A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...08-20 thru 08-22-04....T.G.I.F. at The Finest

Aquamarine; Billie

[Aquamarine]

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, Mama_Bear, dutchess, Aquamarine ~

Bush - Cheney 04

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, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


08-16-04 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

08-17-04...Blame it on St.Louie (What was your worst date?)
By Billie

08-18-04...Colorado ~ "Nothing Without the Diety"
By Mama_Bear

08-19-04..."All this was seared in his memory, before it wasn't"
Written by JohnHuang2
Illustrated by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

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[LadyX]

Thanks for the hearty laugh, Dubya!!

[LadyX]

Just had a call from Steve in Punta Gorda, saying he's been on two night shifts since returning.

Is on duty right now, though, and was describing the variety they're getting - more illnesses as well as injuries - 75-year old man with pneumonia; man with a large kidney stone; and the CDC is there looking at a 'suspected' (not yet proved) Norwalk virus case.

That is the insidious one that has been sweeping cruise ships, with vomiting and diarrhea. That would be a horror, on top of everything else.

[LadyX]

Steve gave me his ID and Password to get to the album, and I'll see if posting through it, rather than the temporary one will allow the pix to remain here!

http://www.nikonnet.com
LINKED HERE

Click on "Albums"

Login ID = nikonpa
Password = Jenny

That takes you to his album on Hurricane Charley.

This is the photograph of him
in front of Charlotte Regional Medical Center

[Kitty Mittens]

What a lovely first thing to see upon coming to Free Republic today! That is a beautiful rainbow picture.

LORD'S DAY HUGS! (((((Maggie)))))

[LadyX]

Main Treatment Area

Aerial View of DMAT Camp

Nature is both awesome and glorious!
[Sunrise]

Another Florida Sunset

God's Rainbow of Promise

[LadyX]

Hi, Miss Kitty!

Have been slaving posting those photographs again from Steve's Album..:))

Hope you are doing well?

[Dubya]

Thanks for the update. We are keeping him and all others in our prayers. We have a lot of loved ones in FL.

[Dubya]

Thanks for this one. I'm passing it on.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, sweet Lady, for posting them for us! I just saw you newest ones, too! :^)

I am doing well; still working hard at the Ranch most days. I'll be GLAD when mowing season is over!

Still keeping your sister, your son, and you in my prayers, with my other loved ones from Free Republic.

[The Mayor]

I've had alot of responses to todays Bread..

It is excellent..

[Dubya]

Yes a very good one. I like the Daily Bread. Our church belongs to the SBC.

[Dubya]

How to stay safe in the world today.

1. Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents.

2. Do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home.

3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks because 14% of all accidents occur to pedestrians.

4. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water because 16% of all accidents involve these forms of transportation.

5. Of the remaining 33%, 32% of all deaths occur in Hospitals. So,... above all else, avoid hospitals.

BUT,... You will be pleased to learn that only .001% of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these are usually related to previous physical disorders. Therefore, logic tells us that the safest place for you to be at any given point in time is at church!

...And....Bible study is safe too. The percentage of deaths during Bible study is even less.

So,...for SAFETY'S sake - Attend church, and read your Bible ... IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

[Aquamarine]

It looks as though the pictures are staying up this time, thanks for reposting them.
Loved your rainbow post this morning too.

[Aquamarine]

Good advice Dubya.

[Dubya]

QUOTES BY GREAT LADIES

Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened.
-Cora Harvey Armstrong-

Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut the witch up with cookies.

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
-Helen Hayes (at 73)-

I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows.
-Janette Barber-

Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
-Lily Tomlin-

A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car.
-Carrie Snow-

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends.
-Laurie Kuslansky-

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being, hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
-Erma Bombeck-

Old age ain't no place for sissies.
-Bette Davis-

A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
-Rhonda Hansome-

The phrase "working mother" is redundant.
-Jane Sellman-

Every time I close the door on reality, it comes in through the windows.
-Jennifer Unlimited-

Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
-Charlotte Whitton-

Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.
-Caryn Leschen-

I try to take one day at a time -- but sometimes several days attack me at once.
-Jennifer Unlimited-

If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.
-Catherine-

When I was young, I was put in a school for retarded kids for two years before they realized I actually had a hearing loss. And they called ME slow!
-Kathy Buckley-

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb -- and I'm also not blonde.
-Dolly Parton-

If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.
-Sue Grafton-

I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on.
-Roseanne Barr-

When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.
-Elayne Boosler-

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.
-Maryon Pearson-

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
-Margaret Thatcher-

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house.
-Zsa Zsa Gabor-

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
-Eleanor Roosevelt-

[The Mayor]

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