i once attended a two day special assembly with my gums bleeding after having 4 widom teeth pulled the day before.
i managed the two days by rinsing out my mouth all day long and placing cotton in my mouth.. one brother had back surgery the week before but attended a two day assembly by laying on a matress in the back of the assembly hall.
why he needed to be there i'll never understand!.
Correct me, someone, if I'm wrong, but don't a lot of Kingdom Halls have, as part of their public address system, a feature by which a person who is sick, can call a phone number, and listen to the program from the comfort of their residence, via the phone.? Or, has that been elminated? Just wondering. I realize that not all KHs have that feature, but some do...or, do they any more?
Titch
once when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
To Flying High Now: Well, I had mentioned those two, Santorini, and Swept Away; I can't "pinpoint" just one song from Yanni. But, how about as a favorite, "Standing In Motion." The song "Aria" is also one that I enjoy hearing on the "Acropolis" video. How about you, do you enjoy the music that Yanni has produced? I might add that the music from Enya also moves me. I have several of her CDs; "Storms In Africa" is probably my favorite from Enya. Best Regards,
Titch.
once when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
Just about all of the music of Yanni. Especially the music from his "Live At The Acropolis" video. I especially love the opening piece, "Santorini", and later on in the performance "Swept Away". People might "laugh me off the face of the Earth" for saying that, but, hey, his music, to me, is rather refreshing! Best Regards, everyone.
Titch
and...actually enjoyed it, although you weren't supposed to enjoy it?
the song that i'm referring to, i found it on youtube last night.
it was "oh happy day" by the edwin hawkins singers, and it came out in may or june of 1969. i remember that it hit the pop charts way back then, and radio stations in southern california---like khj and kfwb---were giving it air time.
Wasblind: Oh, yes, the "Unicorn Song" by the Irish Rovers (which also can be found on Youtube!) Great, fun song. And, it clearly explained why we don't have ANY unicorns today! They didn't get on board the ark, back in the day. They were splashing in the rain, and didn't get on board. If only they had done so....Ah, so sad...so sad...And, Lois Lane, you remember "Channel 98" eh? My two favorite radio stations for music, back in my kidhood days, were KHJ and KFWB. Now it's K-F-W-B, News 98!
Titch
jcpenney removes a billboard after complaints that the tea kettle featured resembled adolf hitler.
does it look like hitler to you?
does it offend you?
Hmmmm, interesting. I suppose, that at just the right angle, it could resemble Hitler, but turn it around so that you're looking at it from a different angle, it probably doesn't resemble ANYONE, or anything. How long ago did this happen? It looks like a very old photo of a tea kettle. But, no, I don't care. Bye!
Titch.
and...actually enjoyed it, although you weren't supposed to enjoy it?
the song that i'm referring to, i found it on youtube last night.
it was "oh happy day" by the edwin hawkins singers, and it came out in may or june of 1969. i remember that it hit the pop charts way back then, and radio stations in southern california---like khj and kfwb---were giving it air time.
And...actually enjoyed it, although you weren't SUPPOSED to enjoy it? The song that I'm referring to, I found it on Youtube last night. It was "Oh Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, and it came out in May or June of 1969. I remember that it hit the pop charts way back then, and radio stations in Southern California---like KHJ and KFWB---were giving it air time. I heard it several times, and enjoyed listening to it. Although, back then, when I was involved with the Witnesses, you weren't supposed to like it, because it had those "worldy religious overtones" to it. But, I still "secretly" liked the rhythm and musical arrrangement of that song. So, how many of you remember that song from 1969, and if you were associating with the JWs back then, had a kind of "secret" liking of it?
Titch
for over 12 years i have been summons for jury service.. each year i receive a summons and each year my physician.
send in my medical excuse.
don,t get me wrong, i would love.
Most of my jury duty summonses have been of the "call-in" type, where I had to call the court each day, to see if my group number was needed the next day. The last time that I had to actually show up at the Superior Court, and assemble in a jury room/courtroom, was about 5 years ago. I was assigned to a court and case that involved a fellow who had been charged with resisting arrest, and in so doing, the police officer was injured. I was not chosen that day, but it was interesting to see the procedures that day. And, there was one lady who was called to the jury box. Both the prosecuting attorney and the defense attorney asked her if she could honestly render a verdict, based upon the the evidence that would be brought forth during the trial. She told both attorneys that she was a very devout Christian, and that "God" would reveal to her heart and mind, what the correct verdict should be. The defense attorney said something like, Well, I appreciate that you have a sincere religious belief, but do you think that you could render a decision based upon the evidence brought out at trial? Once again, she reiterated that she knew that God would tell her what the correct verdict should be. Well, neither the defense attorney or the prosecuting attorney wanted her as a juror, and she was dismissed. Imagine that, a woman who believes that she has a direct "pipeline" to God, who would inform her what the proper verdict should be! So, next time, if you really, REALLY don't feel like serving on a jury, try the "devout religionist " route, with some deity letting you know what the verdict should be! It just might get you dismissed!BTW, I have no idea if that woman was truly sincere, or was completely dishing out "b.s." But, whatever the case, she was not chosen to serve on THAT jury. But, try that "route" sometime, and see what happens.
Titch
writing and speaking is all about communication.. if we are casually engaged the level of precision vanishes.
simple ideas=simplified language.. but, as we attempt to convey accuracy, specificity and numerical precision--what then?
without a clear standard is proper communication headed for extinction?.
Proper grammar and word usage...The difference between "knowing your shit" and "knowing you're shit." Big difference. Its been stated. So THEIR.
Titch
these questions have no right or wrong answers.
but, if you'd like to answer any of them i think it could be interesting to hear what you have to say!
how old would you be if you didnt know how old you are?
I don't think that I'll try to answer EVERY question, but some that "hit home" with me, that resonate, I'll try that: How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? For me, about 700 years old. I honestly feel that I've been through at least 7 lifetimes, each lasting 100 years, what with all the crap that I've had to go through. When will it ever end???
If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be? STOP RIGHT THERE, KID! Don't get any older than you are right now. End it all now. It doesn't get any better from here on out. YOu'll live to regret getting any older, you really will.
How come the things that make you happy don't make everyone happy? I don't know that anything DOES make me happy anymore.
What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? Go into hibernation---for the next 50 to 60 years. That's right, there are times that I just want to "turn off" to all reality, and hibernate in a cave somewhere, and not awaken and arise until 50 or 60 years have passed, and THEN see what the world has become. But, for the next 50 years or so, I'm "gettin' out of Dodge".
Are you holding onto something that you need to let go of? Yeah, probably...such as my cynicism, my jaded-ness, my anhedonic tendencies, my skeptcism.
Do you feel like you've lived this day a hundred times before? Well, maybe not THIS particular day, but this lifetime, yeah...a hundred times or more.
What is the difference between being alive and truly living? I suppose that "being alive" is existing and going through the motions; truly living is have passion, enthusiasm, excitement, which is what I no longer have...that's where my anhedonia kicks in.
There, that's all that I'll comment on at this time.
Titch
..... you to stop attending ?
injustices ?
disagree with the teachings ?
For me, it's been about 24 years since last attending any meetings on a regular basis. Oh, I've been to a few Memorials since then, but very few and far between. Now, as to what caused that? It was coming to the full, complete realization that the entire "belief system" of the JWs was NOT doing anything for me. It wasn't...it simply wasn't. And, I realized that THAT was the result of realizing that I simply have no spiritual hunger, no spiritual cravings, no spiritual yearnings, that NEED to be satisfied, or satiated by ANY religious belief system, any religious belief structure. Looking back in retrospect, I suppose that I didn't inherit what some people call the "god gene", the so-called gene that makes some people want to reach out and connect with some kind of deity (that may, or may not exist), or "super-natural" presence. 73 to one and all.
Titch
