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  Bitcoins - anyone here mining?

  by Jim_TX in

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  howdy!.

  it's been a while since i've poked my head in here.... i was just curious if anyone on the forum is involved with bitcoin mining?.

  i am, and am having fun doing it.

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  My wife is truly a non-jw...

  by Jim_TX in

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  a little bit of background (for those of you who came in late).... i used to be a jw (no joke!).

  i married a jw wife.

  we were married for about 20 years, and i couldn't take it anymore - since i was no longer a jw, and didn't believe in their doctrines anymore.. i got divorced in 2002. since that time, i was solo, and then met a nice non-jw woman.

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  I guess I was ashamed of the JW religion...

  by Jim_TX in

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  when i was a kiddo growing up, i wasn't one of those that we all heard at assemblies giving their experiences... "here, let me show you the answer from the bible..." <reaching into their a** bringing out a bible>.

  no, i would sit there in the audience, and think... that person has balls to do that.. when i went to grade school, i tried to keep as low of a profile as possible.

  it was bad enough that i had to start the day by not saying the pledge of allegience like all the other school kids.

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  Overheard at the coffee shop...

  by Jim_TX in

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  here's a bit of a story for you... .

  on the weekends, i go to a local restaurant/coffee shop and spend some time there reading, studying, taking notes, etc.

  i also get a light breakfast with my 6 to 10 cups of coffee.

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  Scary Books

  by Jim_TX in

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  this past saturday, my wife and i went shopping in san marcos at the factory outlet mall.

  we had a very pleasant day there, and afterwards went for a late lunch.. after lunch, we went to a local half-price books store where she went looking for novels by authors that she likes to read.

  i went looking through the books too, for some book that might catch my eye.. in one section of books, way up high - in fact, it was on the very top shelf which was about seven or eight feet up, i spotted about 6 bound volumes of the wts watchtower & awake.

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  Well... I got my 'invite'

  by Jim_TX in

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  2. friends

  as most know, it's that time of the year when the jws go out 'in force' and bang on doors trying to leave their litter-ature for the memorial - aka 'memorial invite'.. this morning (saturday), i was at the local coffee shop - which is normal for me.

  my wife was at home chilling on the sofa, in her nightie.. i got a text message around 9:30-ish saying that jws had been at our house.. when i got home, my wife said she was sitting on the sofa when she heard a light 'tap tap' on the door.

  we have a doorbell.

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  Saw and talked to an ex-sister-in-law

  by Jim_TX in

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  2. experiences

  so, my wife and i eat lunch and head out to spend the rest of the lunch hour at goodwill.

  my wife likes to shop there, looking for bargains, and i like to look at the electronics section for things that get my attention.. anyway, i was there looking at something and from behind me i hear, "jim_tx?

  " in a low unsure feminine voice.

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  Not just elevators - hotel rooms are unsafe

  by Jim_TX in

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  2. experiences

  not sure if the title is a good one or not... i didn't want to add to the elevator thread, since it seems to have gone sideways.. i was mulling over the elevator 'dangers' and a long faded memory sprang back from the dusty corners of my mind.. years ago, when i was yound, single, dumb, and still a good lil' jw, there was a circuit assembly held here locally.

  there was a time when the colliseum was used, but due to its' small size, they booked it for two weekends in a row, and brought in people from two or three (or more) different circuits, spaced across those two weekends.. i had gotten acquainted with a nice young gal named rhonda w. she and her friends shannon f. and cindy attended the first assembly where they worked as telephone operators.

  yes, some brother had a complete telephone switchboard that he put in the basement and i helped run telephone wires to all of the departments.

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  The Cat in the Can

  by Jim_TX in

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  2. humour

  funny story: .

  every morning, i feed the cats outside.

  i give them dry cat food, and also two small cans of cat food.

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  JW's on Christmas Day

  by Jim_TX in

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  2. friends

  my wife, my m-i-l and i were driving over to my wife's aunt's home on christmas day to celebrate christmas - which involved letting the aunt's great-great-grandkids open their presents, and eating an early supper (or late lunch).. we were on the way at around 10:30am to 11:00am to the house.

  about a couple of miles away, whilst driving through the neighborhood, i spotted a couple of middle-aged young women wearing skirts down to their ankles, and carrying large handbags (aka 'bookbags').

  they were between houses, and walking slowly... pioneer stroll?....

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