have you ever used an abgymnic (electronic gymnastic device)?
to tone, sculp and firm your abs?.
do they work and are there side effects?
To get well toned abs, you have to work them using good old fashioned crunches. However, if you don't lose the excess body fat covering them, no one will see that lovely six pack.
Gadgets that don't cause pain in your abs the next day will not work.
Do you mind if I quote the great sage Robin Williams? "Stop buying stupid shit."
OMG, I love that.
Rachel (certified personal trainer)
claire and i were driving home when on the radio national news announced our local bank had just been robbed!!
one hears of these things, but when it's one's own bank - wow!
no one got hurt, thankfully.
I'm glad they weren't hurt but it is so sad the two young daughters were taken as well.
It's far to common around here. I do everything I can to avoid taking my kids inside the bank. I try to do all my banking at the drive up window and while they are in school.
Rachel
have you ever used an abgymnic (electronic gymnastic device)?
to tone, sculp and firm your abs?.
do they work and are there side effects?
C'mon Brummie, basic ab crunches are cheaper and take up less room.
Rachel
so, who else here reads diana gabaldon's books?
i read each one when they were first published, and loved them.
i've just recently started, out of nostalgia, to read them a second time.
I read them all years ago and then re-read them when she released The Fiery Cross. Her next one is due early next year I think. It's been awhile since I've checked her website.
"porno novel" LOL that's funny. They do get a bit racy at times but that just adds to their goodness.
I'm partial to redheads. I own three of them.
every baby born seems to have a giant helping of fairy stories, talking animals, outrageous exaggerations parading as "fact" and an endless stream of cartoons, science fiction and make-believe.
the laws of nature and physics are violated every few seconds in film and tv!
is it surprising that children are not only ignorant of how things really work-but, they don't have patience and an appetite for fact when they get to the schoolroom.
Every baby born seems to have a giant helping of fairy stories, talking animals, outrageous exaggerations parading as "fact" and an endless stream of cartoons, science fiction and make-believe.
I don't agree that they are parading as fact. We call them "fairy tales" and science fiction. They are equally bombarded with the realities of daily life. Come on, what parent goes around pretending the pets can talk and some children really fly to never never land?
The laws of nature and physics are violated every few seconds in film and tv! Is it surprising that children are not only ignorant of HOW THINGS REALLY WORK-but, they don't have patience and an appetite for fact when they get to the schoolroom.
What are you basing that on? Children are only ignorant of HOW THINGS WORK if we don't teach them. My eight year old son immerses himself in fantasy every chance he gets but he also has a genius IQ, goes to a school for the gifted and has been constantly seeking to learn new things since the day he was born.
This certainly affects how they will react when they meet a religious salesman out to land a convert!
No, our life experience thus far affects how we react when we meet a religious salesman. The fact that we were read fairy tales and had visits from Santa just means we were allowed more fantasy and have different experiences than those who did not. Any religious salesperson who tries to convert children is asking for a heap of hurt. This is something that happens when we reach adulthood.
That last sentence is the point of my raising the topic on the JWD
Yet you presented it as a fact and not something open to discussion.
every baby born seems to have a giant helping of fairy stories, talking animals, outrageous exaggerations parading as "fact" and an endless stream of cartoons, science fiction and make-believe.
the laws of nature and physics are violated every few seconds in film and tv!
is it surprising that children are not only ignorant of how things really work-but, they don't have patience and an appetite for fact when they get to the schoolroom.
As someone who has never been a JW and grew up with Christmas and the belief in Santa until it went away I can say this is bullshit. The point of the Santa Claus myth is getting children's minds prepared for Santa Claus-nothing more, nothing less. It isn't some vast brainwashing conspiracy- it's just magical stuff that is fun for kids and for adults too !! Try as you might, you cannot turn it into something it's not.
Thank you XW. Your never-been-a-dub-ness speaks volumes.
somebody once said: "opinions are like a**holes; everybody has one".
there is a difference between knowledge and opinion; a great distinction.. knowledge carries certainty that everybody everywhere gets the same result.
two plus two in nova scotia is the same as two plus two in des moines, iowa.
I bet you are glad to see me here, aren't ya Terry?
Not everything is a matter of opinion. But, opinions matter, When we vote in an election, for example, we change the future of the world!
What is your opinion on OPINION?
I'm of the opinion you can still emphasize a point using bold or italics or even underline, but it really annoys me when the fonts get bigger and bigger.
But you knew that didn't you Terry?
if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things?
.all evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years?
as a young person you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.
Awake, 5/22/69, pg15
I was still in the oven in May of 1969, didn't emerge until November. I still think this truly is an earthly paradise my brothers and sisters, don't you agree?
every baby born seems to have a giant helping of fairy stories, talking animals, outrageous exaggerations parading as "fact" and an endless stream of cartoons, science fiction and make-believe.
the laws of nature and physics are violated every few seconds in film and tv!
is it surprising that children are not only ignorant of how things really work-but, they don't have patience and an appetite for fact when they get to the schoolroom.
FINALLY!!Somebody got the point of my thread!
A thousand hugs to you!!
You mean someone agreed with you. We all got your point, we just don't agree. Personally I think what IAGN said is pure BS. However, that is MY opinion, you don't have to agree or give hugs.
edited to add: itsallgoodnow said:Every myth has something to teach. IMO the point of the Santa claus myth is getting children's minds prepared for later religious indoctrination. Santa Claus is watching everybody, rewarding the good and punishing the bad, kinda like God, you know?
I think this is BS.
We argued it because Terry gave the impression that his way was the best way. He said we were fooling, lying etc. What parent wouldn't defend their parenting decisions, especially when it was attacked in that way?Telling kids about santa is not damaging or hurtful to them. Yes, but that's just not the point that was being made, IMO. Since it's the easier thing to argue, everyone just jumped all over it.
whoah there!.
this isn't a recruitment campaign.
it's my opinion that at least half - possibly more - of the posters who frequent this board could adapt to being a moderator without too much difficulty.
Oh yeah! I'd be great
