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My Friend died
by pratt1 ina few weeks ago i posted that a very good friend of mine from childhood was diagnoised with terminal colon cancer.. we were very close growing up in the dubdum, and we were in each others wedding party.
our kids reffered to each of us as uncle and his kids look towards my parents as their grandparents.. we drifted apart after i left the lie, but we managed to stay in touch infrequently even if only to keep updated on the kids or other family members.. fortunately for me, i was able to spent a lot of time with him while he was in the hospital and hospice, and we reconnected as friends almost like the old days.
on may 19th, although it was the day before my family vacation and i had a lot of running around to do, me and my wife went to see him.
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Going to the gym of dieting
by pratt1 inwere you ever counselled about spending too much time going to the gym of trying to keep fit?.
it happened to me as a ms, this one elder in my hall said that the time i spent going to the gym could have been better spent out in field service.. i replied that based on all the stress in my life, if i didn't go to the gym for therupeutic purposes, i would problably go postal on some busy body in the hall.. he never brought up the subject again.. my mom was counselled once for being preoccupied about her diet.
she really wasn't but she wanted to maintain her weight at a health level and not become overweight.. we had quite a few of nearly obese people in our hall.
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The New World Translation
by pratt1 indo you still have your old bible?.
can you bring yourself to throw it out?.
it's the only book from my dub days i can't get rid of.. i guess i still have part of the "old personality" and i haven't fully put on the "new personality"
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Serious lie - would you dump Him or Her?
by pratt1 ina recent post about whether you could stay with someone who lied about being transgendered remindered me of a situation that occurred in my family back in the early 60's.. my father's uncle went off to college cut off all contact with his family in the 1930's.. fast forward to the 60's, my dad and his brother were contacted by a woman (white) who said that their uncle (her husband) wanted to see them immediately because he was dying of a terminal disease.. imagine my dad's and uncle's reaction when they realized that their uncle had been living the past 30 years as a white man.
after college this blue eyed, blonde haired man changed his name, went into the navy and changed his identy to a italian man.
he than married and adopted 3 children.
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Someone, please explain to me....
by pratt1 inwhy is it okay for a dub to go to a hospital that is affiliated and receives funding from the catholic religion, but it is not okay to give to the red cross, united way or join the ymca?
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I saw the movie United 93
by pratt1 in.
as i mentioned in an earlier post, i went to see the movie united 93 with a group of friends who were with me at the wtc on 9/11.. first, i encourage all of you who feel that you are ready to see this reenactment as a movie, to see it.
because it is on a wide screen and most of the film takes place in the traffic controller's offices and the inside of the plane, you get the feeling of actually being part of the action.. the film tells the story of how the traffic controllers, military, and the passengers of the plane realized that what started out as a few planes missing from radar turned into a delibrate terrorist attack on our government.. filmed in what seemed to be almost real time you see how people went from bewilderment, panic to resolve and of course eventually the actual tradgey.. it is quite heartwenching watching the passengers realize that they were going to die, and how many of them communicated with their loved ones, leaving them with messages of love and resolve.. i hope i haven't given too much away.. it really makes you realize that an unforeseen occurrence can alter your life forever.
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United 93 e film
by pratt1 in.
i am going to see the movie united 93 this afternoon.. a group of friends and co workers that with me at the wtc on september 11th are all going together.. although the movie focuses on the plane that went down in pa, and not the event at the wtc we are all a little nervous about see an re enactment on a big screen.. but it has been almost 5 years and we all knew that hollywood would make a movie about the event.
i have talked to family members of some of the survivors and they thought it was well done.. i'll give you guys my opinion of the film this weekend.
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Apple Imac VS Dell
by pratt1 in.
i am currently shopping for a new computer and i am very interested in investing in an apple imac - intel.. since i have only used and owned dell computers that is compatitable with windows i am worried that i will not have access to all of the programs and systems that i normally use.. has anyone else made this transition, or are there any apple users out there?
what has been you experience with apple?
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2006 District Assembly
by pratt1 in.
i was told that all of the district assemblies in the nyc/new jersey area was going to be held at the circuit assembly sites and not nassau arena.. .
is that true?.
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Converation with Active Dub
by pratt1 ini had drinks with a friend of mine who is still active in the "lie".. i asked him point blank if he still believes that the "end" will come in his life time.
he grew up as a dub and is in his early 40's.
he answered that he hopes so.