Jim

Damn straight.

No flu or symptoms out here in sunny California. We usually don't see the worst of it until after Christmas. 737's are huge virus vectors...

What was it before?

There Will Be No Drinking During Services..

Ideal Marriage and Fascinating Womanhood?

That reminds me of a guy that went to Kit's twig. He dressed completely in black and his clothes looked kinda renaissance/midieval. Sort of like a dark jester. Hope he's not reading this....

Too hard to get laid on a motorcycle. I learned that in high school.

That too...

You'd rather stand in a muddy cornfield in Ohio than visit your relatives.

Robert H*nks. Robert had been kicked out of the Oakland branch for reasons unknown and was going to twig in Alameda. He was older and a little retarded. He didn't have much interest in God or TWI, but seemed to enjoy ogling the young women. Our branch leader seemed to think that having him around was a good thing to humble us. That was until Robert got caught after twig with his hand in the horn of plenty...

Because of the Wikipedia "no original research" rules, I can't put it up myself, and besides, I don't know a quarter of them. I am, however, a fairly well-established Wikipedia editor and would be happy to do it based on information posted here. I'd like to know, at the minimum, the following: Splinter group name Splinter group founder and relationship to TWI, Other info that would be useful: Group website Group doctrine Group creation date Anything else useful Thanks.

He needs to believe for a better web designer. A dartboard? And text that can't be read? And so much javascript running that it slows my machine to a crawl? Sigh.

Here's a great dialog from thedailywtf.com... Microsoft Vissa (from Mike Cook) A couple years ago, after trying nearly everything to get my new Dell to work, I did the unthinkable. I called Dell's tech support. After giving the service tag and all that other jazz, I explained the problem to the technician. "According to the BIOS," I said, "my computer has 4GB of RAM installed. But Vista Ultimate only shows 2GB." "Hmm," the tech responded, "what is this Vissa software you are using?" "Microsoft Vista Ultimate," I explained, "you know, the new Microsoft OS?" The rep paused. "I'm sorry, we don't support third party software. But if you would like, I can help you restore your computer to its original state. Do you have your Dell Resource CD?" "No, no," I countered, "this isn't third party software. It is the operating system that came with the computer when I purchased it from you." "What is the software called again?" "Microsoft Vista," I said slowly, "Ultimate Edition." The rep put me on hold for a few minutes and returned several minutes later. "Where did you get this Vissa program? I will see if anyone here has heard of it." "Well," I wasn't sure how to respond, "it's Microsoft's newest Operating System, and it is called Vista." "Ooooh," the rep responded, "Vissa! Yes, I understand now." I just waited for a moment. "Well Mr. Mike," he said, "this is a problem with the Vissa software. We have notified Microsoft and they have informed us that you can not use more than 3GB of memory with this software. I suggest you uninstall it and install the XP Pro that came with your computer." "But, my computer came with Vista Ultimate installed on it. It is less than two weeks old." The technician seemed a little confused, "okay, but I can send you a copy of XP Pro?" "No thank you," I said, "my friend bought the exact same PC, and his shows the 4GB in Vista, so I don't think it is a bug." "I see. So is there anything else I can help you with, Mr. Mike?" "I would really like to find out how to resolve this," I pleaded, "I read up a little on it on a website, but I cannot make changes to the BIOS with everything grayed out. I was hoping you could help me?" "Unfortunately we don't offer support for other software like Bios and Vissa, but we can help you restore your system back to its original configuration if you would like?" "No," I was started to get agitated, "I really would like see the 4GB in Vista." Without even acknowledging my request, the rep said "so is there anything else I can help you with Mr. Mike?" "But can't you tell me who else I could check with to try and find answer to this problem?" In the same exact tone, the rep repeated "so is there anything else I can help you with Mr. Mike?" I said no, and disconnected the call shortly thereafter.

A chance for all you Corps grads to fellowship with Tom Jenkinson again... http://cabsf.org/homefellowships/

That's a relief. I've always enjoyed your posts and I was afraid you went off the deep end...

After many years of faithful service and abundant sharing, TWI would not marry me to the woman I loved. That was the final straw and I never went to another TWI function or gave them another cent. We're still married and in love 25 years later.

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They're protecting Linder's job. Probably gives Rosie a nice warm feeling to have him around. They also have that huge "vault" full of audio and videotapes of VPW. Gotta protect it even if you don't use it.

I shook his hand and said hi a couple of times. I don't think he knew or cared who I was. And to be honest, I treated him with all the fear and respect that I would have for a rattlesnake. I watched him destroy a person's TWI life and career in an instant and I knew that I was surely no better a person than that victim. Looking back, it's amazing we could be duped by such a conman. To call bullsh1t on his kind today would be a honor and a duty to me. And yes, Mrs. W. was never anything but nice to me or to anyone else I saw her with.

No, but I haven't received my SIT calender for quite a few years...

Why would TWI want to do anything that involves effort? They have exactly what they want right now, millions in the bank, a cushy retirement and followers that appear to be on Quaaludes.

I think the whole "the trinity is idolatry" thing that Wierwille propounded was carefully constructed to drive a wedge between us and mainline christianity. I could care less if you believe in the trinity or not. In fact, I'm not particularly concerned whether you believe in God or not. Show me your works and your life. That's what matters. And I think that's why the majority of my friends happen to be Jews, Sikhs and Muslims.

I, for one, welcome our new Wierwille overlords....

Well, it appears that our young hero ran off before I could ask the hard questions. Just the same, here they are: 1. What is the Sowers position on adultery? 2. What is the Sowers position on abortion? 3. What is the Sowers position on alcohol addiction by leadership? 4. Is there a Sowers charter or bylaws that: A) gives members the right to examine Sowers financial data? B) gives members the right to remove corrupt or incompetent leadership? 5. Does Sowers leadership believe that "All the women of the kingdom belong to the king"? These were major issues abused or glossed over by TWI leadership. I didn't state them to be funny or a wiseass. I don't care what you do with your life. I'm just giving you fair warning that if you don't consider these issues, you may find yourself old and regretting that you spent some of the best years of your life supporting a corrupt organization.

Like Oakspear, I enjoy using just the right word. I temper it with Steinbeck's advice that "you can insult a man pretty bad by using a word that he doesn't understand." A continual frustration that I have had with my salesmen is their inability to use appropriate adjectives when describing our products. They seem to think that there is this big bag of adjectives and you can just pull one out at random when writing a brochure or ad copy. I've explained to them carefully that each word means something, either a little different or a lot different, but it does no good. These are college-educated individuals, mind you. In the future, I'm going to add more weight to recreational reading when I hire someone that will have to do writing.