FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ August 24, 2005

Guest Chef Spotsybelle

[Spotsy]

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
Thank the Veterans who served in
The United States Armed Forces.

Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?
Support The United States Armed Forces Today!

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends!
Tomkow twisted the chef's arm and made all kinds of burka-related threats demanding that the Canteen celebrate National Waffle Day. Thank goodness this day only comes once a year!

On this Day 1869 Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York patented his invention -- the waffle iron

Born on this Day 1905 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, delta blues singer and guitarist;
best known outside blues circles for writing songs later covered by Elvis Presley such as "That's All Right Mama" and
"My Baby Left Me"

On this Day in History 79 Mount Vesuvius, east of Naples, Italy,
erupted and buried Pompeii

On this Day in History 410 Rome was overrun by the Visigoths , led by King Alaric; although no longer the official capital city, Rome's fall to Alaric symbolized the end of the Western Roman Empire

On this Day in History 1814 British forces under General Robert Ross
sacked Washington, DC, burning the Capitol and White House

On this Day in History 1989 Gambling Pete Rose was permanently suspended from
Major League Baseball for betting on the games

Don't forget the syrup! PANCAKES next Wednesday
definitely, troops!

[HiJinx]

I read that in my morning paper...and ya' know what? What they're doing now really isn't any different than what they've done for previous veterans. Think about it...

[HiJinx]

Saving Red River is good for Nana's sister's hubby...he works there and is just this close || to retirement.

[RedBeaconNY]

DONE!

Well, one more to go, but I have two more days to do it... My eyes need a break...

[RedBeaconNY]

Alors, pourquoi non?

[beachn4fun]

Good.

Your eyes need a break.........so you're back at the Canteen...........??????

[beachn4fun]

Ok, gotta run to a training class. BBL. Maybe

[HiJinx]

And I suspect if you were to ask any vet they'd say something similar.

Quonset hut, only one floor...all the way down at the end, on the left, the only single bed (for 'cruits) in the building. Caught all kinds of flack, everyone else thought I was getting special privileges from the Drills, or something. Not.

[RedBeaconNY]

;)

Well I did take the time to make a sandwich!

[Fawnn]

Are things going well with you? I've had you in my thoughts and prayers for awhile now...

Thank you for those prayers!

Things may be going a bit better. I just received an e-mail and it's looking like I'll be getting enough work to carry me through another month. Now all I have to do is muster the energy to get the work done.

In other news, my daughter and the grandkids came here last night and we went to Bob Evans for dinner. The MHABGSITW reminded me of a "naked page" I'd done for him. I'm not so good at spreading craftwork out across a table and pasting things together anymore, so in his case, I'd created it as a Web page (in 1999, no less!) and then printed out the results. Over the weekend, he'd reread the page again and brought it up while we were waiting for our order. Of course, now the MBABGDITW#2 is jealous that I haven't yet done a "story about her" page for her. I guess the "coloring" I did putting all three of them into movie posters, etc. doesn't count. So her page, and linking the others to Star's article is now on the agenda, too. (The MBABGDITW#2 knows that it helps to give gramma "hints" while she's sitting on my lap.) ;)

[HiJinx]

The MBABGDITW#2 knows that it helps to give gramma "hints" while she's sitting on my lap.

I think that's something that all grandkids instinctively know! You know that once you've updated the naked page for the MHABGSITW and created a new one for the MBABGDITW#2, you're going to get a request from the MBABGDITW#1 for her own page, too.

Face it, there's no rest for the wicked...or grandparents.

[StarCMC]

Nothing like friendly motivation! ;o)

[La Enchiladita]

Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news? Because it is heart warming and praise worthy.

Sad, but true. How did we get to this state of affairs, where we cannot publicly share national pride? This is a profound salute to our troops and to the SUCCESS of their mission.

I corresponded with a soldier in the 4th ID, Iron Horse regiment, during OIF1.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sounds like you are getting good at tearing down, moving, and reassembly. Practice makes perfect. LOL!

[luvie]

I have seen both of those handsome young guys before and talked to them in my store, but didn't realize till later that evening that it really was him (them)! The mistake I made was in not asking every guy who came in that day if their name was John! Won't ever happen again! Come back, John!...and son of John!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Looking good there, SSarge. ((HUGS)) Thanks for the good word. Been missing ya.

[HiJinx]

Sounds like you are getting good at tearing down, moving, and reassembly. Practice makes perfect. LOL!

Not only that, I'm getting ready to do some internal rearranging of boards and devices while I have it down...now's the perfect time to put a USB2.0 board inside with 4 ports instead of the two I have now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

They are quite the handsome duo, are they not? LOL! AND it is OFFICIAL ON FRIDAY....Daddy and son!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Chip and Dale....a couple of my favorite cartoon guys.

[El Gran Salseron]

"and warning their daughters away from scalawag sailors for another decade."

ROFL

And those daughters are drawn to the sailors like magnets!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

beach.....#250 and #300!!
tom.....#350 and #400!!