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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  Thanks Swan,

  I think you're right.I'm gonna enjoy the season with her. It's gonna be wierd but I think it'll be fun=)
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  LB

  The Florida thing sounds cool. Please let me know if that ever comes to pass.

  I bet the rescue dives you've done were pretty interesting. I know it's not a pleasant task but I would love to use my skill for something like that....not much call for it around here though.

  It's really great that your wife dives. That allows for a close relationship I'm sure. I've tried to interest my Fiance in diving but she's terrified of open water. She had a bad experience as a child. I'm gonna attempt to get her to snorkel on our honeymoon. I'll let you know how that turns out=)
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  I have been all over the Carribean, Mexico, Bahamas, Keys. I haven't made it to the Pacific yet would love to Dive Hawaii or Australia someday.

  I got certified in '95 so I'm a newbie compared to you. I have logged quite a few dives though.

  I wish I could get a friend or two interested but living in Mississippi not many people are into diving or they don't wanna spend the money.

  Do you have your own equipment? I have everything but a tank...I bought a dive computer a couple of years ago. You ever use one? Very handy. Just wish I could use it more=)
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  LB,

  It's always nice to meet fellow divers. There aren't too many in ths area. It would be really cool to meet somewhere and do a few dives.

  How long have you been diving? Where would you say was your favorite dive?
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  Thanks for the input LB....I guess I'm just gonna go on with life and deal with the small minded ones in this town with a smile.
  Diving is one of my favorite hobbies, I don't get to go nearly as much as I would like. I would love to retire to the Keys or Bahamas one day and dive my butt off! I hope to get a dive or two in on my Honeymoon! <no pun intended> ;) Hence the name scuba...
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  You guys are awesome! The info and perspectives have been quite cathartic for me. I feel like I should send payment.=) Thanks
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  Certainly food for thought guys...Thanks so much for the positive words.I know they come from people that can relate. It's just so contrary to everything my brain has absorbed through out my entire life. It's kinda like waking up and finding out you're whole life was a lie. I know that's kinda strong but how else can you descibe it. I'm getting to place where I feel anger now instead of confusion...But there's nobody to blame at least nobody with a face or a name. I will have a tree!

  Thanks again.....ls
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  Should I have a Christmas tree?

  by scuba99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi folks,.

  i'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times.

  although i have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now.

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  scuba99

  HI folks,

  I'm rather new here, only posted a couple of times. Although I have been visiting the site daily for a good 2 months now. I never formally introduced myself...didn't quite no the proper etiquette....anyway I have a question that I'm sure has been addressed here before but I'm gonna ask anyway.

  I was raised a jw so of course I never celebrated any damn thing! Unless I can count the L.E.M. I know you know what I'm leading up to but it's not that simple. You see I'm getting remarried next month to a wonderful Girl. She's quite a bit younger than me, it's her first and my first to a non-jw. More on her in a moment.

  I live in a very small southern town and everyone pretty much knows everyone. My Dad is an Elder has been forever I call him "Super Elder". So he has very little if anything to do with me.Since I'm DF"D. I actually asked him to conduct the Ceremony." Well that would be against the bible's teaching" he says. According to the bible he can't even attend! I'm sorry but thats just messed up!

  So back to my soon to be wife. She is very family oriented which includes quite elaborate celebrations of EVERY holiday. She absolutely loves to decorate...she's already bought our Christmas stockings...So you know our tree and everything else around the house is gonna turn some heads. It's gonna be so difficult when I see my Dad after he's driven by the house during the holidays. I know he will have a hurt/dissapointed/betrayed look on his face. I can also imagine the humilation he will feel from all the self righteous, pious, hypocrites at the hall.

  So I guess my question is this. How do I tactfully handle this situation? I wish my Dad had an inkling of what I've learned from this site. If he had any idea I know he would be much less radical about the shunning issue.

  It's also gonna be REALLY wierd having a Christmas tree!! I'll probably have a few sleepless nights=) Thanks for this forum.
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  The Glory Days Are Over

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there is no doubt in my mind that the glory days of jehovah's witnesses are over.

  from my knowledge and experience with wt history, i would define the glory days as the decades of the 1950's, 1960's and early 1970's.

  with knorr's great expansionary vision and discipline, dubs in the 1950's became a "somebody" in the 1950's.

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  Perhaps the apparent decline of the WTS is just an example of " the love of the greater number cooling off" and a prime example of how deep we are in the time of the end.

  BTW.... Really...pineapple has no business being anywhere near a pizza!=)

  ls
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  Wanna E-mail George W Bush?

  by cellomould in

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  2. friends

  stop the rush to war

  most americans agree that iraqs longtime dictator, saddam hussein, is a sadistic thug.

  despite this, white house calls for a massive, preemptive invasion of iraq are dangerously misguided, and not in tune with americans current priorities.

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  I would LOVE to e-mail George W. .......And tell him, I am 100 percent with him!!

  Saddam must go!