Posts by GrreatTeacher

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Does Anybody Here Sympathize With The Looters That Cause Destruction?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i realize some here are diehard democrats.

whether you are democrat, republican or independent, do you support any of these looters that cause mayhem and destruction for their cause?

i have heard some people sympathize with these law breakers saying they understand why they do what they do and leave it at that.. of course i wonder how they would feel if their own property was burnt or stolen or destroyed..

GrreatTeacher

Thumbs up for Old Bay seasoning.

Seriously, did you really expect people to support looters?

They're criminals and should be prosecuted.

Protesting is all good and fine, but a large group of people can turn into a mob. If you want to protest, I recommend the first 10 or 15 minutes and then get the hell out of there.

Also, I know from experience in Baltimore a few years ago that large protests can attract bad faith actors from other places. These people undermine the protests and greatly irritate good faith actors.

Also, as I've said before, there is no "the Media" anymore. Walter Cronkite is dead. There are multi channels and it is up to the reader to do the research. It's exhausting but such are the wonders of the information economy.

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They are giving a beautiful witness of Jehovah's Organization

by Tameria2001 in

they are giving a beautiful witness of jehovah's organization, now let us see the fruits of their labor blossom.... ...nah i can't say that with a straight face.

let me back up and explain why i said that.

as many of you know that my husband's mother had been fighting cancer.

GrreatTeacher

I'm so sorry for your loss, Tameria.

This will be a hard thing to overlook. It's cruel because it was very public and it's not like you can print a retraction for an obituary.

I sincerely hope they do not give the entire hour long JW funeral graveside. There are usually a limited number of chairs and you know who would "reserve" them for themselves.

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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.

it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .

genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

GrreatTeacher

Oh man, that could be repurposed as some prime retail property.

I'm thinking maybe a dinner theater type thing like Medieval Times with the jousting tournament.

Maybe a nautical theme like the Spanish Armada vs. the British Navy with audience participation!

Then again, I don't know whether Kentucky could support the nautical theme. It's not on the coast.

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Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

by minimus in

jw
friends

this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

?.

GrreatTeacher

Tameria, my understanding was that there was only one version of the vaccine each year. ( per hemisphere )

Unless that means that the shot in August is actually the one from the previous year. In that case, it would make no sense to require flu vaccines at the beginning of the school year.

This problem could be easily worked around, of course by changing the deadline to later in the school year. Or by having the schools supply the vaccines themselves. Both school districts I have been involved with locally have offered free flu vaccines seasonally.

In my experience, the uptake is about a third of parents who will sign off for their children to get the shot in school. Others, especially the ones with health insurance, will get theirs on their own.

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By What Authority Do you Teach?

by Vanderhoven7 in

i am in earnest.

i will not excuse; i will not equivocate;.

i will not retreat a single inch.

GrreatTeacher

Yes, one life and the older you are the faster it seems to go by.

It took me awhile to understand my husband's need to go at life full- tilt.

When you are bipolar, you go from living fast and furious alternating with living slow and sluggish. Treatment for me is learning how to live life moderately and steadily.

My husband has been tortured with a back that has been filled with metal and he hurts all the time.

He hasn't been able to secure approval from his work man's comp adjuster for two months for a new type of injection in his back. Apparently trying to go between 2 different vertebrae this time requires an audit of his entire medical history and an act of God. ( which could be why it's taking so long! ) He has been working through severe pain.

Today, while taking a day off for an inspiring visit to the DMV, he took his bike and did a 30 mile bike ride!

It used to make me crazy because that seems a good way to hurt his back even worse. And sometimes he does hurt afterward.

But, now I get it. Every time he rides he fears it will be his last. His vertebrae are slowly deteriorating. He could end up losing mobility and won't be able to cycle anymore. Ever.

I worry about him accelerating that process with hard exercise.

He worries that each ride will be his last. He needs to enjoy it while he can.

There are no do overs, no cycling in the "new system." or another afterlife or even another reincarnated life.

Just one chance, people. Make it count.

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JW Excuses

by Vanderhoven7 in

the following list was posted by generation2 in reddit.

perhaps you can add to it.. 1- it's a translation issue.

2- that's how things where then.

GrreatTeacher

The whole "it's like tacking in sailing, you make adjustments when needed," to explain their ever changing doctrines drives me crazy.

Have they ever been sailing?

Regardless any tacking that might be involved, you always end up at the same destination!

Their doctrines change and they end up somewhere different all the time.

The metaphor fails utterly.

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Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

by minimus in

jw
friends

this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

?.

GrreatTeacher

I was excited when they came out with the varicella/chicken pox vaccination just before my son went to school.

I told him all about the pox all over my body, even in my nose and throat that itched so badly, but you couldn't scratch them in order to avoid scars. I have one scar on my forehead from a pox that was just crazy itchy.

He asked if all the kids actually got a nasty disease like this and I told him, "Pretty much so. You'd have to stay out of school for a week or so, being low grade feverish, so itchy you can hardly stand it. Calamine lotion helped dry up the blisters but it's a very mild treatment. So your week at home was not even fun.

He needed another shot and he never caught chicken pox, thank God !

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Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

by minimus in

jw
friends

this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

?.

GrreatTeacher

Everybody should get the tDap/tetanus shot every ten years. You lose immunity over time.

If you get yourself a puncture wound with something metal ( like my teenager did) you should go get it looked at by a doctor.

If you don't recall your last tetanus shot, they'll give you another one.

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Going to see my abusive jw mother tomorrow

by Simonsez in

my me mother and i do not see eye to eye to say the least.

my childhood was fraught with her abusive behavior.

alas.she is old now and though i have not spoken to her in a year she called the other day and wanted to see me.

GrreatTeacher

My parents have their medical power of attorney signed over to the elders.

I found this out when they both nearly died in a car accident several years ago.

Just as well, I would definitely tell doctors to give them blood in an emergency.

We haven't had that conversation, but could you imagine their horror?

"Yes, Mom and Dad, I would tell the doctors to save your life!"

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Do You Think the Federalist System in the US Gives States too Much Power?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

as time goes on, i keep rethinking this whole thing about states' rights here in the us.

the more i think about it, i think less states' power may be a way to reduce some of the craziness going on.. as mentioned on another thread, you can't even drive now into some states without them checking your license tag where you are from so you have have to be quarantined.

states such as georgia are pretty much wide open.

GrreatTeacher

Also jackalopes cross state lines. Just saying.