to know how much we appreciate those who serve and sacrifice!
Prayers going up.
Who ever said "You can't get good help" was NOT talking about you!
Thanks for cooking again!
Very nice, Spotsy.
I have afreind that needs to see this.
Recipe for a Happy New Year
To leave the old with a burst of song
To recall the right and forgive the wrong;
To forget the thing that binds you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that's past;
To have the strength to let go your hold
Of the not worthwhile of the days grown old,
To dare to go forth with a purpose true,
To the unknown task of the year that's new;
To help your brother along the road
To do his work and lift his load;
To add your gift to the world's good cheer,
Is to have and to give a Happy New Year.
Read: 1 Peter 3:8-17
All of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. —1 Peter 3:8
Bible In One Year: Zechariah 9-12; Revelation 20
A quote in Sports Illustrated magazine expresses a truth that we as people of faith sometimes neglect: "What counts most in creating a successful team is not how compatible its players are, but how they deal with incompatibility." When we don't get along with others, we are tempted to ignore them and shove them aside.
God calls us to take a different approach: "All of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this" (1 Peter 3:8-9).
Oswald Chambers reminds us in My Utmost For His Highest: "In the spiritual life, beware of walking according to natural affinities. Everyone has natural affinities; some people we like and others we do not like. We must never let those likes and dislikes rule in our Christian life. If we 'walk in the light,' as God is in the light, God will give us communion with people for whom we have no natural affinity."
It is natural to have likes and dislikes. But when we seek to honor the Lord in our relationships, compassion, love, humility, and kindness are the God-ordered, supernatural steps in dealing with incompatibility. —David McCasland
Spotsy's in the kitchen!
My favorite ladies are already here.
Great looking spread tonight!
Jack.
Dang girl, but your threads are gorgeous!! HUGS!
Wonderful thread today Spotsy-belle!! Thank you for opening the doors!
Good morning Everyone. Good morning to all of our great Military personnel, past and present, our Allies and their families. What would the world be if not for special people such as yourself?
Thank you Spotsy for opening the doors to the Canteen and fixing a beautiful spread. My gosh Spotsy, it seems your Pancakes on Wednesday gets better and better! Really nice layout!
Well, I'm sure I've missed quite a bit while gone. I still haven't caught up on the past threads. We've been having some difficulty with our cable service. I could not get an internet connection yesterday morning. It seems there are more and more days when we don't have a good picture on the TVs and/or no internet connection. I am getting frustrated. Comcast just raised our rates, again, and still no better service. We are now going to start keeping track of how many days we have bad reception and/or cannot get internet connection. I am going to start complaining LOUD & CLEAR!
Funny thing is that when hubby called Comcast yesterday (of course Comcast said they'd send out a tech on Thursday), today the internet works and reception on tv is very good. I will be sure to let the tech know when they finally show up on Thursday!
Hubby and I got to spend a really nice day with your beautiful granddaughter yesterday. We went to see Polar Express, had dinner at Outback and then to Borders to waste a few hours until time to meet her Mom for change of hands.
We are going into a warming trend here in my neck of the woods.
If all goes according to the weatherperson's predictions, I might even be able to wash the truck this weekend!
Excuse me for a while. I need to get in a few personal's before I am required to get myself moving. Oh, do you hear those bells? They are getting ready to ring in the New Year! Hear them, yet?
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SALUTE!
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Today's FEEBLE
YOKE :
A Texan, a Russian and a New Yorker go into a restaurant in London.
The waiter says, "Excuse me, but you should be advised that if you want the steak, there is a shortage."
The Texan says, "What's a shortage?"
The Russian says, "What's a steak?"
The New Yorker says, "What's 'Excuse me'?"
Good morning, Spotsy!! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
Chicagoland Weather
| December 29, 2004 | |
| Chicago, IL | |
| Sunrise | 7:18 AM (CST) |
| Sunset | 4:28 PM (CST) |
| Hrs. of Daylight | 9 Hrs., 10 Mins |
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On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on December 29:
1709 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great
1721 Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis XV
1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber)
1808 Andrew Johnson (17th U.S. President [1865-1869]
1809 William Ewart Gladstone, (Lib) British PM
1809 Albert Pike Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
1831 Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1876 Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer
1879 Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)
1908 Gerben Sonderman Dutch test pilot (Fokker)
1917 Thomas Bradley (mayor of Los Angeles)
1920 Syd Dernley, hangman
1936 Ray Nitschke (Pro Football Hall of Famer: Green Bay Packers LB)
1937 Mary Tyler Moore (Emmy Award-winning actress)
1938 John Voight (actor: Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance)
1946 Marianne Faithfull (singer: As Tears Go By)
1972 Jessica Lee McMinn Miss North Carolina USA (1996)
Today's classic warship, USS Milwaukee (C-21)
St Louis class protected cruiser
Displacement: 9,700 t.
Length: 426’9”
Beam: 66’
Draft: 22’6”
Speed: 22 k.
Complement: 673
Armament: 14 6”; 18 3”; 12 3-pdrs.; 8 1-pdrs.; 4 .30 cal. MG
The USS MILWAUKEE (C-21) was laid down 30 July 1902 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Calif.; launched 10 September 1904; sponsored by Miss Janet Mitchell, daughter of U.S. Senator John L. Mitchell of Wisconsin; and commissioned 10 December 1906, Cmdr. Charles A. Gove in command.
After shakedown off the coast of California and Mexico, 14 March through 28 May 1907, MILWAUKEE departed San Francisco 26 June 1907 and cruised off the coasts of San Salvador and Costa Rica protecting American interests and engaging in target practice with the squadron in Magdalena Bay. On 26 March 1908, the cruiser sailed from San Francisco for Bremerton, Wash., where she was placed in reserve 25 April. Except for a cruise in the summer of 1908, which took her to Hawaii and to Honduras, the ship remained in reserve status at Puget Sound Navy Yard until decommissioned 3 May 1910.
MILWAUKEE recommissioned in ordinary 17 June 1913 and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. In the next 2 years, the ship made several brief cruises, one to Honolulu with a detachment of Washington State Naval Militia 1 through 22 July 1914, and several along the coast of California. On 18 March 1916, MILWAUKEE was detached from the Reserve Fleet and assigned duty as tender to destroyers and submarines of the Pacific Fleet. Based at San Diego, the cruiser participated in exercises and maneuvers off the coast, patrolled Mexican waters, transported refugees, and performed survey duty.
After overhaul at Mare Island late in 1916, MILWAUKEE sailed 5 January 1917 for Eureka, Calif., to assist in salvaging U.S. submarine H-3 which had run aground in Humboldt Bay, 14 December 1916.
On 13 January, while attempting to float the submarine, the cruiser stranded in the first line of breakers at Samoa Beach off Eureka. The crew reached shore safely, but attempts to salvage the ship were unsuccessful.
MILWAUKEE decommissioned 6 March 1917 and a storm in November 1918 broke the ship in two. Her name was struck from the Navy List 23 June 1919 and her hulk was sold 5 August 1919.
