Stayed Too Long

I work for an insurance company and can tell you any information about other patients is strictly protected from disclosure. HIPAA regulations are quite clear about Protected Health Information (PHI) and this woman is not entitled to any information about other patients. If the hospital gave that information out without a court order they could face prosecution. If I should learn of a friend or family member being sick through them filing a claim, and they did not personally tell me of their illness, I could not contact them about their illness. If I visited them and said something like, "Sorry you are sick" or "is there anything I can do for you," I would be breaking the law. And if my employeer found out about it could lead to disciplinary caction up to being fired.

You bet they were walking with God. This is a perfect example of how the adversary will "hit you hard" when "you are really walkin'".

Lennon was my least favorite of the Fab 4. After Yoko Ono came on the scene he diminished even more in my eyes as she seemed to be splitting the group up. It was difficult for me to image life without John, Paul, George, and Ringo, as they were such an important part of my life growing up in the 60's. As time went on and I actually thought about the lyrics in their songs I was glad they had broken up. 'Imagine' was an eye opener, realizing they advocated world one world government and the abolishment of religion. When Lennon was shot I remember asking myself why he decided to live in a luxery hotel and not give all his money away? If he was really for the rich taking care of everyone why did he need to wait for the government to take action? Why didn't he just empty his bank account and feed the masses?

In looking at TWI website where did Harve Platig go? There are now 3 Vice Presidents. What have I missed ALONG THE WAY?

In all fairness to TWI at what other school could you get tuition, books, room and board for $300 a month in the 80s? Don't think they were making oodles of money from tuition. Granted we had to work 4 hours a day, but still $300 was dirt cheap. In 1971 I attended a class at a private college to the tune of $40 per credit. This did not include books, room, or board.

Over the past 9 years since being booted fromTWI I have attended a variety of churches. At first I did find myself comparing their teachings to what we were taught in PFAL. This bothered me to some extent but got over it. Then I realized they were still the same empty places I had left years before ever hearing about TWI. Now I have no desire to attend any of them and feel much better about myself. If there really is a God who made us and who we will answer to some day, he sure fell short in the department of letting us know how to live this life. Even in Western society which predominately accepts the bible as God's words, there are thousands of versions of how to interpret it. Apparently we all have to guess which one will work for us. Can you imagine applying this same logic to learn how electricty works?

Predictions are like keeping a New Year's Resolution---it never happens.

Is Willy Wonka aware of this?

I believe this to be a completely false statement and anyone with more knowledge is certainly incouraged to correct me if my assumptions are wrong. To begin with what is an outside influence? Is it anything that disrupts the way things normally occur? Is a tree parasite for instance, an outside influence, or is it natures way of destoying a certain type of tree, in order to develop another? Or clear a forest for some other use? When nature makes a mistake it is corrected through selection. The only way a change in nature can get past selection is by adaptation. Those who can not adapt die. Therefore nature is always evolving into what is strongest, so there is no perfection, only change. There is no will or thought involved, only the strongest surviving. If man is only defined as the outside influence, he can and has elected to alter the course of nature, in some seemly good ways, and in some not so seemly good. In the case of this young boy, a good outcome, because society and his parents have intervened to allow him to live. If he were on his own his chances of survival would be slim. Man has also changed nature is some poor ways. To me there are always outside influences present. The only question is are they stronger than the norm. If the norm is stronger, things go on as usual. If the outside influences prevail there will be change. Again nothing is perfect only surviving.

If this were a skit on Saturday Nite Live I would be laughing my foot off. Knowing where it came from makes me look back and wonder what the hell I was thinking putting up with so much for so long.

Mike say it isn't so!!!!

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Welcome Argus! You can be thankful you missed the past 30 years of TWI. Your points about the 'closet homosexual' are well documented and LCM fits the mold quite well.

This the same 'spotter who posted a week or so ago: "If I died this happy, well.. it would be enough.."? :unsure:

I think this is Mike showing his lighter side. Kind a funny isn't he? More light hearted posts to follow hopefully.

Rhoda, Dorothy, Dotsie, and Naomi all had to have known what was going on with Vic and the ladies. Hell, Reuben, Ermal, and Harry may have been in on the action also.

All are not equal when it comes to responses, which is neither good nor bad. It just is. Like any dynamic group people fit in differently, have roles, are preceived in certain ways, etc. Cindy! and Steve! were quite popular, posted in a way that people wanted to respond to, and I would consider "posting leaders". If they started a thread or responded to one, automatically others would join in. Their threads always led to a large number of other postings and there are a number of other people like that also. They are kind of 'the life of the party' so to speak, and are afforded more lattitude by us in their posts. We want to hear from them. Just like in school we gravitated to the popular kids. It made us feel good.

Personally I appreciate a few extra pounds.....nothing worse than hugging or playing and get a handful of bones. I don't prefer huge boobs--more than a handful is a waste.

In the military during nuclear fallout training they told us, all else being equal, men and woman in their reproductive years would be spared until the last. If it was necessary for someone to go out in the radiation it would be someone older. The reasoning? Raditation can make you sterile. If it came down to life and death, and the survival of the nation depended on it, the young, virale, and healthy would have to be given priority. The infirm, children, and sick would not be able to contribute. Immediate work would have to be done and the repopulation of the country would have to be a priority.

Why, when out on the town and one woman goes to the restroom, do the rest get up and follow? What is so spell binding about soap operas and romance novels? Usually the leading man is very confident, takes charge, and sweeps the damsel off her feet. And they have lots of sex. But from my own limited experience and listening to other guys, find woman resent this type of man and have far less interest in sex. Does this imply you actually do want men to be in charge, to swept you off your feet, and became your knights in shining armour? And as a result your sexual desire would be stronger? Why is the mothering instinct so strong that some can not let go of it? They want to 'mother' their children for the rest of their lives it seems. They fuss over 40 year old kids and try to tell them how to run their affairs. My ex's mother was like this and it created so much tension and anamosity. The only way we could bear a visit with her was looking forward to her leaving. There were constant long distant phone calls checking up. Quite a rift developed.

Excellent question. I have wondered on this point more than once while sitting where I ponder things.

Tammy Faye

Sudo and satori there is another post currently floating around here at the 'spot that describes the both of you to a 'T', Mister T that is. You are just a couple of cyber bullies, nothing but playground toughs. Only waiting for the littlest weakness and then pounce on it. shame on you Father Cameron and Sister Angelina would have never stood for this treatment by you. You would both be writing Hail Mary's on the blackboard after school for one hour.

So glad of the comfort you get from the GSers. It is hard to know what to say at this time. I wish for your soul to be soothed and uplifted.

You might want to check with an attorney before you file your monumental lawsuit. I am sure he would give you some insight you are missing now.