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  Juicing: veggies & fruit.

  by LouBelle in

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  i decided to live a healthier life and get some proper vitamins into my system other than poping a pill i'd get a juicer and start incorporating juiced veggies & fruit into my lifestyle.. in the begining drinking veggie juice - even with juiced apples wasn't the most delicious thing but i have to admit that the more i do it the more i enjoy it.. i juice a whole range of veggies from carrots to beets to celery.

  and it definately has made a difference.

  once a month i just juice - no food.

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  beetroot, apple, celery and ginger with a twist of black pepper. mmmmmm
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  Brother Prince at His Finest (NSFW)

  by neverendingjourney in

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  you definitely do not want to click on this link if you are at work.. http://www.imeem.com/people/rbgwo2o/video/a0ael-23/prince_gett_off_live_mtv_awards_1991_music_video/.

  this is a link to a 1991 performance of gett off at the mtv video music awards.

  prince performs in ass-less pants and there's a simulated orgy onstage.

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  I saw Prince on his '92 Diamond & Pearls tour, god he was good. Before he came on stage they played the video for Sexy MF a few times and so we all knew the chorus by the time he sang it live. Think me and my pals all had to lie about where we were that day....
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  You can effect a Tipping Point.....

  by sweet pea in

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  please prove to me i'm not posting in the graveyard shift....... besty and i were talking about password protected and family's exit this last few weeks.

  we are full of admiration for the way that they have left with dignity and obviously made many think.

  they have not faded, they had a good repuation until the very last moment - mark was an elder - but they stopped and made the decision to be up front and face the elders in a meeting.

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  I have to agree with this

  I advocate just letting go. If the org implodes it will be by it's own design and stupidity. I'm all for helping people out and I do at every opportunity. Fighting against the organization though I believe is futile and a waste of our time and energy.

  I saw lots of people join and leave the JWs in my 30 years as a JW for all sorts of reasons, and am sure that will continue as the doctrines morph. The congregation I left 7 years ago is now radically different, filled with immigrant JWs and bible studies and home to 4 foreign language groups. Sometimes I feel that this here tinternet gives the illusion that there's a battle and exJWs are part of an organised army... the reality is we're as organised as the the group of apostates that stood at the District Convention gates. Creating ripples as we leave may satisfy our egos but it's not for everyone.
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  DA on Sunday, Announced on Tuesday

  by passwordprotected in

  1. watchtower
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  as you may be aware, my wife and i dad ourselves on sunday afternoon.

  it was announced to our old congregation last night (tuesday).

  it will apparently be announced to their sister congregation tomorrow (thursday).. .

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  If you DA why would the Branch need to rubber stamp it?
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  God v Satan

  by sweet pea in

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  the record of murder in the bible..... god: 33 million.

  satan: 10. and satan's the bad guy?????.

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  Ooh SP, someone's changing their tune from our telephone chat a few months ago. Next you'll be denying either of them exist! Heaven forbid!
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  As of tomorrow I will no longer be a JW

  by passwordprotected in

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  2. experiences

  after my last post where i asked for advice on how to handle whether i should tell an elder that we've been going to church, i decided to tell a local elder who's related to me through marriage.

  this was to save my dad having to 'report' me (i'd told my dad we go to church).

  anyway, i had an interesting chat with him and he said some very personally revealing things re.

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  It's a religion not a bank. If it made some changes would you re-affiliate?

  appeasing 'friends and family'

  isn't that part of the human condition?
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  As of tomorrow I will no longer be a JW

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after my last post where i asked for advice on how to handle whether i should tell an elder that we've been going to church, i decided to tell a local elder who's related to me through marriage.

  this was to save my dad having to 'report' me (i'd told my dad we go to church).

  anyway, i had an interesting chat with him and he said some very personally revealing things re.

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  It's great that you and Gail feel so empowered by what's happened, long may it continue.

  It's also fascinating reading the responses and the whole fade versus DA/DF conundrum. There isn't one really, it's what fits best for you. I'm not DA or DF but nor can I say I faded. Resigned as an elder one week and halted meetings a fortnight later and I'm sure I'm not the only one. My departure apparently damaged the congregation too, much tears etc and predictably some I was friends with left later. Life post JW is also a personal thing, no matter what your departure. I've come across DA and DF and faded individuals who are still defined by the JW experience, and those that aren't at all. Horses for courses.

  Isn't a battle with the WT a little like the war on terror or raging against Western hegemony?
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  As of tomorrow I will no longer be a JW

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after my last post where i asked for advice on how to handle whether i should tell an elder that we've been going to church, i decided to tell a local elder who's related to me through marriage.

  this was to save my dad having to 'report' me (i'd told my dad we go to church).

  anyway, i had an interesting chat with him and he said some very personally revealing things re.

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  Hope it leaves you and Gail feeling good Mark.
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  I am scared for my life. Problems with punks.

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  so i have been having problems with the renters that moved in next door.

  the last 3 months have been a living hell.

  i have an ongoing complaint with the slumlord that owns the property and the city is taking him to court for derelict vehicles next week (which i anonymously complained about, but i am sure i am being blamed for).

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  grim indeed.
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  I am scared for my life. Problems with punks.

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  so i have been having problems with the renters that moved in next door.

  the last 3 months have been a living hell.

  i have an ongoing complaint with the slumlord that owns the property and the city is taking him to court for derelict vehicles next week (which i anonymously complained about, but i am sure i am being blamed for).

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  scotsman

  If you cannot do this right now because it is too difficult, or if you will not do this because you are a man and will stand your ground, then arm yourself. Get a gun and learn to shoot it. You can get a good used 38SPL revolver for under $250.00. You don't need anything fancy. Learn to shoot it, trust it, love it. Have good quality hollowpoint bullets in it.

  No one should be physically intimidated or violated--even those that are not physically strong--and the gun is the great equalizer. You don't need advanced martial arts skills to use a gun, and only basic aiming skills to use it to devastating effect at short ranges. It puts even a woman on equal footing with a man. If this man comes across onto your property to harm you again, shoot him. Possibly the mere sight of the weapon will make him fall back.

  Am I the only lily livered wimp that feels ill reading this advice?