GabeAthouse

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  The day the music died.

  by Fisherman in

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  is there any new music or singers whatsoever nowadays or just junk?

  and how about movies, besides documentaries is there anything at all, any movie at all, any new actor at all that that has any real worth to watch and enjoy or is it all a boring waste of time.

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  Its all over now. Unless you can point to something of worth nowdays.

  
  

  I can't because I dont know what your tastes are. One thing I do dislike about the current music scene is that it has returned to being singles dominated. I liked the LP format of putting something on and listening to the entire 60 minutes from start to finish. When done well it created a mood and you thought "well of course that song should logically follow this song. How else could it be?" Bands still do it but it's more of an afterthought. Why bother obsessing about track order when the tracks are just gonna be streamed randomly on Spotify or whatever.
  
  
  

  
  
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  An aspect of dealing with my elderly, PIMI, Father

  by joe134cd in

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  for a bit of back ground.

  i’m a full blown pomo apostate.

  nothing would please me more to see wt burn to the ground.

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  Have I sold myself out? I probably have. Or am i playing the game to win, with regards to caring for my dad.

  
  

  Only you can decide that. However if your elderly father requires a caregiver and you're it, self preservation would probably prevent him from shunning you. Thats how it seems to me.
  
  If you decided to leave the WT and be open about it, it doesn't mean you have to harangue your father to see the light in his final years. Perhaps you could find a balance. "I dont agree with the religion but we wont discuss it unless you ask."
  
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  Booster shots required for Bethelites and special full time servants?

  by PimoElder in

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  it’s a shame the gov body did a big u turn on vaccines .

  if they continue with the rule that only fully vaxed can go back to the hall then i could have stayed on zoom.

  but the term fully vaxed is a moving target, if it’s been like six months since your last shot you are just the same as those of us who are unvaxed .

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  But i CANNOT see any justification in some on here advising others NOT to get vaccinated.---JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP.
  

  
  Agreed.
  
  Also, wanna take a bet on how long before WTWizard shows up again babbling about 'torture shots' and 'quercetin'?
  
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  The day the music died.

  by Fisherman in

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  is there any new music or singers whatsoever nowadays or just junk?

  and how about movies, besides documentaries is there anything at all, any movie at all, any new actor at all that that has any real worth to watch and enjoy or is it all a boring waste of time.

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  Pop music these days seems like crap. Just the same chords, autotuned, formulaic, no variety or talent needed. If you were to require all current "artists" to produce their next album with the following stipulations: 1) no synthetic drum beats, especially that fucking ticking high hat sound, 2) no autotune, sing your own song, 3) write your own song, 4) and you must actually play an instrument.
  

  
  Aside from autotune, this statement would apply to any decade since the dawn of recorded music. Same for movies and television. In hindsight we remember the good stuff and forget that 90% was always crap.
  
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  Booster shots required for Bethelites and special full time servants?

  by PimoElder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it’s a shame the gov body did a big u turn on vaccines .

  if they continue with the rule that only fully vaxed can go back to the hall then i could have stayed on zoom.

  but the term fully vaxed is a moving target, if it’s been like six months since your last shot you are just the same as those of us who are unvaxed .

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  Some of us never had covid (unjabbed) = natural immunity.
  

  
  There are millions of people who lived before there was a polio or smallpox vaccine. They lived! Therefore those vaccines were useless.
  
  There are thousands and thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. They are still alive! Therefore Kevlar is just a money making scam on the american taxpayer!
  
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  Booster shots required for Bethelites and special full time servants?

  by PimoElder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it’s a shame the gov body did a big u turn on vaccines .

  if they continue with the rule that only fully vaxed can go back to the hall then i could have stayed on zoom.

  but the term fully vaxed is a moving target, if it’s been like six months since your last shot you are just the same as those of us who are unvaxed .

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  I am in the same camp as you. I have a personal friend a ER Doc [raised a JW], he took the shots had a heart attack.
  

  
  I got 2 shots and the booster. Couple months later I sprained my wrist. That hadn't happened before.
  I had a relative who took the shots and a little over a year later died of some sort of 'blockage'. She was only 92!
  This past spring, my stepfather had a minor operation to remove a hemorrhoid. Almost 1 year after getting the vaccine! I purchased the sunday newspaper last week to get the weekly coupons and they have an entire column listing the recently deceased! People in their 20's,30's, 40's 60's 90's. Nearly an entire column of the recently dead in my city!
  
  Damn You Vaccine!
  
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  Psychedelics

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  anybody have experience of taking psychedelic drugs they'd like to share?.

  i'm thinking of trying one day.

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  LSD on 3 different occasions. Very good experience. Who you're with and the setting matters. Definitely not something to take and be in a situation with random strangers. Need to set aside a large chunk of time (12+ hours) where you wont be disturbed or have some unexpected responsibility to attend to. This was in '96 -'97 and though I had connections it was still a bit of an ordeal to obtain it compared to other substances. I've learned that the likely reason it's so difficult to find is that it takes some serious chemistry expertise and lab equipment to synthesize. Not something an amateur could do. Also it's not an experience you immediately are eager to do again. So i'd guess it has very low addiction potential and therefore low profit potential.
  
  I was nervous the first time because of all the crazy urban legends about it. Am i gonna lose my mind? etc. But its not like that at all. You don't forget who you are or where you are. You don't see things that aren't actually there either. You just see them differently. Temporary Synesthesia is the best description I can give. I was with people who had done it before. I would recommend that if you ever get hold of some and decide to try it.
  
  Another things is that it also sort of amplifies your current state of mind. Which is why its important to be in a relaxed setting with people you are comfortable with. Being stuck with some chatterbox would be a nightmare. Or if you had things in your mind you were worried or upset about. I'd be hesitant to do it at my current age. This was 20 something years ago when I was 22-23 and much more carefree. Now I'd be nervous that the general background anxieties of early middle age would seep through and make it an unpleasant experience.
  
  Ecstasy a handful of times although i'm not sure if MDMA is technically considered a psychedelic. Certainly completely different than LSD. No synesthesia, just a feeling of loving everyone and boundless energy. There's a reason it was popular for raves. May still be.
  
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  Booster shots required for Bethelites and special full time servants?

  by PimoElder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it’s a shame the gov body did a big u turn on vaccines .

  if they continue with the rule that only fully vaxed can go back to the hall then i could have stayed on zoom.

  but the term fully vaxed is a moving target, if it’s been like six months since your last shot you are just the same as those of us who are unvaxed .

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  Geographical inaccuracies you cant shake

  by GabeAthouse in

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  where your mental image of a place does not match up with where you intellectually know it actually is?

  1. great britain: i always picture it to the west of france.

  if i'm reading about the norman invasion or d-day i always see it in my head as crossing the channel east-west / west-east.

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  And amazingly, Google has mapped a lot of the main roads that cut through all of that wilderness. It's impressive enough that those roads were built and are still maintained, but getting people to drive it all so it could be mapped in on-the-ground 3D is a whole other level.
  

  
  A quick search says it pays $15-$17 an hour. Not hard to imagine someone in their early 20's with no other commitments agreeing to a month long paid road trip through the outback...
  
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  Geographical inaccuracies you cant shake

  by GabeAthouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  where your mental image of a place does not match up with where you intellectually know it actually is?

  1. great britain: i always picture it to the west of france.

  if i'm reading about the norman invasion or d-day i always see it in my head as crossing the channel east-west / west-east.

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  I can't believe how few people live in the interior of Australia.

  
  

  Yep. Using the website ThomasCovenant linked to, Australia is almost exactly the same size as the lower 48 but with a population of only 25 million.