A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-12,13,14-04...T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie

[Billie]

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

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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.

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Dansangel, 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, Dansangel, Aquamarine ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


11-08-04 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

11-09-04 ~ What they're wearing to the Inaugural Ball
By Billie

11-10-04 ~ Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
By Mama_Bear

11-11-04 ~ Thank You, Veterans
By Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

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[Billie]

Hi, xp. Great song! Sinatra had such a silky smooth voice, didn't he?

[Billie]

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; Dutchess; Aquamarine, 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 ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin..........niece, loved one Pippin...nephew & his fiancee weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew StarCMC......................brother ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons Spruce.....................daughter Philman_36..............2 nephews Rose inRoseBear...cousin's hubby bjcintennessee.......son, niece Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................active duty LongCut..................active duty cjk............................active duty Trish.......................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue..................active duty Notwithstanding.....active duty thumperusn.............active duty Q6-God.....................active duty Q6-God...................twin brother Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...............active duty wingnutx......................active duty

Maigrey................cousin WVNan..............friend's son ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear.........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa.......husband, brother Hostel..................cousin MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son katykelly.................son cookcounty..............son SpookBrat...nephew, cousin Doug from Upland...son-in-law Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews TexKat..............son, step-son Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel.....................niece Donaeus...................nephew dixie sass...............nephew BeAllYouCanBe............son Repubmommy...............brother AgThorn...................2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles......................son Redhead....step-granddaughter Redhead..step-grdaughter fiance Atomic Conspiracy..half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...nephew Atomic Conspiracy...niece Sunflowergal.........grandson visualops.................cousin Alouette.......................son mrstank.......................husband MrsMike31..................husband eaglesiniowa.................son auboy.........................cousin spotbust1....................husband Leofl................................son chena................................son campfollower................fiance

[Pippin]

((((BILLIE))))!

[Billie]

Morning, Pip! Haven't seen you in a few days! (I did see where you checked in last night on the Veterans thread though) Glad to see you. I am also loving the misery the dims are experiencing now - Heaven knows WE went through 8 long years of it!

[Pippin]

Payback is soooooo deliscious!

[Billie]

LOL at you two - go ahead and gloat! We've earned it!

[Darksheare]

Maybe..
*LOL*
They may feel the need for negative reinforcement to boost their negative morale?

[Billie]

Wonderful! You continue to keep us updated with these great news photos. Thanks!

[Darksheare]

I know.
Gloating away merrily and laughing my head off as well.

[Pippin]

Hmmm!

[Pippin]

LOaughing your head off?

Hmmm! an interesting picture you present now!

[Darksheare]

I know.
Gran from the Dimensional Doors had some weirdo nightmare where my head was floating about and following her around.
(Did I mention she was sick with something and on really neato meds?)

So I have it on good authority that such an image is kinda frightening.
;-)

[phancypants]

Gloating commenced...

That pheels gooood...

[Darksheare]

The mental image I have of gloating, is of sitting in a hot tub with the jets on, and relaxing with a cheshire cat grin...

[phancypants]

S'pose they would install a hot tub in my cube?
Because that would make work sweeeet.

[Darksheare]

If they allowed it, no-one else would get any work done, and everyone would be in your cubicle.

[phancypants]

But there would be 100% office attendance.
That's the argument I'll run with for the boss...

[Darksheare]

True, true.
There would be 100 percent attendence.

[Diver Dave]

Cool pics EMB. That last one reminds me of the time we did a diving job on the USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) back a hunnert years ago.

We were in Subic Bay, the Big E was tied up to the carrier pier and we had to put a "dam" around one of the rudder posts so the Machinist's Mates could install new packing material on the rudder post where it passes through the hull. The 'dam' prevented water from flowing in when they removed the packing gland.

Our diving barge was tied up to the stern and looking up, that ship was HUGE (or is that HUGH?).

Now, all ships have the name of the ship painted on the stern just below the main deck level. However, the Big E, along with ENTERPRISE spelled out, down at our level just above the waterline, one of the divers chipped his name into the haze gray paint - "Huey".

[Pippin]

Wierd!