Posts by DFWnonJW

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Taking a break....

by SixofNine in

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......from atheism.

jehovah, we thank you for these manny blessings... for the food you provide, also the rich spiritual bountious ...uh.. bounty from the faithful and discreet slave.

also thank you for the local brothers who watch over us to protect the flock, such as onacruse, may we always be helping them to ...ummm...watch over us..*shit!

DFWnonJW

I just KNEW you were elder material. Sheila laughed, but I knew!

and ....<internet scratch off. highlight to reveal hidden message>

GO CUBS!!!

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workplace woe(s) - your opinion sought

by DFWnonJW in

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i work in a very small shop and the secretary has been the owner's mother-in-law.

sadly, she has been in the hospital for the past couple of weeks and in fact the family was summoned to the hospital late this afternoon and apparently she doesn't have long to live.

who knows what tomorrow will bring.

I work in a very small shop and the secretary has been the owner's mother-in-law. Sadly, she has been in the hospital for the past couple of weeks and in fact the family was summoned to the hospital late this afternoon and apparently she doesn't have long to live. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.

So, with all this going on and in everyone's mind, we are in need of a secretary. One was hired for temp but lasted less than a week and then quit. This brings me to a dilemma of sorts...

A coworker is trying to get one of his girlfriends the job but isn't being honest with the owner (nothing new there) in telling that there's something more between them than just 'a friend from church'. See, this guy is married and has several women on the side. No, his wife doesn't know (not bad for a Deacon eh?). Going from what he's said of this g/f, she would not be much help and I just see trouble coming to an already stressed situation. This guy is slacker enough as it is and this would only make it worse IMO. Trouble is that I recently went to the boss about another problem and was told "It could be worse. Some guys show up drunk or don't show up at all sometimes..." So I asked if he could at least stress the importance of our doing quality work to which he agreed - didn't happen and no changes seen.

The Q: So I am just wondering if, from what I've written here (and there's lot's more of course), would I be out of line if I informed the boss about the real relationship between my coworker and the prospective secretary? I'm inclined to say nothing and let the paperwork fall where it may, especially knowing that other's have gone to the boss about this guy before and the boss defended and made excuses for him instead of doing anything about the problem(s).

Just curious what some of you might do in such a situation.

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What Is Your Googilism?

by xjw_b12 in

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i discovered this site today, and had some fun with it typing in the real names, then the aliases of posters here.

e-man posted a similar thread a month or so ago, but this is a lot more fun, as long as your name or phrase is not too "exclusive"

have fun!

DFWnonJW

Sorry, Google doesn't know enough about dfwnonjw yet.

A likely story.

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Did you get a headache today?

by Mindchild in

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the earth is undergoing a major geomagnetic storm today (october 15th).

has anyone here noticed anything different about how they feel today?

i have monitored my own responses to geomagnetic storms and find i almost always get a headache out of the blue and ringing of the ears.

DFWnonJW

I've actually felt better than usual and strangely optimistic for some reason. Guess I really am different from everyone else.

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Iran - On the right track

by Uzzah in

say what you want about middle eastern law but at least with this one i belive they are on the right track for an admitted child rapist/molester.iranian court hands 8 death sentences, 173 lashes to serial child rapist.

by ali akbar dareini.

tehran (ap) - an iranian court has sentenced a serial child rapist to eight death sentences and 173 lashes, the judge in charge of the case said thursday.

DFWnonJW

Are the lashes meted out before, between or after the hangings?

As a side note, when I was about 7 or 8 years old I heard a news report about someone being 'arrainged' but since I was not up on legal terms I heard re-hanged. Ok, well I thought it was funny anyway.

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Are you responsible for others?

by SpiceItUp in

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the same reason that ray franz wrote his book got me thinking.

he mentioned that if you saw someone doing something harmful in some way would you warn them or would you let them be completely responsible for themselves.

say that they don?t realize what they are doing is harming them or unhealthy, would you try to take steps to help them?

DFWnonJW

For example, if you see some child running out into the street (especially with cars coming) - you would certainly want to grab the child from the ensuing danger.

True enough. An uncle of mine one time saw a big box in the middle of the road while he driving along. He thought to himself there might be a kid playing inside so he stopped to check (some might have just hit it for the hell of it). Sure enough there was a small child inside so he got it out and went up to the nearest house and knocked on the door. When he tried to explain what happened he got balsted for disturbing the woman (and she was in fact the childs mother). Unreal but it happens.

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What a difference a word makes!

by ozziepost in

it's just a little word, nothing special, we use it every day, but how it can change people's thinking!

and how it can be used to "support" a teaching!

what's the word?

DFWnonJW

Mmmmmm kool-aid. Cherry for me please.

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Depression and That Fading Away Feeling

by Swan in

when you get depressed, do you ever have the feeling that you are fading away?

let me describe what i have been experiencing now and in the past.

i feel so depressed that i feel like i'm not really here in the present.

DFWnonJW

Swan,
I'm afraid I do know that feeling quite well and you're right about it being very difficult to explain. Just a disconnected feeling that you try to shake with varying results. As for food, I generally only eat once a day anymore and that's usually just a quick lunch. The rest of the time it's tea (like right now) and the occasional toast when I have actually made a trip to the store. But that's pretty rare these days. I had thought the depression was long gone but it's been back for over a year now. Just like everyone else, I want to feel good but it just ain't happening. Still, I'm better off than a lot of others so I'm not complaining, just giving that knowing nod.

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