thegentleman
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Music artists who have died, and those you missed the most.....
by ScoobySnax inok with the death of nina simone today at 70, i got to thinking about other great artists who have died.
many would say elvis, but he wouldn't feature if i had to pick just 3. mine would go something like this.
3. tammy wynette (stand by your man was a song that'll always remind me of my grandad who died 10 years ago, always makes me smile and remember him, and her collaboration with the klf circa 1992. justified and ancient.
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Theft of Identity from the Borg
by Yizuman ini had a thought for most of the ex-jws who spent most of their lives in the borg.
for those who left the borg, has anyone stopped and think, "who am i really supposed to be apart from the borg?".
have you ever wondered what your life would have been like if you had never been a jw?
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an example of believing in yourself..
by thegentleman inhey everyone, .
i took my railroad conductor qualifying exams on the book of operating rules and passed.
the whole studying process was draining enough not to mention the other things going on .
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I never thought in a million years..
by thegentleman inthat i would love a jw gal.. deep down i am a hopeless romantic at heart.
i had given her a heart-shaped necklace and i told her "that this symbolizes me giving my heart to you".
we have been through good times and bad , maybe its just me, i go all out when i'm passionate about something.
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shooting themselves in the foot..
by thegentleman inwhile rummaging through some drawers to clean out, i came across the february 15, 2002 edition of the watchtower "how can you benefit from godly principles ?
" ..on page 6 this was some of what was listed as "some helpful bible principles".
"love... does not look for its own interests.
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a portion of my story
by thegentleman inhey everyone, as if you have not heard a story like this before:.
i'm currently studying for exams being a railroad conductor(one of the exams is april 17th).
while that is stressful enough , i've realized that sometimes something as simple as encouragement or support from someone you care about deeply goes a long way.
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I will never hear from her again
by berylblue ina few days ago, i tracked down the only semi-real friend i had as a witness.
i called her at work and left a message.
she emailed me back, and seemed amenable to talking even though i am df.. she made a comment, "come back to jah.
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The Immorality of Losing
by DakotaRed ina very good article written by a 60's war protestor and left winger, who moved to israel and seems to have grown up and now sees the world through different eyes.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/hillel/halkin_protest.asp
the immorality of losing
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The Whore of Babylon
by Gamaliel invisiting a few jw/xjw forums lately, i'm reminded of phrases that have been never been brought to mind for 25 years.
(king of the north, jonadabs, etc, etc.
) i got to thinking again about that infamous old harlot, babylon the great.
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I am leaving my wife...
by fulano inand i feel sad.
everything happened so fast, 1999 back from patterson, 2000 inactive and no longer an elder, 2001 smoking everything that planet earth offers, and now in love with a girl for a couple of months.
i feel sad but liberated.