Congratulations on your "first-year-of-grad-school" success. I am envious of your ability to begin your internships in merely a year's time. I have been wondering about you and your grad school journey, as we began ours at about the same time. I also finished my first year successfully . I have been absent from the forum, as well, because of the format changes and work and school all the time. I would love to hear more about your educational adventures and victories (e-mail me again, please, so we can compare back-to-school notes). I hope you get a chance to treat yourself in celebration of your achievements. As one who treats herself for remembering to get to the bank before it closes, I wholly recommend the "treat yourself" philosophy to life. So many of us on this forum lived in a culture in which true achievement was forbidden and if accidentally obtained was never acknowledged as an opportunity for the community to rejoice. So, Capp, rejoice, celebrate, and thank you for sharing your success with us, so that we may share in your joy of achievement. Your post has made my day. Thank you. Shoshana
La Capra
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This is Cappuccino OC - long/short story
by happybdaytomeAKAcappucinoOC inthis is cappuccino oc.
i'm not a newbie.
when my computer crashed in december i lost my passwords to this forum, my dummy e-mail account, etc.
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Ozzie's 50th Weekend Poll (Golden Anniversary Poll)
by ozziepost inyep, it's that time again!
so, how's your weekend going?
after a week of rain, we were pleased to see a bright sunny wintery day.
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Ozzie's 50th Weekend Poll (Golden Anniversary Poll)
by ozziepost inyep, it's that time again!
so, how's your weekend going?
after a week of rain, we were pleased to see a bright sunny wintery day.
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La Capra
My earliest memories involved being at those interminable meetings and being dragged to my feet from my sleep for a song and prayer. RIght before me (since I could never keep my eyes closed during prayer) I would see the red painted metal backs of the upholstered movie theater style seating (complete with armrest between each seat over which to fight with my brothers). About the time I could see past the seats the hall got repainted, upholstered and recarpeted. There was some deep discount from someone, but it limited the choice of the upholstery to a pale gold-yellow naugahyde. Someone also got a great deal on green indoor/outdoor (not astro-turf) carpet. That meant that the only real choice anyone had was paint color for the backs of the chairs. The choice was an obvious one: avocado green. I always tried to use my feet to rub the green paint of the foot bars in the seat ahead of me, so the red would show through. About ten years later everything got redone again, in neutral tones of ivory, light warm browns and off-white tweeds . Shortly before some bigwigs' daughter and son were getting married. Mother of the bride chose that color scheme I'm sure. Shoshana
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Give A Sample Of What a Watchtower Magazine Will Say 10 Years From Now
by minimus inany thoughts??
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La Capra
I have no idea when the 100th anniversary of the Watchtower, Bible and Tract Society was/is, but you can bet it WON'T be acknowledging or celebrating that. Tee Hee. Shoshana
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Back a few pages
by La Capra ini was reading the thread here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/20/51101/1.ashx and was reminded of the months prior to my much planned disassociation.
this was over fifteen years ago.
i was nineteen.
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Thanks 6. I was pretty lucky to have a Dad that would not support my mother in her desire to have her three children grow up to be elders or eldresses. I also inherited a strong mind from my mother (which she checked at the door when she decided to put her uterus to work). The piece-de-resistance was my older brother who had exited before he entered by working on meeting nights and claiming to go to the "morning" meetings on Sundays, instead hanging out in the local hillside cemetary. When I told him I wasn't going anymore either, he immedieately sent me a copy of Crisis of Conscience (this was in 1987), and I read it before I dissasociated. Ray Franz sure made it clear and simple. I can't take credit for being clear thinking. I had some good friends on the outside (thanks to my Dad insisting I have whatever friends I please) and a close relative who had been through what I had. Now a genuine clear thinker would know how to achieve paragraphs, links and quote boxes in her posts. And she graduate from Hello Kitty to something more intelligent. Shoshana
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Back a few pages
by La Capra ini was reading the thread here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/20/51101/1.ashx and was reminded of the months prior to my much planned disassociation.
this was over fifteen years ago.
i was nineteen.
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I was reading the thread here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/20/51101/1.ashx and was reminded of the months prior to my much planned disassociation. This was over fifteen years ago. I was nineteen. I was just about to tell my mom what I was going to do when she decided to take us on a trip to Hawaii with other witness friends and family. I decided that in the grand scheme of things, it would be better to wait until after she had her trip than for her to have to explain the change in plans and why I wouldn't be going. The trip was torture for me. While the thought of basking in the Hawaiian sun would normally thrilled me, the fact that it was holding me up on my plans made it an annoyance. Before we left for Hawaii, I would say "This is the last time in service" , "This is my last time at this house for a book study" "This is my last meeting at this Kingdom Hall". While we were in Hawaii, we went to the Sunday meeting and all I could think of the whole time was "Last opening song, last opening prayer, last monotone talk, last middle song, last Watchtower study, last closing song, last JW prayer....Ever". I tried to leave my songbook and Watchtower behind but some little girl came running after me to return them to me (Witnesses are such good people). Once we got home and the next meeting was upon us, I didn't start hustling to get ready. My mom didn't notice until it was time to leave and she asked me if I would drive. I told her I wasn't going, and returned to the newspaper I was reading. When she asked why, I said I didn't want to and that I was never going to go to another meeting again. Later that night I told her I wanted to disassociate myself. She took it very calmly. But then I let several months pass while doing nothing. I had thought it through and decided that I would get around to it when I got around to it. I had better thinkgs to do than write a stupid letter. Enter my mother's whining. Apparently she was no longer Sister Popular since I was not going, and the rumors were flying. She couldn't stand the rejection and speculation. She complained to my father (long-suffering unbelieving mate) that I "had promised to write a letter and hadn't," and now her "life was a mess because" I "had gone back on my word to disassociate". My father had the sense to laugh at her and remind her that 20 years earlier she herself had picked the religion, and she couldn't expect anyone who hadn't had the same choice to follow their rules. Then he told me to stop torturing my mother, write the letter and let all their gossipy energy turn into sympathy and condolences. So I did. My only regret is that I did not gather up all my friends, my Dad and my non-witness family to attend to announcement of my disassociation, leaving flyers on all the cars in the parking lot announcing a "reception immediately following". That for sure would have ruined my mother's reign of martyrdom. Just reminiscing about the days of early adulthood. Shoshana
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What words does your animal understand?
by JH in.
i speak to my cat in french.
she understands a few words, really.. after repeating the words and the actions at the same time, they get to understand certain words.. does your pet understand a couple of words?
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My pooch knows •"Get off the bed" •"Do you want to go outside?" •"Bath Time" (he jumps in the tub) •"Let's get it the car" (he gets in the driver's seat) •"Where's the cat?" •"Hup" (he sits) •"Eat" (he eats) • "Eight" (he thinks I am saying "ate" so he eats) • any other number (he knows I am not saying "eat" and sits there drooling, and waiting to eat-and probably cursing me in his dog-sized brain for making him sit there and wait till I say "eat" or "eight") •"Place" (he gets on his dog bed) •"Fetch it up" (he picks it up) •"Don't lick/scratch the dog" (he stops licking or scratching himself-or he goes somewhere else so I can't see him or hear him) •"Eat the Jehovah's Witness on the Porch" (he drools, growls, jumps on them with mouth a-snapping) and his most useful: •"Go get the newspaper" (he drools, brings in the paper from the driveway, and eats a biscuit) My little brown dog is truly this girl's best friend. Shoshana
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My stupid neighbors!
by DanTheMan inmy next door neighbor ed is a very nice man.
he and his wife have lived in their house for 37 years.
they are avid gardeners and the landscaping around their house is gorgeous.. however, my neighbor 2 doors down (on the other side of ed) is another story.
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Most cities have strict ordinances about barking dogs. Since they act out when your neighbor is in his yard, it would not be difficult to demonstrate this to a visiting animal control officer, who will cite, ticket, and eventually confiscate the dogs from the offenders. Animal control already has history on these folks tendency to keep vicious dogs. The neighbor also has a civil cause of action against these folks for nuisance, which means that the neighbors are not allowed to interfere with the use and enjoyment of your neighbors land and property. If your neighbor buillt/owns the fence, he can also sue for damage to the fence in small claims court. If all remedies are instigated at the same time, the nasty neighbors may finally give it up. People worry that neighbors might get worse if you sue them, and this is usually true. But it sounds like it really cannot get worse than it already is-not being able to go into your yard lest the dogs bust down the fence. That is ridiculous. Three dogs...that's a lot of dog crap...another nuisance to the neighbor I'm sure. I just finished my first year of law school last week. Can you tell? Shoshana
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Were You Part Of a Divided Household?
by minimus inwere you treated differently?
were you shown more compassion?
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Yes I was. Mom was one, Dad was not. Me and my sibs were treated differently, and there was very little, if any true "compassion." If it weren't for my Dad not being one, I don't know if I ever would have had the courage to leave. So it was really a good thing I was from a divided household, not a bad thing.
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Need some info on Pistols
by jelly ini am thinking of getting a pistol and i am not sure of what kind to get.
i went to an indoor range today and tried out a glock .45 (the smaller model) and a heavier .45. i found the glock rested well in my hand but i could shoot much more accurately with the heavier (and longer barreled) pistol.
any way, i am looking for a home protection / target practice pistol and would like any input on what caliber to get.
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I LOVE my S&W .38 Police Special Revolver. You can't beat a revolver for true aim, and you can't beat the caliber for decent one-shot stoppage. It is small enough to fit in the drawer of my night stand without getting in the way of all my other "nighttime essentials". Ah, this thread has made me horny for the shooting range. Damn I have cases to brief today.
Shoshana