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You are right George!!!! Hey, I thought you were supposed to be gone for a few days? Piece of trivia, the inspiration for the last line in the quote above was from an american tv commercial about switching laundry detergents that Keith Richards watched in the 60's.

Most women in hollywood pay about $7,000.00 for that kind of growth...

There's also "The F Word" on BBC North America, the two shows that use Jean Phillippe the most are hell's kitchen and the F Word, which perfectly describes who Ramsay is.

Yes, a boy and his car, you are right sir!

The Andy Griffith Show?

Ooooh, reality shows, I forgot, is it, Hells Kitchen, with the ever pleasant Gordon Ramsey?

Well, I made a quick sugar cookie batch today and added about 4 tablespoons of molasses about 1/4 tsp of ginger and the same of pumpkin pie spice. Unfortunately, I think I needed to add an extra 3-4 tablespoons of molasses since the recipe had 4 1/2 cups flour. So, they were ok, but not molassey enough, they might need a tad more flour too since there's extra liquid with the molasses too. They looked the same as the sugar cookies though, crackly on top, moist in the middle-the key to moistness is not to overbake them. I might just look for a new molasses cookie recipe online and try that too.

Lifted, you should start that thread on dreaming about twi..

Hey, I remember Hans M**d*ll, I even went to his & Katherine's wedding, did any of you track him down yet?

After a father buys his son a used car, the son with his car, go on to help save the world.

Sounds like South Park 'cept without the snark....is it Three's Company?

ok... andie, mcdowell melanie, griffith shoe ???

I live in an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block And I sit at home looking out the window Imagining the world has stopped Then in flies a guy who's all dressed up like a Union Jack And says I've won five pounds if I have his kind of detergent pack

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That is a better cut, although I do like the rawness and energy of the live performances, especially from a band like the Beatles since their music is so well known and mostly from studio recordings. I'll post a new one tomorrow. Cheers!

Nope, no need to do that! I was waiting for George to post, but I think he's away for a few days, is it, If I fell, by the Beatles? This video actually looks like a bootleg copy at a live performance, sounds like John is a little off key in the begining, must have been hard to hear with all those screaming teenagers. They still got it, even after all these years, I love their early stuff.

Jim,

Kristen Skedg*ll posted an article on her website entitled, "On Breaking the Code of Silence." http://losingtheway.com/main/index.php?opt...6&Itemid=30 She has also encapsulated why we need to speak out about the abuses suffered and have a place to do that. We all are on our own paths here, some have been here longer than others, some have deeper wounds than others, but there is no expiration date on healing and the need to express ones feelings (even the "negative" ones) and experiences. Also, to communicate and share with others who've been there and understand-all assist in the healing. I'm more concerned with the healing of those present here at GS than the exoneration of the abusers. Here's an excerpt from Kristen's article: "Initially, people may become depressed, if not suicidal when they come out of an abusive cult and take steps towards healing. The realization of their loss – the loss of time, the loss of identity, loss of one’s self can be intolerable. But depression keeps us stagnant. It slows us down; it keeps us down, locked in the cycle of oppression. For many, opening the lockbox is a byproduct of anger. Anger is the vehicle that drives the truth into the open. The victim must not only feeling her feelings; she must see the cult leader for what he was – an abusive sociopath; not a loving presence. It is not enough that the abuse caused suffering. Suffering accompanied by resolve becomes the catalyst for change. One needs the spark of indignation that recognizes the unfairness and imbalance of power in one’s situation. Then one begins to puncture the membrane of silence that leaves one isolated from the world. The code of silence is penetrated through one’s initial decision to heal and one’s courage to begin to tell the truth about oneself in a safe place. This, accompanied by education about physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse allows the individual to start on the journey towards wholeness. True expression of one’s feelings, especially anger, makes healing possible. As one grows stronger, one may even expand the stage of disclosure to include the world at large.... Trauma experts have long advocated the necessity of “bearing witness’ to one’s abuse. Why? Because truth is acknowledged and affirmed in the context of community. Personal truth becomes understood when it is spoken. Lies keep one isolated and separate. Speaking the truth of one’s own reality allows one to belong to the world. One is no longer alone. But it doesn’t stop there. One must question destructive assumptions and become educated about individual rights. The truth of human experience proclaims the imperative to live and be free, not to be in bondage. Just as a flower is meant to bloom, so people are put here to blossom forth in their true nature. One must believe one has the RIGHT to live in order to own one’s experience. When one realizes the truth of being alive (or its opposite – the mandate NOT to live independent of the leader), one is able to breaks the bonds of mind control. Negative assumptions become questioned through critical thinking and education. Once the right to exist is fully comprehended, then the right to bear witness to one’s life and experience becomes possible. Negative distortions of reality are replaced with positive assumptions resulting in one’s understanding of the right to be happy and free." Great stuff Kristen...There are acute cases of abuse amongst the posters here, and also many posters coming through relatively unscathed....whatever the case is, we each have a right to continue to speak about the abuse and the abusers, for the healing of the GS community, and for those who will come here in the future....we each have a right to speak our truth.

Wow you guys, thanks for the kudos!!! I'm glad the recipe worked out for you, I'm going to do a batch myself this week and add some molasses and ginger to the recipe to see what happens, I've been wanting to make molasses cookies that are crispy on the outside, but chewy on the inside without being cakey. I will let you know how they come out. Cheers!

Don't knock squirrel meat (sorry Ham), when I was a WOW in the woodlands of Wisconsin in '77 we ate alot of squirrel, as well as rabbit, raccoon, bear, grouse and venison. Its all about slow cooking and stewing.

Ok, what's the deal here? We haven't seen the original poster here since this thread was first started, was their post for real or was it more of the why can't you move on flame bait? Are you still there miketheorganist?

After a father buys his son a used car, the son goes on to help save the earth.

Not to associate with sexually immoral people...uh, that would be pervy uncle vic wouldn't it? We should have booted him out. With such a man do not even eat...we sat at his feet thinking he was something good.

((((Rainbow'sGirl)))) right back atcha!! I will definitely try those recipes, they sound fab, and I even have whole and ground cardamom on hand already!! ((((Geisha))))) share the luv, I hope your boys like those cookies! ((((Twinkey))))) and Twinkey too! I love, love, love Truffles, great idea as gifts.