Belle

Subaru is the best!

Not that I'm biased because I drive a Baja or anything like that.

A guy at work suggested we rig up some man-sized hamster wheels to generate power and have inmates run those wheels round the clock in shifts. That right there would take care of a number of problems.

<----- Is glad she already has all her hurricane supplies.

I think it's gonna be a wild ride this year. We've still got streets closed and houses covered in water here. Some rivers and lakes aren't even expected to crest until this week-end. Most waterways are 100% no wake zones, so boating's out this holiday.

There's gators and snakes everywhere, too!

Got my fingers crossed for all y'all!

I don't think we'll really know till Monday.

Casey will be going back to jail tomorrow.

The bounty hunter who put up the bond said that Casey lives in her own world.

Her parents are just as strange as she is. Her mother told 911 operators that Casey's car smelled like a dead body had been in there when she first called them. Then she went and washed everything that was in the car.... all evidence that would have been helpful in finding out what happened.

They have lied repeatedly to authorities and non-profit groups who go to them offering to put together searches for Caylee come away angry, frustrated and dismayed at the behavior of the grandparents and of Casey.

It's just so sad! Apparently Casey had wanted to give Caylee up for adoption but the grandmother wouldn't let her. She should have just taken over custody of Caylee at that time, but she didn't.

:huh:

Wow! Oh, Wow!!

Amazing post, Penworks!!

That about sums up what I've been through and the conclusion I've come to.

Thank you!

:eusa_clap:

Thanks, Rocky.

You *can* revoke bond and that's what the bounty hunter is most likely going to do, now that they've got proof that Caylee's decomposing body was in Caylee's car.

I thought this bizarre story had made it national. Sorry, but it's just about all you see on the news when they aren't talking about hurricanes down here.

The "choice" discussion is a tangent off someone trying, as usual, to defend TWI and is irrelevant, imo, to the discussion - not to mention the fact that we've had that discussion ad nauseum here already.

I had a bit of correspondence with the reporter of the story and what it boils down to is this - Michael Johnson is a phenomenal football player for GA Tech. He is expected to be a first or second round NFL draft pick next season. That's a big deal and they wanted to do a pre-season human interest story on him. Whether that was him selling flowers in his Moonie getup in the airports - teaching yoga lessons in the ghetto or raising award winning roses - they were going to do a story on him.

Because of his involvement with TWI, he doesn't really have much other "human interests" in his life to report on. His whole life is football and TWI, so that's all the reporter had to go on.

I'm still disgusted to see TWI painted in a positive light and I wonder what will happen to the team mates he has unwittingly involved with TWI, but I also see my knee-jerk reaction to seeing the article and am reminded how far I still have to go.

Air sample tests from Casey Anthony's car show a decomposing human body was inside the trunk, a sheriff's office official just confirmed.

Meanwhile, California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said Anthony has made no effort to help him find Caylee, he told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday.

"She has not communicated with us at all," Padilla said. "She has no interest in communicating with us."

Padilla, whose nephew posted Anthony's $500,200 bail last week, said if he knew what he knew today about the case, and that the 22-year-old wouldn't cooperate with him, he probably would not have helped get her out of jail.

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DUH! Anyone in Orlando could've told him (and did) that he was an idiot for doing posting bail.

Can he now revoke the bond and send her back to prison? How does that work?

Alright, I may be able to come this year. Are there any greasespots of the FEMALE persuasion who would like to share a hotel room?

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger.

Then it hit me.

Police were called to a day care where a

three-year-old was resisting a rest.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right

now.

The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and

got a little behind in his work.

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate.

The short fortune teller who escaped from prison

was a small medium at large.

A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.

A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened

criminal..

Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking.

We'll never run out of math teachers because

they always multiply.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles , U.C.L.A.

The math professor went crazy with the blackboard.

He did a number on it.

The professor discovered that her theory of

earthquakes was on shaky ground.

The dead batteries were given out free of charge.

If you take a laptop computer for a run you could jog your memory.

A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail.

A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.

A will is a dead giveaway.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

A backward poet writes inverse.

In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in

feudalism, it's your Count that votes.

A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.

If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.

With her marriage she got a new name and a dress.

Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and

I'll show you A-flat miner.

When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.

Here is the response I received from the reporter.

The subject line was: Told ya again

The article was not meant to promote, or indict The Way. And it did not.

If I wrote a story about a football player and his Catholicism, that would not guarantee that it would include an investigation of the Catholic church, predatory priests, or the behavior of archdioceses on the local and/or national, global levels.

Those would be investigative stories about The Way, and the Catholic church.

This story was neither. It was a story about Michael Johnson and his faith.

Sincerely,

Matt Winkeljohn

With all due respect, I think the generation that allowed TWI to grow and prosper were thrilled to find a group that would allow them to smoke dope & seek God at the same time.... sure, there were others who were genuinely focused on finding "God" and "the truth" but there were many aspects of TWI that allowed one to do what they wanted and still be "holy". The associations that allowed such a thing were very welcome.

The ego feeding knowledge of knowing more than the typical minister played a big part, too.

If it weren't for that lore and draw, there would never have been a TWI for me to find in 1993. <_<

But, that's just my opinion.

With all due respect, I think the generation that allowed TWI to grow and prosper were thrilled to find a group that would allow them to smoke dope & seek God at the same time.... sure, there were others who were genuinely focused on finding "God" and "the truth" but there were many aspects of TWI that allowed one to do what they wanted and still be "holy". The associations that allowed such a thing were very welcome.

The ego feeding knowledge of knowing more than the typical minister played a big part, too.

If it weren't for that lore and draw, there would never have been a TWI for me to find in 1993. <_<

But, that's just my opinion.

Sorry, I think I posted this in the wrong thread.

I do, however, stand behind my post.

With all due respect, I think the generation that allowed TWI to grow and prosper were thrilled to find a group that would allow them to smoke dope & seek God at the same time.... sure, there were others who were genuinely focused on finding "God" and "the truth" but there were many aspects of TWI that allowed one to do what they wanted and still be "holy". The associations that allowed such a thing were very welcome.

The ego feeding knowledge of knowing more than the typical minister played a big part, too.

If it weren't for that lore and draw, there would never have been a TWI for me to find in 1993. <_<

But, that's just my opinion.

II don't understand what you hope to accomplish. He was raised in twi and apparently is happy to follow the path his parents laid out for him. Do you think he'll come to GSC, gasp, and try to rescue his parents? More likely, he will take the stance we did when we were young and zealous and write off all the cult talk as the venting of disgruntled former members, just like we did. And instead of concentrating on his studies and athletics, he'll probably be distracted by being forced to defend himself against those who criticize him for being in a cult.

Nothing against any of you; I'm sure you mean well, but I don't get this tactic at all.

I think what would happen if others read this wonderful story about his incredible athelete and decide to follow in his spiritual shoes... sign up with TWI, take their classes and follow the Way Disciple, Way Corps path that's certainly to follow.... and find themselves at GSpot like so many of us who got involved way later than you glory day groovy christians did .... and then end up lamenting the best years of their lives.

A reputable organiation should NOT be promoting groups like TWI. They should be more responsible in their reporting. That's what I think. :) They are lending justification and validity to a group who has none.

(((WW)))

I missed this! So THAT'S why I didn't get to see you. :)

Sooooooo glad you're okay!!!

:wub:

You, too, all you other Greasers.

Tzaia, now that you have posted the information here, don't be surprised if he is contacted by TWI and told under no circumstances to avoid you like the devil spirit possessed heathen that you are.

I'm pretty certain that the WAYGB still monitors us here at the cafe. :)

Yay, Oaks!

You also helped me tremendously with a study of epiluo which was met with the same disdain for questioning the validity of TWI teachings. They still teach those very things.

I have always admired you and, during that time especially, envied your strength, resolve and boldness.

Can you send God to collections for not paying up?

I like to think I'd have that family I always wanted. :(

I feel pretty much the same way as Geo.

I experienced the same thing as Oakspear and TheHighway. :) They went so far as to track down the source of a Pitney Bowes number to find out who I was.

I also asked about Craig and Donna's marriage after he left and she became Rosie's personal assistant. I was told it was none of my business.

I called Rico after I heard they donated to the Tsunami Relief fund and he was willing to speak with me until he found out I was not with the media.

We had the same three meetings. The first meeting was live and in person at the Moynihan's. The second two were at the same place and I know the third meeting was a phone hook-up, but I don't recall if there was a hook-up or tape at the second meeting. I do recall the first being a "rah rah" pep rally / snow job on how great TWI is and how unbelievable the pressure must have been for craig when the floor was opened for questions.

People who expressed doubt, anger and frustration at the following meetings usually disappeared soon after.

It was the lack of information that drove many of us to the internet. We knew there was more going on than they were letting us know. Sadly, that's still the only recourse for those still involved who want to know anything.

I did, too. :)

Sudo, I sent you a copy of my e-mail.

I'd be very interested in Raf's take on the piece.

Have you seen this?

They knew better this time. “They’d have to put me in handcuffs,” said the senior defensive end. “When somebody wants to talk about ‘the Word,’ I’m going to talk.”

Not one to be pushed, Johnson is digging in at Tech. He’s trying to fulfill his potential on the field, where some believe he will be first-round pick in next year’s NFL draft if stays healthy, and off, where new confidence has made him more willing than ever to talk about the Bible.

“I passed up too many opportunities to speak on the Word in the past,” he said. “I will never do that again.”