Posts by OrangeVale Bob

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Mind Games

by m2u in

has anyone here ever seen it ?.

it's a little old.. the star is joseph mantegna (sp?).

very interesting flick, highly watchable imho.. m2u

You gotta remember, Princess Bride was all tongue in cheek. I heard the guy who coreographed (sp) the swordfighting interviewed. His career went back to Errol Flynn and he was involved in most of those types of flicks. He said, by far, Princess Bride was his best work. I leave it on my list.
Never saw Mr. Jorden, looks like I'm finding some fodder for my VCR. I definately add "God's must be Crazy I, and II" to my list of favourites, forgot about those.
My list could get quite long.

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Exposing Myself

by m2u in

hello brothers and sisters,.

i thought i'd list the books i am reading currently.. i'd love to see what you're reading too.. just finished: the agony and the ecstacy.

it's the story of michael angelo.

OrangeVale Bob

Hmmmmm, the NIV (New International Version) is pretty readable but I don't know about the accuracy of the translation. Probably most Bible's can be had in large print. I understand what you mean though. I always liked the big version of the NWT. Easier to focus on what you are reading when you're not fighting to find the next verse.

That's quite an eclectic selection of "reads". I'm in one of my "don't get too many books started at once" phases. I just finished "Cryptonomicon" -Neal Stephenson (fiction re. codebreaking and hacking) and have started "Sailing Alone Around the World" -Captain Joshua Slocum (autobio, he was the 1st to do it in about 1880 I think)

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Mind Games

by m2u in

has anyone here ever seen it ?.

it's a little old.. the star is joseph mantegna (sp?).

very interesting flick, highly watchable imho.. m2u

OrangeVale Bob

M2U,
Haven't seen it, is it available in VHS or DVD format?

How about favourite movies?
My pics; Princess Bride, Money Pit and Mr. Mom
What's Up Doc? is also highly watchable(is that a word?).

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Hi everyone!

by LsweetNC in

just stopping by, wanting to make new friends.

feel free to write me back.

lsweet.

OrangeVale Bob

Hello LsweetNC,
The place to go seems to be the Sex/Hello, Hello forum. No, it's not what you may be thinking, but it is an attention grabber. Drop by there and give us a brief bio of yourself. Never mind that I failed to do so, I just kinda splattered myself all over the place. But then I rarely do as I should.
OVB

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soul survival

by m2u in

jw
friends

what hope can be kept alive, what pure premonition, what irrevocable kiss sunk in our hearts acknowledging the roots of need and the intelligence, self confident and smooth on always muddied waters?.

what live quick dreams of a new dream angel lock in our sleeping shoulders for perpetual posession.

our path between death's stars.

OrangeVale Bob

Hi M2U,
Put me down in the "I like it and would like to read more column".
This site has it all. Poetry, short stories, drama, and the succinct bantering of waiting and RHW.
You might want to gather up those poems and head on over to the "starting a band" thread. Never know, you could be the Jim Morrison of the 21st century.

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Confessing

by STRUGGLE in

jw
friends

hello, i was reading judical com.

was really suprise to find out how some of jw's feel.

some have, like the single mom, have such a negative experience with them.

OrangeVale Bob

Hi Struggle,
When I went back to the org. for the second time in my life I was involved in a fairly long term relationship. Well, 2 1/2 years is long term to me. She was intelligent, attractive, well educated. She had very high morals, a great sense of humor, a good job and was in great shape financially. We also were in love with other.
I terminated the relationship when I re-associated myself. I thought it the appropriate thing to do at the time. 1 1/2 years later I drifted away from the org. It took me about 3 or 4 years to stop thinking about her. It's been about 7 years since I dated her. She's married now and I hope she's happy. The only time I think about her now is in my dreams. Kinda hard to control those dreams. I haven't dated in 2 years, just can't seem to find anyone I really like.
I don't know what I would do if I could do it all over. I, like you still feel loyalty to the org.
Both of my parents died while they were fairly young and I still miss them terribly. Seeing them again isn't really what motivates me, though. I just want to do the right thing. I want to please Jah. Sometimes it's difficult to know what that is. I wish I was wiser than I am.
I know there is no help here for you. I just wanted you to know that you are not alone.

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UNTIL THE RAINS COME

by Frenchy in

hope began to rise up inside the two men.

she pulled his water jug off as well and then she nodded again.. "we weren't going to harm you.

i mean why don't you live with a group?

OrangeVale Bob

Howdy waiting,
Sorry I missed you last night. Yea, I'm in CA. The US is pretty spread out, it would be nice to know what area's some of you are in. The US should really be split up into a bunch of smaller countries. In fact, three would work. 1. CA, because we are so different than the rest of you 2. Texas, because they are so much better than the rest of us and 3. The rest of you need to stick together. Someone needs to support the overinflated military budget. Who else is able to keep the world safe for Corporations...I mean Democracy. Okay, okay, just kidding. Californians really aren't any different.

Melancholy is not my adjective of choice to describe Frenchy's well crafted work. I lean towards contemplative.

Never tried that drug back in those days when I was doing those things. I'm from the San Fernando Valley, CA. We only did organic drugs. That is soooooooo LA! Hmmm, I wonder if it would do me any good.

Yea, talked to Randy. I'll probably go down there this spring and hang out for a bit.

-I never have to ask for directions because I've never been lost. Of course, sometimes I wasn't certain how to get to where I wanted to go. But I have always known exactly where I was.

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shunning and family members

by crittersitter in

jw
friends

i have 3 sisters still in the org.

is it still called the "org"?

2 of them maintain no contact, one because i'm an evil apostate, the other is two faced about it(nice on the phone 2x a year, but does not let anyone know about the contact) the 3rd is pretty cool about it, we e-mail alot and i call monthly( all live 1200 miles away).

OrangeVale Bob

CritterSitter,
That is a sad story. Not all witnessess are like that tho'. I wasn't during the years I was a good boy. I always tried to make eye to eye contact, smile, nod or at least use body language to show that I welcomed their (the dfers') prescence. I usually admired their courage and,if not that, anything else would have been impolite. I never spoke to them, so I wasn't breaking any rules. I made it a point, now that I think about it, to not research my behaviour either to see if it was approved. Maybe I was doing the old hands over my eyes-ears-mouth again.
I always thought I should emulate the god that I worship. The God that I got to know was pretty loving and kind. I wonder who those that you describe are trying to pattern themselves after?

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UNTIL THE RAINS COME

by Frenchy in

hope began to rise up inside the two men.

she pulled his water jug off as well and then she nodded again.. "we weren't going to harm you.

i mean why don't you live with a group?

OrangeVale Bob

hey waiting,
It's pretty hard to keep my hands over my eyes-ears-mouth while you vocalize the things that I'm trying not to think.
Why can't ignorance be blissfull?

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UNTIL THE RAINS COME

by Frenchy in

hope began to rise up inside the two men.

she pulled his water jug off as well and then she nodded again.. "we weren't going to harm you.

i mean why don't you live with a group?

OrangeVale Bob

Thank You Frenchy,
Wonderful short story. Similar to a future I feared prior to my contact with the witnesses. The future they promised was a welcome relief. Through my years of inactivity I desperately clung to their new vision, even though I never really expected to make it there. For the good of mankind, and to see Satan abyssed and all that.
I'm beginning to reread the Bible. I will try to stay openminded. I pray that I'll be able to continue to hope for the later vision and not that of the future you so masterfully portrayed.