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    Rock of Ages

    in About The Way

    Posted

    Well sorry folks. I only lived in Buckland for two years. But it did nothing to endear me to the state. Sorry, but it DOES smell bad. ESPECIALLY at The Rock, given that you're crowding thousands of people into a small space, with the GAWDAWFUL water (and, no I'm not retreating on that one iota, it's ugly, get over it), the humidity and the porta-potties, the mud, the mold and mildew, and the rotting traces of whatever that's left around. It was not a pleasant place after a day or two.

    But don't take it too personally. I don't think much of anyplace east of the Rockies. Why anybody would want to live where there's no scenery, the rivers are rolling mud, and the landscape is cut up into 1-square-mile sections is completely beyond my comprehension. Then throw in the oppressive humidity and you the have a recipe for my personal hell. Should there actually be such a place, rest assured that mine will look a lot like Ohio (or maybe Alabama). You CAN grow good tomatoes there, though. THAT I do miss.

    geo. > from ground-zero of the uppity, liberal, latte-swilling, granola-eating, God-rejecting, Gay-rights-defending, snobbish, self-important, Microsoft-working capital of the world (yes, I AM hopeless)...

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    Rock of Ages

    in About The Way

    Posted

    George? Do us a favor, okay?

    STAY THE HE11 AWAY FROM OUR STATE!

    I've been to Snohomish, lived in Everett for three years. I hated living in Washington State, but you don't see me posting hateful things about it, now do you? If you like it, fine, stay there. But I've lived in Ohio off and on most of my life. My mother was from Ohio, and I don't appreciate your rude remarks.

    WG :realmad:

    No problem. I'm happy to stay well away.

    Peace, love...

    :wave:

    Rock of Ages

    in About The Way

    Posted

    I dunno. I never cared for Way-Flavored music in even my most myopic of WayDaze so that was no draw. The weather was always nigh unto unbearable. Even the air was tainted with the rank, fetid odor of rural Ohio, the infamous "egg" water, and offal of a few thousand attendees. And then there was the mud, the rain, and the fact that you're stuck in rural, fetid, inbred Ohio.

    So, no, I was never an enthusiastic participant. I DID attend though. That fact alone should be mute testimony to the power of B.S. in the hands of a gifted grifter and conartist...

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    The Free Pass

    in About The Way

    Posted

    I don't think it's possible to really understand WayWorld until you finally come to the realization that it's head dog and most of his henchmen were/are batchit crazy. Once you grasp that fact, whole new vistas of understanding open up to you (like an onion - or is it a diamond?)...

    A Question About Christian Values

    in Doctrinal: Exploring the Bible

    Posted

    Yeah, I dunno. I find it a little self-serving to attribute any human goodness to a specific religion.

    "Gosh, that guy's just wonderful. Therefore, he must be the embodiment of my belief system."

    I think people's innate nature is usually independant of whatever religion they choose.

    I've known wonderfully loving, giving Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, and even a Wiccan or two. I've also known people of those faiths who were something less than that...

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    Wierwille and Conspiracy Theories

    in About The Way

    Posted

    To anybody who may have missed it, PBS "The American Experience" (IMHO the best program to ever appear on T.V.) did a program recently titled "Jonestown, The Life and Death of The People's Temple".

    Though describing an altogether different cult and incidents specific to that one, the parallels to WayWorld thought and actions were staggering. And in that organization as well, conspiracy theories and paranoia ran rampant. I think it should be required viewing for any Wayfer, former - or especially - current ones.

    "Nobody joins a cult"

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    Was Anybody Here At Woodstock ?

    in Open

    Posted

    Priscilla,

    It was "very interesting"? Don't you mean it was "like really farout"?

    Yeah, Altamont. That sorta put a kink in the "Love Generation" rather quickly, didn't it?

    All things considered, growing up has really been a drag...

    Why is PFAL in mothballs?

    in About The Way

    Posted

    I dunno, I think this is something cults just DO.

    Even the RC Church has old dogma they don't like to talk about anymore. Just ask "Mr". Claus or your local cafeteria menu planner (with all that fish stored up for Fridays).

    And The JWs are trying pretty hard to distance themselves from the teachings of their founder - Charles Taze Russell. I think maybe he had one too many "prophecies" that didn't pan out so well.

    And the Mormons don't spend a whole lotta time talking about the early daze of their church either. Like the habit Mr. Smith had of prophecying by looking at a black rock placed in a white hat. Or Mr. Smith's rather dubious translation of Egyptian heiroglyphs (this was pre-Rosetta Stone) that became another "foundational" book for the early Mormons. I think it was called "The Book of Abraham" - and turned out to be basically made up out of whole cloth, the "translation" being entirely erroneous.

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    What happened to all my prayers?

    in About The Way

    Posted

    Well, obviously, those prayers were thrown in the same cylindrical file as those of the Catholics, Mormons, Christian Scientists, Penticostals, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists, and all the other various and sundry Christian brands. You see, you have to get it JUST right or God won't pay attention. Misunderstand HIS Wurd, pray "improperly", or believe "wrongly" - NO SOUP FOR YOU!

    There now, doesn't that explain how loving and faithful The Almighty is? It's all YOUR fault.

    The truth is so simple...

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    Only "Believe"

    in About The Way

    Posted · Edited by George Aar

    I "believed" to have my carpal tunnel syndrome healed, and - lo and behold - it WAS! Unfortunately the "symptoms" returned quite quickly and I spent the next 15 years "believing" for them to disappear. Finally, after my hands and arms simply wouldn't work anymore, I went in for surgery. The doctor said I was tied for being the worst case he'd ever seen in his career (and he was a c.t. specialist). I'd done a lot of damage that never will heal.

    Funny how when people had undeniable, OBVIOUS issues in their lives (i.e. blindness, paralysis, a missing limb, or - in extreme circumstances - a dead relative) that miraculous healing or raising from the dead NEVER happened. Those type of healings only occured in the "vanishing hitchhiker" sorta narrative. Lesser, more ambiguous healing issues WERE abundant though. Everybody had one of those in their repetoire. Always sorta made me wonder...

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    Did anything like this happen?

    in About The Way

    Posted

    Religions DO seem to have a lot of similarities - when it comes to excesses - no matter the brand, though. Animosity towards the Catholic Church is a popular trait, as well as a strong aversion to modern medicine, income tax, police, or anything that could threaten their power or cashflow. And, naturally, the lead dog gets his pick of the women...

    faith and the word of god

    in Doctrinal: Exploring the Bible

    Posted

    I think it's only deep if we want it to be. For those of us with a more skeptical bent, there's just not much mystery or intrigue.

    When viewed from a dispassionate, unconnected place, The Bible is really a pretty unremarkable book. And hardly unique in the claims made for it. I think probably every culture that ever existed had some sort of holy writ to laud for it's wisdom and guidance. Isn't the more likely scenario that religions are just something that people do?

    People need something to soften the harsh reality of existence. Who really wants to grow old and die? Or - worse yet - watch all your loved ones do it. So we invent something to take the rough edges off of our lot. And once we get comfortable with that something, woe unto anyone who dares question it.

    But still, getting comfortable with it doesn't make dogma anymore credible. And real, unbiased investigation of beliefs is never really welcomed. You just have to believe it 'cause you want to. The intellect is best bypassed in the pursuit of spiritual nirvana...

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    Oscar Mayer

    in Famous and other Publicly Notable People

    Posted

    Well, actually the grandson of THAT Oscar Mayer, but he made bologna too I guess. A lot of it. And, judging by how long he lasted, his cholesterol was just fine with that, thank you very much.

    Anyway, another Icon passes (albeit, one I wasn't even sure really existed till I saw this:http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx?n=oscar-gustave-mayer&pid=129404472)

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