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Can't reach it for some reason... 

Interesting article, thanks for posting it.

I thought that may be the 'new' thing about the found, although I'm also confused about the article and don't know much about bible studies. Wouldn't it also fit in with the themes of Exodus?

I'm glad you don't have to decide then at which place to live. You can just visit one or the other how often you like without the other one noticing and getting jealous or something. Luckily I hadn't to decide either, my dad just ran off.

Hope everyone had a nice celebration.

Oh my, I just read this thread. That happened all very quickly. (((((Shadow and family)))))

But whatever you decide to do, I have the impression you possess the strength to go through it.

((((((Melamphoros))))))

Are you still living with them or do you have your own place?


My parents divorced when I was about 13/14 and that was just one station in a long drama. Now my father seems to have dropped of the face of earth, no family member knows where he is. His parents are searching for him because they don't expect to live much longer. But it's not my mess. It helps to live your own life. I'd help them a bit in a way I can, but you can't solve their problems. Also I would be careful about taking any sides if accusation come up like 'it's all his/her fault that we separated' or 'this person had a bad influence on her/him'.

Me neither and I was raised Catholic, though there's no theologican in my family and popular beliefs can vary from church teachings.

Yeah, they are really pretty, though not especially Pagan. But then my colorful sig makes me look enough like a crazed fluffy, I don't need a dotted moon or a rainbow colored pent as addition. 

FierFlye, I love your avatar here.

That I can actually make without buying prepared pastries. I like them with nut powder, chocolate and rum, one can also combine that with some fruits like cherries. I've even tried it with whisky, which tastes also good.

I have an aunt in the black forest, who is very Catholic and very strict and mean, but she can bake the best black forest cake I've ever eaten.

I don't know how to make it the traditional way. I just buy raw puff pastry and fill it with apples and other stuff. (And puff pastry is French.)

That's how it's usually done in Germany with friends. In family the parents or the siblings sometimes bake the cake. How do you celebrate a birthday in the US?

BTW, I had two American flatmates who could bake very yummy cookies. American cookies are very different from German ones, they often contain much more butter/oil and egg.

It's the people and the topics that matter to me mostly. Board layout is just an additional comfort if it's done well. It annoys me that I have to scroll sidewards for reading posts because the board is too wide for my screen, but as Rose said, it's like camping.

I guess if something big happened to the original board for a longer time than just a few days we could even start our normal discussions here and just continue them later on the main board by putting links into the threads refering to the backup. 

What worries me more is that I'll leave the student dormitory soon and won't have free internet access anymore then. I'll soon have less time and maybe not enough money to pay a flat rate, so maybe for the next two years I'll only manage to come here once a week through an internet cafe. That worries me, I already miss the lively discussions with you all.

But well, life just is sometimes like camping.

Um, it's several months old now...

I could make a new one. Do you guys like apple strudel (sp?)?


Tana, I was planning to finally answer to your PM, but then the board was gone.

It works now. *puts the cake into the frigde for the next occassion.*

Hey, can't reach the original Cauldron. What's going on? Bubbling too strongly?

*brings coffee and cake for the backup-party*