Posts by COMF

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Who is coloured?

by Defender in

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this was written by a black guy in texas .

when i born, i black.

when i grow up, i black.

COMF

Bigboi, we can't change other people, but we can make it so in ourselves as individuals. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and all that.

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Bombay Duck

by Englishman in

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what a relief.

i haven't had a bombay duck for years.

mmmm, i could just get my tongue around one now.

COMF

So that was a picture of something that used to be a fish?

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Donkey's never-ending atheism thread

by donkey in

wih the permission of simon, i would like to start a thread to act as a collection of thought, quotes and miscellany on atheism and agnosticism.

there are so many other threads on this subject but no one place which one can go to on here.

i have much to share - enjoy and contribute with me please.give me the storm and stress of thought and action rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.

COMF

I am lamo

Well, at least you're aware of it.

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My story - yup I wrote this

by DazedNConfused in

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we can't pick who we fall in love with!!!!

Don't be ridiculous. Of course we can.

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You can't please all the people all the time

by Simon in

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this is about running the forum:.

it's a balancing act.

it is impossible to please everyone all the time and i don't go out of my way to try to please anyone ... i just do what i think is right.. some good examples are controversial topics: if i lock or delete something that is controversial then i am accused of "stiffling free speech".

COMF

I have just expressed my opinion on this subject through the Paypal link in the top right corner.

However it seems I'm supposed to watch what I say here as well as everywhere else.

Duh! No flies on you, huh, man. For the record, though... it's called "social interaction" and it's a normal part of a life that has other people in it.

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My Family Thanksgiving Day (Pictures)

by COMF in

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my family's portrait is in the illustrated dictionary beside "dysfunctional".

once upon a time we used to gather together at my grandparents' place.

at first, that was easy to do since we all lived with my mom (we were her kids, four of us: brother john, me, sister janis, and sister carolyn).

COMF

XW, naw, not me... that's his own dad sitting across from him, thoroughly corrupting him! Scoot, bless your heart, thank you for thinking I could have a son that age! The little boy is the son of the guy holding the football for him in the kicking picture. His mom is my brother's daughter. She is a coach at a high school in Irving, who just took their girls' basketball team to some major victory (I forget what, exactly) for their first time in 21 years. She got a writeup about it in the Dallas Morning News! It was obvious that she and her husband have taught the little guy well. At two and a half years old, he holds a football correctly and when he throws it, it doesn't wobble, it goes straight and true. A future sports hero in the making, perhaps?

Ken, you're right, I did find a key to enjoying life. Love your family and forget about past problems; and also, don't let the moment get away from you. Live it while it's here! Glad your day was a good one, too. Hope you have a bunch more of them.

(Edited to add) Oops, forgot: Scoot, the dessert you asked about turned out to be cheesecake underneath the pecans and all. Man, it was fabulous!

Edited by - COMF on 29 November 2002 13:59:50

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Told my JW Story at AA Meeting

by COMF in

i was invited to be a guest speaker at the saturday night aa speaker's meeting.

this meeting usually has a large crowd and they get somebody with longtime sobriety to come up and tell his story of "what i used to be like, what happened, and what i'm like now" as an example for others.

i'll have eight years in january, so i guess that makes me fairly longtime.. i told them:.

COMF

Rebel, welcome to our humble forum! Glad to have you join us. Ugh, I shudder to think what it must be like to try to stay in recovery and be a JW at the same time. My hat's off to you, lady. Gotta respect that kind of inner strength! This is a place you can vent and find people who understand, who've experienced the same kind of stuff.

Seven years, wow! Major contrats on that!

COMF

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My Family Thanksgiving Day (Pictures)

by COMF in

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my family's portrait is in the illustrated dictionary beside "dysfunctional".

once upon a time we used to gather together at my grandparents' place.

at first, that was easy to do since we all lived with my mom (we were her kids, four of us: brother john, me, sister janis, and sister carolyn).

COMF

My family's portrait is in the illustrated dictionary beside "dysfunctional". Once upon a time we used to gather together at my grandparents' place. At first, that was easy to do since we all lived with my mom (we were her kids, four of us: brother John, me, sister Janis, and sister Carolyn). After we grew up and had families of our own, we continued the practice fairly regularly on holidays, but I became a JW and broke up the pattern, and then everybody kind of scattered out and we lost touch.

This year I changed that, at least for a couple of days. I hope we've revived an old habit that will keep my family close as we all go through our lives.

I invited everyone to my house for Thanksgiving, and to my delight, they all accepted. I was a little worried about how well it would go with upward of 20 people here. So, how did it go? FLAWLESSLY! We actually got along, cooperated, had things to talk about, genuinely cared about each other, and wound up having a fairy tale family gathering.

Janis, her husband Barney, their sons Brent and Bo, and their dog Bull came up Wednesday from Huntsville, arriving at almost the same moment as my mom and sister Carolyn from Kerrville. We all had a great visit that evening, and I bedded them all down and slept on the couch, myself... but I have a delightfully soft, welcoming couch. :)

Thursday morning I got up and fixed pancakes and scrambled eggs for everybody, but the big hit of the day was my lattes. I could only make them two at a time, and kept getting requests for them. Others began to arrive and soon the party was in full swing. My brother, his wife and their son arrived, followed by their three daughters. They brought lots of different desserts as well as snacks like celery sticks with cheese, for us to munch on while preparing the main courses. As I expected would happen, Janis and the other ladies pretty much ran us guys out of the kitchen and took over. So, we went outside for some serious football ("serious" is a relative term).

The weather people had predicted a freeze Wednesday night and cold weather Thursday, but it warmed right on up to about 70 degrees! We had glorious weather for an outing, and we made the most of it. When it came time to eat, my agnostic self invited brother John to say a blessing, and he did his beliefs proud--for which I was proud.

Late in the day a couple of stragglers arrived, nearly completing the family circle. One of brother John's daughers didn't make it, and my two sons didn't. But we have next time...

I cannot tell you how fulfilled and complete I feel. Ah, family! Ah, life!

Edited by - COMF on 29 November 2002 2:52:8

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