if you where a brave little witness soldier, or even a pioneer (gasp), you must have seen a lot of strange shit.
the probability of encountering "interesting" people or getting yourself into weird situations is pretty high.. i'll start.
i have to get them together, but today i remembered this ones:.
1. While visiting some friends in Deland, FL, ther was a guy that said he was a devil worshipper. I couldn't help busting out laughing out loud.
2. My high school history teacher stepped out of the door onto his porch and a snake that was laying there. I was in the car but it was one of the funniest things I had ever seen.
3. The occaisional guy coming to the door or checking to see why the dog was barking in their underwear.
I love to go to the Guggissberg Swiss Cheese factory in Charm, Oh. Love their Baby Swiss! Of course, I have quite a drive to get there, since I live in Florida.
i finally graduated with my bachelor's degree last saturday.
i really wish i hadn't taken as long as i did.
my high school graduation was 30 years ago.
I currently have a local government job. And I have been here about 14 years, so have a pretty good pension from that but the times are changing and now I have to pay 3% towards it. If I stay with the government, I can have my student loans paid off in 10 years. But it all depends on the money and what advancements I can get. We haven't had raises in about 5 years so it isn't good.
i finally graduated with my bachelor's degree last saturday.
i really wish i hadn't taken as long as i did.
my high school graduation was 30 years ago.
I finally graduated with my Bachelor's Degree last Saturday. I really wish I hadn't taken as long as I did. My high school graduation was 30 years ago. But better later than never. Now to see about getting the better job.
One thing I can say about being raised a JW is that I do know how to study. My overall GPA is 3.74, not bad if I say so myself.
as soon as i saw the number i knew something bad had happened.
seems my mother (71) has breast cancer in her remaining breast.
her first time was in 2001. i volunteered my son's services for taxiing back and forth or whatever is needed.
Thanks everyone for the kind words. My mother has always been very good to my children who have never been in. My son is more than willing to help out with anything my mother needs transportation or otherwise. This is really for the best since, he shouldn't have to miss any of his evening college classes and I won't have to miss work or my college classes. And I know she will be taken care of.
as soon as i saw the number i knew something bad had happened.
seems my mother (71) has breast cancer in her remaining breast.
her first time was in 2001. i volunteered my son's services for taxiing back and forth or whatever is needed.
As soon as I saw the number I knew something bad had happened. Seems my mother (71) has breast cancer in her remaining breast. Her first time was in 2001. I volunteered my son's services for taxiing back and forth or whatever is needed. I know my presence would not be appreciated. The problem is people who don't understand the situation and them thinking I should make all the effort to get the seperation taken care of. The only thing that would make my mother happy with me is if I returned to the fold. Umm, NO. I have been out since 1990 and no way am I going back. Just needed to share with people who would understand.
i was in an used bookstore this weekend and saw a new world translation and some other society publications.
this made me think, what did others do with their books?
i gave mine to my mother, 22 years ago.
I was in an used bookstore this weekend and saw a New World Translation and some other Society publications. This made me think, what did others do with their books? I gave mine to my mother, 22 years ago. If I had known I could have taken them to trade in at a bookstore, I would have. Then gotten some of those thick, trashy romance novels.
wow, i never knew there was a christendom college until today.
it is in virginia.
that would be the place for all apostates to go..
Wow, I never knew there was a Christendom College until today. It is in Virginia. That would be the place for all apostates to go.
not on a specific subject, just in general.
history is my favourite subject and i'd like to maybe try something i wouldn't normally pick up.
has anyone read any really good history books recently they would recommend?.
A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage. My son had to read it last year for World History AP. I read it, too. I suggest you have each one of the glasses, beer, wine, brandy, whiskey or rum, tea, coffee and Coca Cola.
my dad in particular hasn't shut up about this.. they played john lennon's 'imagine' at the closing ceremony - fantastic song, though the actual message would seem to clash with that of the olympics.. anyway, one of the lines is of course "imagine no religion.".
well i've never heard such a kerfuffle about a song lyric in this house since lady gaga was bluffing with her muffin.. .
i like how the only thing they can pick up on for the sunday circle-jerk is a song that was written 41 years ago, the composer of which is now dead, albeit untimely.. .
Back in 1985 I was actually attending a community college while still in. I had a speech class and another student who was highly religious but not JW, did his speech about songs that should be censored. The professor was so upset that he had included Imagine and particularly the line about no religon. It didn't help that his speech was supposed to be 5-7 minutes long and it was 23.
Too bad it took me another 5 years to leave. And it is a great shame that we lost John Lennon.
