Posts by Southland

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American Idol, Who's watching?

by TheStar in

am i the only shmuck on this board watching this every week?

please say i'm not.

Southland

I voted for Jim V and AJ - the two "losers" Simon spent so much time villifying. It was somewhat gratifying that they advanced. I think they were very sincere, even though they did not put on their best performance.

WEEK 1

Whoo - solid performance by Tamyra. Loved the frim fram sauce song by Ryan. Adriel surely got the girl vote.

WEEK 2

Alexis was good. Liked Angela too. Gil had a great voice. Alex and Kelli were awful. Jazmin sang from her heart. Justin - well he does seem a little full of himself, but you can't deny he has a great voice.

WEEK 3

I was blown away by EJay - the one who filled in for the disqualified guy last night. I couldn't believe the range on the way he sang that one word "SAID". I did like Christina a lot as well. Nikki was pretty cool too. Sorry Al, I didn't care so much for Mark. What was up with that thing around his neck and those white gloves? I think it was homage to Michael Jackson who he imitated in the earlier qualifying rounds.

Okay, I've totally embarassed myself.

http://www.idolonfox.com

Holiday Stamps

by Southland in

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i picked up some new stamps today (for those outside the us, the postage just went up from 34 cents to 37 cents per stamp).

i noticed the provisional stamps were of the us flag.

it made me remember the old days where my mother would scrutinize the stamps for sale at the post office to make sure she did not buy any that were objectional, especially around the holidays, i.e.

Southland

I picked up some new stamps today (for those outside the US, the postage just went up from 34 cents to 37 cents per stamp). I noticed the provisional stamps were of the US flag.

It made me remember the old days where my mother would scrutinize the stamps for sale at the post office to make sure she did not buy any that were objectional, especially around the holidays, i.e. Valentine's Day, Christmas, Fourth of July, etc.

Any one else have memories like these?

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Cygnus is in bad shape

by Cygnus in

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just so i don't miss anybody who is interested.... my results from the ekg and the echogram showed a severe leak in a heart valve.

i am going for an angiogram on the 15th but the cardiologist says the liklihood is great that i will need open heart surgery.

rare for a 30 year old but if necessary, it is necessary.. no word yet on the results of the blood work for liver enzymes and hepatitis.

Southland

Hang in there dude!

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Inactive 3yr, baptised & "expecting&qu...

by lofromchicago in

i have been a lurker for quite some time now (3 years maybe), and i vist the site a few times every couple of months.

however, a situation has presented itself and i need to talk to someone.

my "story" from 3 years ago is posted on http://www.jwfiles.com/jws-leaving/paul.html for some background info (i'm 26 now).

Southland

lofromchicago,

You may want to consider Open Adoption ... the baby goes to a loving family who really would provide an ideal family situation ... and the biological parents still stay in the picture with previously negotiated frequency of visits, etc.

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Mulan could use some cyber hugs...

by Princess in

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i will spare you all the gory details until she is ready to post them.

my mom (mulan) is having trouble with my grandma again.

looks like this time she has finally burned her last available bridge and will be moving out.

Southland

(((Mulan)))

I remember when I first started lurking here, trying to decipher the odd cast of characters, Mulan was one of those that always stood out as a voice of calm and reason. I remember thinking, wow, what a wonderful maternal influence.

I feel for your situation. My grandmother had dementia toward the end and what a sad way for her to exit this world where she did not recognize anyone around her and thought everyone was out to get her.

I hope tomorrow is a better day and that she regains some of her senses.

Southland

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Mulan could use some cyber hugs...

by Princess in

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i will spare you all the gory details until she is ready to post them.

my mom (mulan) is having trouble with my grandma again.

looks like this time she has finally burned her last available bridge and will be moving out.

Southland

(((Mulan)))

I've been touched by your past postings about your Mom, and I'm sorry to hear things have taken a difficult turn for the worse.

I hope your Mom does a 180.

Southland

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Asking For Help On Important Project

by AlanF in

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an interesting project with respect to the jw child molestation problem is coming up that i want to get some help on.

if anyone would like to help, please email me at [email protected] .

there could be a time committment from a few hours to many hours, depending on how much you want to do.. thanks!.

Southland

I got an email from AlanF saying the project is finished. So people should not bring the post to the top any more.

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$1,000,000.......... jw child abuse victims

by crawdad2 in

i don't like $450,000 us dollars................... i think one million, or more, us dollars is more like it,... for damages.

.......to a jw child molestation victim that has all the names and times.......and stuff about how the elders told you that you don't have 2 witnesses...........did they make you read 1 tim 5:19 to them,... out loud?

1 tim 5:19 do not admit an accusation against an older man.....except only on the evidence of 2 or 3 "witnesses".......20.

Southland

Crawdad2,

I think your enthusiasm is commendable. But to me, you are coming across a little fanatical. It has been said before that every situation is unique and there are a lot of factors that go into determining an injury award. It's not possible to come up ahead of time with $450,000 or $1 million as appropriate figures. This is something best left to legal counsel.

(Hoping I don't get Crawdad2-flamed.)

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WORLD OF LIES COMING UNRAVELED

by You Know in

some historians date the beginning of the end of the soviet empire to the chernobyl disaster, for the reason that for several days after the explosion, as the radioactive cloud floated quietly over europe, the soviet government said nothing to warn people of the dangers that may have minimized some of the exposure.

it ruined their credibility, from which they never recovered.

presently, the whole capitalist system has an even worse credibility problem.

Southland

Interesting post ... I agree with most of it ... I am actually able to weed through the Lyndon Larouche and some of the other nonsense put forward by You Know.

I do think the markets are in a near meltdown ... my investments (401k etc) have suffered tremendously, and we are close to seeing Dow closing below 9000 for the first time in a long while.

The interesting thing is that there have been increasing references by the Society emphasizing loyalty and devotion to "God's organization here on earth". They certainly would not agree with You Know that

it is possible to be loyal to the Society without having our faith bound by their every utterance.

I'm just of the mindset that it doesn't necessarily follow that God must have an organization here on earth. I prefer a personal one-on-one relationship rather than using some "channel."

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WORLD OF LIES COMING UNRAVELED

by You Know in

some historians date the beginning of the end of the soviet empire to the chernobyl disaster, for the reason that for several days after the explosion, as the radioactive cloud floated quietly over europe, the soviet government said nothing to warn people of the dangers that may have minimized some of the exposure.

it ruined their credibility, from which they never recovered.

presently, the whole capitalist system has an even worse credibility problem.

Southland

Edited to delete duplicate post.

Edited by - Southland on 26 June 2002 10:49:53