Also I did a 4 day cycling trip with my elder son on the West Coast of Ireland in June 2012 - beautiful scenery but two days spent cycling in driving rain detracted from the enjoyment a bit. It makes you enjoy the pub for lunch and at the end of the day that much more enjoyable. Also did a 6 day cycling trip in the Cotswolds in 2009 which was also very nice. It is a great way to spend a holiday. I also have bad knees (too much running and rugby) so can't jog for exercise any more hence the reason I got into cycling.
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A Thread for Cyclists - Where Do you Ride?
by cofty ini took up cycing a couple of months ago just to get fitter and lose a bit of excess weight.. i bought a second-hand hybrid bike (weighs only slightly less than a truck) and fitted road tyres.
four or five times a week i will go for a ride after work for an hour or so.
i am fortunate enough to live in rural north england surrounded by limitless quiet roads.
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A Thread for Cyclists - Where Do you Ride?
by cofty ini took up cycing a couple of months ago just to get fitter and lose a bit of excess weight.. i bought a second-hand hybrid bike (weighs only slightly less than a truck) and fitted road tyres.
four or five times a week i will go for a ride after work for an hour or so.
i am fortunate enough to live in rural north england surrounded by limitless quiet roads.
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Nice photos cofty - As I live in South London I do most of my cycling in the North Downs around Biggins Hill. It is lovely that within 20 minutes of being on my bike I am out of the burbs in a rural idyll. Unfortuantley family responsiblities mean that I don't get out nearly as much as I should. I did a 100Km Sportivo last year which included Box Hill. Very hard but also very satisfying - we finished with a racing lap of the old Olympic Velodrome at Herne Hill. Cheers Fraz
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How is the org really run? What goes on behind the scenes?
by Magnum inhow is the org really run?
what goes on behind the scenes?.
i just read an older post on this site that was recently bumped (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/6600/1/don-adams-biography) the post mentioned the adams brothers don, karl, & joel and how influential they are/were at headquarters.
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jhine - I agree with jgnat. The organisation is self-perpetuating. The GB like the board of any corporation, gets power and prestige in return for serving the interests of the organisation. The organisation has been employing manipulative tactics since its inception and these tactics have been refined and perfected over time. If you asked a GB member they would deny that such tactics are manipulative - they would see them as necessy (the end justifies the means) and as they progressed up the organisation by accepting the legitmacy of the organsiation and its tactics it would not occur to them that there is anything wrong with those tactics. Liek any corporation board, their mission is to at least maintain and if possible grow market share and they adjust and adapt their tactics over time to achieve this. Cheers Fraz
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Mock the Week Joke
by konceptual99 indid anyone else in the uk see mock the week last night?
it had the first jw joke i have heard for some time on tv...... i bought an advent calendar for jehovah's witnesses.
behind every door it said "f**k off".. i creased up..
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Involved with a JW woman
by jonza inokay so i'm dating a born-in jw woman, she's younger than me and has no kids.
i'm a christian man whos divorced with 2 kids.
we're in love and seriously want to be together.
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Hi Jonza - glad to hear she has been df'd and is starting to see TTATT. However until she fully adopts it and abandons the plan to get reinstated and then fade you are not out of the woods because the risk is that through the reinstatement process she will get reindoctrinated - which is how the reinstatement process is designed to work. But you have made good progress and I am impressed. Keep it up. Cheers Fraz
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The world cup
by Laika in4 weeks of football and wimbledon tennis in between!?
life is beautiful.. aaahhhh!
i'm so excited!.
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How about them Socceroos against the Netherlands? Timmy Cahill is an Australian National Living Treasure! The game against Spain could be quite interesting even though Timmy cannot play cos of two yellow cards.
My left field prediction for the winners is...Chile.
BTW cofty I agree with you about the silly conspriacy theory being sprouted by Hairtrigger. I bet you never thought you would see me agreeing with you hey?
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How Pioneering has prepared me for multiple Dates
by KateWild ini have two more dates this week.
keeping track of who is who and showing them a "genuine" interest has been fun to say the least.
i can prepare for each "return visit" in advance and take notes after each date.. so is this ethical?.
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Kate - some good advice there from JW daughter that you should heed. It is a bit of a jungle and there are lots of monkeys and cheetahs.
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Is it wrong to mock and ridicule the Watchtower Society?
by yadda yadda 2 inrobert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
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As JWs are programmed to be expect to be ridiculed they (in the ultimate irony) see this as confirmation of the correctnees of what they believe - they will cite Noah - so when talking to a JW in person mockery and ridicule are counter-productive - but for discussion on JWN mockery and ridicule are clearly appropriate as a form of therapy.
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How important do you believe education and knowledge is?
by new hope and happiness inhow educated are you?
and how great is your vocabularly ect ....?.
do you think ir right to judge people by how intelligent/ educated they are and how much vocabulary they use???.
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Education and knowledge is very important. It gives skills such as critical thinking and gives you an understanding of the world which makes navigating life and making sound judgements and decisions easier. It tends to make one more open-minded and tolerant. Still you can have a good education and knowledge and still be an a_hole or have little education and be the most open minded accepting person on the planet. This is not a matter of outward appearance such as vocabulary and accent but a state of mind. A person's attitude and outlook is of critical importance.
Humility has its place but should not be overemphasized as it is also important to be assertive and stand up for what you believe in and challenge authority when necessary. In Australia we have the tall poppy syndrome - that is cutting people down to size if they give the appearance of being a show off. But this has the negative side effect of discouraging children from developing their talents or demonstrating what they know or asking questions in class. Anti-intellectualism can be as bad as intellectual pomposity. If you have a good vocabulary why would you not use it for fear of being criticised. Good vocabulary is often a matter of finding the best word to express the idea you are trying to communicate.
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How Pioneering has prepared me for multiple Dates
by KateWild ini have two more dates this week.
keeping track of who is who and showing them a "genuine" interest has been fun to say the least.
i can prepare for each "return visit" in advance and take notes after each date.. so is this ethical?.
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Kate - you can be sure the guys on these sites will not be adopting that strategy. Be careful out there - there are a lot of players me suspects. So take your time to test these guys out and discover who are genuine. I agree with sparrow - if you put all your eggs in one basket too early you are more likley to get hurt if the guy you have bet on turns out not to also be seeing the relationship in monogamous terms. Take care Fraz