My very small (under 700 square feet) condo in a "very trendy" wine country town appraised last summer for over $300K (USD). The house I live in in a "not so trendy" wine country town is over 1000 square feet, with a cottage out back, in a desirable neighborhood, would sell in a week for at least $420K (USD). I get inquiries on both properties quite often. Here, real estate prices have been increasing every month for nearly eight years, at staggering rates. But most people around here consider this area to be the absolute best place on earth to live. I happen to agree. Shoshana
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What does property cost where you live?
by ball. ini just saw on tv that a 3 bedroom detached property with swimming pool in florida costs the exact same as my 2 bedroom apartment on the coast in england.
i was totally suprised by this.
as there are quite a few american posters here, i am curious as to housing costs in other areas.
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Home from Oaxaca
by La Capra ini had a fabulous time in oaxaca city, and on the oaxacan coast-i'm all brown and relaxed, and i now know i don't care for the moles (had a few of those made by the premier chefs of oaxaca-didn't make nasty faces, but they just don't do it for my palette).
looked at (and bought) some fabulous art, and generally stayed "medicated" as much of the time as possible.
i saw no sign of jw activity, in either place, but saw the obligatory pair of mormon boys on the coast, in their starched shirts and ties in 85 degree heat with 90 percent humidity.
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I had a fabulous time in Oaxaca City, and on the Oaxacan coast-I'm all brown and relaxed, and I now know I don't care for the moles (had a few of those made by the premier chefs of Oaxaca-didn't make nasty faces, but they just don't do it for my palette). Looked at (and bought) some fabulous art, and generally stayed "medicated" as much of the time as possible. I saw NO SIGN of JW activity, in either place, but saw the obligatory pair of Mormon boys on the coast, in their starched shirts and ties in 85 degree heat with 90 percent humidity. All of my travel companions got mildly attacked by various intestinal discomfort, except for me (YAY!). I was downright dogmatic (some skills from being raised in a cult can be helpful) about the ice and unpeeled produce. They weren't. It's good to be home. Happy Belated Chanukah, Christmas, Shoshana's Birthday and New Year everyone. Shoshana
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Phew (#3)
by La Capra injust finished the last of the midterms...woohoo.
the properties professor really nailed us bad.
we all left feeling violated, so we hit the bars.
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Well, I am feeling better (now that midterms have past). The fever is gone, but I still have no voice. At least my students are happy about that. I think I deserve this vacation-more than most, I have been gpoing full throttle since September of 02. Happy hoidays to everyone. Shoshana
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Shunned at work
by Nosferatu inhey all, i figured i'd tell you this story.
last weekend i was working front cash at my part-time job at wendy's.
up walks a jw that went to my cong.
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It was probably the lettuce in your teeth. It gave you lettuce breath. Shoshana
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Phew (#3)
by La Capra injust finished the last of the midterms...woohoo.
the properties professor really nailed us bad.
we all left feeling violated, so we hit the bars.
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Just finished the last of the midterms...WooHoo. The properties professor really nailed us bad. We all left feeling violated, so we hit the bars. Tomorrow I jet away for two weeks in the sun. I'm all atwitter. I don't know how I will make it through teaching all day tomorrow. I'm too giddy because I survived midterms and I don't think I failed. Happy holidays everyone, I'll see you when I get back. Shoshana
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I give up, I'm sick
by La Capra inafter a week plus of roller coaster symptoms and complete hoarseness, the fever finally hit me yesterday, and i am officially sick.
had to call in sick, so the little algebrators and geometers get to annoy a sub all day instead of me.
and i did all the right things for the last month: flu shot, took lots of vitamins, immunity boosters, liquids and rest.
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Thanks everyone, lots of Progresso chicken soup (with curry from the spice rack), tea with honey and totties consumed. I still have a slight fever, but it's out of the triple digits. My dog kept me company all day (except for when he was trying to attack the gardner). Still no voice, but my silence may be a good thing. Back to the Rule Against Perpetuities. Shoshana
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What Ways Did You Rebel Against The Elders & The "Truth"?
by minimus ini used to get a kick out of how some people used to push the elder's buttons.
sisters would wear a dress that was 1 inch above the knee just to get the brothers going.
or brothers would grow something a little longer than a mustache......what did you do to exert your independence??
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I wouldn't do this to anyone now, even to the elders in my old congregation, but I used to out think and out maneuver them, and then let them know I had done it. I could see their next four or five steps, even before they did, so I could get them on a wrong tack pretty easily then slam them with an honest denial (with hard evidence, like alibi), or simply the contradiction of their position. It was too easy to trip up the elders in their circular or faulty logic. I realize now it really wasn't their fault they weren't too bright or educated. I never answered questions, only asked 'em, and volunteered information on my own, and never what they wanted to know (you see, even though all their kids made stuff up to turn me in for, I never did anything that I could really get in trouble for). When I was a teenager, a new ready-made elder moved to our congregation with his family. He was very bright probably secretly college-educated by his incredibly wealthy family, and was impossible to trip up. The other elders never talked to me without him after he arrived. He played my same game, so our conversations rarely went anywhere. That's when I decided to go to college to rebel. Shoshana
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I give up, I'm sick
by La Capra inafter a week plus of roller coaster symptoms and complete hoarseness, the fever finally hit me yesterday, and i am officially sick.
had to call in sick, so the little algebrators and geometers get to annoy a sub all day instead of me.
and i did all the right things for the last month: flu shot, took lots of vitamins, immunity boosters, liquids and rest.
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After a week plus of roller coaster symptoms and complete hoarseness, the fever finally hit me yesterday, and I am officially sick. Had to call in sick, so the little algebrators and geometers get to annoy a sub all day instead of me. And I did all the right things for the LAST MONTH: flu shot, took lots of vitamins, immunity boosters, liquids and rest. So much for nothing. I'm using the day in bed to study for my Properties midterm tomorrow night (the not so hidden blessing, I'm sure). I'm bugged more by the fact that I am supposed to board a flight midnight Friday night for an exotic destination for two weeks of rest, a consistent .05% BAC, and no case books, or papers to grade. Hope I feel better by then. Shoshana
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Fluffiness: Hiding Christmas gifts?
by bebu inwhere to hide those gifts... i've got some ideas, but i'm hoping to find more.. one great place i've found is the large boxes that were originally holding the christmas ornaments.
they get put back on the garage shelving with lots of things stuffed in.
my kids would never consider it.
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The extra freezer in the garage, the trunk of your car, under the clothes in the ironing box, or under "not too dirty" laundry...just don't wash that bottom layer til after Christmas, in the attic rafters, in the neighbor's garage...there is always lots of scuttling around late Christmas eve in my neighborhood, as people with kids collect the stashes from the garages of people without kids.
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125,725 JW Publishers are MISSING !!!
by Amazing inblueblades posted the 2003 service year report.
the watchtower society makes it appear that they grew 2.2% (which is lower than some of their earlier percentages) ... but the way they present the data, does not reveal the truth.
[note: the chart below is the smallest i could get it ... sorry for the inconvenience.
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Isn't math fun Jim? I used to do this same calculation as a kid, and just figured the difference was attributable to attrition (firings, quittings and death). I asked a librarian for help in finding the international mortality rate. She looked at me like I was nuts, and helped me look through an almanac. But I did always feel it was necessary to double check the arithmetic of the Bethel Boys. I added a two extra rows, with my numbers, in my tables: deaths and DF/DA. I didn't think I was cynical at all. I figured congregants could tell you, at the drop of a hat, how many of each had occurred in their congregation in a given year, but probably not the average and peak publishers....It was relevant data, so
I added it. I like a tidy balance sheet. Those missing bodies bothered me too. Shoshana P.S. If you use their death rate (from the drop in partakers), then only about 1000 of their numbers died. These books are cooked. I'm shocked!!!