waysider

Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh seeing no one else had come, And a bell was ringing in the village square for the rabbits on the run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-6nBT27Bbo

Movies aside, my nomination would be for John L., for his portrayal of a buffoon in a non fiction work.

A thank you note will be forthcoming, I'm sure........or not.

I used to wonder what the profoundly deaf could do, in lieu of speaking in tongues, that would give them "proof in the senses realm" and all that stuff.

The whole thing reminds me of that scene from Fantasia where the splinters from the broom keep multiplying. HERE

O.K., here's the thing. The CEO's leadership of these corporations splinter groups are knowingly marketing a product that has been proven to be both defective and harmful. Yet, they continue to market it. If we were talking about hula hoops or widget flanges, most reasonable people would understand the deception.

Here's some vocal fry you might enjoy.

Here's my take on it: 1. Have them sign "the green card". 2. Undershepherd them through "the class". 3. Work with them to get them through all the peripheral classes/requirements needed for The Advanced Class. 4. Get them through The Advanced Class. VOILA! Then..... they can use "all 9 all the time" and do this whole trip by revelation. (My obligatory effort to segue this into ATW.)

Except, maybe, the ones that are headed toward the exit sign?

I was thinking "iron lung" because it was one entity, being sustained through the intervention of artificial means. (The so-called "ministry" was the iron lung that gave life to Wierwille's MLM dreamland.)

The Way has ALWAYS been one moving part.....an iron lung, to be more specific.

Even tougher when you're underfed, overworked, sleep deprived and isolated, as many were, in the various "training" programs.

It's gonna be a wee bit too nippy for a trip to the park this Saturday. I'll have to strap on a set of headphones and play that tune a few more times. :)

"Suspicion" is the 10th manifestation. "The manifestation of suspicion is your God given ability, etc, etc, etc, yada, yada....."

"I never got that from VP. You could say he didn't act like that around certain people or at certain events, but that kind of thing is difficult to hide." I wouldn't be so sure. The evening news is frequently replete with accounts of people who've been fooled by the unscrupulous. Many times, the people who are the most trusted turn out to be the very ones unworthy of trust. (Don't we already have a current thread that addresses that subject?)

"You can't go beyond what you've been taught." Can't?....or don't want to?

History of the word “Xmas” "What I’m about to tell you is news to me as well. I have always found it offensive when someone would send me a Christmas card with the words, “Merry Xmas.” Why? Because I’ve always felt that when someone did that, it was somewhat of an effort on their part to remove “Christ” from the picture. You know, “The war on Christmas,” stuff. Well, what a surprise I got. Lexically speaking, Christ is, and always has been in Xmas. “X” is the Greek letter “Chi” and the first letter in the word “Cristos,” which means Christ. Xmas did not show up in English until the 1500′s, but the letter “X” meaning Christ has been in use for 1000 years! Alright, but why the abbreviation? Let’s remember that the use of “X” pre-dates the printing press when books were hand written, written on hard to find materials, and very expensive. It’s a no brainer, use “X” to save space, time and money. But although we know it isn’t offensive to use “Merry Xmas,” do be aware that some still find it so, so use good judgment when wishing someone a Merry “Xmas.” But at least you now know it isn’t disrespectful if you get a card with “Xmas,” and you won’t let it ruin your Christmas. Leave that up to the Scrooges behind the cash registers. Merry Xmas all!" SOURCE

Sometimes I hold the door for her...Sometimes she holds the door for me.