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How can I say this politely? Oh, what the heck------ it's just a bunch of pretentious crap! Suppose you have a job that requires you to measure things with a ruler. After you make your measurement, your boss has to then remeasure, using his/her OWN ruler. Why? Is THEIR ruler somehow superior to YOUR ruler? Maybe somebody ought to contact the people that make rulers. Maybe your bosses' 5mm reading is more significant than your 5mm reading. Come on. 5mm is 5mm, does it matter whose ruler you used to measure it? In the regular, non-religious world, it's known as *micro-management* and it's practitioners are referred to as *control freaks*. *Spiritual understanding* my butt! It's another way of telling you they are going to twist and distort reality until they convince you to denounce your own logic (and common sense) and accept theirs. "Spiritual anger"---What a hoot. It just means they themselves are angry and want to dump the blame on someone or something other than themselves. I think that might be known as "passing the buck". Now, there is such a thing as understanding things that are spiritual, but somehow I don't think that is what they(TWI ) had in mind. As always-- That's just my opinion.( but bear in mind that it's tempered with "spiritual understanding".) <_<

" Friday the thirteenth comes on a Monday this month." ----------POGO--------------------------------------------

Choo! Choo! ( getting a bit "off track" here.) Anybody know why red-eye gravy is called---red-eye gravy? Just wondering. I mean, I've consumed plenty of it in the wee hours of the morning when my eyes were quite red but always wondered about the origin of the name.

Socks Never mind the topic discussed at the campfire. The question that burns within me and pleads for an answer is---- Did you make s'mores?

When my son was in Scouts, it used to rub me the wrong way when leaders who were not in full uniform (Sneakers, ball cap , shirt not tucked, etc.) would salute for the pledge. Ironically, it was not because of the heart of the law but because of the letter of the law. Now that the letter of the law has changed, maybe this won't seem so bad. Just a thought.

Uh huh---Uh huh And how do you perceive this situation? Please. Make yourself comfortable on the couch and tell me about your childhood.

"The Secret To Life In the Mojave"-----by Flipper

If you know your answer is correct, you can go ahead and post a new tune. Of course, if you are wrong, you are banished from the kingdom, whipped with a wet noodle and forced to listen to Yanni CDs until your eardrums bleed! :)

In retrospect, I see that I should have inserted the word "propaganda" after "White Supremacy" like I did after "John Birch". I was stating that he had ties to the propaganda. I was not stating he had active ties to the "white supremacy" movement, specifically. My apologies for any misinterpretation this caused.

" You do err, not knowing the Scitpures."

And here it is (with an introduction by Petula Clark)

You are correct, my friend, although the piece was actually written by Christian Petzold and found among the collective possessions of J. S. Bach. It was written in 3/4 time and recorded in 4/4 time. Lyrics were added by Linzer and Randell. Rock on, GSG!

The secret to living a 'holy life" is to learn the fine art of rationalization. (And then master the practical application of said rationalization.)

I asked my grandson Cletus(That's his name.) "Geeze, Grandpa Waysider, don't you old guys know nothin'?", he said. "Scritpures are fuzzy little critters that live in caves and only come out in the darkest part of the night on account of their bein' so painfully shy." "They have cute little bobbed tails and call back and forth to one another with a call that sounds something like this: Wacko!---Wacko!---Wacko!" (Dang kid's been watchin' too much of that there Recovery Channel.)

Well, there's still plenty of good seating available in "The Reading Room". :)

Little Black Egg-----------The Nightcrawlers How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow? Birds, high up in the trees Serenade the flowers with their melodies. Oh, see there beyond the hill The bright colors of the rainbow? Some magic from above Made this day for us Just to fall in love.

Blast that dag- gone comma! Does the word "big" modify the word "boys" or the word "club"?

dmiller As always, thank you for your kind assistance.

Dean Martin did a song back in the '50s or '60s that went like this: Lucky, lucky, lucky me I'm a lucky son of a gun I work 8 hours I sleep 8 hours I save 8 hours for fun :)

WQA(The Water Quality Association ) is a watch dog, of sorts, for the water treatment industry. They( the WQA) have a certification program for those who work in the industry. CWS stands for Certified Water Specialist. In order to obtain certification, one must undergo a rather extensive series of instruction.(and testing) CWS1 is the "foundational class". It is the most difficult certification to achieve ( in most people's opinion) because it is wide in scope. After level 1, all other certificates are peripheral , a bit like *Witnessing and UnderShepharding* or* Keys To Research* were peripheral to PFAL. We have technicians working for us who are level 6. This is the highest level currently attainable. On days like today, when the temperatures are hovering at the 100 degree mark,they all freeze bottled water and take it with them for consumption as the day progesses. Though it's no guarantee for absolute truth, one would certainly think these technicians would have an inside track on whether or not this practice is unhealthy. WQA has a very good website and an online library of sorts that might address this question. ------www.wqa.org--------- -Sorry, I don't know how to link you directly.

Ya know, for as much as VP groused about no one knowing which end of a shovel to hold, how many people can say they witnessed HIM putting in a hard day's work?( ie: scrubbing toilets, polishing doorknobs, etc,) Oh, sorry. He was busy "working" The Word. My mistake.

Now, this would be BIG ,BIG news in view of VeePee's ties to White Supremacy and John Birch propaganda. Anyone have any specifics?

I'm a card carrying member of the Water Quality Association(CWS1) I have never heard this before or seen it in any tech. journal.

From 1958---The QUEEN of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson----"The Lord's Prayer".

Hmmmm. Let's see now. You put pickles in a can that says peaches but the contents fail to morph into what the label declares. Now where did I hear that before?