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  great guitarist....guitar solos...and performances

  by purplesofa in

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  i am collecting guitar musicians.......their music.

  i am collecting great perfomances.....rare ones of musicians that would not otherwise be together......

  i wold love your input.........and would share music with those interested.

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  Makena1

  In addition to all the heavies mentioned, would like to throw Michael Hedges in the ring as one of my favorite acoustic players. Sadly he is gone, but his music is timeless IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPB-ShG_UWY&mode=related&search= Also: John McLaughlin and friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQL3cNv_mqc
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  Snow .................again.

  by Mulan in

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  it snowed here at the end of december and i said then that it usually doesn't snow here in the seattle area until january or february.. well.............they predicted a big snowstorm last night, and it didn't happen, but it's snowing now, really hard.

  not sure if it will last long, because the weather forecasters can't seem to predict much correctly, other than rain and wind.. i was hoping to take pictures but it's dark, so will have to wait until morning.

  a cold front is supposedly going to last awhile here, so the snow should be around for a few days this time..

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  Makena1

  Hi Mulan!
  I saw some emails from my company in Seattle floating around, reviewing the company policy on making it to work on snow days. (Basically, unless its a total disaster, we want you to come in - even if it takes hours to get there. Otherwise, the day is deducted from your sick or vacation days)

  I miss those snow days in Seattle. As you know, the house we used to live in had this very steep driveway. Unless we thought ahead and parked the cars at the top of the driveway - we usually could not make it out.

  No snow here of course - but we have had several overcast days and a little rain.

  Thanks for your cards - we miss you folks too!

  Will write more later.

  Aloha
  Makena and Sabine

  PS - here is a picture of our "babies" from xmas time. Getting them to hold still long enough was quite a feat!

  http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL798/2956187/5976454/214661043.jpg
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  Snippet of a JW letter.

  by jeeprube in

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  2. experiences

  here's a snippet from a letter my sister in law recently wrote my wife.

  enjoy:.

  hope you two are doing well!.

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  Makena1

  Millions more Chinese and folks from India can log on to the web and learn all they need to know from the borg's website...."Mission Accomplished" ; )
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  UPDATE!: THEY ALL ADMITTED EGGING US -Elders now know, heads are rolling!!

  by Lady Liberty in

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  oh.... how the saga goes on!!

  i swear we could write a novel about our life exiting the watchtower!!

  ok..many of you read what happened..our house was egged and so was my sisters car that was parked here, and "frosty" was attacked!!

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  I sincerely hope you press charges, or at the very least write a letter to the editor of the local paper. Worded properly, it could take years for the local KH to live this one down. 35-40 yr old Pranksters????? Ya right. Gee, do you think alcohol might have been involved? JW's hate negative publicity - they just handed you the motherload, IMO. all best makena
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  So far this 1st Christmas ........

  by troubled mind in

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  has rocked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  i loved sending and receiving xmas cards ,and they are all proudly displayed on my end table .

  my house is modestly decorated winter ,taking it slow .

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  Makena1

  Enjoyed your post. We are very slowly easing into doing Christmas...(keep in mind we do not have any young children or grandchildren) but our modest decorations, display of cards from friends etc are very pretty to look at.

  It took quite awhile, but we even got the pups in the holiday spirit!
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  Wussie Henpecked Men will not Inherit the Kingdom

  by gumby in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's an oldie but goodie i thought you guys would get a kick out of........plus i felt like gettin all the ladies all riled up.

  vindication i (book, 1931) pp.156-157 .

  the women make monkeys or dupes of men.

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  Makena1

  My dad was at Bethel 1931-1934 and heard da Judge say that on more than one occasion. Dad was definitely "head" of our family, but fortunately treated mom with love and respect. If reincarnation is a reality, hopefully the judge came back as a woman, or at least doing latrine duty on a planet ruled by women somewhere in the universe.
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  $h*T happens

  by purplesofa in

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  i never knew if i was getting attacked by satan because i was doing good.. or if jehovah was allowing me to be tested by satan.

  if i was reaping what i had sown.

  if it was times and unforeseen occurances.. if i was really not going to have more put on me than i could bare.

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  Makena1

  This tee shirt sums things up well www.evolvefish.com/fish/media/T-Religions2.jpg
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  To Loyal Witnesses: Please Listen!

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  if you are a loyal, zealous witness, please listen to me.. i'm going to tell you straight from my heart, right out of.

  my hard-won personal experience, how to avoid unhappiness.. here it is:.

  don't bet on games you can't win.. let me illustrate.

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  Makena1

  Missed this thread when it was first posted. Yep, I was one of those starry eyed new elders around 10 years ago. One of the first elder's meetings I attended was at the home of the PO. There was such a feeling of comraderie and genuine affection, with comments from 20 year veterans, "This is the most tight knit, loving group of brothers I have ever served with". Within 3 months, the entire mood changed dramatically. The PO had health problems - could not attend meetings and take the lead, but would not step down. Ego's took over and basically divided the group down the middle over having the PO step down. Got so bad, the CO and DO got involved. They ended up bringing in a new PO from the outside with an even bigger ego who made sweeping changes. The best of the bunch IMO ended up moving to other congregations - some including me, left the borg entirely for various reasons. Reading COC confirmed that meetings at Bethel were no different than what I experienced over a short period of time.
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  Pluto is no longer a planet!

  by SirNose586 in

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  well folks, read it and weep.

  they've made it tough for you and me, they really have.

  "my very elegant mother just sat upon nine...." nine what, you jerkpiece astronomers??

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  Makena1

  Actually there is a lot of speculation about another planet called "X" (OK by me if they call it XENA - lol) that affects the orbits of Uranus and Jupiter - but will the Sumerians get the credit they deserve when and IF it is proven? ; ) http://xfacts.com/x2.htm
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  Remember the Written Review

  by 30girl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what exactly was the purpose of the written review?

  it was extremely helpful that the society warned you on the calendars which night you had to skip... we had those boards that they passed out so you had a good writing surface, often covered with witness grafiti like, jesus or jehovah or something biblical.

  remember the little grading sheet on the back; excellent, very good, good -- was there a poor?

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  Makena1

  Yes - that's what I remember. Back in the late 50's early 60's, papers were turned in and graded by the school servant. Also, in our little KH in northern Indiana, the kids who were to young to take the "test" got to head to the library for story time. Most times, story time was with a brother who was also head or assistant librarian for the main Chicago library. Interestingly, he had always disagreed with the borg's blood policy. He eventually left the organization when it was discovered he was one of the major donors to a local hospital's blood donors/research wing.