A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-27-04....Political Pictionary, III

Billie

[Billie]

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

If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.

We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine, deadhead ~

Bush - Cheney '04

"Leadership is practiced not so much
in words as in attitude and in actions."
~ Harold S. Geneen, Former Chairman, IT&T

"The problem with political jokes
is they get elected."
~ Henry Cate, VII

"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956)

"It is possible to store the mind with a
million facts and still be entirely uneducated."
~ Alec Bourne

"The most disadvantageous peace
is better than the most just war."
~ Deciderius Erasmus (1466?-1536)

"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music,
no choreography and the dancers hit each other.
~ Jack Handy (Deep Thoughts)

"He has the sort of face that makes you realize
God does have a sense of humor."
~ Bill Bryson

"Lust of power burns more fiercely than all the passions combined."
~ Irish Blessing

"All God's children are not beautiful.
Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable."
~ Fran Lebowitz (b. 1951)

Last, but certainly not least, I couldn't decide which quote to use, so I'm leaving it all up to you to decide....or submit your own. (Now, unlike our own Freezie's "contests", this is just for fun; the prize is your own satisfaction for knowing your subjects well. :)

1.
"Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt;
nine out of ten have the inclination."
~ Paul Aubuchon

2.
"Do you love me because I'm beautiful,
or am I am beautiful because you love me?"
~ Oscar Hammerstein, II

3.
"The mistake a lot of politicians make is
forgetting they've been appointed
and thinking they've been anointed."
~ Claude Pepper

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 01-26-04 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

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.

[The Thin Man]

(Now, unlike our own Freezie's "contests", this is just for fun; the prize is your own satisfaction for knowing your subjects well. :)

No prizes......no participation!

What a cheapskate!

:-)
 

Hi Billie. Have a nice day.

[StarCMC]

I'm not sure actually. I know he's on a couple here at FR -- just not sure about yours. Thanks for asking -- and feel free to add him to ANY prayer list -- we'll take all the prayer we can get to surround him with God's grace! :0)

[Billie]

Good morning, Cal! Love that patriotic sig!

[Billie]

Morning, Freezie! Sure are a lot of "queens" in January's calendar pages!

[Billie]

Thanks, Aqua! And thanks for the use of so many of your political graphics - you have such an extensive collection, and they were all such fun to work with!

[LadyX]

Am I truly blessed, or what??!!

* ICE STORM REPORT*

Yesterday I posted why I was delayed in appearing on the thread, besieged as we were by an intense ice storm.
I still can't get over the hours of lightning strikes that accompanied it, complete with strong sounds and interrupting power!

It rained heavily all day and night, temperatures finally getting up to about 34 and then dropping lower again.
The next problem was cable television going off at 10:30 p.m.!!
That still was so this morning, and turning on the radio to a local station, heard the news that we had been spared a real horror - -

You might recall my sometimes describing where I live is just below a wide diagonal line from Augusta to Columbia as the normal flow of systems, missing my location.
Beginning just one mile north up the road from my house and going beyond, last night there came devastation equivalent to a tornado ripping through several counties north and northeast!

Callers compared it to what Hurricane Hugo did a few years ago.

With the accumulation of rainfall and ice, and then even heavier rainfall and lowerer tempertures in the evening on top of that, the storm intensified again and flattened thousands of acres of pines and other trees.
The highway up to Aiken and over to Augusta from here is impassable, trees dropped all over the road.
(There are many planted pine forests for cash crops, one caller saying he had just lost 70 acres of his pines in the matter of a few minutes.)

Callers to the radio station from these areas described the horror of the storm descending, trees snapping with "heavy gunfire sounds."

Augusta, Georgia across the Savannah River still has over 60,000 homes without power - towns just north of me will be off for 2-3 days, and power crews from Florida and other states are being rushed in to help with the aftermath.

Our cable television tower is located in one of those towns, and although it will be a priority for restoration, I might have to stay on Free Republic to get word on tonight's New Hampshire Primary results...

While this morning we had power, at 10:25 it went off, as did much of Barnwell. The problem was fixed a little over an hour later, though, and I'm hurrying to post this before - - who knows what next?!

Counting blessings indeed this day....

[Billie]

Morning, Meekie - fun graphics you've done!

[Calpernia]

>>>Love that patriotic sig!

That reminds me, I clipped this for you (totally forgot where) and forgot to forward it. Thought you could use it.

[Billie]

FIrst time on this thread -- great graphic!! May I "borrow?"

So glad you've visited us today - not sure which graphic you're talking about, (the pledge one?) but you're more than welcome to use it. :)

[Billie]

Morning, Gail - we had a frosty cold start, but it's warming up a bit - sun is shining. Hope you enjoy your quilting. (What's in the crockpot for supper?) :)

[LadyX]

Hastening to post before another disaster, Billie, that while you create many, many outstanding threads, this one is just plain brilliant!
We can barely begin to perceive the hours of searching you had to do for just the right phrases and graphics, and can only appreciate the stunning results!

Perhaps Freezie should hold a "Why We Love Billie" Top Ten List Contest...

Naw....it would have to be the Top Thousand..:))

{{{{{ A Thousand Hugs for Billie }}}}}

[Billie]

Is your brother on our Prayer list?

Yep! ;)

Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dansangel; Dutchess; Aquamarine; and/or deadhead, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son katykelly............................son The Mayor........................niece LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew StarCMC......................brother kimmie7.....................brother ValerieUSA..................2 sons TexKat................son, step-son Spruce.....................daughter Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................active duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty thumperusn.............active duty

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear.........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa.......husband, brother Hostel..................cousin MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son cookcounty..............son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Rose in RoseBear.cousin's hubby Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel..................niece Donaeus...............nephew dixie sass.............nephew BeAllYouCanBe.........son AgThorn...............2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.................son Atomic Conspiracy..half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...nephew Atomic Conspiracy...niece Sunflowergal.......grandson visualops..cousin,adopted Marine

[ValerieUSA]

Wow! Just one mile away? You really dodged a bullet! Thank God.
Real estate value is based on 3 things: location, location, location!

[LadyX]

How wonderful to have you appear on the Finest, Valerie!

We always look forward to your beautiful photograph 'essays,' and hope you and your boys are doing well.

[LadyX]

"Wow! Just one mile away? You really dodged a bullet! Thank God."

You know, Valerie, it also is so that not far below us in this county, there often are tornadoes that hit and miss this small town.

I like to think we are 'protected' by the fact in the 1920's, my minister grandfather had one of the churches here.
My cousin, Betsy, and I once had a great conversation about the effectiveness of prayers surrounding those we love, and conclude theirs for their children and grandchildren still affect us!

The church is one mile away from me in the center of town, just off The Circle in front of the County Courthouse.

Often while driving in the area, I have felt my grandparents' presence and enveloping prayers...

Emphasizes the importance of protecting all those we love with our own prayers, no matter where they are or how far down the Long Line...

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you ! ...

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie. Great thread you've produce here at FR's Finest Funnest...

Certainly is a great gathering place you've created. :)

[StarCMC]

Yes - the pledge -- I'd like to post it occasionally in the Canteen! :o)

[The Thin Man]

One mile.... was that ever a close call. I'm so glad you're safe, Lady.

[FreeTheHostages]

Naw....it would have to be the Top Thousand..:))

Yup! Maggie, I do ask myself often: where does she get this stuff? 'Cause I do web searches too and I don't find things like this. She has secrets, Billie does. Perhaps a thousand of them.