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Not sure if this was posted yet...

by TweetieBird in

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http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8609209&syndicate=syndicate&section=.

a billion dollars!!!.

this explanation really helped me come to terms with these huge numbers, in a format i could understand.

TweetieBird

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8609209&syndicate=syndicate§ion=

A BILLION DOLLARS!!!

This explanation really helped me come to terms with these huge numbers, in a format I could understand. It says:

1 million seconds is equal to 11 ½ days
1 billion seconds is equal to 31 ¾ years
1 trillion seconds is equal to 31,710 years

So the difference between a million and a billion is the difference between 11 ½ days and 31 ¾ years (11.5 days vs. 11,315 days)!

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Going out with a bang

by LittleToe in

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after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.

TweetieBird

I totally forgot about this. Glad someone resurrected it. Has anyone been in contact with Little Toe or Xena recently. An update would be cool. Glad they are out living their lives.

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California Most Hated State, According To Recent Poll

by Bangalore in

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california most hated state, according to recent poll .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/california-most-hated-state_n_1297843.html?ref=mostpopular.

bangalore.

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TweetieBird

I lived there for 2 1/2 years and am seriously trying to move back. Hopefully by the end of the year. I LOVE California.

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I'm in a pretty dark place...

by OneDayillBeFree in

i know many of you have felt this way but it still hurts.. i was doing fine, great actually but then all of the sudden a huge wave of pain hit my body out of the blue.

man its so hard living this life, always pretending, except when you're alone.

i feel like its eating me from the inside.. so many times i want to just give up, on both sides.

OneDayIllBeFree - please don't give up. Most of here have been where you are now but it does get easier. It's hard coming out of the matrix, but you need to focus on making more friends on the outside and pursuing things that you love or have always wanted to try. Even 10+ years later, I lie to my family members. They know I don't go to meetings anymore but it doesn't stop them from trying to save me. Sometimes I just want to totally let them know that I am "apostate" so that they will forever leave me alone.

Transhuman68 - LOVED the poem...so true!

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Last nights intervention about a Gay Jw who turned to Meth

by rabidewok in

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sorry if this has already been posted, i enjoyed it, you might want to check it out..

TweetieBird

OMG, ohiocowboy...I had no idea you went through that back then. I wish we both knew then what we know now, I would have totally taken you in. It makes me so sad that you went through so much sadness at such a young age. I use to have so much respect for your parents, I loved them like family but after I heard about the way they treated you, I lost all of that. I blame it on the cult. If they had not been in it, maybe your life would have turned out differently. But hopefully, you are happy now. We need to catch up. Are you still in Dallas? Going to be there in February. I'll email you.

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As An EXJW Does Christmas Mean Anything To You?

by minimus in

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i've been thinking how correct the witnesses are regarding an aspect of xmas.

it is totally commercialized and it's big business and materialism.

having said that, i enjoy giving presents and recieving them.

TweetieBird

Born into the JW's-been out about 10 years. This is the first year that I have had a tree. My husband says that he's not comfortable with it and doesn't want to do a tree next year. I can take it or leave it. We only did it this year for the grandson.

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