Xanthippe,
hope your holiday time will be a great one filled with good moments and good memories. It’s all that counts, isn’t it?
I’m sure Albert Hall will not disappoint, there’s a few shows in there at this time of the year, all good.
plans for december:.
a few friends and i have planned a full month of kindness , giving and sharing experiences for us to help those who may need it.. the first weekend of dec we are all going to be taking some elderly ones who are on their own, cant get out and about for christmas shopping.they are alone (except friends, no family who cares to be there for them at all) , so we thought we can take them shopping for gifts and stuff, it will help them get out too for a day or two.. second weekend will be spent with wrapping gifts ,writing cards, letters for these elderly ones and taking them out for an event which they chose to go to.
third weekend we and these elderly ones are all sharing in making different dishes ,soups,muffins, cakes etc and taking them round to the homeless shelters and giving it out to people there (volunteering there afterwards too ,they need all the help they can).. fourth weekend us friends are going with gifts to three different shelters for the homeless and donating it there plus volunteering in a soup kitchen.. fifth weekend us friends have arranged for all these elderly ones to a weekend of chilling , fun activities for them ,food n drinks n all.. just doing this so those who havent got anybody can also feel the warmth, kindness people have and so that thye do not feel left out and depressed.. so looking for ward to a busy and happy giving december for my friends and me.. can you think of anything else that can be added to these above mentioned activities?.
Xanthippe,
hope your holiday time will be a great one filled with good moments and good memories. It’s all that counts, isn’t it?
I’m sure Albert Hall will not disappoint, there’s a few shows in there at this time of the year, all good.
plans for december:.
a few friends and i have planned a full month of kindness , giving and sharing experiences for us to help those who may need it.. the first weekend of dec we are all going to be taking some elderly ones who are on their own, cant get out and about for christmas shopping.they are alone (except friends, no family who cares to be there for them at all) , so we thought we can take them shopping for gifts and stuff, it will help them get out too for a day or two.. second weekend will be spent with wrapping gifts ,writing cards, letters for these elderly ones and taking them out for an event which they chose to go to.
third weekend we and these elderly ones are all sharing in making different dishes ,soups,muffins, cakes etc and taking them round to the homeless shelters and giving it out to people there (volunteering there afterwards too ,they need all the help they can).. fourth weekend us friends are going with gifts to three different shelters for the homeless and donating it there plus volunteering in a soup kitchen.. fifth weekend us friends have arranged for all these elderly ones to a weekend of chilling , fun activities for them ,food n drinks n all.. just doing this so those who havent got anybody can also feel the warmth, kindness people have and so that thye do not feel left out and depressed.. so looking for ward to a busy and happy giving december for my friends and me.. can you think of anything else that can be added to these above mentioned activities?.
Great plans!! It’s so nice to see it... you are a kind person with a good heart. Keep it up.
in fact, several "wtf"s, not least - why were you visiting a convicted pedophile after his release from prison, never-mind having any contact with him in the first place when his preoclivities seemed to be an open secret.. and the best he can some up with is "i don't remember"?
you don't remember?
there's a fucking photo of you with one of the victims and accessories to the crimes you dumb fuck!.
The Queen didn’t fired her son, has been reported that HE asked to retired from public duties until the foreseeable future.
This is not to say that this could have been Her Majesty request from him behind closed doors. That we will never know.
None the less, there has been some charities that have dropped Prince Andrew as their patron, it’s better to stop his work now than to have him paraded and keep reminding the public of this horrid situation. That’s probably what Buckingham Palace is thinking.
I think this all friendship was quite fishy. I don’t believe that he didn’t knew what was going on.
Many victims have mentioned Prince Andrew being present in many situations. This will not be something that will go away easily... and it shouldn’t. The Victims need the truth.
ps- the Queen herself has other monies that can be directed to provide Prince Andrew with an income.
It’s not yet certain if he will be cut off from the public purse or if his mum will be providing him with an allowance.
i saw on another forum a post somebody made about the melbourne assembly.
it seems the religion is still knocking full time jobs/careers and saving for retirement.. you would think at this point in time - after thousands of bethelites were sent home; many thousands of rank & file jws are at or near retirement age with no preparation - that the religion would change its tune, but no.
they are still stubbornly sticking to their guns on this issue.. i’m sorry for any young jws who listen to this.. i’m just glad i never followed their advice and certainly would not want to be in any congregation surrounded by these desperate people!.
L.H.gal,
I’m glad you didn’t listen too.
having a job can help us to feel our worth too..... the things people can accomplish without the W.tower.
They don’t want us to do that, co-dependence is better, mind control is better, live for the Borg is better.
i have a lovely nephew that only works part time, the other days/hours are all given to the organisation. Very little space to be a young person to find who he really is. Just moulded into a robotic systematic system for 22 years.
I often wonder about his future without a plan to make him financially secure, it’s scary.
i'm curious.
it's been a long time since i've even come near the borganization.
do they still allow "tours" in their facilities?
This one is interesting. And a little of a giggle too.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
Minimus,
you can now buy recycled toilet paper that also comes wrapped with paper, so no plastic. It’s all recyclable and also made of recycled pulp.
Paper towels are not recyclable yet as paper, as these can contain food bits and contaminate other paper , these normally can be composted together with your food scraps if you have that option in your area.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
Last week I gave myself a personal challenge as I went to my supermarket and did a free plastic shopping. No bags, no packaging no plastic.
i have to say I did found it different and a little difficult.
But none the less I bought the things that I needed BUT not the things that I WANTED.
I took with me the green compost bags that out local council provided, the bags for the food caddy. These can be reuse to compost food scraps later on... and are fully compostable! Yay!!
i filled these with the much needed cheese, ham, chicken and fish. Also veg and fruit.
The bread was easy from the bakery this time, and some items I bought in glass and in tins.
Metal and glass are high sought after materials with the capacity of being recycled many times (and cheaper and better to recycle thirst than to produce new that takes much more resources) so i was happy with the choice.
I did struggle with the milk and this was my only plastic item on my weekly shopping for a large family household. ( bummers... wish my local milkman milk delivery wouldn’t be so expensive! 😔)
I think that we need to be aware of what we buy in general and minimize our impact in the world.
But I also feel that manufacturers need to do more to also help us to choose and keep plastic to a minimum.
IF we all stop buying products because of their plastic packaging I can guarantee that manufacturers would change their ways and would invest in making their products better for consumers.
They are only interested to make a quick buck or two at the moment.
Ps. The supermarket staff was fantastic, the butcher specially, no problems or qualms in using my own compost bags.
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!
in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.
if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?
Here on the uk we have stopped having free bags in stores for a while now.
we simply take out own or buy a bag and pay for £0.05-£1.00. All moneys collected from the sales of bags are normally donated to a charity chosen by the supermarket or store.
Many people have started also buying lose fruit and vegetables as well as cold meats and cheeses from the supermarket counter instead of packed goods. Some items do end up saving a few bob too, as can be cheaper that way.
we have introduced the water refill scheme, where you can enter a business premises and just ask to refill your own water bottle, the business will have a sticker on the window to let customers know that they can refill their water bottles in there, So no need to buy plastic water bottles!!
The supermarkets that do home delivery have started to supply deliveries without bags, just items inside crates... except for some items that need a small plastic bag.
china has announced that will no longer take other countries recycling “baggage”, so now there’s only a few other countries that are able to take surplus items for recycling but unfortunately they are not doing so well and these are being pilled up on landfill.
So the less we buy the less needs to be recycled.
There are now many items that can be changed to plastic free options BUT some still expensive.
I presume it’s just a matter of time that things will change even more. in the end of the day we can’t just consume, all needs to go somewhere, and with the world population always growing, some measures will need to be put in place to help us not only to do the best choices but also to have the knowledge to do it.
i am writing an essay on jehovas witness and i have a question for you.
what does a normal day of a jehovas witness consist of?
how is your day different from other's?
If this was me I really wouldn’t go to a meeting. All looks very nice and good on the surface.
there are good people that are Jehovah’s witnesses but the problem it’s not so much the people but the teachings jws follow and are encouraged to encourage others to follow. If you go... you’ll come out feeling loved and a good feeling overall... but one must be careful and aware that this comes with huge forever consequences.
jws are not like any other religion. There’s no going back one committed.
These days there’s so much on the internet to give you a sense of who they are and what they are all about without physical putting yourself inside the frying pan.