A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-17-03...."Gilligan...A Splash of...whatever!"

Dutchess and Gizmo

[dutchess]

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

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Flyer's Gilligan...a "Splash of Fresh...whatever!"

Good Day Finest Friends and Family. I'm heading to Texas to meet up with Flyer's Gilligan. Before I go…I need to share the note Gilligan sent me accepting my offer….Thin Man…you're going to LOVE THIS! But you gotta give him credit…an A for effort!

Dear Gizmo:

Looking forward to meeting you. .some of the story i have to tell is only from reading histry books because i didnt no dad until 1997. i will try to put it in chrokicle. . . croonilogi. . . in the order it happened wen we meet….

Luv - Gilligan

Before I begin...I hear that there were a few furry friends that paved the way for Gilligan....especially the beloved ginger and flyer....here are a few pictures....

Gizmo: So here I am in sunny Texas (brrrrr leaving the cold and snow of Ohio for the warm and sunny Texas weather!). Although Flyer is gone….typical of our freeper hosts….he has left a ton of treats and goodies for me. Suddenly Gilligan flies around the corner (flies…flyer…get it???? Okay…never mind) Hey Gilligan…nice meeting you….

Gilligan: Welcome….So….what next

Gizmo: Well…let's start at the beginning…

Gilligan: Well….dad - you'll call him Flyer - started working in the doggie business in 1990 at the Houston SPCA. He thought it was just a job for money when he started. He took care of dogs and cats and bunnies and goats and even a horse one time. They liked him (the animals and the people) so they also made him take care of the other workers too. Later he also did rescue stuff to help doggies hit by cars and cats that got stuck and possums in garages and stuff like that.

Gizmo: Wow….your daddy sounds like the best!

Gilligan: Yup! He already had one dog then. Splash was 4 years old. Then he met another dog there and liked her and took her home and called her Ginger, 2 years old. And….then he met another dog there he liked and took him home and called him Skipper. In 1993 he went to another place with dogs, Meyerland Animal Clinic. a doggie doctor place with a hotel and dad ran the hotel. This is where I met him but not yet… not until 1997.

Gizmo: So….what's with the time gap????? Don't get it bro!!!

Gilligan: I lived with another family before and had a brother. My old family got mad at each other and moved to different places and I couldn't go so they told my doctor me and my brother needed a new home. I had worms in my heart and knew it would be hard for someone to take me but dad did since he worked at the doctor place and could get me medicine there.

Gizmo: Don't want to be sentimental sappy…but….I'm getting there…..

Gilligan: I moved in with dad and splash and ginger and skipper and. . . A KITTY! I never had a kitty before and it was really neat. Have you ever had a kitty? They make very good friends… at least for some dogs. Me and Ginger… Splash and Skipper didn't think kitties made good friends.

Gizmo: So cool….how was life after that????

Gilligan: The first house where I lived with dad and splash and ginger and skipper and the kitty was small but we had a really really big yard and a pond and cows. the pond was fun for swimming but the cows were D-U-M-B! and they kick you if they don't like you.

Gizmo: Hey…we grew up with a pig farm behind us…DUMB….really DUMB!!!

Gilligan: When I first moved in I had to teach the other dogs how to eat. They would eat some food and save some for later but I taught them that any food I found left in a bowl was mine! So they all learned to eat all of their food at once. And I learned to stay away from their bowls or dad got mad at me. I always finished first and had to go sit in the corner and wait for the slow pokes to eat.

Gizmo: Wow…this is a working family!

Gilligan: I am a Golden Lab Retriever and so was Ginger. That means we are supposed to go and get stuff and bring it back. Ginger liked to practice this. She practiced and practiced and practiced. I wasn't very good at it but I tried to learn. I would go and get stuff but I wanted to keep it instead of give it back to dad. One time I had a ball and ran fast past dad and he tried to catch me and I fell and ran into a fence post and it had a nail sticking out and OUCH! dad had to take me to the place he worked and the doctors tied up my hurt spot. Believe me…. I hurt!!!!!

Gizmo: So then what???

Gilligan: 1999 was a busy year. Dad got a new job at another place that was a hotel but no doctors. It was called Fondren 5 Star Kennels. It was fancy. Some of the rooms had tv and couches and it was okay to get on the furniture. Splash was old and sick and went to wait for dad at Rainbow Bridge. and then the dumb cows came in the little yard and Skipper tried to save us and chase the cows out and he got hurt real bad and went to Rainbow Bridge too. But he did save us. And we moved to a new house so dad didn't have to go so far to work and I met two new dogs called Pongo and Dottie Sue. They were crazy dogs and had spots all over them.

Gizmo: Oh…Mom has told me about humblegunner…let's see a picture and tell me your thoughts…….

Gillian: Oh….this was one more very very important thing. Dad has let me meet a lot of his computer friends. One is very special because he makes assuage for me. His name is humblegunner. We go visit him and he cooks very good "assuage". He is my friend.

Gizmo…What a special friend…and LOVE the "assuages". Don't know if it is getting ready for the holidays,,,all the great snacks Flyer put out for us or the Texas weather…but ….I'm kind of ready for a nap….mind if I hang my hat and chill until the redeye flight….

Gillian….Man…I'm wiped out too….you're welcome to stay until tomorrow.....yawn.....

Gizmo: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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[Pippin]

LOL!

Sounds like my parents' dog!

[Pippin]

Hi, (((TM)))!

[Pippin]

Looks like I'm due for another "Pippin's Thoughts" thread.

I'm thinking of a theme, maybe It'll get posted after the New Year's Day holliday.

[The Mayor]

[Pippin]

HEY! LOL!

[Flyer]

I was out at the "really, really big yard" yesterday and thought of you.

[Aeronaut]

G'morning Pippin.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Wednesday !

[MeekOneGOP]

The 4th Infantry undertook Operation Red Dawn to find Saddam.
They are based in Texas - Fort Hood.

They got their man - captured Saddam. "Don't mess with Texas!":

[Billie]

Why do these threads always tug at our hearts? Don't think I've ever read one of them yet without ending up with tears in my eyes.

You are so good at this, Dutchess. And Flyer, we've always known this about you: you are one heck of an animal lover - dogs in particular, but what a gentle heart you have.

Giz, I think this may be one of your best interviews. :) Great job! Thank you for being here at the Finest!

[Billie]

What a great photo! They are such beautiful animals, aren't they? I thank you for thinking of me, seeing the horses in that "really, really big yard". :)

[humblegunner]

Howdy, y'all!
Another great day of the Finest!

I was suprised to see Gilligan on here today, he usually
let someone know when he has stuff like this going on!

[Flyer]

Gilligan and I had fun doing our part, too. The big lesson I got out of this is that I really need to organize my pictures. - which is my project in conjunction with a new hard drive.

[Billie]

Good morning, I hope you are feeling better today than yesterday, and even better tomorrow than today. :)

[MEG33]

Good Morning!Your Gilligan is a lucky dog,Flyer.

[Flyer]

You would be surprised how many times I pass horses and think "That would make a good picture for Billie"

. . . now I just need to follow through more often.

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Gizmo, Gilligan, and FR's Finest...

Great interview, Giz. You're sure racking up the frequent flyer miles.

Pleasure to meet Gilligan.

[Flyer]

Your Gilligan is a lucky dog

I'm darn lucky to have Gilligan in my life. . . and I tell him so every day.

[Billie]

Good morning! Have a few more things I need to do today, but wanted to say hello and hope you all have a great day.

[Flyer]

Pleasure to meet Gilligan.

Gilligan says it's his pleasure - meeting FReepers has led to some great fun - and good assuage - for him.