In the mountains. The only ones I'm real familiar with is N. Ga and the Smokey Mt Natl Pk. I love it up there, either at the top looking around for miles or camped out down below with the smell of green all around you. I need to take a trip out to the Rockys.
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Your favourite place....
by diamondblue1974 indo you have a favourite place in the world...if so where is it, why and do you have photos?.
mine has to be nisyros (a very small greek island near kos); i last visited there some years ago and ever since i was captivated by its beauty and tranquility.
in short its a volcanic island but unspoiled by tourism; the people are amazing and so down to earth.. take a look.
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How many NWTs did you own as a JW?
by jayhawk1 inif there ever was a throw away bible, it is the new world translation bible.
i got to thinking this morning about how many i once had when i was a jw.
here is the list as best as i can remember.... 1 old green hardback nwt with the dinosaur on the inside cover.
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mariposa
Hmmmm.....Let me try to remember...
I had 1 Hardback black in English and one in Spanish (I think I had a few of these set aside in the offchance I found an intetested worldling )
1 large reference black one
1 leather nice one in red....I had a bookmark made of about 8 different color ribbons I always ran through my fingers at meetings.
1 red leather King James my great grandmother had gotten me when I was little
1 other translation paperback that was like a modern translation in 20th century english
As for now, the only NWT I have is the red one. I've got the other 2 that I had before I was a witness too, more for sentimental value. I'm really not sure in what box or closet they are all in right now.
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What song best epitomizes what keeps you going
by Lady Lee ini know a lot of song threads have been posted but i am interested in what and why a particular song moves you to keep going when you have lost so much.. if possible find the lyrics to the song and post them along with your what song and why it was so important.
as a kid i had an old 78 record player that i had to wind up to play (i did say old.
) there was one old record that had a song by ed ames 'the impossible dream" i was in foster care and had no contact with my family.
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mariposa
Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera cause it makes me believe there is more out there waiting to be found. When I hear it live, I don't even feel like I'm sitting in the audience anymore. It's just absolutely surreal. I also can't get away from "So far Away" & "Epiphany" from Staind.
You have come here, for one purpose, and one alone ...
I first heard you sing,
I have needed you with me, to serve me, to sing, for my music ...
my music ...
Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation ...
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination ...
Silently the senses abandon thier defences ...
Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour ...
Grasp it, sense it - tremulous and tender ...
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light -
and listen to the music of the night ...
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!
And you'll live as you've never lived before ...
Softly, deftly, music shall surround you ...
Feel it, hear it, closing in around you ...
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of the music of the night.
Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world!
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before!
Let your soul
Take you where you long to be!
Only then can you belong to me ...
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation!
Let the dream begin,
let your darker side give in to the power of
the music that I write - the power of the music of the night ...
You alone can make my song take flight -
help me make the music of the night ... -
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YOU GOTTA LOVE OLD MEN
by juni inyou gotta love old men.
i was at the mall the other day eating at the food court.. i noticed an old man watching a teenager sitting next to him.. the teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red,.
orange, and blue.. .
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mariposa
Very funny!! Thanks for sharing!
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Do You Know What I Hated About Service?
by Legolas inwell other then going out that is....lol...i was the one, i would say 8 times out of 10, that i was stuck talking to the men!
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i have others but i will leave them for you to list....now go ahead and list what you hated!
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mariposa
Oh man, I hated just about everything and tried everything I could to get out of it. I dreaded talking to people who were obviously busy with doing something else on their Sat. mornings. I went to high school in the area but was not a witness until after I graduated so I was always worried I would meeet someone I went to high school with.
Most of my time came from "informal" witnessing
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I'm Leaving................................
by Warlock inyes, i'm leaving the ranks of the jedi to become emperor.. you didn't really think i was leaving, did you?.
warlock.
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mariposa
Wow - I'm just hoping someday I'll be a Jedi...
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Famous lines from the toons? Got any?
by AK - Jeff in.
"phineas j whoopee you're the greatest".
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mariposa
Juni - OMG I have that entire Wonder Pets song playing in my head over and over and over and over and over......
"Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine " the seagulls from Nemo
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NYC people or those that have been there
by mariposa init appears we will be visiting nyc from about the 16th of dec. for a week or so.
we are going to see some long lost friends of my husband in queens and i'm sure they'll show us around, but there's also going to be alot of drinking and catching up between them and i'll have quite a bit of free time on my hands.
i don't know if we're going to stay with them or not, i've been checking on craigslist for an apt or something we could rent.
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mariposa
I already thought about that...stilla. I just don't think I could stomach it!!!
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NYC people or those that have been there
by mariposa init appears we will be visiting nyc from about the 16th of dec. for a week or so.
we are going to see some long lost friends of my husband in queens and i'm sure they'll show us around, but there's also going to be alot of drinking and catching up between them and i'll have quite a bit of free time on my hands.
i don't know if we're going to stay with them or not, i've been checking on craigslist for an apt or something we could rent.
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mariposa
Thanks for the info. I don't know where in queens his friends are...i'll find out.
For the subway, do you have to buy a separate ticket for a baby?
Where else around NYC would be good to stay since we're driving up? I really want to stay closer to manhatten, but I don't want to drive the truck anywhere where I'm going to regret it!
And I guess I should ask....what are your favorite things to do there? Everyplace I look, it's like there's millions of things to do and I can't do them all!!!
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Wendy Burgers
by pobthespazz inwhat ever happened to wendy burgers?
they finished their uk operation about 10 years ago , are they still big in the usa?.
i used to love the square burgers that made them famous and the fries were good as well , including a nice salad bar, far better then the mc**** that we see on every street now..
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mariposa
Oh yeah - they're still around here in the south! No more salad bars though, they did away with that several years ago. Bummer cause that was my favorite part.
Our new big thing is Zaxby's. Chicken, chicken and more chicken. They're popping up everywhere. WIngs and chicken fingers with like 8 different sauces. Good stuff..damn good stuff!!