazine library, would you consider helping out a fellow?

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  JeffT

  I have the bound volume. PM me your email address and I'll scan it and send it to you.
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  The DOORS Ray Manzarek passes

  by designs in

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  2. entertainment

  the man who laid down some the finest chords ever in rock has passed, 74.. rip ray .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tah0ons3nbu.

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  JeffT

  I saw The Doors at the old Eagle's Auditorium in Seattle in 1968. Great show.
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  'Equal Topless Rights For All' public equality comes to NYC

  by designs in

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  2. current

  women gained some ground this week when the nypd said they will no longer arrest women who choose to go topless (like the guys) in public.. http://www.policy.com/articles/42359/topless-women-in-public-not-breaking-the-law-says-nypd.

  san francisco and fremont california have had the annual naked bike ride and solstice festivals for a few years now..

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  JeffT

  Fremont California

  That would be Fremont, a neighborhood in Seattle.
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  Cancer Research Worthless?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.hangthebankers.com/evidence-suggests-that-up-to-90-of-landmark-cancer-research-may-be-false/.

  a surprizing and shocking report, if true.

  tends to confirm some of my biases about how medical research is grossly distorted.. .

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  I'm about to hit the road here's a homework assignment for those who take this article seriously:

  Find the 53 articles and a detailed description of what was wrong with them and/or what the attempts to duplicate produced and we can talk.
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  Cancer Research Worthless?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.hangthebankers.com/evidence-suggests-that-up-to-90-of-landmark-cancer-research-may-be-false/.

  a surprizing and shocking report, if true.

  tends to confirm some of my biases about how medical research is grossly distorted.. .

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  All they have succeeded in doing is improving cancer screening,

  Completely false, and absolutely ignorant.
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  Cancer Research Worthless?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.hangthebankers.com/evidence-suggests-that-up-to-90-of-landmark-cancer-research-may-be-false/.

  a surprizing and shocking report, if true.

  tends to confirm some of my biases about how medical research is grossly distorted.. .

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  JeffT

  I'm on vacation (sort of). I'd like to see the original article, I suspect it doesn't say what this article says it says.

  Year's ago, one of my Dad's patients yelled at a female doctor saying "no G---D--- woman is going to treat me." She ran out of the room crying and ran straight into the head nurse who told her to "get back in there and tell that stupid SOB that if doesn't like women doctors he can die of leukemia and see if he likes that better."

  Y'all have the same option. If you don't trust the treatments produced by scientific methods do something that suits you and let us know how it goes. I find it funny that people who slam religious fundamentalists for swallowing nonsense about Adam and Eve playing with dinosaurs six thousand years ago, will reject out of hand solid scientific work that doesn't line up with their notions. Survival rates for some cancers have increased dramatically. Fifty years ago a diagnosis of leukemia meant death within a few months. Sometime this year the number of living survivors will pass one million.

  I may not be able to check back in for a couple of days. I'm driving from Boulder to Seattle, we just celebrated my daughter's grad school graduation.
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  What are you reading?

  by Berengaria in

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  what is on your "to read" list in the immediate future?.

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  JeffT

  Just started "The Sociopath Next Door" by Martha Stout. Looks to be very interesting reading. Just picked up a copy of "For Us the Living" by Robert Heinlein at a used book store. I thought I'd read everything RAH every wrote. It seems I'm wrong.
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  Do you go to Kroger/Publix/Wal Mart?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i usually shop for most things at wal mart but i have learned some things at publix and kroger are cheaper than wal mart.

  if you are conscious shopper, tell me what things do you buy at each store to save some money!

  i am thinking about being a member of bj, if you know of any good deals at bj, let me know too.

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  JeffT

  We prefer a local family owned store up the street from us. They have MUCH better meat and fresh vegatable. Fred Meyer is down the street and we shop there a lot for basics. Both are union shops, which I appreciate. I won't go in Walmart, the place is depressing.