penitants from all over the world will reenact the crucifixion scene with some literally being nailed to a cross.
others will walk on their knees bleeding, holding candles, saying prayers.
in thousands of churches around the world the mel gibsonish scene of a pulverized jesus will pull at the emotions of christians.. as jws we always saw this rather bloodless sanitary nordic looking jesus to deal with but within the catholic and protestant churches this is their week to go full on corporal.. what do you suppose the fascination is with the crucifixion..
Who cares about the cross, it's the chocolate that counts!
I'm kinda pissed this morning. Didn't want any chocolate, but I got up early this morning to get some breakfast at a favorite spot of mine. Their sausage links and potatos are serious business. So I get there, and wouldn't you know because of this stupid Good Friday nonsense, they're only serving coffee and pastries. Ohhhh that irritated me this morning!!!!
if so, you need to stop that.
why do you do that anyway?.
If so, you need to stop that. Why do you do that anyway?
john and ann betar of connecticut have just been named the longest married couple in the u.s.!
he's 101 and she's 97, and have been married 80years.. .
!.
Can you imagine their conversations......
Joe: Honey can you.....
Ann: Huh?
Joe: What?
Ann: Huh?
Joe: What?
Ann: Speak up!
Joe: Huh?
That's a cute picture of them.
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e hearst/common/author_name.tpl article_timestamp.tpl march 25, 2013. alameda county supervisors have really taken to heart the adage that government should run like a business, rewarding county administrator susan muranishi with the wall street-like wage of $423,664 a year.. for the rest of her life.. according to county pay records, in addition to her $301,000 base salary, muranishi receives:-- $24,000, plus change, in "equity pay" to guarantee that she makes at least 10 percent more than anyone else in the county.. -- about $54,000 a year in "longevity" pay for having stayed with the county for more than 30 years.. -- an annual performance bonus of $24,000.. -- and an additional $9,000 a year for serving on the county's three-member surplus property authority, an ad hoc committee of the board of supervisors that oversees the sale of excess land.. like other county executives, muranishi also gets an $8,292-a-year car allowance.. muranishi has been with the county for 38 years, and she's 63. when retirement day comes, she'll be getting a lot more than a gold watch.. that's because, according to the county auditor's office, muranishi's annual pension will be equal to the dollar total of her entire yearly package - $413,000.
she also has a separate executive private pension plan, for which the county chips in $46,500 a year.. "and she's worth every dime," said supervisor scott haggerty, who was on the board when it promoted muranishi to county administrator in 1995, voted for her and joined in approving her base pay and perks.. "we're lucky to have her," haggerty said.. he likens the job of running the county administration to being ceo of a $2.4 billion corporation, with 9,000 employees.. granted, the $2.4 billion is taxpayer money, and the county isn't set up to turn a profit.
I wonder if this woman has invested in some personal security of some kind. Reading some of the comments from other sites covering this story would make me uneasy if I were in her shoes. Funny how since this story broke we haven't heard a peep from her. She makes more in a day, hell a month, than some people make in a year. I know some people get pissed at athletes for making an obscene amount of dough, but that doesn't bother me. I like seeing young boys make money. Makes me feel good to see them living. Plus their money is coming from a private industry. This woman though, wow, fleecing the taxpayers. She's probably gonna lay low or bring attention to whatever philanthropic work she might be involved in. Funny how she listed, whiners, as her biggest pet peave. That's probably how she views anyone criticizing her salary and pension in light of this article.
so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.
i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.
from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.
Can't say I agree with your actions entirely. It's hilarious on one hand, but on the other hand, snakish. I guess with some apostates the ends justify the means, and considering the WT has done all that it can to make life hell for apostates and JWs by the way, some see it as ok to get down and dirty. Can't say I agree with this one. Very creative though!
last night i found out a close jw friend of mine takes delight in watching animal torture.
i am an animal lover, and i dont know what to think.
i dont want to end our friendship because this friend has been very accepting of me.
I dont like the guy, he's an arrogant dick, but I had to salute him for that line.
last night i found out a close jw friend of mine takes delight in watching animal torture.
i am an animal lover, and i dont know what to think.
i dont want to end our friendship because this friend has been very accepting of me.
classic cptkirk! Not the biggest fan of Nugent, but I loved when told the antifur crowd that their leather jacket was a fur coat with a haircut. This thread has me inspired, gonna prepare some neckbones for tomorrow.
last night i found out a close jw friend of mine takes delight in watching animal torture.
i am an animal lover, and i dont know what to think.
i dont want to end our friendship because this friend has been very accepting of me.
lol Sooner. Some animals are more equal than others.
for starter stop judging and you will not be judged..
Investigate your staff as someone is leaking unreleased literature to apostate bloggers on the internet.
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e hearst/common/author_name.tpl article_timestamp.tpl march 25, 2013. alameda county supervisors have really taken to heart the adage that government should run like a business, rewarding county administrator susan muranishi with the wall street-like wage of $423,664 a year.. for the rest of her life.. according to county pay records, in addition to her $301,000 base salary, muranishi receives:-- $24,000, plus change, in "equity pay" to guarantee that she makes at least 10 percent more than anyone else in the county.. -- about $54,000 a year in "longevity" pay for having stayed with the county for more than 30 years.. -- an annual performance bonus of $24,000.. -- and an additional $9,000 a year for serving on the county's three-member surplus property authority, an ad hoc committee of the board of supervisors that oversees the sale of excess land.. like other county executives, muranishi also gets an $8,292-a-year car allowance.. muranishi has been with the county for 38 years, and she's 63. when retirement day comes, she'll be getting a lot more than a gold watch.. that's because, according to the county auditor's office, muranishi's annual pension will be equal to the dollar total of her entire yearly package - $413,000.
she also has a separate executive private pension plan, for which the county chips in $46,500 a year.. "and she's worth every dime," said supervisor scott haggerty, who was on the board when it promoted muranishi to county administrator in 1995, voted for her and joined in approving her base pay and perks.. "we're lucky to have her," haggerty said.. he likens the job of running the county administration to being ceo of a $2.4 billion corporation, with 9,000 employees.. granted, the $2.4 billion is taxpayer money, and the county isn't set up to turn a profit.
Ridiculous. Happy for her personally that she can get that kind of bread. I'm a firm believer in screw the system as it screws you, especially if it's willing to let you take advantage of it. Still a ridiculous salary. No wonder California is all effed up financially. Between this kind of fukkery, and the prison guard's union, illegal immigration, amongst a ton of other things, California deserves everything it has coming to them. No disrespect, Mrs.Jones.
