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  DANA!! BUCS ARE #1

  by Seven in

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  {{{{{{{dana}}}}}}}}}, .

  how sweet it is!!!!!!!!!!!!

  go ahead and enjoy the moment!

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  Came in on the half...saw the score....knew it was over (short of Tampa playing dead and Oakland pulling off a miracle...NOT).

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  Super Bowl Predictions

  by WildTurkey in

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  im a huge cowboy fan but i dont think they will make it to the super bowl, damn sure would love to be wrong.

  ok here is who i think as of right now pittsburgh stealers and san francisco 49ers and god i hate them both, well thats my pick how about you?

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  Well, I'm not much of a football fan and I turned it on at the end of the first half.

  At half, I knew it was over. Tampa would have had to play dead and maybe (just maybe) Oakland would have won. Wasn't gonna happen. Although Oakland put up a valiant effort at the end....too little, too late.

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  TWO REALLY STUPID QUESTIONS

  by MYOHNSEPH in

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  i tried to figure out a way to do this anonymously, because i really hate looking stupid.

  well, this stupid anyway!

  but you see, i'm not really much of an internet person.

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  Yah....What DOES Dilligaf mean?????

  Tatiana: IMHO maybe MYOHNSEPH means "My Own Self"??? Just a guess.

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  Joe Millionaire and The Bachelorette

  by happyout in

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  sorry if i missed any previous posts, but hello, i know i can't be the only person watching these shows!!

  we have a pool going on in my office as to trista's final choice.

  personally, i think it will be charlie.

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  RE: BACHELORETTE SHOW

  I VOTE FOR "CHARLIE". They seem very comfortable with each other, they have a lot of fun together. She relates with him well on an emotional level (both know what it's like to be cheated on) and I think he would be committed to the relationship. He's a financial broker which means their financial future is in good hands. AND they look smashing together.

  The poet is a cutie pie and makes emotional smush out of her but I don't really think he matches her on an intellectual level.

  Roy: Forget it. He's smothering her to death and crawling all over her.

  The guy with the neat eyes (can't remember his name). ???? I haven't seen him on a one-on-one with her yet but then again I just started watching the show the last couple of weeks.

  THE BACHELOR SHOW: Deceitful and not nice!!! No other comments.

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  AMERICANS!! A Brit needs help

  by searcher in

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  ok so heres the deal.. having always wanted to visit america, i would like to set up a months multi-centre holiday (thats a vacation lol).. problem, i have never travelled abroad except when organised by the military, so i have no idea whats involved.

  i dont even know whether or not to bring towels.

  lol.. i can set up flights to/from the states here (even interstate flights), but when i get there i will be the original innocent abroad.. what i need.

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  Good for you, Steve. Happy B'Day from another "over the hill gang" member. What a great adventure.

  Let me know if South Florida is in your plans. Glad to help. I'm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (that's southern East Coast Florida just north of Miami).

  My e-mail: [email protected]

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  Dancing today

  by Haereticus in

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  if i am not mistaken then about forty years ago there was a study article in wt, which quite clearly stated that a mature christian should not dance with anybody else than ones spouse.

  somehow i remember that the article gave an example of a couple visiting another couple and let's say the male host would grab the female visitor and lean on her going together circles for few minutes.

  then the article went on asking what the visiting male would feel in this situation and what diffrence music would make?

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  GUIDANCE
  
  When I meditated on the word GUIDANCE, I kept seeing "dance" at
  the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like
  dancing.
  
  When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement
  doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable.
  When one person realizes and lets the other lead, then both begin to
  flow with the music.

  One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge or by pressing lightly in
  one direction or another. It's as if two become one, moving beautifully.
  
  Dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one
  person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
  
  My eyes drew back to the word GUIDANCE. When I saw "G," I thought
  of God, followed by "u" and "i." . . . "God, "u" and "i" dance." God, you,
  and I dance. This statement is what guidance means to me. As I lowered my
  head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life.
  
  Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
  
  Dance together with God, trusting Him to lead and
  guide you through each season of your life.
  
  May You Always Dance !!!!!

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  Dancing today

  by Haereticus in

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  if i am not mistaken then about forty years ago there was a study article in wt, which quite clearly stated that a mature christian should not dance with anybody else than ones spouse.

  somehow i remember that the article gave an example of a couple visiting another couple and let's say the male host would grab the female visitor and lean on her going together circles for few minutes.

  then the article went on asking what the visiting male would feel in this situation and what diffrence music would make?

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  Now this is a subject that sticks in my craw.

  Yes it does depend on the congregation. I spent 11 years in tears because I couldn't dance but dancing was quite popular in my best JW friends(?) congregation in Georgia. In my congregation, JW's idea of dancing was moving their hands and feet....maybe...but it was a sin to move anything else in between. There were no single men to dance with anyhow. Line dancing was about all. Maybe one or two dances. That's it. LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA congregation folks. Dead.

  There was an Awake article that came out that said there was no problem with a brother dancing with a sister other than his wife. The emphasis was more on the kind of dancing that would be done, e.g., sensual dancing a no-no.

  I went to a JW wedding and noticed that a recently widowed, elderly sister was being asked to Swing dance by married brothers (most everyone knew that I liked to Swing dance). Before becoming a JW, I always danced; I rarely just sat and watched. I was always on the floor. At this wedding, I made a statement to a single sister I was sitting with as to why do they dance with her but they won't ask us to dance. Her answer was that "She is safe because she is an elder's widow." I said "So what does that make us? Jezebels?" I was furious and I marched over to an elder's wife I knew well and told her so. I stormed out and never went to another wedding or gathering where there might be dancing.

  I truly believe there are too many JW marriages in trouble for a JW brother to chance dancing with someone other than his wife. So once again, the single sisters pay the price. They are the sacrificial lambs because the JW married men can't trust themselves and their wives can't control their jealousy.

  The Dallas Push Club was the only Club I ever belonged to where every dance was a Ladies Choice. Everyone danced with everyone and the marrieds had no problem with it. Everyone there loved to dance. We were a dance club first; a social club second. Dancing wasn't a flirtatious(sp?) act but just a way to have fun and learn new steps. Heck. One of my competition dance partners was married! His wife was a dancer also and even helped smooth out our choreograped routine. She cheered and clapped more than anyone else when we competed!

  If I would have known at the time, I would have check out those spanish congregations. WOW. Where was my head???

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  Edited by - Trotafox on 13 January 2003 23:50:20
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  B.B. King

  by Beans in

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  well i am off to see the legendary b.b.king tonight.

  just before stevie ray vaughn died i was really getting into his music and wanted to see him live and never got the chance, so before this guy leaves this planet i have to go see him!.

  i will give all you blues fans a full report later on tonight.. beans

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  LOVE BB!!!!

  When I was dancing the Push and Swing in Dallas, I danced to a whole bunch of his songs, as well as many other Blues artists. I have a fairly good Blues record collection because we used to buy the records dirt cheap and pass them around to our friends in the Dallas Push Club to record. We were always looking for good Blues songs for dance competition.

  It'll be a toe tapping good time, Beans. Enjoy.

  LOVE DA BLUES....
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  Does anyone else get S.A.D.?

  by Aztec in

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  also known as seasonally affected disorder.

  i have been kind of "down" since october.

  the lack of sunshine always gets me.. ~aztec

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  Yep. That's why I live in South Florida. Even though I love Ohio, the grey, gloomy winter days really got to me. Even here, I get really down when there's a rainy weekend. I use the natural spectrum lighting in the livingrom and office which helps.

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  AWAKE Says We Shouldn't Judge Apostates!

  by minimus in

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  the february 8, 2003 awake has an article entitled:"is there an unforgivable sin".notice the good news for apostates or those who once associated.

  "some people who were once faithful christians have purposely drawn away from god, perhaps because of bitterness, pride, or greed, and are now apostate fighters against god's spirit.

  they willfully oppose what the spirit is clearly accomplishing.

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  have purposely drawn away from God, perhaps because of bitterness, pride, or greed,

  Bitter? Bitter? YOU BET. Jerks.

  secret sins....

  What secret sins? Is it a "secret sin" to investigate an organization that brow beats you, is unloving, stresses you out to the max, and then shuns you and separates you from those you love? That's not a "secret sin"; that's using common sense! Jerks.

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