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Now whether "ms" parker has the answer to God, the universe, and everything, perhaps is a different matter..

might I add.. "I don't have a real problem with that..".. :)

That's why so much of poetry, or other works are timeless.. they left so many terms undefined.. a new generation comes around.. and with a completely different set of problems and conditions say.. "they really meant this.." even the Almighty did that with his own word, if one believes it.. One of the great figures in Bullinger's work was Gnome, or quotation.. the contexts "God's" words were forced into sometimes were entirely different than those in which they were composed.. at least at times..

Part of the problem is trying to define the Almighty.. in my opinion, anyway.. in Geometry and other disciplines.. there are undefined terms. You'd think a system of belief would fall apart with such a thing.. but it really doesn't.. you leave the term "point".. "line".. "set".. etc.. pretty much undefined in the system.. why? Perhaps because somebody can always come up with a better explanation..

Oh.. I didn't get the eight oclock class.. first class is like at 11am. Just early enough to still detect the hangover monday morning on frumpy appearing freshmen.. with the economy I think things might be a little different. The students might be a little more motivated than in the recent past.. I hope. plus a lot of universities are tightening up alcohol use policies for minors.. and most freshmen are under-age. Still, this place is known as a party school.. what larger public university doesn't have that reputation anyway.. I like the community college route.. the youngsters usually live at home, and get a year or two more supervision.. two years at the community college, then away two years to the big school. By that time, they have most of their basic classes done, and have half an idea why they are there..

In about two years.. by that time I will have a master's hopefully. And four or five rounds of teaching two sets of the same class with about thirty five students in each. Then I should be employable.. at least in the field I want to work in.. I don't know if I will have the stamina for the doctorate.. we'll see..

heh..

This is so nutty.. the only thing the google ads can come up with is an advertisement for Scientology at the bottom of the page.. maybe they need chairs strung or something..

This bird.. had "mother" tattooed on its chest.. along with "death before dishoner".. must have had a rough childhood.. had to walk through the woods, uphill in both directions, before there were roads, on the way to school..

We acquired the canary from my exes grandma. she raised canaries in her basement.. must have had a hundred or more birds in a very large room she netted off.. I think we "inherited" the "problem bird"..

Something was wrong with this Canary.. It sung. Loudly.. but it was female. Supposedly it is VERY extraordinary to have a female canary sing in this manner.. it didn't know what to do with offspring.. somebody had better say something, before I keep rambling on..

I think the canary had a few gender identification issues..

We had a psychotic fertilized canary.. forget what we named it. But it chose the horn of plenty for its nest.. we should have sent what the canary deposited in it to headquarters..

so.. where did chat go? No more parachat?

I think "branch leader" may now be a "promotion" for aging staffers. No, it's likely not a paid position anymore.. but the one here (and I think technically he's a branch leader..) makes pitches for twi's wares..

I really think the vicster started with a vewy vewy little god, and "rightly divided (dissected)" him.. it wasn't even half a god.. any god that needs ME to tell him what to do.. isn't exactly God, in my estimation.. one teaching I NEVER heard in da way.. sometimes "no" is the answer to prayer. Even if it looks bilblical and lines up with all the supposed keys and all.. reminds me of an old bugs bunny cartoon.. Bugs and Christopher columbus. Everybody else jumped ship.. and it came down to only one bean left between them in the galley.. Bugs with carving knife..and the poor little bean.. "use your imagination Chris.. will it be light meat, or dark?" Yeah.. I'll take the good half..

Only eight votes? well.. I thought I'd bring it to the top, for those who may not have seen the poll..

Perhaps. Or they voluntarily, or involuntarily put themselves and or were put in situations where maniacs could apply psychological conditioning. The techniques do work..

look at the "abusive systems" thread. After a half a page or so it should be apparent.. It's the "way ministry, III".. very very small, at the moment..

Next question. What are you going to do in twenty, thirty years, when your "staff" and "volunteers" are beginning to show the wear of age? Sure, pa, mac and a few will get a few "benefits".. without question or explanation. Or it will be something like, "we owe it.. they sacrificed their lives.. and the adversary attacked.. it's da debil's fault.." and that WILL be the spin, if they get some horrid disease, or God forbid, cancer.. will you merely hide these "issues" from the followers? I suggest history will repeat itself. You've got a doctrine which supposedly guarantees success.. a "law" that "works" for saint and sinner alike.. mathematical exactness and all. what will you do when things go "wrong"?

that's one major objection I have with the sewers camping experience. They are so young.. and the idjits are running it on the fly, just like gramps did.. and if they so fervently hold to gramps doctrine, when people start aging, it will be history repeating itself. There will be purges, confrontations.. mark and avoiding.. not because people are "ungodly".. but because they are just HUMAN. The kid actually considers the corps program and ministry to be a success, before the "bad people" came in.. somehow, I don't think it will ever come close to the success in terms of numbers of its parent.. I hope people are smarter.

One post-upgrade question.. where's chat?

I was impressed with the professionalism.. the person said, "if we meet in a store, and I don't say anything..don't be offended.. it's because I can't. I won't even say hello, unless you do. I will not publicly acknowledge we have met in a counselling manner.." I think I was studying the "professional" more than they were me..

I think its like anything else.. you have to feel them out.. so to speak.. find one you can trust.. then don't waste your or their time.. This one helped to show me I needed to "educate" people how to treat ME.. I told the therapist of years in the group.. lack of boundaries.. etc.. and that's my weak spot. Lack of boundaries. and after a few short visits.. it was time to move on..

Sometimes the therapist needs a little more information than we give them.. and no, they are not going to just throw one in a "nuthouse" or something.. it's too expensive. Governmental budget cuts and all.. Yeah.. I saw one, a few times.. the therapist ended up being more an academic guidance counsellor than anything else.. s