A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....1-13,14,15-06....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie, GodBlessUSA

[GodBlessUSA]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, Mama_Bear, GodBlessUSA ~

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, Mama_Bear, GodBlessUSA ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


1-9-06 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

1-10-06 ~ Turning the Tables
By Billie

1-11-06 ~ Americans Resolve to Stay at Home in 2006
By Writer33
Presented by Dolly Cali

1-12-06 ~ Liberals, repeat after me: Justice Samuel Alito
By John Huang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

12-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #14

Click on the photo to view the album. To submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man at danbh59@yahoo.com and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

received this in my email June 10th, the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[GodBlessUSA]

[GodBlessUSA]

Chris Botti, Sting, Billy Childs ~ La Belle Dame Sans Regrets
Van Morrison ~ Someone Like You
Chuck Mangione ~ Chase The Clouds Away
Dave Koz, Phil Perry ~ Tender Is The Night
Ray Charles ~ Georgia On My Mind
Jewl ~ Standing Still
Bruce Willis ~ Save The Last Dance For Me
Patti Austin ~ Through the Test of Time
Vanessa Carlton ~ I Would Walk a Thousand Miles
Quincy Jones & Freddie Hubbard ~ Killer Joe

2 Beautiful Songs LuvW wanted played for the Finest
John Denver - The Gift you are
John Denver - For You

[SandRat]

[EsmeraldaA]

GB, I'm sooo impressed!!

WOW!

Great job and KUDOS! ;-)

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Evening Sandrat! :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Es!
How are you tonight?
Thank You :)

[luvie]

Hey! GB...great bunch of tunes... and a great thread. You are the best! (((hugs)))

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Luv!
Thank you so much! Good to see you. :)

[DollyCali]

Oh dear GeeBee.. please..not Friday the 13th.. with a full moon upon us... so much always goes wrong here (and you wouldn't believe the past week).. horrors..and all this too..

groan..

well, forget me.. (not you God)..

thank you for the GREAT THREAD for the Weekend ! I know you were nervous about the posting & hope all formatted up okay for you (early).. Neat pledge.. did you do it?

well, I am tired/brain dead. Been an intense month in SO many ways.. I hope to check in now & then & JUST remembered that I am to post the weekend thread for the Singles Thread this weekend

PANIC...(wonder if they like star wars?)

[SandRat]

Got back about 8:40 or so from Scouts. Howdeeee!

[Kate of Spice Island]

Hello and thank you...

[EsmeraldaA]

I'm doing fine GB. Thanks for asking. ;)
I'll visit your thread again tomorrow.

[luvie]

Good evening Sandrat! God bless you for being a scoutmaster and helping to raise good men!

[luvie]

Oh...GB! I LOVE that pledge graphic...you know me and airplanes! :o)

[DollyCali]

Diet Rules(not that the folks in the "to" line need it.. but for any of us who have maybe a "little" overdone it over the holidays & have already brokend the New year's Diet resolutions..

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1. If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it has no calories.

2. If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are canceled out by the diet soda.

3. When you eat with someone else, calories don't count if you don't eat more than they do.

4. Food used for medicinal purposes NEVER count, such as hot chocolate, brandy, toast and Sara Lee Cheesecake.

5. If you fatten up everyone else around you, then you look thinner.

6. Movie related foods (Milk Duds, buttered popcorn, Junior Mints, Red Hots, Tootsie Rolls, etc.) do not have additional calories because they are part of the entertainment package and no part of one's personal fuel.

7. Cookie pieces contain no calories -- the process of breaking causes calorie leakage.

8. Things licked off knives and spoons have no calories if you are in the process of preparing something. Examples are peanut butter on a knife making a sandwich and ice cream on a spoon making a sundae.

9. Food that have the same color have the same number of calories. Examples are: spinach and pistachio ice cream; mushrooms and white chocolate. NOTE: Chocolate is a universal color and may be substituted for any other food color.

10. Anything consumed while standing over the kitchen sink, has no calories.

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dolly
I hope things get better. You are too wonderful to have things go wrong. Maybe the 13th will bring us good luck. :)

The singles thread. That sounds neat. Don't panic you always do such incredible threads. I have to check it out this weekend.

Thank you so much Dolly. :) Yes, I did the pledge but I really need a better software for graphics. You are right, I was very nervous. LOL

[SandRat]

Teaching 34 Adults tonight to be better leaders in their units.

[GodBlessUSA]

The Military planes are incredible. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Excellent Sandrat,
The kids really need the best influences in their lives. You are doing such special work.

[MEG33]

Terrific!