Meijer still has Pepsi on sale. Better get me two cases. Who knows if they'll have Pepsi whereever I end up
AK MCGRATH
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I feel like a giant idiot...
by MrFreeze inhere the end of the world is tomorrow and i went and forgot and only bought cheap beer for tonight.
sometimes, i think i'm the biggest idiot in the world..
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Bible Study Report Form S-3
by Marvin Shilmer inbible study report form s-3.
today i uploaded a new article onto my blog.
this article addresses a document that was used perhaps more often than any other among jehovahs witnesses.
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AK MCGRATH
Wow! I haven't seen that form in a loong time. So, what was the reason given for no longer using them?
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Post a U-tube of your Favorite Songs from Music groups or Singers
by flipper in.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weiyggwt6no.
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AK MCGRATH
Tales...That is my fav En Vogue song. Love the harmony.
And reading on here about the Beatles, "Imagine" is my fav John Lennon song. It reminded me of this: (If anyone's even interested)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXpHQfMGYBU If you want to bypass her talking, go to about the 3:17 mark. When I first heard it, I cried, but that's because it was personal to me, and I thought it was beautiful. Of course, the song is strong and beautiful to begin with, which is what drew me to it in the first place.
Well, I'm a huge Lady GaGa fan. I'm an 80's kid and I liken her to the Madonna of this generation.
One of the latest (and maybe most hated of her songs) is one I love-for the message alone. Plus, it's got a really cool beat I just can't sit still for...lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HquJt6Yh870 "Born This Way"~Live
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May 21st, 2011, Judgement Day?
by FrankWTower inwhile on the subject of some wacko making yet another prediction, i found this info on time.com.. .
the onset of world war i freaked a lot of people out.
but it was especially trippy for the zion's watch tower tract society, a group that's now called jehovah's witnesses.
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AK MCGRATH
Hey Honesty, I used to be one of those deluded nuts. Now I just prefer walnuts. I'm ready with a Pepsi in my hand. Beam me up boys...
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Hi everyone. Wanted to officially intro myself. Well at least give you: In the Beginning...
by AK MCGRATH inwell, i'm going to break this up, because if anyone has read any of my posts, you know i can be long-winded.
yep, i'm the person that can leave a minute or two message on a v.m.. i have been on this board for a month or two and wanted to make sure i'd be sticking around before i intro'd myself, so here i am.
grab your favorite beverage, it's gonna be a long one.. in the beginning.... i learned of the "truth" through a co-worker.
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Wow! Thanks everyone for taking a 1/2 hour out of your day to read my little diddy.
To be honest, I was a little nervous in the type of responses I would get-if anyone would respond at all! Thank you kindly, really, for your comments thus far.
Mr. Freeze: That is exactly what I felt they were trying to do. To tear me down. Why? I think that so- called pioneer sister was jealous of the relationship my friend and I had and it went from there. The pioneers were SO cliquish, that gossip was rampant. (I vowed never to be like that when I pioneered, and I wasnt, because it wasn't part of my personality to begin with, so...) I guess when you're a miserable person, you want others to be. So you stomp on them till you get them to rip that happy disposition off their face and be as miserable, or more so, than you are.
Morbidz..I lol at your b-friend's comment. I will take you up on your pm invite from time-to-time. Won't u be sorry! Thanku
Trans: You are correct-control freaks rule the roost. At that hall, it was VERY family runned. The friggin mafia got nothin' on them! This P.O. had his mom and dad there (who I actually really liked), and his wife was a pioneer, but I would say 75% of that hall was family infested. I was the outsider. A bright-eyed, witness naive but street smart, funny as hell (can't u tell..lol) chic. They would have none of that! I refused to be molded, or kiss anyone's ass, so the shit hit the fan. Now, I did manage to pull a few gems out of the rubble, and they'll make their way into my story later.
Moshe: Sorry to disappoint-no tat's or piercings. Well, I did have an ear piercing, but the holes are closed. Maybe I'll do what I did last time. Reopen them myself. This time I hope I actually find the original hole and not make a new one by mistake-ouchy!
And again, thanks to everyone for the encouragement. My next post will be: THE GREEKS. I should just continue my story on this one thread, correct? Not start a new one for every little chapter, I guess you could say. Hell, I should just pull a Kyria and write a damn book
AK aka JO
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Hi everyone. Wanted to officially intro myself. Well at least give you: In the Beginning...
by AK MCGRATH inwell, i'm going to break this up, because if anyone has read any of my posts, you know i can be long-winded.
yep, i'm the person that can leave a minute or two message on a v.m.. i have been on this board for a month or two and wanted to make sure i'd be sticking around before i intro'd myself, so here i am.
grab your favorite beverage, it's gonna be a long one.. in the beginning.... i learned of the "truth" through a co-worker.
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AK MCGRATH
Hi everyone!
Well, I'm going to break this up, because if anyone has read ANY of my posts, you know I can be long-winded. Yep, I'm the person that can leave a minute or two message on a v.m.
I have been on this board for a month or two and wanted to make sure I'd be sticking around before I intro'd myself, so here I am. Grab your favorite beverage, it's gonna be a long one.
IN THE BEGINNING...
I learned of the "Truth" through a co-worker. This new girl needed a ride and my friend thought I would help her out. She was right. So, during our convos, of course the "Truth" came up. Not before long, she was studying with me. She was very intelligent, kind and pretty. Damn pretty women...always been a downfall...lol (Not sure if it means anything at this point, but I'm a gay chick-more about that later )
Well, this sister's family lived out of state. So we would end up going to their house for the weekend. Her parents were ex-missionaries, but were insistant on having their kids attending college. And that's just what the four of them did. Smarty-pants. I admired all their diversity from one another and being of Greek decent, those Greeks sure can throw a par-tay. OOMPA! How I did love meeting all the friends, and even going so far as attending the Greek Meetings (in Chi-town) with my new found family. One of the brothers even asked me if I understood Greek cuz I just kept sitting their smiling. I said enthusiastically, "NO!" I got to know the Greek friends pretty well and my foundation to learn even more about Jehovah's blessings were laid.
Now the hell begins...After this sister moved she knew I had to had to have a study with someone in my territory. So, we go to the K.H. and a brother says, "Oh, I know just the person." I should've strangled him right then and there for the future turmoil she'd put me through! This pioneer sister was probably the worst bitch I have ever met in the Truth. She made my life a living hell. I would actually cry after my study at times. THAT should have been the clue and gotten outta dodge right there and then. But I am no quitter. It would sometimes go like this. Her: "So, what did you do over the weekend?" ME: "Well, I had such a great weekend! I went camping with M's family and some of the Greek friends. We had a blast. Her: Oh, really? Hmmm. Were there just sisters or?" Me: "No, No. There were sisters and brothers. We were in separate tents, of course. Her: Huh. Well, you know, you should'nt be mixing males & females, yada yada yada...Not only did she put me down, but also my beloved friends. These were decent lovers of Jehovah, who, at that time, help instill a deep love for the Truth and HIM . As if that shit wasn't enough (and this type of thing happened over and over) once while we had our study at the K.H., a holier-than-thou, P.O., shit doesnt stink brother HAD TO LECTURE ME on why it is wrong for me to associate with this family, go camping with them, etc. because basically, they weren't as spiritual as these two angels of glory
I was soo depressed and explained everything to my friend. She was none too pleased and was going to contact this sister, when I said, no, I'll just deal with it. My friend even offered to study again with me, but I wasn't going to let this pioneer fraud and her henchmen get to this broad so far as to stop my study. I was determined to stick it out. And that is exactly what I did. When I thought I was ready to get baptized, which at this point was probably about two years from initially studying, I mustered up the words, "Esther, I want to get baptized." She said, without consulting anyone further, "No. I don't think so. You're not ready yet." That was CRUSHING to me. I lamented to my true friend. She was in disbelief. WTF did she want me to do? I broke up with my b-friend of three years, stopped swearing, stopped all my beloved holidays, shunned everyone by requirement. Did I need to sacrifice my sister or something? Perhaps a sacrifice of a two-faced pioneer would do? Hmmm. I should have prayed about that one.
Well, I was an unbaptized publisher and so I was giving my very first talk, With MS. Hypocrite. A co-worker who I knew prior to studying, an older lady in her 50's or 60's at the time, said she would try to make it to see my talk. I looked for her in the audience, but could not find her. So when I sat down, I asked my friend, the sister who originally studied with me, "Did you see Charmaine?" "No." she replied.
Well, I notice she's in the hallway, so I excitedly go back to her and we hug each other. We talk for a few minutes and she leaves. I sit back down, just beaming, and wispered the relayed convo to M. A minute goes by and a brother taps me on the shoulder and does that curly finger thingy saying, "come here". So I get up and go into one of the rooms. There stands two brothers giving me the Fuc'ing inquisition. Them: Who was that woman you were talking to?" Me: "Oh! That's Charmaine. We work together and I invited her to my talk AND SHE CAME!" Them: "Are you sure?" Me: Puzzled~"Huh?" Them:" Well, she looks like a sister that was disfellowshipped." Me: "Disfellowshipped? No. Charmaine is Catholic." Them: "Are you sure, becuz she really looks like a sister that was disfellowshipped, and you know you aren't supposed to talk to anyone that is disfellowshipped." Me: "She isn't a witness. I work with her. She is Catholic. I invited her to come to my talk and she came", I reiterated. Honestly, I don't even know what was said after that, but all I can remember is how I am feeling now, as I am typing this, remembering this bullshit I endured-dejected.
So I go back to my seat, tears in my eyes and M says, what happened? I relayed everything and she was dumbfounded. She apolgized for their behavior. I was numb just sitting there. No matter how many congratulations I recieved afterwards, my night was marred.
Well, that is the beginning of the beginning of my journey through the Truth. My house was built on a solid foundation, but some people became jealous of my house and tried to tear it down, bit by bit. Some of "those people" were hypocrites and had tried to put their own conscience of bad behavior upon my house. I wasn't having it. Eventually, one of those people, the evil, wicked pioneer sister was disfellowhipped-again. For what? Committing adultery. Need I say more? Oh, but I will. It will be up to you to deem it a read or not. For me, it is cathartic. And so I write...and write.
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~Close to Others..Close to My Self~
by freeflyingfaerie ini am using this as my very own personal therapy session to express some of what has been swimming around in my head~.
it may not take much shape, i'll be letting it flow.... there is nothing like feeling understood and accepted and loved for who you are.
but that's a difficult thing to really feel when there is little or no history with a person.
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AK MCGRATH~ "Fried Green Tomatoes" is one of my fave movies! You're a sweet, tough chic
Well, this internet stuff has its pros and cons. It would be great to be able to be with everyone in person, but then again, it's super-convenient to be typing/reading away while wearing who-knows what! This is a unique forum. Mostly I am going on with my life, but sometimes I just have to come here
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Freeflying...Shhh. Don't let on about my secret
I had to LOL about your "it's super-convenient to be typing/reading away while wearing who knows what." Thank goodness for that, is all I can say. Hee hee
That's the same appeal of playing online poker, etc.
Yes. I mainly come on here when I am work..haha I'm a part-time live-in caregiver, so I have lots of free time. Plus this i-net connection is waay faster than mine at home. This forum kinda sucks you in, doesn't it? I'm not sure if it's a good or bad drug, at times, but in the long run, I think it is therapeutic.
Plus, I just know there are some kick-ass people here who I feel a kindred spirit with, for one reason or another, so I am grateful all the more so for this site
A nne tipped the vase of apple blossoms near enough to bestow a soft kiss on a pink-cupped bud, and then studied diligently for some moments longer.
"Marilla," she demanded presently, "do you think that I shall ever have a bosom friend in Avonlea?'
"A--what kind of friend?"
"A bosom friend--an intimate friend, you know--a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul. I've dreamed of meeting her all my life. I never really supposed I would, but so many of my loveliest dreams have come true all at once that perhaps this one will too. Do you think it's possible?'
"Diana Barry lives at Orchard Slope and she's about your age."
-- Anne of Green Gables VIII
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Post a U-tube of your Favorite Songs from Music groups or Singers
by flipper in.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weiyggwt6no.
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I'm glad you liked it Freeflying...
This songstress is my absolute favorite of all-time and is singing my fav song.
Here is JUDY at Carnegie Hall. Her very last song for the evening is saved best for last~"Somewhere Over the Rainbow". I just adore her
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~Close to Others..Close to My Self~
by freeflyingfaerie ini am using this as my very own personal therapy session to express some of what has been swimming around in my head~.
it may not take much shape, i'll be letting it flow.... there is nothing like feeling understood and accepted and loved for who you are.
but that's a difficult thing to really feel when there is little or no history with a person.
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Freeflying~"Even when I am close with someone, there is a voice inside that says 'will they ever really understand me'?"
I can relate, Freeflying...I felt that so very much growing up, and right on into the "Truth", knowing I was different from others. When you think you can never talk to someone about something so deep, so personal, it is a living hell you live by yourself. Being in a dark place, mmm, I've been there so many times in my life. I felt like I was either going insane or going to kill myself, but knowing I survived EVERYTHING on my own accord, therapy free, proves to me I am one tough chic!
I thrive, too, having intimate friends. That is what I think I miss most about being in the organization. I did have so many incredible friends that were closer than family. I miss that deeply and I am hoping I may gain some real solid friendships as the years come. Whether they are on the i-net or face-to-face is a non-issue. I always say, you can never have too many friends.
Ninny: "You know what I think the secret of life is?"
Evelyn: "What?"
Ninny: "Friends. Best friends." (Fried Green Tomatoes)
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Post a U-tube of your Favorite Songs from Music groups or Singers
by flipper in.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weiyggwt6no.
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AK MCGRATH
Luv artists that can move me. This is one such performance...kd Lang sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. I just close my eyes and FEEL.