doojable

I saw a lot of 8th corps faces as well. Must be mostly from the 10th's first year.

I had no emotion when viewing the pics.... just another lifetime.

Well, I was emotionless until I thought I caught a glimpse of RR way back then - but I'm not sure if it was him or not.

I did cringe when I saw the photos from the Rodeo School - how foolish that was!

Just another time and another life....

I agree with being cautious about giving anti-depressants to a teen. You should know that the person I was speaking of was an adult - and the headaches were cluster headaches - related to migraines but not quite the same.

I'm sure you're doing all that you can and all that you know to do for Jacob.

I hope he finds relief soon.

I'm posting this not only because it is about the Declaration of Independence, but also because RR loved it so. We watched it together many times and discussed history and "the course of human events."

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Abigail...

First, my prayers are with Jacob and the rest of your family.

I have known people with migraines - sometimes they are triggered by heat. They usually get worst around puberty. I don't know if that even applies to Jacob, and hopefully you aren't offended by my feable attempt to help here.

Stress makes it all worst.

I knew someone who benefitted from anti-depressants for a short time. They helped ease the stress and allowed the body to re-set - so to speak.

That said, I certainly am no doctor.

I'm glad that you are getting Jacob to a doctor as soon as possible. In the meantime, keep him well hydrated and keep him cool. I know that you and your family are doing everything possible for him.

Yeah...isn't that the truth...the memory of who they were and how they thought and what they believed...and their sense of humor...and how you connected with them...it stays with you.

...and it makes you who you are...

This is exactly how I feel, Groucho.

He was a man of moral, ethic, honor and integrity...

He was my friend.

He is still the love of my life.

Groucho, you know how highly he spoke of you... and how much he trusted you and entrusted to you....

He found a way to totally envelope me in love- his and that of his family and friends.

He gave me much more than I gave him and I will never be able to repay my debt to him...

So I will love him with all that I am.

Yes Krys... he was fond of "tuning" songs to me.. or him... or me and him.

Dmiller - here is one of his favorites:

His gift to me one evening:

His Wondrous Story

An open letter to my dear friend doojie...

Thank you for taking care of my dear friend. I know he

loved you so much. You are a saint for tending to him

in his time of severe illness, when his pain was so great

and you stood by his side and poured your soul out to him

and did everything you possibly could for him...

...he appreciated you perhaps more than you will ever

know...and nobody reading this but you will understand

your personal sacrifice and your labor of love in his

final days...I cannot tell you how thankful I am that

you were there for him...and I will always be your friend

...thank you

Thank you, Groucho my dear friend.

I was fine until I read this... well almost fine.

I'm okay until someone asks me how I'm doing.

so...

"Does god look down on the boys in the barroom?"

Geisha... thank you so much.

That book - "A Severe Mercy" has been on my mind a lot lately. The funny thing is that I recommended it and he sent it without any question.

That's how we were together.

I won't be here long. I know that there are a lot of folks here that knew RumRunner in a far different way than he presented himself on the threads.

He and I SAW each other... when others only saw various attributes of our beings, we saw each other through and through.

Groucho knew him since he was 4 years old. I would like to see Groucho be able to post his feelings since I am completely inadequate to do so.

I look around me and everything makes me cry....

RumRunner passed away Monday morning approx 7:30 AM.

I won't post his real name... he wouldn't want that. Those of you who knew him... knew him.

For all his gruffness here on this site, he was more tender and thoughtful than anyone could ever imagine.

I can't write much more now. I've been grieving and will continue to do so.

He is finally looking at the earth from the stars he loved to gaze at.

PS... Paw please send Groucho a new password for GSC. He wanted to post this memorial himself, but computer failure and system issues have caused great confusion.

Q. What do you do when you don't want others to read your posts?

A. Use a white font.

Well... You could post what you want to say, but choose the same color as your background as your text color.

Let me see if it works:

Here I have selected "White" as my text color. The only way you should be able to see this is if you try to highlight my post as if you were going to copy it.

I guess someone should let me know if they are able to read what I wrote up there^^^ (Hint- the first word is "Here")

Ahhh! I see now that Tzaia already figured that one out. ;)

Actually, I think I met James Scott Trimm and his wife about 17 years ago. Both she and I were in the same La Maze-type class.

James was very interested in TWI's work in Aramaic and the Pedangta text. He gave me his version of the Gospel of Matthew in Aramaic.

I never read the version. By that time I was getting more and more disinterested with Biblical studies and the BS that comes with one person saying that his translation is more accurate and/or gets clothes whiter with less wrinkles.

Well, I just gave an extra vote to that last post of Shellon's.

You have a number should you ever want to talk, Shellon.

Shellon,

I can only imagine the things you're dealing with right now. I don't even know how to express my support of you and your family during these trying times.

People aren't always their best during difficult times. It seems that the crap that life deals out has a way of making us see not only our strengths but also our weaknesses. The point is never that we are perfect - only that we seek the most perfect solution - or to at least recognize the best solution when it comes along.

You know... I hate to point out something trivial, but for some strange reason, someone reading this thread feels it necessary to "mark you down" each time you post. I find myself marking you "up" to counteract that silly little red "1" in the lower right hand of your posts. (I didn't do it yet just to make my point.)

I have never seen you as a whiner or one who seeks attention. You don't use your family issues to garner some kind of notoriety for yourself. I have always viewed your posts about your girls as a way to let a bunch of people know what is happening. You have not spoken badly about folks publicly. So I don't quite get what the the issue can be that someone has with you on this point. I know you can't comment - and won't comment - but it seems to me a cowardly thing to simply put that mark of disapproval. There's no accountability to that mark - all it says is that someone doesn't like what you've said.

I know that in addressing this to you I'm writing to the wrong person, but I guess that somehow I wanted you to realize that if I noticed it then surely there are many more folks who noticed it.

I find nothing offensive in the posts on this thread. Even if I didn't agree with some of the decisions you've made - you've always been an introspective and honest poster. I'm glad for your insight and strength.

Perhaps we should all learn to walk in someone else's shoes before we come reigning down with judgement. And I say that with a lot of perspective on being wrongly judged as well as judging wrongly.

Keep on being there for your girls and let them be there for you.

Hi Ken. Thanks for showing up and speaking up. It's a lot more refreshing than those that lurk and then just complain without even attempting to set the record straight.

I remember a class you taught in NYC on logic. That and some very good advice (that unfortunately I didn't heed) continue to give me fond memories of both you and Sue being quality people.

...Wierwille was to Christianity what Jeffery Dahmer was to fine dining.

That would make all of vp's works equivalent to moldy, rotten "parts."

Maybe JAL paints a target on his back that says, "Make fun of me so I can claim martyrhood."

For someone that says he doesn't like forums or the internet - JAL sure isn't opposed to using it to his ends.

Vince, Rood, and the other vp-a-likes learned from the mistakes of their "master" in that they aren't going public in the big way that vp sought to conquer the world. The smaller groups may slip by they BS-smell-a-meter easier than the larger and more obnoxious groups.

Either that or perhaps these smaller groups keep their stuff off the internet better than twi does.

sirguessalot - I don't think what I've written is at odds with what you've stated.

I just happen to think that religion(in all it's non-glory) brings out the worst in humans.

Religion - what a win/win for any organization. Pay us now and you get paid when you're dead. And no one has come back to the complaint department that we know of. Pickyour flavor - all have the same threatening promise of eternity.

There does seem to be way too many contradictions in most religions:

1. You're not worthy

2. BUT you can be made worthy...

3. You deserve the worst

4. BUT you can have more than you deserve if you follow these rules...

5. Life will suck

6. BUT there is a new and improved replacement life (and if you act now you get these great offers... our agents are standing by waiting for your call)

The trouble isn't with whether or not there is an intelligence bigger than we are... the problem is how people use fear tactics to manipulate others.

Lately my biggest frustration is with those of a religious ilk who think that their "special connection to the Awlmighty" gives them the right to stick their nose in peoples' business.

Clever, girl! Check on my house once in awhile, okay?

Sho' 'nuff!

Does anyone ever wonder why der Victoid needed "all 9 all the time" just to sit on his motorcoach and drink Drambuie?

SIT - drambuie, drambuie, ball, balloon, ball-O, jello drambuie shots

Interpretation - My little children the Lord Gawdawlmighty wants you to make Drambuie jello shots and give them all to me so that he can bless me and keep me all the days of your life.

Prophecy - Thou shalt give me Drambuie in a porcelain cup.

WOK - I know there's Drambuie under your sink.

WOW - The Lawd wants you to give me that Drambuie

Disc of Spirits - If you touch my Drambuie you'll be possessed and born of the wrong seed.

Faith - I BELIEVE in Drambuie

Miracles - Five bottles of Drambuie!

Healing - Ahhhh.... that's the stuff

Plenty of people with valid graduate and terminal degrees who are still con-men/women...you got 535 of them in the legislature. The degree is immaterial compared to the actions and intentions of the person. The drunken, woman abusing, cyclops had no good intentions whatsoever....however he sure was an accomplished con man.

Precisely RumRunner. After all, how many folks when questioned about twi's teachings rejected them until they heard that vp called himself "The Teacher?"

Mark (pun intended) talking to WOW:

WOW- "So do you want to take this class?"

Mark - "I just don't think it's for me, but Thanks anyway."

WOW - "But don't you know... he's a doctor and he calls himself 'The Teacher?'"

Mark - "Well now.. that changes everything! Where's that green card?"

...I don't think so.