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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

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  2. friends

  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  Jim_TX

  Terry,

  Thanks for the update, it sounds like you are getting better <whew!>.

  Keep getting better.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  Jim_TX

  Wow! I mean... WOW!!

  Terry - you're definately a trooper! Hang in there (like you have a choice...).

  I too, like many others hope that you are able to get some sleep, and are headed down the road to mending real soon - if not sooner.

  I'm not even sure where the heck you're at here in Texas. I'd be willing to pay you a hospital visit iffn it twernt tother side of the world... in Texas.

  Thanks to you and Quentin for the updates.

  I'm really worried aboutcha fella.

  Jim TX
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  Jim_TX

  Terry,

  I haven't checked in to JWN in a while, and saw this thread today. I am sorry you are in pain and in the hospital.

  I hope that you get better soon - or get the pain under control. That really needs to be controlled before you can focus on healing.

  I know that there are people closer to you than I, but if there is anything that I can do for you - leave me a private message. I will drop everything and get to you ASAP!

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  She refused to Return His Calls After a First Date, Then in Rage, He Rants Out, Very Revealing

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  nb: this is internet re-post lindsay mannering's article.

  enjoy reading.

  comments (538)|likes (81)if ever there was a reason to hide under the covers with a box of wine and swear off menfor good, this might be it.

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  Well, since we're remembering dates from yesteryear, I can tell of one when I was still a JW - struggling in a single world.

  I asked this gal out on a date... she accepted - we went to dinner and a movie. I was the perfect gentleman (probably a bit boring - in retrospect), and I later took her home.

  The next day, I phoned her to chat on the phone - small talk. She told me that she just wanted to be friends, and to never phone her again.

  I never did, so I guess we're still friends. I hope she is doing well.

  In hindsight, I think that she was looking for one of them there fellers that were 'bethel-material', which I wasn't.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  She refused to Return His Calls After a First Date, Then in Rage, He Rants Out, Very Revealing

  by Scott77 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  nb: this is internet re-post lindsay mannering's article.

  enjoy reading.

  comments (538)|likes (81)if ever there was a reason to hide under the covers with a box of wine and swear off menfor good, this might be it.

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  Jim_TX

  Is it me, or is there an epidemic of flaky women—and men—out there?

  Yup - an epidemic.

  I'm married now, but when I was dating, there were a few women that scared me...
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  Moshe received proof of a spiritual afterlife in 1999

  by moshe in

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  2. beliefs

  i have posted this experience of mine before- it's time to resurrect it again.. in 1999 i was in bed asleep and i had a dream- my father and i were shoping at a clothing store called fazios, that i hadn't been inside since i was a boy (closed for many years).

  we were looking at some denim overhalls and in walks my mother and brother ( she died in 1991 and my brother had died five months previously).

  they told my dad, it's time to go.

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  marked - me too
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  Updating the NWT again

  by nicsfreedom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i could not believe my ears when my father told me recently that his circuit overseer (2 weeks ago) said that there are 5 scriptures that the society is going to revise.

  has anyone else heard of this?

  if any of them have to with jesus i am going to tell my parents to run not walk out the kingdom hall, yikes!

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  Pre-2006 printing: "those who are sleeping [in death];"

  2006 printing: "those who are falling asleep in death;"

  2012 revision - "those who are falling asleep at the kingdom hall"
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  I have learned to say ''bless you"!

  by Aussie Oz in

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  for those born in or dragged in as little children, normal customs are not imprinted on our minds.. such as the simple saying ''bless you'' when somebody sneezes.

  this has frustrated my wife for as long as we have been together!

  she felt it very rude that when she would sneeze i would not respond with the customary phrase, i had to explain that it just was not part of my culture, not imprinted on me.

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  "Bless You" after someone sneezing was one of the first things that I 'taught' myself to say after I got out.

  It was unnatural at first... didn't 'feel' right... but I kept at it. Nowadays, I regularly say 'Bless You' to anyone that sneezes. It has become second-nature to do, and oft times without a thought.

  What's nice is saying to a total stranger after they sneeze... 'Bless You!'... and they say 'Thank You'. It's all very nice!

  Holiday greetings are a different story. I am able to say the greetings... it's just that I haven't practiced enough with them (they only come once per year). The difficult part is the reciprocal greeting... the other person has already greeted me... 'Merry Christmas'... and it doesn't feel right to say, 'Merry Christmas, to you, too!' I know there are alternates, it's just that I haven't practiced them enough for them to become second-nature like 'Bless You' has become.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  What did you eat when you moved out if you didn't know how to cook?

  by Aware! in

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  2. friends

  i'm male, in my early twenties, and i don't know how to cook.

  if one day i blow my cover i will have to move out and fend for myself.

  my question is what frozen meals or quick fix meals do you recommend for a single guy?

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  I'm not reading through all of the pages of replies, so if I am covering the initial question, and the topic has morphed into something else, I won't know it. (Until later...)

  When I was 21, I decided to move out. My mom (and siblings) didn't think that I could survive (sounds similar to your mom), but I did.

  It's not easy, but what I did was to get things like tins of sardines and crackers (I cannot stand sardines to this day, as a result of eating loads of them back then). Other things I bought had to survive without refrigeration, since I did not have a fridge. So, I got bread, peanut butter, honey - and would make myself peanut butter and honey sandwiches. mmmmmm

  Popcorn - but not the microwave kind (back then microwaves were relatively new, and I didn't have one). I bought a hot air popper, and would use stick butter and salt. I think I had to wait until I got my fridge before I could properly store the butter.

  I had to teach myself how to crack eggs - so I could fix my own scrambled eggs. It sounds funny, but I had never been taught how to do it. It's not difficult, but awkward if you're not used to doing it.

  Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the kindnesses of a family that sort-uv adopted me and insisted that I come over for meals at their home. I guess I looked worse that I thought... only 120 pounds... but I didn't think I was doing that bad. I ate when I was hungry. Not much, but it kept me going.

  I invented my own meals, later when I had more money and could afford to buy extras.

  Potatoes. Eggs. Summer sausage (needs no refrigeration). Cheese. All of these things mixed together in a frying pan for a bit. Then swished out onto a plate for supper.

  Tuna salad, made with pineapple, apples, cheese, and all sorts of other good bits. (Made from stuff that I had in the cupboard.)

  Years later... I got divorced from the wife - solo again, I had to re-learn how to fix my own meals.

  As others have suggested, get yourself some small appliances that can help you prepare small healthy meals. One person recommended I get one of those sandwich makers (this was after I got divorced years later), and I got one. Pretty neat how you can make yourself a good hot sandwich.

  One thing that I also discovered was frozen fish (talapia). Individually wrapped. I would open two of those up, toss them into the fry pan with a small amount of oil, and then start the bag of rice in the microwave. Fish and rice. Yummy and filling.

  I think that mothers feel that their kids cannot survive without them... but they can. You can. Good Luck.

  Regards,

  Jim TX
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  The title of this forum should be changed to Judas' Witnesses.net to accurately reflect it's makeup.

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been browsing here for some time now and i've read the erroneous arguments supporting 587, the petty feelings over the un, blah blah blah.

  this is a community of disgruntled people telling each other what they want to hear.

  you've all essentially created your own truth, tickling your own ears.

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  Jim_TX

  "I see you are hiding behind an avatar."

  Maybe that's their real photo.

  Welcome to the board!