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Anacondas like gorging, large alligators. VTISF

Vacation spots vary around the world, though I tend to be drawn to the outdoors.

Destination weddings are quite popular and are experiencing a significant boom, driven by couples seeking unique experiences, better value than local weddings, and the desire to turn their event into a multi-day vacation.

Some kidding undoes no kidding A L G L A

Vesna Vulović boarded a normal flight in 1972 and ended up making history by accident. At cruising altitude, the plane exploded. It came apart in midair. Everyone else died. Vesna didn’t. She was trapped inside a section of the plane and fell from 33,000 feet with no parachute. That piece of wreckage hit a snowy hillside and somehow spared her life. Her injuries were severe. She spent weeks unconscious. She had to learn how to walk again. She survived—and set a record no one has ever wanted. People joke that others have been “dying to break it.” No one ever has.

I would tell my younger self, "You know how you never liked or used black pepper when you get older you will not only like and use black pepper, but you will also like hot, spicy food - especially BBQ."

Capturing the leader of a developing South American country is vastly different than capturing the leader of a superpower, especially a leader already looking over his shoulder in preparation for something like this. Not necessarily from the United States but from Ukraine or some other bad actor.

Jesus did more than speak about Jehovah. He helped people know Him. By the way he taught, showed patience, and treated others with kindness, people learned Jehovah’s name and what He is like. That same work is happening today. The Daily Text reminds us that Jehovah’s organization is doing everything possible to help others come to know God’s name. Teaching, translating, publishing, and reaching people in many different ways all serve that one goal. The effort is full and ongoing. But then the question turns toward us. We are part of that organization. So we ask ourselves, Are we doing all we can? Not everything imaginable, but everything possible for us. Paul’s counsel fits well here when he urged Timothy to “do your utmost in the ministry.” — 2 Timothy 4:5 I was especially moved by an older brother’s expression. He is confined to his home, yet he shared that he and other older ones in the congregation are sending out over 3,500 letters each week and making more than 250 phone calls to unassigned territory. Our older ones are working unassigned territory. What a privilege. He added that he finds the ministry very productive. That experience brings to mind Jesus’ words about the widow who gave what she could. He focused, not on the amount, but on the heart behind it. — Mark 12:43, 44 It also echoes the reminder to work “whole-souled as for Jehovah.” — Colossians 3:23 Age, health, or territory does not limit Jehovah’s ability to bless sincere effort. Jehovah is clearly doing His part. His organization is fully engaged. Seeing faithful brothers and sisters do their utmost gently moves each of us to look at our own circumstances and ask how we can keep making Jehovah’s name known.

Exactly - that is why the thread is not about "assuming things that only the brother we're discussing about can clear up" since it has not solely been discussing the person in the OP but the subject of hookah lounges in general.

Greg… that one landed like a flat tire. You’ve got another try in you. 😄

NEEDS Not everyone eats dried skunk. SKUNK

Delivery is the point that the product reaches the customer, unfortunately it's now defined as reaching its destination.

VTNTV Valued teens need to vacate. NEEDS

VTNTV Valued teens need to vacate. NEEDS

Contents can spill before delivery.

Putin helps maintain a certain stability in the world. If he were captured or removed, it could lead to chaos, with several generals controlling different parts of Russia—many of them with access to nuclear weapons. Since the war against Ukraine began, some generals have reportedly wanted to use nuclear weapons. If Trump was reluctant to confront even a small country like North Korea, do you really think he would be willing to deal with several powerful generals in Russia?

Sunday, January 11 I have made your name known.—John 17:26. We count it a privilege to share the truth about God’s Kingdom with others! That privilege is not open to just anyone. For instance, when Jesus was on earth, he did not allow the wicked spirits to witness about him. (Luke 4:41) Today, before a person shares in the ministry with Jehovah’s people, he must qualify for the privilege. We show how much we appreciate the honor to preach by giving a witness wherever and whenever we can. Like Jesus, our goal is to plant and water seeds of Kingdom truth in the hearts of people. (Matt. 13:3, 23; 1 Cor. 3:6) In line with Jesus’ example, Jehovah’s organization does everything possible to help others come to know God’s name. The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures has played a significant role in this by restoring God’s name to its rightful place. This Bible translation is now available in whole or in part in over 270 languages. w24.04 9 ¶8-9

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Still Standing, Even When Unsteady “These are the days of our years—seventy years, or eighty if one is especially strong; but their pride is trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass by, and away we fly.” (Psalm 90:10) “But the one who has endured to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:13) “Therefore we do not give up. Even if our outer person is wasting away, surely our inner person is being renewed from day to day. For though the tribulation is momentary and light, it produces for us a glory that is of more and more surpassing weight and is everlasting. While we keep our eyes, not on the things seen, but on the things unseen. For the things seen are temporary, but the things unseen are everlasting.” (2 Corinthians 4:16–18) Time has a way of slipping past us without warning. One season turns into another, and before we know it, years are behind us. Psalm 90:10 has always felt honest to me. It does not exaggerate, and it does not soften things either. Life is brief, even when it is long. And much of it carries strain. Jehovah tells us that up front, not to discourage us, but to help us think clearly about what really matters. Jesus’ words narrow the focus even more. He does not talk about strength, talent, or ease. He talks about endurance. Staying faithful when life presses in. Remaining loyal when answers are not immediate and relief is not quick. Endurance is rarely impressive to look at. Most days it feels quiet, even unnoticed. But it matters deeply to Jehovah. That has become very real to me over the last few years. When vestibular neuritis entered my life, it changed how I move through the world. Balance became uncertain. Simple things—standing, walking, turning—began to require thought and caution. There was no dramatic moment where it left. It simply stayed. And with it came limits I did not choose. I had to slow down. I had to adjust expectations. I had to accept that I would still serve Jehovah, still attend as much as possible, still care about others—just not in the same way or at the same pace. Some days, endurance meant showing up while feeling unsteady. Other days, it meant accepting what I could not do and trusting that Jehovah understood. That is why Paul’s words at 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 carry so much weight for me. The outer person really can waste away. That is not weakness. It is reality. But at the same time—quietly, almost invisibly—the inner person can be renewed. Day by day. Not all at once. Not loudly. Just faithfully. What if endurance is simply refusing to let hardship define our devotion? What if Jehovah values steady loyalty more than visible strength? What if what feels like limitation is actually refining our trust in Him? The years do move quickly. Jehovah knows that better than anyone. And He sees every effort made under strain, every careful step taken while unsteady, every decision to remain faithful when life feels fragile. None of it is lost. None of it is forgotten.

KOTS is busy. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-launches-retaliatory-strikes-against-213601529.html

Folders dropped in the mail just end up losing their contents.