patio34
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Abraham & Sumerians
by patio34 ini have been reading some on sumerian mythology.
now, it's said the sumerians predated hebrew writings by several centuries or longer.
the sumerians are the first writers.
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Request for Opinions
by patio34 ini requested that my sons (both jws) come to my home for a family meeting today.
had nothing to do with religion.
both of them know i don't go to meetings and that i have intellectual disagreement with wtbs.. son #2 said that before we begin the meeting, he would like to offer up prayer.
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"Les Misbarack"--What do u think?
by patio34 inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ijyvyhnn0.
sorry, i'm not sure i can embed the video or how.
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"WT & Awake" Song
by patio34 ini received this song by randy baker via jan groenveld and would ike to post it here for the benefit of ones who have missed it.. the 2nd and 4th line of ea stanza have an implied rhyme, indicated by the ( ), that goes with the last word on the 1st and 3rd lines.. watchtower and awke (sing to the tune of 'sweet violets'--let me know if you know that tune!).
there once was an elder who stood at my door,.
he said i was wicked, my wife was a-( ).
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Conventions & "Apostates"
by patio34 injust throwin' this on the table:.
who are those people outside of the conventions every year with signs?
we always called them apostates, but who knew?
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Weight, Health, & Exercise
by patio34 inhaving been a yo-yo dieter for decades and being 20-30 pounds overweight now, i have reached some conclusions that follow.
what do you think (it goes without saying i want opinions or else why start a thread?)?.
1. recent press statements indicate overweight isn't nearly as harmful to health/longevity as previously thought.. 2. the more i diet, the fatter i get.. 3. having done considerable geneaology, all but one of my ancestresses i've seen photos of (four g-g-mothers) for the past 100 years were considerably overweight (indicating possible genetic predispostion).. 4. not interested in finding a "mate.".
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Amateur Counselors & Nice "Wicked"...
by patio34 intwo observations since leaving the jws:.
1. are the elders really 'teachers'?
in the public talk they have to follow the outline provided by the wt.
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Hurricane Katrina---Any blame?
by patio34 inthis is from meet the press with tim russert yesterday: .
mr. russert: and we are back.
jefferson parish president broussard, let me start with you.
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The Handmaid's Tale
by patio34 ini just watched the handmaid's tale, adapted from margaret atwood's novel.
pretty spooky about bible-based fundamentalist government.
or read it?
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Wolverines, Sociopaths
by patio34 ini've been doing some reading about sociopaths or people who have "antisocial personality disorder.
" one book states 1 in 25 people are sociopathic.. this basically means someone without a conscience facility.
someone who cannot empathsize with others.