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Thanks, Act2 :) I haven't bought it yet b/c I've had lots of reading assignments and hhaven't had time. Maybe someday I'll get around to it. It sounds good.

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Hey Act2! Is it out of print?

OK. Here's the thing. How selfish does one man have to be to institute a program to require lifelong servitude to an organization that has no intentions of providing retirement benefits to it's workers? Without the workers, there would have been no Way Int. and I'm not just talking about the corps.

Good for you for reaching out and saying you were wrong. Most people are forgiving when they spot humility in someone they love. I was horrible, too. I apologized to my pre-twi-friends when I could find them, also. My BEST friend in college I was not able to find until two yrs. ago. I had always mourned the loss of her friendship after one day on campus when I was doing my know-it-all Way THANG, as a new Way-convert, and she turned to me and said, "I've been a Christian all my life. I don't need YOU to tell me what the Bible says!" as she walked off and out of my life. Anyway, I spotted her address on our college alumni address database in September two yrs. ago after trying to look her up for a long time with no success. I prayed about it until December--about what to say in a letter. Then, I wrote her a letter and apologized and asked her to forgive me in a Christmas card. She didn't write back until Easter time when she sent me an Easter card telling me how surprised she was to hear from me--but pleasantly surprised. I'll cherish that card forever! We are now regular email buddies. Hopefully, we will be able to get together someday and see each other face to face. This brings tears to my eyes just to think about it! The 12 Step Program teaches another way to make amends, if it’s better not to bring up the past, is to treat the other person better when you're with them--to be the respectful, loving friend or family member you wish you'd been in the past. That's what I strive to do now. My family was very rude and controlling towards me when I was "in" and I felt, as an adult, it was my prerogative to associate with whomever and whatever religious group I chose. For that reason, I have never felt the need to apologize to them for the way I acted because they were behaving even more arrogantly and all-knowing than I was, if that's possible. But, of course I dropped the know-it-all attitude by degrees (I wish I could say right away) after leaving the group. On second thought, I think I will apologize to my dad, as I'm reading over this. I think I do owe him an apology. He took the class and I was very controlling towards him during that time. Thanks Pawtucket once again for your labor of love in presenting us with this free therapy board. You are amazing :)

...oh, of course we claimed to be Christians, back in the day. And, we'd use that term if we had to to get someone to sign on the line for the class. Right, we mostly referred to ourselves as believers. All of my close friends and I always considered ourselves Christians, though.

What was that you said, Frank? He had a longsuit in a$$kissing as a follower(vp's)and control freaking as a leader?

Thanks, Oakspear and Linda Z. for two superb posts!

Shellon, hi :) I can certainly understand why you made that choice due to the gypsy lifestyle that we all led, as you stated. Also, since you were still "in." Why not? Probably seemed like the perfect choice at the time. Plus, he loved the way woods. Your decision not to get involved in a case you couldn't win...seems wise, imo. I'm not a grave-visiter, myself, so I can see why you wouldn't be upset about that aspect of it. But, I certainly support anyone who wants to visit their loved ones' graves.

I find myself drawn to Christians as friends and enjoy working with Christians in the workplace, but can't bring myself to belong to an organizational church structure. Maybe I will read your book suggestion, also.

Fascinating subject. Dr. Shaywitz, MD, is an expert in this area and has worked with kids with dyslexia for 30 yrs. and she says you can rewire the brain. I think she just means you can retrain the brain through a series of mental exercises. Rewiring the Brain

Love the upgrade. Nice, Pawtucket :) Oh, gosh, I've messed up my signature and don't know how to fix it :( In any event, Happy Sunday (since you aren't a father yet, or at least to my knowledge).

She is a lovely person, imo. It was very sad about her breakdown after the show. She lost and was amazingly gracious about it. Daily Mail or mailonline has an article with a different take on what happened after the show.

I'm so happy for you!

I just dropped by today and was soooo happy to see that lots of us have had success in losing and maintaining weight. Since this thread started, I've lost 15 of the 20 lbs. that I'd gained--this since Dec. 28, 2008. I'm still losing and am not stressed at all about the last 5 coming off. Kudos to everyone in the wt. loss dept! :B)

Amazing! Thanks for baring your soul with us and kudos on the weight loss. I so appreciate how difficult it is to continue it day after day. But, with your resolve, I'm sure you'll keep it off. And, happy anniversary to GS Cafe :-)

Happy BD, OE!!!!!

That's kind of you to list those, Shellon. Great photo, also! How about those "type from home" job offer sites? For a person who would like to work at home with a computer, would these sites offer real money as an alternative job for a while or are they scams? Anyone have first hand experience with any of these jobs?

Hey Cheranne, that's a great video! He seemed so happy when Linda was alive. That's nice to see.

Mark, I can't really tell what that is? The cable show's title was Promo something and it was one hour and they performed Beatles as well as Wings tunes ...

Could I join you I ask as I'm copying Victorian author...

For all of you brilliant McCartney fans out there, two nights ago we saw a fabulous concert of him with his band complete with a strings section above them. It was a one hour concert, at least on cable, and he played all the songs that I like most. The title was "Promo" something. Anyone know how to buy the DVD or the complete name? Couldn't find it even on Amazon.

Russell Crowe – what he’s really like Cher – whatever she wants to talk about Annette Bening – how her kids are doing Paul McCartney – what’s he thinking getting married again Ringo Starr – seems like a fun person Harrison Ford – how he picks his movies Nicole Kidman – to hear Scientology insider info Julian Lennon – did he ever get his money from Yoko Yoko One – how she had the nerve to @ Lennon in Cyn’s bed and has she done anything to help John’s sisters

Michael, hi. I figured out which file it was, disabled it, and did away with two or three extra steps that the "FASTER" addon added on. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! YOU ARE A GENIUS. This will save me soooooo much time. THanks :-)