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Add those rules, and the country will be too drunk to worry about the war or the economy! George

Okay. Was this the NG episode where Worf has visions of Kahless, and goes to a Klingon holy place to check it out. "Kahless" does appear, but he's actually a clone, and so has no actual memories of events attributed to Kahless. George

At the risk of sounding like a "Wierwille apologist," I contend that in a very real way our live ARE molded by our believing, in the sense that what one believes determines how he will act. (Not having a "Blue Book" on hand, I'm only responding to the quotation you gave, not the whole context.) As James puts it, "Faith without works is dead." We demonstrate in our lives what we believe (our faith) by how we act (our works). So, it IS important to control our thinking to believe God's promises. Only then will we act accordingly, and see the promises come to fruition. This does NOT mean, however, that my believing controls the world around me. George

Yes you may. George

I'm not particularly good at breaking up a post into several quotes, so I'm going to interject my thoughts here in boldface. George

I suppose that if your relationship with God is ONLY "Gimme, gimme, gimme," then you have a problem. As Oldies points out, there's nothing wrong with going to your Father for something He has to give you. On the other hand, do you praise Him. love Him, glorify Him? Those ALSO have to be part of the equation. George

I don't believe that anyone ever did himself any good by getting drunk. (The Bible does allow heavy drinking as a palliative for the deathly ill, but I'm referring to the rest of us who are in reasonably good shape.) At least minimize the damage to yourself and others. Drink a lot of water, and sleep it off. (And NOT behind the wheel.) George

What's another word for "whip"? George

Don't make me come over there... George

Other than this is not an original series episode, I can't narrow it down at all. George

Yep, by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. Have at it! George

There's a crazy, little shack beyond the tracks George

"Day Tripper" by the Beatles? George

I forgot about this! "Fuel status says we turn back now." "Wait a minute. Fuel status? You have a reserve, don't you?" "Yes, sir. I've got a ten minute reserve... but I'm not allowed to invade that except in time of war." "My Morse is so rusty, I could be sending him dimensions on playmate of the month." "You're afraid of our fleet. Well, you should be. Personally, I'd give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?" George

Probably harder than anything he had ever done—their bridges were burned. They had cast themselves away from everything they had known, trusting that what they found would be better. Facing a gun in a missile room was a small matter compared with walking away from one's whole life. It was strange how easily Americans put on their freedoms. Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together- what do you get? The sum of all fears. Colleges typically did not tell you that ninety percent of your education came after you hung the parchment on the wall. People might ask for a rebate. George

You got it, Steve!-o! Caesar, Antony, and Cleopatra. George

By the way, Cynic, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! George

I'm just glad that I converted all my 401K to the money market option back in January (after taking about a 20% hit between July and December of last year). On retirement, I rolled over to an IRA. The fund manager wanted to move me to a more "aggressive" portfolio, but I said I'd wait until things even out a bit. My IRA isn't growing fast, but at least it's moving in the right direction! I have a few shares of Dow stock which are worth less than I paid, but it's not enough to be catastrophic. George

To continue the de-rail just a bit longer, I'd like to point out that, at least when I came to Texas 27 years ago, there was technically nothing that you couldn't buy on Sunday (except alcohol before noon), but that there were ALL SORTS OF items that a single store couldn't sell on consecutive Saturdays and Sundays. Most stores just opted not to sell the items on Sunday. I remember trying to buy a kitchen-size trash can and the liner bags for it, one Sunday. They would sell me the bags, but not the can! :blink: There is one item which still cannot be sold in Texas on both days of a weekend: cars! Some dealerships are open on Saturday; some on Sunday. The richer dealerships have more than one location, so that they can sell cars both days. Now back to BBQ news! George

No, Mr. Smarty Pants. Try again. George

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You're probably right, but I only watched a few of the old episodes adn only one of the new one. Now if someone had mentioned Tardis... George

two pics, need a name George

I found these words online. I didn't pick the most common verse. Anyway, Cynic is correct. George

TWI (or splinter group) philosophy aside, the decision to have an abortion is very personal and probably not done lightly. If you don't feel like broaching the subject now, you might wait a month or two, when it should be obvious whether or not she has had one. I would "de-couple" any discussion of the pregnancy from discussions about TWI, unless she makes the connection. Depending on her particular fellowship, she may feel she is learning great things about the Bible in a group of people who really care about her. I still value a lot of what I had back in the day, although I've been out of TWI for over a decade. The trick will be to get her to see that the "root" is rotten, and that she can find what she needs elsewhere. George