rocketman

Joined

• started 38 topics
• posted 3,918 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by rocketman

• 
  29

  EVERYBODY START BLOGGING !

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  blogs r' us

  modblog - blogging redefined

  weblog host also offers users a bulletin board, forum, and intrasite messaging.. www.modblog.com/

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  I have a blog, though I generally don't write much about the jw religion.

  http://www.blogtext.org/rocketman
• 
  6

  EGO a Go Go!!!!

  by caspian in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are the ego's on this board kind of missing the point?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  Ego lyrics by Bernie Taupin

  Take a look at me now and take a taste of the money
  I'm not in it for the bread I'm in it for the gravy, honey
  Step on the thin ice lightly
  And check out the show twice nightly
  'Cause I'm on the stage tonight
  And if the price is right
  I will amaze before the light I crave the light
  Blinding white I need the light tonight
  
  Take a look at me now and take a look at my billing
  I'm not in it as an extra, I'm in it for the killing
  Inflate my ego gently, tell them heaven sent me
  'Cause I'm so expressive and I'm so obsessed with my ego
  My ego and it's message
  Oh inform the press, invite the guests
  I need the press tonight
  
  Do you remember acting out your youth
  A Romeo resplendent on an orange case
  Do you remember how I would recite
  And how I'd blow my lines and hide my face
  
  Well maybe it was childish, foolish, before schoolish
  Immaturish, lose your coolish
  But I had to grow and prove my ego
  
  Take a look at me now and take a taste of the money
  I'm not in it for the bread I'm in it for the gravy, honey
  Inflate my ego gently, tell them heaven sent me
  Oh 'cause I'm so expressive and I'm so obsessed with my ego
  My ego and it's message
  Oh inform the press, invite the guests
  I need the press tonight
• 
  35

  NFL Playoffs

  by Gretchen956 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  why is there no thread on this???

  omfg that was an awesome game!!!!.

  first time ever a 6th seed team has won the first two games of the playoffs.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  I've seen many playoff games in my day, and today's Steelers - Colts game had one of the strangest, most exciting endings I've seen in a long time.

  I'm glad Pittsburgh won, for a couple of reasons. One, I almost always root for the road team. Two, I think the officials made a bad overturn call on that Polamalu interception (I had a bad feeling when the review took so long). And three, when a team outplays their oppenent, they deserve to win. And on top of that, it would have been a shame for Jerome Bettis to go out with a fumble like that on what would likely have been the final play of his great career.
• 
  27

  Do you consider posting here as "Therapy" for you?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  is this place therapy for you, or just a place to mingle?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  I think of it as theraputic mingling.
• 
  15

  What are you listening to right now?

  by ozziepost in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  we've had "what books are you reading", so let's think of another of the senses!.

  right now i'm listening to a brand new released cd by opera star amelia farrugia, "joie de vivre!".

  amelia was featured in the all-star lineup for last weekend's "carols in the domain" broadcast on channel seven.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  I'm currently listening to Billy Joel's box set "My Lives", which I received for Xmas. 4CDs plus one concert DVD. It's interesting hearing some of his previously unreleased material, inlcuding some demo songs that ended up with substantial changes before they appeared on albums.
• 
  27

  Another Watchtower Christmas Lie

  by gumby in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all remember one of the arguments the society used to make christmas look bad.. they said christendom at this time of the year, see's jesus as a little baby in a manger (nativity scene), rather than the king in heaven he now is.

  that's a lie.. ask any christian on this planet if they think jesus at this time is a little baby in a manger.

  if he was, then mary is back on earth taking care of him and herod is out looking to kill him.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  If he was, then Mary is back on earth taking care of him

  Actually, Mary is back on earth, working as a stripper with the moniker "The Virgin Mary". The club she dances at, needless to say, is packed every night she works.

  Offending The Religious Right Class
• 
  25

  What were your best moments and souvenirs of 2005?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for me, 2005 was a great year.

  i travelled a good distance to meet wonderful people last july at an apostofest (thank-you mumsy and gary) .

  i met a wonderful person here on jwd, and she became a great friend (that's you buttlight) .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  A few of my best moments:

  Elton John in concert in Philadelphia, the 5th time I've seen his show, and he keeps getting better

  Meeting a nice new friend at that concert

  Getting to know a nice new friend at work and having lunch together on several occasions

  My first Apostofest, at which I met Funchback, Seigswife, Lonelysheep, and Chia

  Getting to know some nice new friends who get together for Karaoke (my singing voice, however, was not one of the year's highlights)
• 
  6

  5000 Pages of Active Topics to come to JWD in 2006...

  by TresHappy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've noticed that we're on page 4972 of active topics and that in early 2006 will reach the 5000 mark...let's celebrate this milestone!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  We can be like McDonald's....they post "Over 99 Billion Sold" on their [local] signs. We can soon advertise "Over 5,000 Pages" and/or "Over 2,000,000 Posts....And Counting".

  Mayor McCheese Class
• 
  30

  Do you have a "Confidante"?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  do you have a person, thats very close to you that you can reveal almost anything, your joys pains, just about anything to?.

  or, do you keep all your worries inside and deal with every emotion you have by yourself?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rocketman

  I confide in my wife. For example, a couple days ago she asked me how I became a San Francisco 49ers fan, and I poured out my deepest feelings to her right then and there. What a load off my shoulders!

  Not Much Of A Confidant-Seeker Class
• 
  2

  Dear Abby

  by ocsrf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  found this question from reader in dear abby.

  "this is difficult, but i have no one here i can confide in.

  i'm ashamed, confused and unsure.

  1. 
  2. 
• 

  rocketman

  
  It could well be that this guy is a jw or, as you mentioned, from a similar high-control group. I agree generally with the Dear One's answer, but she probably doesn't fully comprehend what it's like to be in such a situation with a jw spouse. Many jw spouses become highly adverserial when a spouse does not participate in jw activities or wnats to lessen that participation.

  We certainly can't blame Abby for not fully grasping that, since it's usually only people like us, who have been throuh similar situations and who have dealt with this religion from the inside-out who really can comprehend what the guy may be going through.