Posts by zebagain

redvip2000: My experience of hiring bros is to get workmanship and trade knowledge that is very ordinary and be expected to pay up at full commercial rates that is when you can get them to turn up.

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Japanese Tea Ceremony

by jgnat in

when pushed in a discussion this spring, about what i believe now, i likened spirituality to a japanese tea ceremony.

i believe a good part of our experience and knowing comes from a vast well of the inexpressible.

try and explain it with words is just not the same.

zebagain

OK, Take a small 1 pint billy ( a small metal pot) now make sure its not a large 1 pint billy.

add water and place billy over low camp fire until the water boils, remove from fire and throw in a small (see above) hand ful of tea leaves.

Take billy by handle and swing it around several times. This will help the leaves to settle.

You now have outback billy tea. While the tea 'draws' place a green eucalypt twig with leaves over the billy.

when the temp is down enough to drink pour it into the drinking muggs that you have lined up. Add sugar if you like.

Ask any older Aussie about 'billy tea' it is nectar of the gods.

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Japanese Tea Ceremony

by jgnat in

when pushed in a discussion this spring, about what i believe now, i likened spirituality to a japanese tea ceremony.

i believe a good part of our experience and knowing comes from a vast well of the inexpressible.

try and explain it with words is just not the same.

zebagain

Thats sounds a great experience. I could not open the photos but i am familiar with the ceremony. Very refined culture.

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New Study On Alzheimers And Coconut Oil

by metatron in

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friends

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24150106.

there have been a number of dramatic anecdotal accounts about coconut oil and alzheimers but this is the first clinical study (favorable) that i am aware of.. .

metatron.

zebagain

Old farming friend told me that Canola is toxic to humans. It is not included in pig feed as it causes pigs to abort. Anecdotal evidence suggests same in humans.

It is very good on axe, shovel, chisel and hammer handles.

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China contrast: the Shanghai to Ningbo Bridge and the past

by fulltimestudent in

i'm leaving for china in only a few days, and i'm still engaged in 'negotiations' of where to go, with my chinese friend who is kind enough to accompany me (to translate) on my journey's.. our general direction is south from shanghai (and on down to xiamen).. i thought it would be interesting to take a bus trip across this new bridge (well 3-4 years old) from shanghai to ningbo and catch the very fast train on from ningbo.. the port of shanghai (built out in the ocean on the island of yangshan) is the largest port in the world, but the port of ningbo on the other side of the bay of hangzhou is nearly as large.. this bridge allows easier connections between these two ports.. .

its 36 km long, across the ocean and often battered by typhoons.

this map gives you an idea of where its located.. .

zebagain

What awesome photos!

Please dont take a bible with you if you were inclined. Bible into China is a BIG no-no.

I see a country that has made changes and advances that are just spectacular. Best wishes on your trip.

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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life..." What is the JW perspective on this passage?

by Faithful Witness in

how important is the phrase, "i am" to jw's, when it is spoken by jesus about himself?

my elderette wants to examine this scripture (john 14:6) together next week.

i'm wondering what rabbit she is going to pull out of her hat.

zebagain

I always had a hearts regard for Jesus (Eshua) and I was ever dismayed at his 'absence' from meetings. I was asked to do a final prayer once (I am totally sure what i was to say was being noted) and I included the "lords prayer". Given those born 'in' it must have been the first time they heard it. Oh and no comments either were forthcoming.

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Grandma called the other day, and chose to tell my kids about the tornadoes

by Faithful Witness in

i know this might be overreacting, and i have not said a peep about it to my kids or anyone else... .

last week, my kids wanted to call my mom during the day.

on her last visit, they had talked about calling her on her day off at home.

zebagain

BOTR: 'Jw were incapable of talking about the weather, the beatles ,the headlines or anything else.' So true. and FW: No you are not over reacting you are astute to the welfare of your kids.

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Rumor: New light comes from outside marketing consultants

by Londo111 in

this is a rumor i heard back in november, it comes to me third or fourth-hand.

feel free to poke holes.

i have many doubts about this myself.

zebagain

I fear to get past the coming publicity of another monumental failure the gb will go down the well worn track other despots have used and create a situation that will bring the wrath of governments down on all things wts. and then scream 'PERSECUTION, PERSECUTION.!'and to hell with the costs human and $$ on the ordinary jw.