AMERICA - The Right Way!! (WEEKEND EDITION - Days 686 and 687) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

Various News Sources and FReepers | December 7, 2002 | All of Us

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]

Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!

GLOBAL WARNING ACTIVIST ALERT!!

December 7 record low temperature:

Washington Dulles Airport - former record: 18 (set various years)
Washington Dulles Airport - new record: 3 (set in 2002)

Other temperatures around the Washington metro area:

Washington: 21 [not a new record]
Richmond: 21
Petersburg: 18
Patuxent River: 14
Roanoke: 13
Fredericksburg: 12
Charlottesville: 12
Lynchburg: 12
Manassas: 0 [ZERO]

Here, at the cottage: a nice, balmy 9.9

Question for the global warming people: considering that current low temperature records for the day were not simply broken, but crushed, does this fit your "models"? Hmmm?

In the news:

Runoff election day in Louisiana. And what would an election be if it didn't have a Criminal Party vote buying scandal? Landrieu is accused of trying to buy military votes with $10 Thanksgiving food gift certificates. The claim is reported in The Washington Times, and comes from Gen. George Peyton Cole, Jr., retired.

North Carolina has activated the National Guard to help storm victims.

And one of the hottest toys this Christmas shopping season? A talking President Bush doll. The Daily News reports the doll says "17 powerful and patriotic phrases," including:

"Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot shake the foundation of America."

"I will not yield. I will not rest. I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people."

And what would a President Bush doll be without a mangled phrase? They included: "I will not hold this nation hostile."

Reportedly the manufacturer is also planning dolls for JFK, and President Reagan.

[They are also planning one for UOx42, but it is not clear whether one of the phrases for that doll would be: "I never had sex with that woman."]

For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

[JRandomFreeper]

You have freep-mail.

/john

[Mr. Mulliner]

You do too.

[Mr. Mulliner]

C'mon, Denver! Beat the Jets!

[nicollo]

...the History of ShowGals in Limos

Lol! I'll have to tell my Momma that there is some good in history... And she wants me to get a job!

[Pippin]

HOWDY EVERYBODY!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Now to go save the newest ping list! :^)

Thanks Kayak!

[nicollo]

I didn't know you were from NY.

Not sure what I wrote, but no, I'm a DC native.

Spent waaay too much time and money in New York City. Left a few dreams there, too. Does that count?

[JRandomFreeper]

How did the Cowboy/SF game wind up? The commander came back in the last 5 minutes, and we didn't get to see the end.

/john

[Mr. Mulliner]

Heartbreaker, John. A real heartbreaker. We don't have a TV so I follow games through ESPN's gamecast and that means I can't give you the best description of what happened. But The Cowboys were ahead 27-24 with less than a minute with the Niners driving. Next thing I know, the game is over and the Niners won 31-27. I was rooting against the Niners today. You know, Nancy Pelosi and all of that.

[lodwick]

;-) Subtitle: If Backseats Could Talk.

Have a ball with it.

[JRandomFreeper]

I'm going to hear about from my First Sgt. He roots for SF and we were razzing him pretty hard. He was pretty unhappy about that return run back. Looks like several of us will have a nice plate of crow waiting for us next drill. LOL!

/john

[Miss Marple]

I wouldn't have even answered, except that this person who posted that is deliberately targetting me. This is the second article he has posted about my home town, and then proceeds to mock Indianapolis and my opinions, and in effect is trying to bully me into leaving the forum.

They have succeeded in driving several freepers away. However, I am not going anywhere.

However, if he posts one more article like that, I am going to file a complaint.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Flipping through my satelite options tonight, and I ask you, does the Hallmark channel hope to gain viewers with this description?

"The Night They Saved Christmas" Movie. Jaclyn Smith, Art Carney, Paul Le Mat. (1984) An elf warns an artic oil-station family that Christmas Eve drilling could destroy Santa's toy factory" Geesh!

[M Kehoe]

Good evening. Did you'all see this thread December 7th 1941?

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[Miss Marple]

LOL! If I didn't know better, I would think that was an article from the Onion!

It is not enough to capture a portion of the news stations; we have to get a chunk of Hollywood, too!

[JRandomFreeper]

No, I've been at drill. Thanks for the link. Those are great pictures.

/john

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

Flipping through my satelite options tonight, and I ask you, does the Hallmark channel hope to gain viewers with this description?

It certainly will make points with the leftists.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

'Tis my mother's birthday today.

[M Kehoe]

'Tis my mother's birthday today.

Can you get her on FR?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mom. You raised a great guy.

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[nicollo]

Subtitle: If Backseats Could Talk

That's a great title! It's funny -- this project started when I was driving for a limousine company for spare change. After looking for a job for two years without success (learned the hard way the obvious wisdom that you can't find what you're not looking for), I decided, screw it, I'll just do what I've always wanted to do, write a book. I got going on some fiction and never finished it. This was amidst a divorce and assorted messes, so there was no focus. Meanwhile, one of the other drivers said that his mother suggested he write a book about his limousine stories. (He's a Dept. of Justice Attorney; this company is amazing, we've had MBA's and J.D.'s working their way through school; one is now a high level DOE political appointee). Believe me, every chauffeur has a story.

I got to thinking and looked into what was out there on the subject. There was already one book about chauffeur stories, and it got boring fast. Otherwise, I found that the limousine had never been taken seriously as an automotive category. So the idea progressed from "back seat stories" to a full treatment of the limousine. Took me six months just to figure out the etymology.

Three years later, I had a book. Not exactly the plan. My B.A. is in writing. Against my advisor's advice, I didn't want to get a M.A. or get into publishing from the ground. So I decided to go make a million bucks, then retire into writing.

Careful what you pray for, as they say. I made my money, lost it, then stumbled into writing.

Here's a quick tour through the topic, from my website, if anyone's interested:

Test Ride Through the Book

P.S. I think I'll wrap up the "ShowGirls" series with one called, "ShowGirls in My Living Room."

[Mr. Mulliner]

We just got back from taking showers and using the facilities at my parents (septic problems here) and they were watching that Hallmark movie. It looks like it's straight out of the 70s.

MM, since you're taking heat from someone here about Indianapolis, perhaps you don't want to talk about the Titans-Colts football game, huh?