Posts by wasasister

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Anybody Love the Associations...

by jgnat in

as much as my honey does?

he dearly wants to find a cd, tape, whatever.

do any of you guys have any leads on where he can find their music?

wasasister

As in The Association? "Cherish is the Word"? 60's group??

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An epiphany, and prelude to other thoughts

by onacruse in

well, this is being a remarkable couple of weeks for me; one of those moments i'll remember for the rest of my life.

not to be melodramatic, but i think "epiphany" best describes what i'm experiencing.. a little history: i was born and raised a jw, bethel-bound at 8, baptized at 10. always a book-worm, liked to study math, science, and old wts publications (what a combo lol).

when i wasn't vacation pioneering (as it was called then), i spent my summers in my room, frequently reading for 16 hours at a stretch.

wasasister

I've still got "death is moral" and "ethics are amoral" to go...if anybody wants to continue along with me in this sado-masochistic exercise..

I'll be first in line for that ride, Craig.

Not sure what my schedule holds this summer as I've had to travel more often for work, but if I'm around that weekend, I'll try to make it up to Edmonds.

Your fellow traveler,

Wasa

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An epiphany, and prelude to other thoughts

by onacruse in

well, this is being a remarkable couple of weeks for me; one of those moments i'll remember for the rest of my life.

not to be melodramatic, but i think "epiphany" best describes what i'm experiencing.. a little history: i was born and raised a jw, bethel-bound at 8, baptized at 10. always a book-worm, liked to study math, science, and old wts publications (what a combo lol).

when i wasn't vacation pioneering (as it was called then), i spent my summers in my room, frequently reading for 16 hours at a stretch.

wasasister

Absolutely love this thread and just had to jump in to say so - although I don't have much of substance to add.

I would like to recommend a book to any who have not read it:

The Language Instinct by Stephen Pinker

A deep exploration of how our mind forms language and a fascinating read.

Thanks for an intelligent and thought provoking thread.

Wasa

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just saw BRUCE ALMIGHTY

by topanga in

i laughed so hard, jen anniston was expressionless most of the time.

wasasister

I guess it's all a matter of taste, Redneck. I felt sorry for the monkey.I happen to agree completely with Mr. Cranky's movie review:

It's usually only after cashing a few big checks that Hollywood types get the urge to scream from the rooftops about the infallibility of the Lord. Thematically, this often comes in the form of a lesson to the rest of us: "Know happiness and generosity and you shall know God (and do not breach the gates of my estate looking for a handout, or else Chico, my minimum wage Puerto Rican security guard, will blow you away)."

This film is set in Buffalo, where the most demanding prayer God hears is "get my daddy a better job." Had the film been titled "Habib Almighty" or "Nguyen Almighty," requests of "Fix the cholera" or "Can we eat now?" might have been too much for Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), a pissy news reporter who blames God for his problems one too many times and is temporarily deified by the Almighty (Morgan Freeman).

At first, Bruce uses his powers for greed, giving his girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston) bigger boobs and himself a coveted anchor spot. Then director Tom ("Patch Adams") Shadyac realizes he must justify his Hummer and gold-plated bidet, so he beats the audience senseless with the kind of moralistic guano one might associate with a Jimmy Swaggart revival.

In a devastating yet unintended self parody, Shadyac brings us a scene in which God tells Bruce that he was put on the Earth to make people laugh and that's okay. As a result, one imagines a God boiling over with vindictive anger as he -- like us -- is betrayed by the last 45 minutes of this fetid theology lesson.

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just saw BRUCE ALMIGHTY

by topanga in

i laughed so hard, jen anniston was expressionless most of the time.

wasasister

I liked Jim Carrey in The Truman Show, but thought this movie was a stinker. Even his broad prat-fall humor failed. And the preachy stuff was way over the top.

Like, if God can mess with this jerk's life, why can't He solve REAL problems. Good thing God decided to intervene with a whiner from Buffalo, NY and not Malawi or Kabul. Otherwise, the prayer might have been for food or a cure for AIDS.

I'd give it a 3 out of 10 on the funny scale. What's amusing about a monkey crawing up somebody's ass?

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For those who like classical music.

by azaria in

jw
friends

yesterday i heard a melody that i had heard before but i never knew who it was written by.

found out it was written by bedrich smetana ( from the 6 symphonic poems ma vlast) called maldau.

its such a pretty melody.

wasasister

Although I like a variety of music, Classical is still my first and best love.

Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings is the most hauntingly sad piece.

Beethoven's 7th Symphony (esp the second movement) and his Apassionata piano concerto

Mozart's #35 Symphony (Haffner) and most of his Piano Concerti

Bach - all of it, but especially the Goldberg Variations and the Brandenbergs

Vivaldi's Violin Concerto A 2 Choeurs "Con Violino Discordato" This piece is unique

The three great Violin Concerti in D: Brahms, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

The great thing about the Classical genre is there is so much to choose from. Hundreds of years, not just decades. I can listen to three of four days of it and never hear the same thing twice. Where else is there such a great body of work to choose from??

Wasa/fellow fan of fantasic fantasias

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An epiphany, and prelude to other thoughts

by onacruse in

well, this is being a remarkable couple of weeks for me; one of those moments i'll remember for the rest of my life.

not to be melodramatic, but i think "epiphany" best describes what i'm experiencing.. a little history: i was born and raised a jw, bethel-bound at 8, baptized at 10. always a book-worm, liked to study math, science, and old wts publications (what a combo lol).

when i wasn't vacation pioneering (as it was called then), i spent my summers in my room, frequently reading for 16 hours at a stretch.

wasasister

Craig: A bookworm Witness? Jeez, if Katie hadn't snagged you, I would have. (No worries, Katie, I'm harmless...mostly)

I've always appreciated you. In my book, you qualify for "good people" status.

Been through that Epiphany stage more than once. The first time was coming to grips with how I perceived Jesus Christ as an historical figure. Wow! was that an eye-opener!!

Good luck with your continuing quest for Truth. May it never end.

Wasa

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Classic TV

by teejay in

when it comes to tv, every generation since the fifties thinks theirs had the best tv shows.

while america has fallen in love with "reality" tv shows like survivor and american idol, i've been thinking about how much better the shows were when i was coming up....

classic westerns like rawhide, gunsmoke, guns of will sonnet, bonanza, have gun will travel, the big valley, high chapparral, and wagon train.

wasasister

Wasn't Sanford & Son the Americanised version of BBC's Steptoe & Son?

Yes, and in fact, many American TV shows were derivative of British programs. Still are, as far as I know.

I still love BBC shows like "Drop the Dead Donkey", "Are You Being Served", "Faulty Towers",and of course my all-time guilty pleasure - "Absolutely Fabulous".

PS: sorry Reborn. You're wrong on this one. The end credits of Sanford and Son even gave credit to the BBC original.

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Classic TV

by teejay in

when it comes to tv, every generation since the fifties thinks theirs had the best tv shows.

while america has fallen in love with "reality" tv shows like survivor and american idol, i've been thinking about how much better the shows were when i was coming up....

classic westerns like rawhide, gunsmoke, guns of will sonnet, bonanza, have gun will travel, the big valley, high chapparral, and wagon train.

wasasister

Teejay: Yes, some of the old classics can stand the test of time. Still, I sometimes cringe at the "good old fashioned values" portrayed back then. Have you seen the movie Far From Heaven? Life was great in the 50's...unless you were gay....or black...or female.

drwtsn32: Family Guy is screamingly funny and - in my not so humble opinion - better satire than South Park. I honestly don't know how they got away with some of the more blatant innuendos such as the take-off on the diamond commercials:

"Diamonds.. because she pretty much has to...." (Silhouette of female sliding ever-so-slightly down silhouette of male....) Great stuff!!

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Classic TV

by teejay in

when it comes to tv, every generation since the fifties thinks theirs had the best tv shows.

while america has fallen in love with "reality" tv shows like survivor and american idol, i've been thinking about how much better the shows were when i was coming up....

classic westerns like rawhide, gunsmoke, guns of will sonnet, bonanza, have gun will travel, the big valley, high chapparral, and wagon train.

wasasister

drwtsn32:

Dork? Not if you're a Family Guy fan. I have the entire collection on DVD.

Wasa