waysider

The very fact that it bounced up and down so drastically seems to suggest to me that the cost of the class was not directly linked to the cost of providing it. It doesn't make any sense that a business with an eye on production costs would charge such varied rates unless the profit margin was enormous. Yet, it's obvious from what has been posted here that they did exactly that .

Oldiesman May I suggest you review page 16 of your Advanced Class syllabus? Here on page 16 it clearly states that GOD, who is "Holy Spirit" gives "holy spirit" and THE ADVERSARY, who is "Unholy Spirit" gives "unholy spirit". Hey! I didn't write the syllabus! Complain to the author.

$65.00 in 1972. That was a whole lot of money, back then.

Young Fashioned Ways----------------Rory Gallagher

We have all been here before.

I remember when I was growing up in Cleveland, people liked to tell "Polack"(ethnic) jokes. Somebody(probably not a "Polack") decided it was not "politically correct" (or whatever the term was at that time) to describe it. One of the late night TV guys who liked to tell "Polack" jokes jumped right on it. He started telling "Certain Eastern Ethnic European" jokes. Then, he got the best of both worlds, he poked fun at the "Polacks" and got a bonus of poking fun at people who criticized him. The answer is quite clear----I think. Simply replace all references to VPW with references to a "certain Eastern Ethnic European" cult leader. OR Leave it in wherever the context requires it. You can't, and shouldn't, change history just to please those who don't care to face it.

I always groom my dog in the buff. Yep I tried to get him to at least wear a jogging suit but apparently the color clashed with his dingle berries.

Prince Rupert Awakes--- King Crimson Farewell the temple master's bell His kiosk and his black worm seed Courtship solely of his word With Eden guaranteed. For now Prince Rupert's tears of glass Make saphron Sabath eyelids bleed Scar the sacred tablet wax On which the lizards feed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Mike Kinda makes ya wonder why that "revelation" VP got about the PFAL class failed to mention it ain't cool to pretend someone elses work is your own. Suppose for a moment that God really did give Dr. Wierwille revelation about which works of other people were accurate. Do you suppose God also gave him revelation to lie about where the info came from or did he just do that part on his own? If God gave VP revelation to set The Way up like a tree, hows come he set it up like a multilevel marketing organization instead? I don't hate the guy. I just don't understand why God "told" him one thing and he did something completely different. Any thoughts?

I found info on the "first" Corps(complete with photo and names) just by doing a google search a while back. If I can find it, anybody can. LOL

"Step right this way, sir, and pick out a fine prize for the lovely young lady." Mister You're A Better Man Than I Actually, I was looking for Yardbirds, but Jeff Beck was their featured Guitar player at that point in time and I did mention guitarists in my clue. The group that had a big regional hit when they covered it was Terry Knight and The Pack(forerunner of Grand Funk Railroad)

You got a whole suit for your birthday? Geeze, all I got was a turtleneck sweater.

Tell ya what I really think. I think VP heard this needs and wants parallel stuff somewhere and decided to use it as if it was his own. Problem is, I don't think he really understood whatever it was that he heard and that is why he was not able to convey it in a clear and concise manner. It was not unclear because there was some great spiritual truth behind it. It was unclear because he did not understand the logic of what he was trying to "teach". Kinda like when a young child tells you a joke they have heard but don't really understand. They leave out key points and key words and then wonder why it doesn't get the laughs it did when Daddy told it to Uncle Louie. If it's so darned mathematically accurate, how come it's so hard to figure out what it's supposed to mean, even 40 years after it was first taught? Oh, wait. Maybe I just need to "believe" to understand it. Of course, that would also require that I want to "believe" to understand it. (in an parallel fashion.) I'm "willing" to do that. Sigh----------If only I were "able" to.

Here's the words to a song I wrote a long time ago that seem to fit this thread. ------------------------------------------ Morning finds us once again, Asleep as though we're one. Sheltered in each other's arms, Our blanket is the sun. Soon I wake and kiss your forehead, Lingering for a while. Looking out upon the day, I turn and see you smile. Time goes by so slowly.

Could you judge a man By the way he wears his hair?

Wow! There seems to be an awful lot of "negative confession" in those terms and conditions. I mean, really, where is there "believing"? HeeHeeHee.

I'm a tighty-whities kind of guy. It's written in the by-laws of " The Old Guys Club". Now that's a law that really makes sense! Not to be "loosely" interpreted. There is a clause in there, however, that mentions something about an exception being granted "when licking snowflakes off of eyelids". I wonder what that's all about.

More Fishin' Blues.

Jesus wept Ok, Ok I know it's out of context but I couldn't resist! :) WG Remember how we used to get lambasted on Wednesday nights(Fellowlaborer night) and have to cringe in our seats as the almighty MOG spewed forth his disapproval of us all? He would tell us that the Word was never going to move over the world, all because we failed to honor our commitment to the program. We, 50 bewildered people on a darkened country road in Podunk, Ohio, were the reason the Devil was getting the upper hand in "Gawd's Ministry" and was positioning himself to conquer the entire world. Then, you would come to find out he was just pizzed off because he didn't like the way his car had been washed or that somebody had forgotten to rinse the sprouts or soak the wheat berries. (Or maybe he couldn't get his favorite "house cleaner" to "put his house in order" when his wife was out of town.) WooHoo------ "My windshield has a streak! ---THE END IS NEAR!---It's all your fault!" "God is love." "God is light. In Him there is no darkness at all." You don't need a bunch of Greek words to understand that what he is saying is contrary to that. I know Mr. Garden had already graduated before a lot of that stuff happened and maybe that's why he is puzzled by some of it. Mr, G. is a really terrific guy and even 35 years ago, his understanding of the Word had a profoundness I envied. I'm sure he'll be able to see this for what it really is. Peace, kiddo Waysider

Shhhhh! Keep it a secret. If Jonny Lingo finds out he'll be knockin' at your door with a pair of hip waders, chompin' at the bit in search of material for another fish stowwwwry.

Actually, Dot, you are being crystal clear. I would have to say my answer is "probably not". But I'm OK with that---Really.

That would appear to be the case, but don't forget, a splinter is a fragment that has separated from the whole at its weakest point.

OK Now I see where you are going with this. I misunderstood. You are not talking about "love" , you are talking about "being in love". (Or more specifically, about someone "being in love" with you) Well, I've never been the kind of guy that women swoon over. So I guess I kinda understand your question. Still, I guess my wife must have seen something in me because we've been together 25 years now. I'll take "love" over "being in love" any day of the week. But to answer your question: Nope. I don't think I've ever had that "snowflake" kind of experience but I'm glad for you that you did.

Marsupials frighten me!

When I was about 21, a buddy of mine took his own life. He had told me he felt all alone in the world and that no one loved him. Holy Schlamoly! There weren't enough seats in the church for everyone that turned out for the funeral. If I had opened up a kleenex concession, I could have made a fortune trying to dry all the tears there that day. It was too late for him to see it. Point is, it was all about perception, not reality. His perception was way off the mark in terms of reality. If you really love someone, let them know. And maybe, just maybe, someone will do the same for you. But even if they don't, it's all about perception.