I Am WomanI Am Woman-Artist: Helen Reddy from "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits": EMI ST 11467 -peak Billboard position # 1 for 1 week in 1972 -Words and Music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an' pretend 'cause I've heard it all before And I've been down there on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again CHORUS Oh yes I am wise But it's wisdom born of pain Yes, I've paid the price But look how much I gained If I have to, I can do anything I am strong (strong) I am invincible (invincible) I am woman You can bend but never break me 'cause it only serves to make me More determined to achieve my final goal And I come back even stronger Not a novice any longer 'cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul CHORUS I am woman watch me grow See me standing toe to toe As I spread my lovin' arms across the land But I'm still an embryo With a long long way to go Until I make my brother understand Oh yes I am wise But it's wisdom born of pain Yes, I've paid the price But look how much I gained If I have to I can face anything I am strong (strong) I am invincible (invincible) I am woman Oh, I am woman I am invincible I am strong FADE I am woman I am invincible I am strong I am woman |
asleif_dufansdottir
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JW Women
by Sassy inpurple had a thread about sisters and feeling left out or forgotten and while i do totally relate to what she posted about and agree with it from personal experience, what i experienced as a married jw wife i found more intollerable and it was one of the reasons that i ceased to be a jw.
it is one thing to be a woman and single and feel like you miss out on some social activities because you aren't a "couple' or a "couple where both are jws" and that does stink..
but be a woman who is married and your husband is a 'so called jw'.. you have no rights.. you can not even talk to the elders without your husband in their presense.
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These Are the Best of Times (Or Are They)
by pettygrudger injust heard a very interesting discussion on the rush limbaugh show today - first time i think i've ever heard rush become speechless from a caller.
anyways, the discussion was regarding whether or not the generation of today (30 somethings & younger) have it better or worse then generations past.
economically, socially, etc., are we better off now then other generations?
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asleif_dufansdottir
Socially I think we're better off. Women in the US for example have more rights (well, on paper if not in practice), people are more accepting of those who are a different race, religion or sexual preference (well, people in general, not everyone everywhere).
Despite the fact that I b*tch about the cost of going to school, with the web, electronic journals, computers, research and writing is a hundred times easier than it used to be.
Plus I got to "know" all of you.
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These Are the Best of Times (Or Are They)
by pettygrudger injust heard a very interesting discussion on the rush limbaugh show today - first time i think i've ever heard rush become speechless from a caller.
anyways, the discussion was regarding whether or not the generation of today (30 somethings & younger) have it better or worse then generations past.
economically, socially, etc., are we better off now then other generations?
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asleif_dufansdottir
If this is a trend of things to come, who will be the third "bread winner" in generations to come? The children?
It's already that way in many (most?) countries, and many companies take advantage of it. Corporations (corporate america is evil) keep enhancing their CEO and other top people's salaries at the expense of the average worker - sending jobs to places where they are willing to work for pennies a day and there are no regulations. It's just gonna get worse.
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North American Cold Snap: How Cold Is It Where You Are?
by RAYZORBLADE inbrrr!
it's cold in toronto tonight/this a.m. - i believe it went as low as -26c (minus 26 celsius) .
it was pretty freakin' cold.
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asleif_dufansdottir
I'm almost afraid to post on this topic!!
It's 71 degrees here. I rode to campus on my bike with a t-shirt and cotton pants and no jacket.
(ducking and covering)
...talk to me when it's 115 this summer...
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These Are the Best of Times (Or Are They)
by pettygrudger injust heard a very interesting discussion on the rush limbaugh show today - first time i think i've ever heard rush become speechless from a caller.
anyways, the discussion was regarding whether or not the generation of today (30 somethings & younger) have it better or worse then generations past.
economically, socially, etc., are we better off now then other generations?
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asleif_dufansdottir
Financially, no I don't think we...people in general...are better off (I'm 40). Some individuals definitely are, but if you compare the average high-school graduate age 30 today, to the average high-school graduate aged 30 of some years ago; or the same with college grad, etc, I think we're worse off financially than the generation before us.
For instance, my dad and his brothers all had high school diplomas and worked as blue collar workers for places like GM, Quaker Oats, etc. They had good paying union jobs, benefits, vacation, good health insurance, and retirement (real retirement, paid for by the company or union, not "save it yourself" types of accounts), and most of them worked for the same companies for decades. They could afford much nicer homes than their parents' generation, a couple of late-model cars, yearly vacations, they have very comfortable retirements. Those type of jobs are very rare now, if you can find them at all.
I have friends who went to college and grad school in the 60's and 70's, and they all say they could work full-time at some average job in the summer, and that would pay all their tuition and expenses for the school year, as well as living expenses while they were working in the summer. Now all the students I know who are paying their own way through school work in the summer, have part-time jobs during the school year, and still have to take out student loans to have enough to pay tuition and living expenses. They are starting out in the hole financially.
Cost of living has gone up, real wages have gone down, benefits have gone down, companies have zero loyalty towards employees, and as a result employees have no loyalty towards companies.
In other ways I think we're better off, I'm glad I live now, but we're definitely worse off financially.
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Beards: Growing One
by RAYZORBLADE inhey folks!.
for those of you near to me, you've probably noticed, i have changed my looks.. yup, i decided, well.....it has been an on-going project: i'm growing a beard.. it's not your typical beard, i am trying to sculp it to some degree.. honestly: i hate shaving!
at the same time, i am trying to do something interesting.
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asleif_dufansdottir
Steven hasn't shaved or even trimmed his beard in probably 8 years. His beard is really curly and not very thick...when he combs it straight out it's long...kinda ZZ Top looking, but it curls up most of the time so it doesn't look as long as it really is.
He does it because he hates shaving, and he's lazy His hair is so curly that it grows under the skin a little before it comes out, and when he shaved he bled alot.
That was my main objection to him getting baptised as a JW (before I ever started studying). I'd never seen him without a beard at that time (married several years) and didn't want to. He looked 14. Glad he's back to what passes for normal for him now...long hair and a beard.
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Tell Us About Your Local.
by Englishman inyou know..where you go to relax, meet your mates, have a few bevvies.
everyone needs a local.
ex-jw's especially need a local to meet new people and get a new social perspective!.
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asleif_dufansdottir
I have been to Eman's local. It was filled with a variety of different people and ages. They all seemed to know each other, look after each other and to a degree care for each other. You do not find this in Starbucks. Maybe someone with a psych backround can explain this to me. So we don't have a "Local" like the Brits do. Maybe we have something else that we don't need what it provides. If so I would like to know what it is.
Well, I don't have lots of experiences with bars and such (I do know the pub over there is a bit different than your average bar), but I think one difference might be that people in the U.S. tend to go to a bar with a group of people they already know, where your description sounds like the folks in the local met and became friends at the local.
For instance, here we have the 2 places that have been around for decades that different university departments frequent (when the local brew pub changed hands it was given an obit in the anthropology department newsletter! they'd been going there since the 60's).
Of course, the tiny "beer joint" in the town where I grew up was a place where everybody knew each other, but that was because everybody in the little town knows each other anyway...
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I Got It!! I Got The RA!!
by asleif_dufansdottir in.
and i won't be paying $4500 out-of-state tuition, and it has a 55% reduction in in-state tuition, along with a small stipend.. but i will be busy this semester!!.
i can afford to buy new glasses now!
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asleif_dufansdottir
Thanks everybody.
It's certainly nice to be able to afford stuff like my new glasses (which I just ordered today - they're cool - with purple frames!). The Dr. said I don't need bifocals yet - just take them off when I read (my reading load is really heavy and I was beginning to get worried at having to take off my glasses so much!).
Seeeeeeee.... I told you to be POSITIVE !!!
My mom emailed me (well, dad typed, mom can't use a computer) and told me basically the same thing, that she knew I wouldn't be out of a job long...which is really unusual of her! She's always kinda been the queen of the backhanded compliment. I know she loves me but her form of support usually is along the lines of, "I'm sure everybody else screwed up worse"...she finds it hard to give compliments.
I had been really down, because I thought it was a bad sign that my department couldn't / wouldn't give me financial support at least the whole first year of grad school while I'd have to pay out-of-state tuition (I'm an MA/PhD candidate so I'm going to be here a while!). This makes me feel alot better!
My friends are taking me out to celebrate tonight...middle eastern food (at a place where you sit on cushions on the floor)! It pays to have lots of friends who are international students - they know the right places to eat!!
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I Got It!! I Got The RA!!
by asleif_dufansdottir in.
and i won't be paying $4500 out-of-state tuition, and it has a 55% reduction in in-state tuition, along with a small stipend.. but i will be busy this semester!!.
i can afford to buy new glasses now!
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asleif_dufansdottir
I got the research assistantship with the interdisciplinary group - I'll be doing 'on the ground' environmental research. And I won't be paying $4500 out-of-state tuition, and it has a 55% reduction in in-state tuition, along with a small stipend.
But I will be busy this semester!!
Who-hoo!!
I can afford to buy new glasses now!
life is gooooood
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Overseer Visits
by sandy inwhat the hell is the big deal about the circuit overseer's visit?
why does everyone have to drag their bible students and in active friends and family members to the meeting during that week?.
it is so lame and hypocritical.
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asleif_dufansdottir
People were encouraged to take the week off work if possible so they could enjoy the grand privilege of working with the Circuit Overseer and his wife in field service.
Yeah, "working with the Circuit Overseer and his wife"...I could never figure that out. Even in our little ol' hall, if half the congregation would show up to "work with the CO"...so what? How many people would actually fit in his (or his wife's) car group?? 3?? 4 if you were really pushing it?? So, assuming that the CO and his wife split up in different car groups, at the most only 6 or 8 people would get to work with them on any given day. What percentage of a congregation, even if everybody showed up one or more days, got to actually be in a car group with them (whoopie)...of that number, how many took a door with him or her? How many actually got to hear them give a presentation?
I always thought it was a big fat ripoff, like most things connected with being a JW...Make a big effort to get out in service and get put with the same old group you always go with..or worse...show up for service and have the CO announce that he and the elders are "going on calls" and nobody gets to work with them. That's dishonest - give people the impression they're actually going to be going door-to-door with the CO and he's off calling on the inactive or whoever. If they're going to do that, they should let the congregation know so they don't show up hoping they get to ride in the CO's car and hear pearls of theocratic wisdom fall from his lips...