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  Be nice to Larc, Prisca, & Refiners Fire

  by Amazing in

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  in recent weeks i have been stunned at how larc, prisca, and refiner's fire have been treated and maligned so badly ... it is just unbelievable.

  these are good people who have good views, opinions and express themselves well ... they are supportive when folks are down ... and it seems they certainly deserve much respect.

  thought that they need to know how much they are appreciated.

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  MegaDude

  Hey, I like the dry series!
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  Be nice to Larc, Prisca, & Refiners Fire

  by Amazing in

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  in recent weeks i have been stunned at how larc, prisca, and refiner's fire have been treated and maligned so badly ... it is just unbelievable.

  these are good people who have good views, opinions and express themselves well ... they are supportive when folks are down ... and it seems they certainly deserve much respect.

  thought that they need to know how much they are appreciated.

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  MegaDude

  Why work on another post?

  Let the matter drop and let it fade.

  Unless you have some personal interest in keeping it going.
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  Be nice to Larc, Prisca, & Refiners Fire

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in recent weeks i have been stunned at how larc, prisca, and refiner's fire have been treated and maligned so badly ... it is just unbelievable.

  these are good people who have good views, opinions and express themselves well ... they are supportive when folks are down ... and it seems they certainly deserve much respect.

  thought that they need to know how much they are appreciated.

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  MegaDude

  Hillary,

  I'm a huge fan of "Into Thin Air" despite the fact I am not a climber, nor will I ever be. Just a hiker here.

  I have not heard Boukreev's side of the story (I know he wrote his own book) but I thought Krakauer made a good point that Boukreev's
  actions on summit day contributed greatly to the disaster that happened. He wasn't helping in the initial summit push. However, he showed great heroism going out in the storm and bringing back some of the people trapped out there.

  Beck Weathers is the real hero of the incident to me. I enjoyed his eclectic "Left For Dead."

  Have you read Krakauer's "Into the Wild"? Another great book.

  (This thread deserves hijacking
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  For those who've left - any regrets?

  by starfish422 in

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  i left almost nine years ago at age 18; my only real regret was that i was good friends with a young brother and i never said goodbye to him, or even let him know that i was planning to leave (had to leave my parents' home secretly while they were at the meeting one sunday; they had such a hold over me that i could never have stood up to them and told them beforehand).

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  i have no other regrets about leaving; i'm am now happily agnostic and so thankful that i found the strength to break free.. anyone have any similar regrets?

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  MegaDude

  Only one regret.

  I didn't leave soon enough.
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  That went pretty well, I think...

  by SixofNine in

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  just got off the phone with an elder who called to set up a meeting with me.

  my hands are a bit shakey, but i'm settling down and feeling better, all in all.

  the elder had left messeges this weekend (i was out of town), and i had heard from my mother a week previous that they were going to come gunning for me.

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  Six,

  Glad it went smooth. Why give the elders any info that would spark a reprisal? Keeping them in the dark is the best policy to avoid JW labeling.

  I wonder if the elders have been instructed to have less of the pursue the apostate at all costs until DF'd. I say this because a few years ago the elders visited me and my then JW wife. I told them I had read Crisis of Conscience, talked with Ray Franz, and that I was pursuing my spiritual education. I also told them I would be attending a church in the future. He was calm and cool (strangely curious about what Ray told me over the phone) and they declined to take any action.

  However, I have heard different stories from others so it depends how rabid your pursuing body of elders is. My former JW wife's second congregation was more of the rabid kind, and when my ex leaked what I was doing to them, they pursued me.

  I had the last laugh.
  The jerk elder who pursued me was ultimately DF'd. Last I heard, he had broken up with his second JW wife, was on anti-depression meds, and was paying heavy child support. Justice prevailed!
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  A puzzle..of sorts..

  by Valis in

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  hee hee..have fun!.

  http://secure.falcon-networks.com/~culprit/whatswrong.html.

  sincerely, .

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  Thank you, Valis. I had the sound on my laptop turned up way, way loud.

  I just hope the dry cleaners can get the stain out.
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  Therapy suggestions.......

  by flower in

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  ok as those of you who know me know i'm a little wacky since my exit from the borg.

  i've decided that its a little more than can be solved with just this board so i'm calling in the pros.

  hopefully they can just do some type of operation and remove this borg chip that is still implanted in my brain.

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  nice article, Vic. Very perceptive.
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  My Grandmother

  by Billygoat in

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  andi no.

  i hate it.

  i do want your opinion, even if its about my hair!

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  If you have been through the "shitter" in life, and you decide you are going to play the game and live your life, you might as well NOT get in your own way with a negative attitude. Emotions are the energy that drive us. Why fight with yourself?

  I wonder why people whose life seems to be about pissing and moaning and bitching and complaining bother to go on living. What's the point? I'm talking about people who do this ALL the time. Oh, and they never want your advice, and they never want so much as a suggestion because it's all about their poor selfs.

  Andi, don't ever change. You're a light in a dark place.
  I'm glad to have met you, and your positive outlook is refreshing.

  PS Grow your hair out.

  (heh heh kidding, I swear! I swear! lololol)

  (((((andi))))))
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  What Is Your Favorite Overlooked Movie?

  by gilwarrior in

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  what i am talking about a movie that you thought was great, but is mostly forgotten by most people today.. well, my favorite overlooked movie is "a perfect world.

  " in it kevin costner is an escaped felon who escapes from prison with another felon.

  they then break into a house and kidnap a boy who is a (gasp!

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  MegaDude

  um, Val...

  Peter Gabriel did the soundtrack to Last Temptation, bud.
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  What Do You Think is the Most OVERRATED movie?

  by gilwarrior in

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  2. entertainment

  i few days ago i stated a post asking people what movie they considered underrated.

  well, now i am going to the other side of the spectrum.

  what do you think is the most overrated movie?.

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  I loved "American Beauty." Maybe because the film dealt with people breaking down the psychological walls that imprisoned them no matter what the cost. It reminded me of breaking out of the Borg. Kevin's wife in that flick reminded me of my ex. LOL! The scene of the boy and his girlfriend watching his film of the blowing bag in the wind moved me.