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  Instruction Manual for Life

  by poppers in

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  my apologies if this has been posted before, but if it has it's worth a second look:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaiprrzvnjg.

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  BabaYaga

  , Sylvie!
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  Instruction Manual for Life

  by poppers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my apologies if this has been posted before, but if it has it's worth a second look:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaiprrzvnjg.

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  BabaYaga

  You are so right, Dear Poppers, it was time to see that again.

  What a great metaphor!

  I have another metaphor for you, that a friend just shared with me. He read it in "Pass The Jelly; Tales of Ordinary Enlightenment" by Gary Crowley, in which the narrator makes witty Zen observations as he wanders through his day. The narrator has a discussion with some Jehovah's Witnesses who came to his door. He tells them, "It seem to me you folks are worshiping the teapot instead of drinking the tea". I love that.

  Love,
  Baba.
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  Through a Darkened Pane

  by compound complex in

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  my 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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  BabaYaga

  More, CoCo, more! And what IS in Andy's hand?
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  I'm glad my children don't have to grow up being afraid of cupcakes

  by Ilovebirthdays in

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  yesterday, i brought a batch of cupcakes to my son's school.

  in passing them out, i started to give one to one of the children, who was a jw.

  he immediately started freaking out and screaming "no thank you" over and over.

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  BabaYaga

  Okay, well... your two short stories brought a tear to my eyes... but I just have to tell you that your thread headline is just about the best ever.

  I'm glad we're not afraid of cupcakes anymore, too. So very, very glad.

  Love,
  Baba.
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  Through a Darkened Pane

  by compound complex in

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  my 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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  BabaYaga

  Have joy whither thou goest, Ziddy!
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  Through a Darkened Pane

  by compound complex in

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  2. entertainment

  my 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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  BabaYaga

  (Baba giggles at CoCo's "Something, something"!)

  Have fun at the oaks, Dear CoCo!
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  Through a Darkened Pane

  by compound complex in

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  2. entertainment

  my 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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  BabaYaga

  Lovely, Sylvie! Reminds me of the Rogers & Hammerstein's song from Cinderella:

  In My Own Little Corner

  I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse
  When I hear a command I obey.
  But I know of a spot in my house
  where no one can stand in my way.
  In my own little corner in my own little chair
  I can be whatever I want to be.
  On the wings of my fancy I can fly anywhere
  and the world will open its arms to me.
  I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milkmaid
  I'm the greatest prima donna in Milan
  I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made
  By her own flock of silkworms in Japan
  I'm a girl men go mad for love's a game I can play with
  cool and confident kind of air.
  Just as long as I stay in my own little corner
  All alone in my own little chair.
  I can be whatever I want to be.
  I'm a slave from Calcutta I'm a queen in Peru.
  I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea
  I'm a huntress on an African safari.. it's a dangerous type of sport and yet it's fun
  In the night I sally forth to seek my quarry
  And I find I forgot to bring my gun.
  I am lost in the jungle all alone and unarmed when I meet a lioness in her lair
  Then I'm glad to be back in my own little corner,
  All alone in my own little chair.
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  Through a Darkened Pane

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  my 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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  BabaYaga

  Sylvie said:

  I'm sure he has no idea how much his beautiful words and gentlemanly bearing helped me through my ups and downs and crazy turns-around, but helped me they did!

  The carefully crafted sentences that flowed from his gifted heart and pen were like balm from Gilead to my boisterous soul. I would read his works and immediately a stillness would creep into my anxious mind.

  It is said by some that when the student is ready, a teacher will appear. Thank you, my teacher, for touching me and teaching me in such a winsome manner.

  Yours in gratitude forever.

  Sylvia

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  Written on behalf of Compound Complex

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  Hear, hear!!!! I second the motion!
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  Through a Darkened Pane

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  my 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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  BabaYaga

  Wow!
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  BP Spill Response Plans Severely Flawed--Big Surprise

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  ap impact: bp spill response plans severely flawedby justin pritchard, tamara lush and holbrook mohr (ap) 37 minutes ago.

  venice, la.

  professor peter lutz is listed in bp's 2009 response plan for a gulf of mexico oil spill as a national wildlife expert.

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  BabaYaga

  Very, very sad. Frustrating, disconcerting, heartbreaking.