i'm almost a year out of high school and of course, i'm not in college.
i'm a pioneer (sigh) with little to no work experience and having a really hard time finding any work.
i want to go back to college, but it's going to be difficult now that i'm a pioneer, and my parents cannot really afford the loans that will incur should i pursue going to college.
If you're 18 and a U.S. citizen, you don't need to have your parents involved at all in securing college loans. You can qualify for them on your own.
I'm not sure if you need to be a full-time student. Check with your state gov regarding loan restrictions.
You will NOT be able to go to school AND pioneer. You'll need time for study, and if your parents won't help you, time for at least part-time work.
Decision time.
once more ... with feeling!.
"the brooklyn blues" (sung to melody of "those were the days").
once upon a time there was a towerwhere we used to drink from eight to two.remember how we slaved away the hours,and dreamed of all the great things god would do.. then the crushing years went crawling by us,we kept our screwy doctrines on the way.. if by chance i'd see you in the tower,.
My older brother did a stint at Bethel in the 1960s. He never spoke about it afterwards (which in itself says something about his experience), so I don't know much about the Bethel climate at that time.
Many posters here, however, have related their first-hand knowledge of the heavy drinking that went on.
once more ... with feeling!.
"the brooklyn blues" (sung to melody of "those were the days").
once upon a time there was a towerwhere we used to drink from eight to two.remember how we slaved away the hours,and dreamed of all the great things god would do.. then the crushing years went crawling by us,we kept our screwy doctrines on the way.. if by chance i'd see you in the tower,.
LLLFS: " Wow, Return of Parakeet, you know how to write... Do you have any more interpretations of songs, done your way, up your sleeve? "
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here till ten. Enjoy the scampi.
I haven't improvised any other songs, but I used it do it regularly with other songs and with other themes for my husband to sing at office Christmas parties (he has a great singing voice).
Here's one that I remember. At the time my husband had just bought (over my objections) his first motorcycle. He said it would be practical for getting to school -- Hah! In the winter? Not for long! (He was a public schoolteacher then). To ride in bad weather, he bought and wore the most ridiculous-looking bright-red insulated jumpsuit. I had to adapt a Christmas song just for him --
Robert and the Red-Hued Rain Gear (sung to "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer")
Robert and the red-hued rain gear. It was very bright, no doubt. And if you ever saw it, it would knock your eyes right out.
All of the other bikers used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Robert join in any bikers' games.
Then one rainy school morning, Robert said to me, "If I wear my gear, I'll bet, I'll stay dry and the rest'll get wet!"
Then how the bikers loved him, and they shouted out with glee,
"Where can we get some rain gear? Even though we'll look funny!"
(It's funnier after you've had a few cups of eggnog.)
once more ... with feeling!.
"the brooklyn blues" (sung to melody of "those were the days").
once upon a time there was a towerwhere we used to drink from eight to two.remember how we slaved away the hours,and dreamed of all the great things god would do.. then the crushing years went crawling by us,we kept our screwy doctrines on the way.. if by chance i'd see you in the tower,.
"Return of Parakeet...Was that your own original word adoption?"
Yep, I made it up all by myself.
Anyone else want to adapt a song?
once more ... with feeling!.
"the brooklyn blues" (sung to melody of "those were the days").
once upon a time there was a towerwhere we used to drink from eight to two.remember how we slaved away the hours,and dreamed of all the great things god would do.. then the crushing years went crawling by us,we kept our screwy doctrines on the way.. if by chance i'd see you in the tower,.
Once more ... with feeling! "The Brooklyn Blues" (sung to melody of "Those Were the Days") Once upon a time there was a Tower Where we used to drink from eight to two. Remember how we slaved away the hours, And dreamed of all the great things God would do. Then the crushing years went crawling by us, We kept our screwy doctrines on the way.
If by chance I'd see you in the Tower,
We'd smirk at one another and we'd say --
These are Last Days, my Friend,
We know they soon will end,
We'll preach and shun till God calls it a day.
We'll live the life they choose,
We'll fight and always lose,
These are Last Days, oh yes, these are the days.
La la la la ...
Just tonight I stood before the Tower,
Everything's the way it used to be.
In the glass I saw a strange reflection,
A dub who now is really free.
Through the door there came a stream of robots,
I saw your face but then forgot your name.
Oh poor dub, you're older but no wiser,
For in your heart the lies are still the same.
These are the days, ex-Friend,
You're still convinced they'll end,
You think you'll live forever and a day.
You live the life they choose,
You fight and always lose,
These are the days, oh yes, these are the days
La la la la ...
(Apologies to Mary Hopkin)
a friend of mine recently found out a few years back that she had an aggressive form of breast cancer.
she went to many doctors, but all of them told her she had to have a mastectomy and undergo radiation therapy.
that seemed really unappealing to her.
Apt parable.
Too bad Angie's List doesn't provide information about religions as it does about doctors.
for a religion that claims to be "fearless and bold" the watchtower has avoided writing about islam and muslim practices and how they are part of babylon the great.
the attacks on christendom are not a bold move because the "tower" and "gb" know the christian church is not going to send a suicide bomber into a kingdom or district convention.
it's not fair to christendom to receive all the hate speech from the "leaning tower of brooklyn", why don't they write the truth about islam?
The WTS prefers targets that don't shoot back.
Cowards.
i fully realize the revisionist history about 1919 and it has been well documented.. but what i took out of the first article about the chain of events during the great tribulation makes sense and is encouraging.. i could never understand that after doing nothing for 2000 years jehovah a god of love would wipe out 8 billion men ,women and children without given a genuine chance.
so what happens, the u.n. goes after organized religion [do'nt ask me how] then jesus starts judging.. does'nt the bible say that all who call on the name of jehovah will be saved?
so people will have a clearcut path to choose, either put their trust in god or the nations.
"... would you come back on board if you saw an actual prophecy fulfilled? "
How would one tell if a WT "prophecy" came true?
Even if the UN were to attack organized religions, however unlikely that would be, it could do so for any number of reasons, not necessarily "fulfilling" a dub expectation.
Short of God showing up and thundering, "The dubs have The Truth. Obey or die," I would never go back.
Even if God were to show up, I still wouldn't go back. I'd rather be nonexistent than be a dub.
according to the wt the 144000 have to die to obtain their heavenly reward?
but which part of them goes to heaven?.
their body can't and doesn't.
VillageGirl: " And atheists here, are here for what reason? I can't imagine why they bother. "
You can't imagine why atheists bother?
You have a very limited imagination.
according to the wt the 144000 have to die to obtain their heavenly reward?
but which part of them goes to heaven?.
their body can't and doesn't.
I'm guessing the elbows and toes.
Their brains are dead, and their hearts are shriveled, so God won't want those.
