[Aquamarine]

[Aquamarine]

Welcome to The Finest!
No need for Top 10 Reasons today, it's Thursday and we have JohnHuang2's excellent 'Two Cents' which is really worth much much more! :)
(A special thanks to Billie and MeekOneGOP for their help with the graphics)

[jwfiv]

Love that last pic of SuperDeLay and his hammer .... )

Thanks for bringing us JH2's Two Cents, Miss Aqua.

JH2 ... outstanding, as always.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

050420-N-6694B-001 Persian Gulf (April 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission flown from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry (RELEASED)

050420-N-6694B-003 Iraq (Apr. 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), flies over Iraq during a combat mission prior to returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry (RELEASED)

050416-N-0295M-100 Wilmington, N.C. (April 16, 2005) – Four F/A-18A Hornets, assigned to the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Team, the "Blue Angels", perform their classic diamond formation maneuver during the 2005 Coastal Carolina Air Show in Wilmington, N.C. The Blue Angels fly the F/A-18A Hornet, performing approximately 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration lasting over an hour. This year's air show showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, which provided many flight demonstrations and static displays. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)

[Billie]

I didn't get here yesterday to read this wonderful Two Cents, but just now did, and I love it!!! Every week, John........how do you do it!

Aqua, your pledge graphic is beautiful! I love the other illustrations you chose, too, and see now why the Delay graphic was so important! (Thanks, Meekie, for posting the link to the original one superimposed on the T-shirt. I didn't understand what it 'looked like' before! Cute!)