GinnyTosken
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Book Recommendation: The Bible Unearthed
by GinnyTosken ini recently finished reading the bible unearthed: archaeology's new vision of ancient israel and the origin of its sacred texts by israel finkelstein and neil asher silberman.
here is part of a review that drew my attention to the book:.
the book reaches its conclusions from a huge array of archaeological evidence of different kinds, some quite clever, such as the analysis of camel bones; others representing new trends in field archaeology, such as settlement surveys.
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Fart, Fart
by GinnyTosken inthe buddhists say there are eight winds.
they are gain and loss, praise and ridicule, credit and blame, and suffering and joy.
if you aren't aware of them, they will blow you away like dry leaves in an autumn breeze.
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The Passionate Life
by GinnyTosken inone of my favorite books is sam keen's the passionate life.
sam keen regards eros as an impulse or energy that links us to the whole web of life rather than a strictly sexual-romantic thing.
his goal in this book is to help us recover 'a healthy passion' for life.
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"Get Out of Her, My People" and Social Responsibility
by GinnyTosken in"get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins.
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as jehovah's witnesses, how many times was that drummed into our heads?
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The Red Tent
by GinnyTosken inlong before i started on the mental road toward xjwism, soft-voiced misgivings whispered to me as i read bible stories.
why did jehovah like abel's offering better than cain's?
wasn't it cruel of abraham to banish hagar and ishmael?
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Diary of an Armageddon Survivor
by GinnyTosken ini was sorting through my files today and found this piece from 1996 and thought i'd share.. ginny.
diary of an armageddon survivor.
ed thorn, our presiding overseer, told us that those who were missing should have spent more time in field service.. day 2. brother thorn called a special meeting this morning.
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U.S. Women Like Brit Men Better
by GinnyTosken inthis just in from the globe weekly tabloid of july 29, 2003:.
it's not just stars like gwyneth paltrow, madonna, gillian anderson, liv tyler, and gwen stefani--british guys are many american gals' cup of tea.. "british men are more articulate, mature, and sophisticated," says cary cooper, a university of manchester (england) psychologist, who isn't entirely biased since he was born in hollywood and has citizenship of both the u.s. and the u.k. he adds that british men are better listeners and pay more attention to their women, while u.s. men are too juvenile.. "british men also invest more in a relationship and are more emotional," cooper says.. "american men are good at talking about emotion, but really that's all it is, talk.".
speaking of talk, might those sexy accents have something to do with it?.
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by GinnyTosken inthe tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.
just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate.
if you're looking for fascinating and lively reading about social epidemics and how and why ideas spread, i recommend malcolm gladwell's the tipping point: how little things can make a big difference.. gladwell explains:.
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Is false hope better than none?
by GinnyTosken inbetween sips of mcginty's cerebral tonic for clear thinkers, i have been reading a book by martin seligman called learned optimism.. seligman began by researching learned helplessness.
he describes one of his early experiments:.
the third dog was left alone.
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Show your support for breasts! PICTURES
by GinnyTosken ini feel a bit shy about posting after being away for so long, but when i think of people who appreciate breasts, i think of jw.com.
so, i interrupt my jw.com sabbatical to offer breast connoisseurs and aficionados an opportunity to preserve healthy, perky breasts to time indefinite.
this spring i began working at a marina, and this summer my son and i have been learning to sail.