He accomplished a great deal in his life. A true intellectual. We were fortunate to have him with us. He helped many. I am saddened by this loss.
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I was at a Humanist meeting and a few folks knew I had previously been a Mormon. One person asked if I could summarize my experience. I told the group that the main message from Mormon leaders is 'Endure to the End'. They started laughing and the same person responded, 'That would not make a very compelling recruitment poster.' More laughs.
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This same thing happened to my small southern city. The 1996 Atlanta Olympics were coming to us. White water events are a big draw 25 miles from my home. Our city would be the closest place for athletes and attendees to stay and eat. One problem - alcohol sales were prohibited in our county and the county where the Olympics were going to be held. There was a referendum and it passed with a c
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sigh. It is raining here in TN. We had a great view last time with the total eclipse. Oh well
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The Catholic Church had quite a stranglehold on Ireland. Five years ago the Irish people voted to allow abortions. It passed overwhelmingly. We happened to be visiting Ireland when this occurred. It was a major victory over religion. Hopefully that can happen in the US.
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I will take a look. April is an insanely busy month for me even though I am retired. I have gigs or rehearsals nearly every day this month. On some days I have two gigs. Music has taken over my retirement and it is fun. The site is old and badly needs updating. I will look to see what is the easiest to fix that does not require a great deal of time.
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This incident occurred near the end of our activity in Mormonism. The stake president visited the ward and asked that endowed members stay after sacrament meeting. So we dutifully sat for his inspired words. He blasted women for tucking the legs of their garments in so they could wear shorts. Apparently some sister came to a temple recommend interview wearing shorts. This ego maniac of a st
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I agree with Dagny that the corporation will have a few talks about its supposed generosity to charities, in a not so subtle way, to confront the negative press of hoarding over $100 billion. Temples seem to be the focus. They need to address the issue of temple attendance boredom. How one lights a fire over the absurdity of the temple endowment and keep attendance up is an impossible task.
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This is troubling to me on so many levels. The first is the suffering of women in Afghanistan. My son was one of the first into Afghanistan after 911 serving with special forces. He is 90% disabled as a result of combat there and it seems it was all for nothing. He is doing well and is successful in his career though he has physical limitations and PTSD. Just another reminder why I perso
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I was just in St Petersburg Fl. The city cracked down on the JWs setting up their kiosks on public sidewalks. They were all over the place during major events such as the St Pete Grand Prix. This year they were non-existent. The only places they can set up are in public parks. They did not annoy me. I just felt sorry for them wasting their lives with that organization. I had no interest in
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My former next door neighbor is Lamar Vest. He was the president for a period of time of the American Bible Society. He was likely involved in the planning for that museum. He moved to an upscale neighborhood and married a woman 30 years younger than him. I would occasionally see him around town at restaurants, but not in the past 2 years or so. A bit about ABS and Lamar. 2009 https:/
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I live in Tennessee - heart of the Bible belt. The gym I go to plays Christian music 24/7. I put on headphones and listen to podcasts while exercising normally. The music is simply bad. Today I did not wear the headset. One of the tunes repeated this phrase over and over - 'just believe'. A form of mind conditioning I guess. I will be back to wearing my headphones in the future.
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Whoa. I thought the $192 million was exaggerating the actual transaction. I guess it is nice to have billions of dollars and not worry about cost.
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Summer, I am glad you are here. Your Aunt Elsie was a literal angel.
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I remember reading years ago about 11 vice presidents at Crown Zellerbach, a paper company. Why they needed so many VPs is the subject of the article. These 11 guys were all let go, apparently with some generous compensation. 10 of them started their own businesses believing they had business acumen. All 10 of these new businesses failed. The corporation they thought they were running as VPs
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I am so sorry. She was a light here for many.
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I am a big fan of porcupines. Unfortunately none live in TN. I love these terms though similar to the wombats collective noun: NOUN COLLECTIVE NOUN USAGE EXAMPLE Porcupines____Prickle________A prickle of porcupines Porcupines____Bed__________A bed of porcupines Porcupines____Rump________A rump of porcupines A prickle of porcupines is used to describe a group of porcupines, usua
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The reason I posted this was to emphasize not letting others make major decisions for you. I did that in my 20's in believing Mormonism and its leaders. I foolishly went on a mission as a convert and then made a poor career choice trusting some Mormons. Fortunately fixed the career direction in my early 30's and able to retire well now. That is all I intended. When I made decisions that wer
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Three things you must know to be an adult: • Don’t fool yourself. • Don’t fool others. • Don’t let others fool you. — and do it all without trying to impress..
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Hey Mannaz, 'Bright shiny wealthy up and comer in the stake gets called to be a bishop, then to stake HC, then stake president, then mission president of the Puerto Rico mission' This guys father was Phil Smartt, stake president in Chattanooga. He was a major factor in our disillusionment with Mormonism. He was a real ass. No compassion. Arrogant. Narcissist. Apparently the son was a
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That was a book that really troubled me. It was clear the Mormon leaders were lying. Any idea of them having some integrity was destroyed. Even a Mormon detective on the case recognized that the the lies went all the way to the top. I read 3 books at the time about the Hofmann forgeries. I do not see how any Mormon could accept leaders have any degree of inspiration. They are frauds.
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I love my morning coffee with breakfast. Even after all these years it still feels like a treat. I use a Keurig coffee 'Four Sigmatic' which contains mushroom and yacon. For me, it is smooth and easy to drink a 2nd cup w/o an upset stomach. I had been drinking it regularly for about 2 years. DW decided to try it a month ago. Now it is her favorite, so I have to double the monthly orders s
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https://abbeybrewinginc.com/the-best-pay-lay-ale-a-celebration-of-fine-brewing/ There is a pay lay ale.
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The digital flute is actually a digital saxophone I use to play a simulated flute. Some musicians refer to these as Ewis. https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/winds/digital_wind_instruments/yds_series/index.html I use it for an excellent flute sound and also harmonica for some jazz tunes. It does a lousy job of imitating a tenor or alto sax so I use real saxophones and cla
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The event coordinator liked us so much we got 5 more gigs. I just have to send the contracts. It was fun.
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One regret, among many, in my active years as a Mormon was giving up playing music. Today I am on my way to play with a jazz quintet where I play the sax and digital flute. This year I have 30+ gigs or performances lined up and that is only through to September. I wished I never stopped as I could of been a better musician. At least I returned to something I treasured. I recently played
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That will get us to this summer. So thanks. I won't keep bumping this post. Really appreciate those who have helped. Eric
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Somewhat unrelated is a post from Facebook after feeling like crap for 5 days: In Norway, "up and not crying" is a common response to "how's it going" & I think that's a reasonable standard to hold oneself to.
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Unfortunately we need to do fund raising again as we reside on a dedicated server. I hope to lower our costs in negotiating with our ISP. If you wish to help you can donate by going to the bottom of the first page or send a check to: wingnet PO Box 2605 Cleveland TN 37320-2605 for exmormon.org No one is paid here and never have been paid in the nearly 25 years of our existence. I know the
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covid test negative I played for a New Years dance. Perhaps picked up something there
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