Posts by Tallon

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

I only have two guitars; my Tanglewood TW1000 Heritage and a Classical guitar. I tried an electric guitar but struggled playing fast arpeggios, so now I stick to my trusty acoustic and all those fancy chords.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

Tallon

Thanks JRK. Really appreciate it.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

Tallon

Hello CoCo

Thankyou for your post and encouragement. Really appreciate it.

Once again; where are all the other musicians and poets / lyricists?

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I won't be here for awhile

by Quarterback in

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not too sure how long it will be, but i think that i will not be in a position to look at this site.. i met some cool friends on here.

i enjoyed having the speedy access to the private correspondence before the elders.

thanks atlantis, and all those that have had a share in this.

Tallon

Good luck, and all the best to you.

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Lying In Wait At a Bed & Breakfast

by Cold Steel in

a few years ago while traveling in the northeast, my wife and i stopped in new haven, connecticut, at a b&b we'd reserved for the night.

no sooner had we unpacked and moved into the living room for tea and treats, our hosts began to talk about religion, and we learned they were jehovah's witnesses.

i didn't mind so much, but my wife was outraged that our hosts would use their place of business as a launching point to do missionary work.

Tallon

Interesting experience and thanks for sharing.

As you were paying guests, they should have respected your and your wife's stance on the matter.

IMO; not a good advertisement for their business.

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2016 RC & my family

by BeautifulMind in

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i hope you are all well.

i haven't posted in a little while.

i've just been adjusting and enjoying my new life outside of the org.

Tallon

@ BeautifulMind;

Great post and thanks for sharing. Good on you for standing your ground.

Continue to show your mother-in-law that there is no malice on your side.

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How are you with your temper?

by The Rebel in

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let's be honest everyone has their limits, their breaking point.

personally i try to remain placid when provoked, but on occasion i can loose it.

the last time i lost it was when chelsea came to watford and some chelsea supporters had some how got tickets and were sitting in the home end.

Tallon

I've never been one to totally lose it. Sure, at times I get 'p***** off' like most folk do, and have raised my voice on a number of occasions however, I've never went as far as physical violence when angry.

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UK 2016 Sheffield Convention

by darkspilver in

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this is actually, cinematographically, a pretty good video, certainly better then most of them anyway!.

1 to 3 july 2016 at sheffield arena, uk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ra2ji909w.

Tallon

I feel sorry for the people attending these conventions. If only they knew what was really going on. They've been duped, just as we once were.

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Donald Henderson - The man who helped rid the world of smallpox has died

by cantleave in

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleno/46860/title/epidemiologist-who-helped-eradicate-smallpox-dies/&utm_campaign=newsletter_ts_the-scientist-daily_2016&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=33275284&_hsenc=p2anqtz-9bwx8_kneyimjlvwzcorr4qyim6ujqm0ya14vzgfitt58quom9ptxwoenygpqnsw-xb6osphaq7xuvdqgbf1vvjf5xoq&_hsmi=33275284.

Tallon

R. I. P. He gave humankind a great service.

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Do you have any shocking experiences of JW prejudice against non-JWs? I have one report to share.

by Island Man in

a non-jw friend of mine told me of her experience at a just concluded regional convention that she went to.

she said that during some announcements after a song, there was an announcement advising the audience to be mindful of the need to safeguard their belongings because not all persons present at the convention are delegates.

she said she was shocked to hear this rather prejudiced announcement that clearly insinuated all non-delegates are untrustworthy and only delegates are honest.

Tallon

Here's my experience and I hope it fits in with this discussion thread;

This incident occurred at a district convention about 1981 or 1982. I was standing with my mother and sister. A bethelite walked up to us and shook hands with my sister and congratulated her on getting baptised. I didn't know him that well so I held out my hand to greet him. He backed away slightly and then said to me that he doesn't shake hands with unbaptised brothers. I was momentarily taken aback by this and wanted to throw the curry & rice that I held in my hand into his face (they still sold food at the conventions back then). My mother saw what I was intending to do and gave me one of her looks so I backed down. Needless to say, my mother wasn't impressed with this so called bethelite and let him have it with both barrels.

A couple of years later, that jerk got kicked out of bethel for stealing money and was disfellowshipped.