these young birds are growing rapidly now, and it shouldn't be too long before they begin to fly!.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/lochgarten/abernethyvideo.aspx.
Thanks for the video. They are beautiful birds. Two sleepyheads and one insomniac - just like at my house! LOL
There are osprey, herons and bald eagles on the Chesapeake Bay where I live. All beautiful birds, but the bald eagles are huge! To see them fly with their 6 ft. wingspan is truly awesome.
by 09:20 tomorrow morning i've got to front up for an exam ( in my study unit, the new testament in its times).
and, even though two of the questions are known to me (and all the students sitting for the exam) - i'm finding it hard to concentrate.
the problem is not helped by having a dose of the flu - but i'm just finding it so hard to focus..
Sudafed. (pseudoephedrine)
It's a cold remedy for clearing head congestion and it's also a stimulant so it will help with concentration.
Good luck with your exam.
GT
I am sure that heron is looking right at me.
i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler Ross
I had never before thought about the idea of a good death vs. a bad death.
one of the things i have been wresting with mentally is unraveling the "us vs. them" mentality that has been driven into my skull in the organization.. i am starting this thread seeking advice on how others have come to grip with this.. this is what i struggle with:.
i like the feeling/thought of being among people that live, or try to live, or at least know they ought to live by higher standards of conduct (maybe it is just what i'm used to...).
when you walk out of a convention of people dressed up, clean-cut, shaven, non-smoking, less-profanity-speaking, fairly orderly etc and see what greets you in the streets outside, it is a big contrast.. i am also still trying to understand how a religion that has conned people (so is morally wrong) could also be so well organized and have a lot of truly decent folks among their ranks.
They are like whitewashed graves...on the inside they are full of dead men's bones.
yes.. peterborough city center u.k. ''what does the bible really teach'' displayed on it.. a family of 3 i know were sitting on the bench just behind it.
i'm not going to say anything derogatory about them as they are nice folks even if they have to shun me now i bear no malice.. as predicted not a single person was paying any attention as they walked by.
i noticed some other canvassers (non religious), were actively approaching people and handing out leaflets.. on the market i saw the jw charity stall and again not a single soul was interested or even near it.. i'm glad this 'urgent never to be repeated work(tm)' is being vigorously carried out by god's chosen people.
How about Couldn't Care Less Cart for the USA?
yes.. peterborough city center u.k. ''what does the bible really teach'' displayed on it.. a family of 3 i know were sitting on the bench just behind it.
i'm not going to say anything derogatory about them as they are nice folks even if they have to shun me now i bear no malice.. as predicted not a single person was paying any attention as they walked by.
i noticed some other canvassers (non religious), were actively approaching people and handing out leaflets.. on the market i saw the jw charity stall and again not a single soul was interested or even near it.. i'm glad this 'urgent never to be repeated work(tm)' is being vigorously carried out by god's chosen people.
LOL at Apathy Trolley
New official JWN name?
this week's study april 15th 2014 was called "do you see the one who is invisible?".
it was perhaps one of the most depressing, controlling, fear-mongering, stress inducing, doctrinally incorrect, hate-inspiring, judgemental, cult-like, irrational, hyped-up, critical, crazy, stretched out, fanciful, illogical, burdensome, inflated, coersive, manipulative, and brain-snappingly weird stuff i have read for some time.... (but i'm sure it was just a rehash and repeat of previous stuff...for the new masses....).
i had to keep up a sane appearance while in the hall, and even answer some garbage while this was being 'studied'... my cognitive disonance must be so strong now, because i found this one of the hardest ones to endure....now that i am home, i have poured a stiff drink and am trying to clear my head...... one paragraph was classic:.
If you foretell persecution long enough you eventually get impatient. And, then you start to create it by your ever more crazy actions.
So, you must do whatever the GB say no matter how foolish it looks from a human standpoint.
Maybe create a compound like the GB did in upstate New York?
Isn't this a known precursor to violence? Think Manson, Ruby Ridge, Waco.
so the rc really sucked, but i made it through.
the propaganda was mind blowing.
i don't know if the crap will be available on the official website or not, but hopefully it gets leaked somehow.
Good job, fearless leader.
i try ... i really try to watch football (soccer) ... it's world cup time ... i really do try.. i just don't get it ... i really don't.. yes, it's a world-wide sport.
in most countries it is the number 1 or number 2 sport ... no doubt about it.
it's maybe number 5 in the usa for professional sports.. from an american's perspective (i think i speak for many), we just wonder if these guys actually have testicles.
Funny...went to a professional baseball game tonight and there was so much downtime that we had an entire conversation about... the World Cup.
