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Happy birthday, Roy.

The older you get, the fewer friends you will have. Part of that, of course, is due to attrition. People get old and die. Or, they move up the corporate ladder and drive off into the sunset in a moving truck. That kinda stuff. But, and perhaps more important, as you get older, you are able to spot the so-called friends who are really users/manipulators and extricate them from your life. I wish I had a better answer but that's all I've got.

When I was a kid, we speculated on his middle name. (We concluded it must have been Herman.)

Thou shalt not steal. Hmmm. Probably means "spiritual" stealing. (note to self: Speak in tongues more.) Oh, Wait! That's not all of it. It's got something to do with "administrations", too. hahahahahaha! (I crack myself up sometimes.)

Hang in there, Roy. Better days are yet to come.

And now, you know too, John. So, why do you still hold on?

black heart, white heart coincidence?

Stranger things have happened.

Sometimes people accuse me of being bitter. I'm not sure I was ever bitter. I'm damn sure, though, that I've been more than just a little embarrassed to admit I was duped. And this differs from reading Tarot cards.... how?

I don't think he ever took the Advanced Class, either. In the class, he taught that you can't ask God for a sign, claimed the dew on the fleece was a one-time deal. Then, he turned around and expected us to believe some lame story about how he ordered God to make it snow, as a sign.

He claimed his "class" promoted harmony in the home. How would he know? The only harmony he created was a long string of duets in the motor coach.

Bunch of kids playing "grown-up".

I'm often intrigued by the way people who weren't there suddenly know exactly what happened. People who weren't in the Corps or FellowLaborers or on HQ Staff somehow know what it was like to be there. Fascinating.

Let's try it this way....You can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover.

Absolutely. Opinions can and do vary all across the board. I think, though, that behavior trumps opinion on these matters. You may be of the opinion that someone is a class A yet their behavior reveals them to be a class B. I'm just sayin'.

I tend to see Corps participation as a sort of barometer for The Way's health. Right now, the weather forecast looks rather dismal. Boo Hoo... I'm so sad.

With all the big dollar figures that have been tossed around in the news lately, 54 million seems like such a pittance. I'm just sayin'.

Yeah, he could have just said he came up with the same idea as Dave Thomas, through independent research. (like he did with Bullinger and 4 crucified.) hahahahahahaha!

Now that's better! Unfortunately, Wendy's opened their first restaurant in 1969, two years after PFAL was filmed.

Yeah change *word over the world* to *word under the table*. Instead of"WOW!", we're left with "WUT?" :huh:/>

He's never been among my favorites. I lean more toward heartfelt expression than flashy technique. BTW...Jimmy Dawkins died yesterday. Now THERE was a guy with a unique sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgwP7GyMeJw

Chronic sleep deprivation It does all sorts of wacky things to your mind and body. It was standard M.O. in the various Way programs, though not typically seen at local levels. Try running on 5 hrs. sleep for a week....or a month. Now imagine running on 5 hrs. sleep for years on end. It takes its toll. Here I am, almost 40 years after the fact, and I still wake up automatically after 5 hrs. sleep. The difference now is that I can roll over and go back to sleep instead of rushing off to some meaningless meeting.