Society & Culture - 28 September 2006

end the letter with the phrase "God be with you til we meet again" rather than "sincerely" or "yours in Christ"? I'd like to say that but I don't know if it's proper ettiqutte. I almost never write letters but this person doesn't read email and it was something I preferred to say in a letter versus a phone call. Thanks.

2006-09-28 17:00:39 · 12 answers · asked by Yee Haa! 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am 55 years old, married with one son, aged 25, employed and living separately.

I wake up at 6 in the morning. At 6:30, I am out with my bicycle for a 45 minutes vigorous ride to the beach and back home. I cover 15 kilometers or 9.30 miles

At 8, I have the second cup of tea of the day and go through two newspapers.

I have my shower at 8:45 and breakfast at 9:00.

I work from home, and I am at my desk at 9:15

At 1:00 I have my lunch and lie down for 30 minutes reading news paper. A short while later, I doze off.

After a half hour siesta, I have my tea and am back at my desk at 3:00 PM.

I work until 6:00 and then I go to a near by swimming pool for an hour of vigorous swim (40 numbers 25 metre laps.)

At 7:30 in the evening, I begin to have my whisky on my bedroom balcony. My wife and I talk about the day’s days events during that time. I also make a few phone calls to my friends.

By 10:00, I have had 240 ml of whisky (0.89 UK Pint, 0.5 US Pint, or a little over 8 fluix ounces) , I am reasonably tipsy and have my dinner. At 10.30, I am off to sleep. Thanks to the whisky, the moment I put my head on the pillow, I go off to sleep.

(For those of you who may think my alcohol consumption is excessive, I have my LFT – liver function test – done every six months and my liver enzymes (SGOT, SGPT, GGT, etc;) are within normal range. I am not diabetic, my BP is normal, I am not overweight and I am in great physical shape. I eat a very healthy diet consisting of a variety of vegetable and fruits, fish and moderate amount of carbohydrate. I avoid red meat, eat very little chicken and our consumption of cooking oil (fat) is minimal. Alcohol is my only vice, but it makes me happy, relieves my stress and gives me a general feeling of well being. I don’t smoke)

I seldom watch TV.

On Wednesdays, I go to my Rotary Club meeting. After the meeting, I drink with my fellow Rotarians and discuss current evens.

Once a week, I meet my friends – one is a doctor and other is a professor - over drinks again, and come back home in time to go to sleep.

I used to go to my club twice a week, but now I don’t go much because I do not find the conversation there interesting. I find being with my wife more enjoyable.

I do not like travelling.

I have a beautiful home and lovely garden, and gardening is my hobby. It gives me great happiness.

I enjoy good health.

Now, what would you call this sort of lifestyle, boring or interesting?

Thank you for taking the time off to read this long post.

2006-09-28 17:00:29 · 19 answers · asked by Inquisitive 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm fasting for Ramadan for the first time.

2006-09-28 17:00:27 · 14 answers · asked by truthseeker 1 in Ramadan

2006-09-28 17:00:18 · 26 answers · asked by star 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-28 16:57:44 · 5 answers · asked by don_steele54 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I just read a question asking how man kids are too many to have, it reminded me of this family that is periodically documented on the Discovery channel. Have you ever heard of the Duggar family? They have like 16 kids and will keep having more. I love kids and everything, I want at least 2 or three more, but I think that once you get well into the double didgets this day in age it seems to become a little creepy. What are your thoughts?

2006-09-28 16:57:08 · 9 answers · asked by Easter Bunny 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-28 16:56:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I've been feeling down lately and I've been trying to explain it to my friend:

I think that I am a failure as a woman because all the things that I am good at are unattractive qualities for a woman to have. I'm smart, strong, physical, brave and opinionated. Nobody wants to know a woman who is like that. Women in our society are supposed to be pretty, gentle, sociable, motherly and fluffy headed. Our society doesn't have room in it for women like me. Am I right?

2006-09-28 16:56:14 · 14 answers · asked by SmartBlonde 3 in Other - Society & Culture

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I'm producing a family tv show about a WHITE FAMILY with a big house, three car garage for their AUDI, BMW, and JETTA. They will have situational problems that everyday WHITE family's have.... "My teen daughter is listening to rap music. My teen son is trying to start a band. My wife is getting bored staying at home all day. My secretary is trying to sleep with me....." Now, I'm thinking of scenes with voice overs and scenes that flashback to the past for slight humor. This should sell HUGE!!!!!!


What do you think?

2006-09-28 16:56:04 · 4 answers · asked by BlackPantherNightmare 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

why wont he forgive that too please answer both if you can.

2006-09-28 16:55:51 · 19 answers · asked by knowssignlanguage 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The gospel of Mark: Early copies make no differences between the Resurrection and the Ascension. The gospel ends with the message given by an angel :”He has risen” (Mark. 16:6)

[3.The term “risen” meant for Jews, that Jesus, the Messiah was returned to God. All other souls, good or bad suffered in the underworld of the ‘Sheol’ until the day of Judgment when they would receive their body back.]

In later versions of a different ending is found. All Bible scholars agree now that Mark 16:9-20 were later added by the church fathers.

The gospel of Matthew: The Ascension is not mentioned. The story ends with the promise of Jesus: “I am with you always to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

The gospel of Luke: In some versions of Luke’s gospel the following text is found: “While He blessed them, He parted from them. Other versions add: “and was carried up in heaven.”

The gospel of John: No Ascension is mentioned

2006-09-28 16:52:24 · 8 answers · asked by DBS 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Just because you believe in hell does not mean it exists.
So where is the evidence that there is one.

2006-09-28 16:52:11 · 23 answers · asked by CJunk 4 in Religion & Spirituality

does anyone know where i could find the following mp3's by van halen, for free?
panama
5150
jump
if you have any of these, could you please email the files also.

2006-09-28 16:51:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

I understand that when the (rapture ) is suppost to happen that beleavers think thay will be wisked away before the problem starts if that is true why should the LORD warn us.the word revalations means to let known be prepaired to reveal. PS sorry about the spelling.

2006-09-28 16:50:55 · 9 answers · asked by Jimmy B 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, etc. Are they just in denial themselves about their loved ones sexuality? Do they keep quiet out of respect? Is it an age thing where the person is not married yet and then they start to suspect? What are your thoughts?

2006-09-28 16:49:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-09-28 16:49:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I don't get it. Why aren't they ashamed of themselves? Are they really thinking this is 1950?

I have an Af-American co-worker, well educated, who has a very mainstream accent. She has had phone conversations with customers who assume she is white and say racist things.

I'm incredibly embarrassed by this behavior from other whites. Is this happening to anyone else??

2006-09-28 16:48:57 · 9 answers · asked by KALEL 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-28 16:48:39 · 16 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean most of them by far know how to read, so either they are too staunch to prove the NT wrong in reading it; or they have read it and are all mentally defective in not speaking or understanding the language of Love.
All the 'persecution' through the centuries (don't forget the early Christians were, so (being en nascence Jewish folk); and not in the least by the Pharasees who murdered the Undeniable Son of God.
The Suffering of the Jewish folk at large is not Jesus' doing or cause that is the greateast fallacy in the Ashkenazie mindset to date.
Mark my words if it wasn't for Christ it would have been worse for the the Jews because everybody else would not hold stake in the "Jewish" God, do you see, there would be no relation between Jew and Gentil, and frankly I think the "Jews" would have been decimated rather than dispersed!
So Jesus died to save his people, although it doesn't seem that way on the surface, you see?
Jesus was a Jew he died for The Jews First!

2006-09-28 16:46:53 · 13 answers · asked by wise.to.Jew! 1 in Religion & Spirituality

people on here tend to get all defensive and nasty?? is anyone else sick of the nasty comments made to christians? If you don't like their opinion, don't answer the questiions!! What's the real problem??

2006-09-28 16:46:14 · 19 answers · asked by *~BETHY~* 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi, I am hosting a garage sale next Saturuday and most of the people who come to them are Mexican and cannot speak any English, can someone help me with certain phrases and their pronounciatons?

Garage Sale
This is not for sale
Make an offer
25 cents
50 cents
75 cents
1 dollar
2 dollars
3 dollars
4 dollars
5 dollars
10 dollars
Heres your change
I do not have change for a 5/10/20

2006-09-28 16:46:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

maybe things that shou d nt happen .and it is trying to get our attention and teach us a way out of the worlds evil ways. A nd just like which has been said before you took the bible out of the schools and prayer and look at the termoil its caused peolpe walking into the schools and killing our young folks lord yes take that book away that does the most good jesus was who you thinks been in the gutter and brought out by JESUS CHRIST see he brought me out i guess i dont want to be in the same hotel as you if theres no bibles around to help rid me of the evil that you have brought in by this nonsence you speak of..

2006-09-28 16:46:07 · 4 answers · asked by deerolmind 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-28 16:45:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

We think that we have so many rights, but that's our words, not gods, according to the ones he gave us and told us not to have. If we really stopped altering the bibles teachings to our liking and just adhiring a few of its beliefs, do you think the world would be a better place? I'm not for either side

2006-09-28 16:44:47 · 19 answers · asked by charlesxavierbennet 1 in Religion & Spirituality

to form one big country?
Would you like your U.S. citizenship scrapped to become a citizen of the American Union?

2006-09-28 16:44:33 · 8 answers · asked by sister_godzilla 6 in Other - Society & Culture

How can I live without caffeine?!

2006-09-28 16:42:14 · 18 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Since 2001, after orbs showed up in my wedding photos , I have been getting apparitions in my photos A couple photos are on www.ghosstudy.com and www.shanry.com. This phenomenon has been pretty consistant. They( the photos are appearing when I am at a blood tied place. One month be4 I concievd my baby I felt a presencepretty much till the day concieved. Mostly its my cats and my grandparents. I was asking for them to appear and they do. But it brings me to wonder if spirits have a bit of free will . they can be playing golf in heaven and in a flash show up 4 me in my photos . The photos and feelings are never scary. It feels like a blessing , like I am loved its hard to explain, But some of my photos are pretty wild. I justhave a regular hP 715 smart shot . and have saved the photos on the card for use as a negative. I am reallyinto this and know that other people expirence this also . but are afrid of being called weird. can we get a paranomral catagory PUT here. How do we do it ?

2006-09-28 16:41:34 · 4 answers · asked by zachs mom 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

chritians the truth hurts took at the world today governed by men who are governed by christ and it a wicked world so would christ co sign all the unjust by governers of this world the legalization of products that promote death like newports and the las vages seen where any thing goes. societies are founded on gods if the christians are right then whos wrong is democrisy that allpw you to disobey gods laws by saying they are to harsh when it only in place to bring heaven on earth yet under government of church the world is getting to be hellinistic once again.

2006-09-28 16:41:18 · 7 answers · asked by el ti chon 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Hello I would like to know if the judaism believe in the end of the world .. if you do that could you give me the verses from the Tanack or where you are supporting the idea? I've heard you believe in the messianic era.. but I am not sure plz help with that and as well I would like to know where rosh shana and yom kippur are mentioned in the Bible? I hope your answers

2006-09-28 16:41:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i'm just trying to figure where i fit in, so to speak, hehe.

i wear black clothing mostly, steel capped boots, my hair is usually all shaved off, but i don't wear eyeliner or black nail varnish.

films-wise, i like anything by tim burton, action films, witch/magic/occult/sect based horror films, romantic comedies.

music wise, i'm into nine inch nails, rammstein, some early cure tracks, early pink floyd(pre, and post barrett), recently got into siouxsie and the banshees, most 1980s hard rock and i like any death metal

2006-09-28 16:40:22 · 12 answers · asked by Brutal_Yet_Beautiful 2 in Other - Society & Culture