CuriousButterfly

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  Music you never get tired of listening to

  by TD in

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  for me it's scott joplin.

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  Rock, I like U2 and then classical when I am in a mellow mood.
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  NEED HELP Proving that 607 BC is false and list of flip-flops

  by doubtful in

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  2. beliefs

  this post is going to seem erratic to some, but i'm afraid it's the best i can do.

  i can only write on this board during the spare moments i have when my mother is not in the home.

  so i need to get as much info in per thread as possible given the time constraints.

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  Marked to read later.
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  expences for 1day natick mass assembly 8,000$

  by TheLoveDoctor in

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  your thoughts.

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  At past assemblies in Natick, MA they have announced $14,000+ for "expenses". They sure do pad the receipts. There is no way they can have 45+ weekend assemblies and average $10,000 for expenses each weekend. Then all the extra monies are send to the WTS. The elders in each circuit vote on that at every assembly.
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  Anyone remember this former C.O.: Kevin Wright?

  by Olin Moyles Ghost in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  during the early 2000s, kevin wright was the c.o.

  for a circuit that included several of my friends.

  i remember hearing my friends complain about what a tool this guy was--and these complainers weren't just "lowly" publishers--some of them were elders and pioneers.

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  For those that know/remember Kevin...

  A little birdy whispered in my ear that Kevin is getting married this May. God help his future wife.
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  WARNING for active JW's

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as you may have heard if you attended recently, social networking is of the devil and many have been 'lead astray' by website supposedly set up for jw.

  whatever, you heard it before about rock, hard rock, hip hop, rap, gangsta rap, tv, werewolves .... anyway you may have heard of the recent elder school where basically there were the proverbial tongue lashings about not having social networking sites.

  here is the skinny on recent developments:.

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  So far there is no directive for one who is in a position not to have a SN page. They are frowning upon it and seems to be the topic of conversation at each assembly and CO visit. I have one and love it. There are elders/wives/kids that I know who have SN page.

  I have a friend in Bethel and I know they do not know have SN page, I wonder if the GB prohibits all bethelites not to be on a SN site?

  It will be interesting if they come out and say you cannot have a SN page. I will not give mine up, that is how I keep in contact with my out of town family.
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  PACIFIC on Tsunami alert after biggest quake ever recorded hits Japan

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  japan was hit by a 30 metre wave after an 8.9 superquake.

  10 metres is not 13 feet, as stated on another post, a metre is over three feet.. hawaii, phillipines and west coast of us on alert.. is anybody in the affected areas?.

  hb.

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  It is so sad and terrifying for the Japanese. My heart goes out to everyone and hope they are getting food and water.
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  assemblies; how times have changed

  by Evidently Apostate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife mentioned our circuit assembly was this weekend, she looked at me and i let out a chuckle and said "the kids are too sick right?

  " (they weren't) but it was what she wanted to hear, an excuse from me to blow it off.

  it got us thinking about how they were kind of tolerable when we were younger.. meals with ice cream, lots of volunteering to get you out of your seat.. there was more room at past assemblies.

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  That was when we could drink Shasta soda and those bean burritos would not sit well with the older ones. ;)
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  Roger Insellman, Barry Sobieski, Wade Payne – These guys still COs?

  by Seeker4 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  roger insellman, barry sobieski and wade payne were three of the poorest cos i can remember in the decades i was a jw.

  sobieski was a bully, using his authority to intimidate as much as possible.

  insellman was just not personable, and was such a company man is so many ways.

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  I agree Minimus and the pool is looking drab.
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  Roger Insellman, Barry Sobieski, Wade Payne – These guys still COs?

  by Seeker4 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  roger insellman, barry sobieski and wade payne were three of the poorest cos i can remember in the decades i was a jw.

  sobieski was a bully, using his authority to intimidate as much as possible.

  insellman was just not personable, and was such a company man is so many ways.

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  Brown Payne is now a DO (first assignment as a DO) in Massachusetts and is a hard ass. Payne is a "pain" and a loose canon. At several assemblies he referred to homosexuals as "nasty". I was horrified and extremely upset. Payne made those comments multiple times during our CA. Never once did he refer to liars, stealers, adulterers etc as "nasty" only when referring to homosexuals. Payne's comments caused a lot to grumble and at how unloving his comments were.

  He came across as extremely haughty and had a chip on his shoulder. They just seem to be getting worse....
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  funny times growing up a witness

  by strymeckirules in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised from the age two as a witness by my new recruit parents in 1981. i was born in 79.. i didn't like being jw, and that didn't mean i was a saint.. and my parents were fanatical and still are.. i have an an older sister and a younger brother and we are all 2 years apart.. my brother and i were a riot.

  mischeivious, rambuctious, hyperactive and not afraid of nothing.. we had games over the years.. like singing in british accents during the songs(and during bible reading at family study) and screwing with the word just loud enough for each other to hear.. we used to have armrest battles when we sat beside eachother.

  pushing elbows until the other slipped and got in trouble.

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  Oh man this has me cracking up and many memories of fun times being a goof. We drove my parents crazy and we very original in our pranks.