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  1. JohnDB

    Being "nice"

    Because it sounds nice but is genuinely evil.... we don't want to get caught being evil.... like we don't repeat gossip....you gotta listen close the first time we telling it. Its a euphamism.... Scriptures are full of euphamisms. Hebrew language itself has no bad words in it....you can't call...
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    Being "nice"

    Yeah....I admit I'm kinda evil. My neighbor has 2 pear trees that are absolutely full of pears.. (I noticed since we were having a goodbye party at his house for another wonderful neighbor) So....after church today (he's an elder at the local Methodist church) he took off for the Lake...
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    Being "nice"

    Well, like I said "Miranda" (name changed to protect the innocent) was rather brash and uneducated on numerous occasions. Meaning she was NOT born with a silver spoon or silver tongue. LOL. She was a country girl from Kentucky. Gets kinda rough in the country there.....she can tell you...
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    What is the Abomination of Desolation?

    This is History.... However, what makes it truly relevant is that Jesus referenced it. And Herod, the Fox, had a gold covered Roman Eagle placed over the gate to the Temple Complex in Jerusalem as well as pictures of Caesar all over Jerusalem. He had it done at night.... Then Menalaus and...
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    Being "nice"

    One last thing.... A friend of mine....she made bundt cakes every Saturday night to bring to our Singles SS class Sunday morning. "To be nice". She made every flavor under the rainbow too. (Burp...tasty) Now she was a plus sized busty girl but she had a huge strawberry covering half of her...
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    Being "nice"

    Imitating Jesus? Well they killed him for telling the truth too much....but He had over 200 people that loved him unto death. Would never betray him or say a bad word about him. If you find yourself without any friends.....then you are just being a jerk and not really doing as Jesus did...
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    Good Pasta to try

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    Advice Needed: Should I get involved?

    So nice when things work out well.... Of course the saga is ongoing....and I'm going to have a HUGE bit of curiosity about how lives move forward....does everyone get some of their issues resolved to where they behave better? Do people find love they are proud of and parade around like they...
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    In An Emergency Medical Situation, To What Extent Would God Want Us to Go to Extend Someone's Life?

    Then theres ONE more answer..... It centers on John The Baptist and why Jesus was so sad and had to go be by himself for a while. Same as the original reason He went to the Wilderness after His Baptism. "You who kill your own prophets" is a charge of guilt I recently was reminded about...
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    If Laban Would Have Paid Jacob in Horizontally Striped Sheep, Which Way Would the Sheep Have to Face in Order to Count?

    Real goat similar v to what Jacob raised. Now these goats look great... Like someone brushed them....they normally look a LOT shaggier
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    AI generated posts

    AI can be a useful tool for data collection and summaries. Also grammar. But that's NOT where people are stopping are they? They want opinions, they want conclusions based on opinions. That's the whole problem....the power people give to AI as if it's a resource all in itself.
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    Advice Needed: Should I get involved?

    Sorry....I just am a guy....don't sweat it. I have worked along side of guys in construction for decades...as well as a professional chef, and other places... I get it. Sorry to be a killjoy. The pretty language for girls? It DEFINITELY is all that. But this is men we are working with...
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    Bibles

    I'm not sure about modern NIV translations....several new additions I've never used. I do know about the original though from the 1960's. It actually was fairly standardized when it came to translation....you could tell what the original language words were behind the translation due to...
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    Advice Needed: Should I get involved?

    I understand that YOU are a woman and trying to relate this to a guy..... and men do not clearly understand the flowery. Kinda lost on us. We get the brutal blunt points....maybe. (emotional schlub you are working with here). Gotta remember the audience! Where you want to softpedal the ugly...
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    AI generated posts

    What makes you think that they are really people to begin with? Ever hear of the "Dead Internet " conspiracy theory? In REAL LIFE we currently have a "Dead Democrat" voting block. Democrats being actually AI and fraudulent votes as well as commentators on various political posts...
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    Advice Needed: Should I get involved?

    If you come at it in the fashion that you don't see the relationship between them actually working out as evidenced by his behavior and that he is not getting his needs met by her.... You got a decent chance at not having this all blow up in your face. (Killing messengers is a time honored...
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    Advice Needed: Should I get involved?

    Ok.... Hear me out before you go too far. I understand that this is a church group....you would very much appreciate it if everyone behaved better. TOTALLY get that...wish for it myself on more occasions than we all would like. And where YOU see Bill's bad behavior and a few other women...
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    What Should I Consider When Choosing Glass Shower Doors?

    For clarity, Dad bought a house closer to me a couple years ago. It has the standard garden tub shower just about everyone has. Uninspiring to say the least..... But also problematic as he gets older....(getting close to 90) He wanted a simple shower. (Ha!) $10k later he might have a...
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    What Should I Consider When Choosing Glass Shower Doors?

    Just got one.... They have CHANGED from the crap of decades ago. Smooth rolling, heavy glass, and any color you desire on trim. We spent around $700 for a 6' tall door....heavy thing too....get a furniture dolly to move it about. Bought it at Lowes (big box store)