Dearest CoCo,
Your words are savory and delicious. For some reason (after reading about the Little Sisters in Christ) I am craving a tender, salty, very rare filet mignon.
Oh, dear.
BabaYaga
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Through a Darkened Pane
by compound complex inmy frequent walks these last few years about the neighborhood so familiar to me would ordinarily be construed a pleasant enough non-event.
a little mild exercise - taken in small doses to keep the joints operating properly - and a keen eye peeled for the ever-changing face of nature have rendered the daily promenade a suitable diversion.
until recently.
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WT Enemy #1: Man saves the lives of over 2 million babies
by daniel-p in'man with the golden arm' saves 2million babies in half a century of donating rare type of blood .
by mail foreign service.
last updated at 1:43 am on 23rd march 2010. comments (54)add to my storieslife-saver: james harrison has donated his rare blood nearly 1,000 times.
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BabaYaga
Wow. That is so cool.
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Skeptic "Comes Out" at 81: James Randi
by BabaYaga inone day, this sort of thing will not be newsworthy, and there will be no need for an announcement.. he sounds great.
listen to his interview here:.
http://www.forgoodreason.org/james_randi_a_skeptic_comes_out_at_81.
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One day, this sort of thing will not be newsworthy, and there will be no need for an announcement.
He sounds great. Listen to his interview here:
http://www.forgoodreason.org/james_randi_a_skeptic_comes_out_at_81http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/914-how-to-say-it.html
How To Say It?
Swift
Written by James Randi
Sunday, 21 March 2010 12:37
Well, here goes. I really resent the term, but I use it because it’s recognized and accepted.
I’m gay.
From some seventy years of personal experience, I can tell you that there’s not much “gay” about being homosexual. For the first twenty years of my life, I had to live in the shadows, in a culture that was — at least outwardly — totally hostile to any hint of that variation of life-style. At no time did I choose to adopt any protective coloration, though; my cultivation of an abundant beard was not at all a deception, but part of my costume as a conjuror.
Gradually, the general attitude that I’d perceived around me began to change, and presently I find that there has emerged a distinctly healthy acceptance of different social styles of living — except, of course, in cultures that live in constant and abject fear of divine retribution for infractions found in the various Holy Books… In another two decades, I’m confident that young people will find themselves in a vastly improved atmosphere of acceptance.
Before publishing this statement, I chose to privately notify a number of my closest friends and colleagues — none of whom, I’m sure, have been at all surprised at this “coming out.” I’m prepared to receive the inevitable barrage of jeers and insults from the “grubbies” out there who will jump to their keyboards in glee to notify others of their kind about this statement, which to them will be yet further proof of the perfidy of the rationalist mode of life that I have chosen. Those titters of joy will be unheard over the murmur of acceptance that I confidently expect from my friends.
This declaration of mine was prompted just last week by seeing an excellent film — starring Sean Penn — that told the story of politician Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California. I’m in excellent company: Barney Frank, Oscar Wilde, Stephen Fry, Ellen DeGeneres, Rachel Maddow, are just a few of those who were in my thoughts as I pressed the key that placed this on Swift and before the whole world…
I should apologize for having used Swift as the venue to publish this note, an item that is hardly the focus of what we promote and publish here, but I chose the single most public asset I have to make this statement. It’s from here that I have attacked irrationality, stupidity, and irresponsibility, and it is my broadest platform. Here is where I have chosen to stand and fight.
And I think that I have already won this battle by simply publishing this statement.
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What I've found here
by paul from cleveland ini originally came here to find proof that the witnesses don't have the truth.
i was so afraid of being destroyed at armagedon.. i didn't really find the convincing proof i was looking for.. what i did find, however, is the love and total acceptance that i hadn't felt before.
to me, that's more important..
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Paul, I am very happy that you are here!
And I think what Farkel said needs reiterating:
Where's your "convincing proof" that Jehovah's Witnesses are the one and only true religion? There is no need for anyone to have to prove Jehovah's Witnesses wrong. Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones who make the extraordinary claims of sole guidance from God. Therefore, THEY are the ones who need to present the extraordinary evidence of such claims.
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If this doesn't cheer you up nothing will: TROLOLOLOLOLOL
by Terry inthe longer you watch this the funnier it gets!.
(by the way: great hair!).
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BabaYaga
Bookmarked, thank you, Purps.
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I'm new here!
by its_me! ini have been reading your posts for 2 weeks now, and i am riveted!
i spend every spare moment on this site.
it has become rather like a drug to me!
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BabaYaga
Hello and welcome, It's_Me!
Your forum name makes me smile! So full of joy and recognition.
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"When armageddon happens, I want to be able to SEE the people dying"
by jambon1 insaid to myself & others by a jw elder.. i always recall this as a sort of .
when this elder was pressed on the matter, he replied that it was because of all the years of laughing & sneering & mocking that he had put up with, quoting the scripture that goes along the lines of 'where is this promised presence of his'.. i realise now that this person is not loving.
and yet, i would hear similar sentiments from others such as 'just wait until the end' or 'i wonder if they'll be saying that when jesus comes with his big sword'.. even as a jw pioneer, the thought of such a thing happening to people repulsed me.
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BabaYaga
Guest with Questions said:
Psalm 137 was written by man to God, not the other way around.
BINGO!!!
And heartfelt congratulations to you and yours, Jambon!
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I was only joshing you, Precious Sylvie.
I believe in powers that can assist, I just believe that we have the Spark of them within us.
Perhaps your Guardian Angel was in your gut and not fluttering over your shoulder. Oh my, that doesn't sound right, either!
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It's official--I'm out.
by sd-7 in"sd-7 is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.".
i always imagined this day would come.
i'm not sure exactly how i knew.
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BabaYaga
You are strong, you are wise, and you are not afraid to do your research.
You'll be great. I'm sorry you are hurting right now. Rites of passage are rarely easy... I'm sure being born hurt like crazy but we managed to forget.
Love,
Baba.