A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-20-05....Welcome ~ and 'fess up!

Billie; LadyX

[Billie]

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

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~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, Mama_Bear ~

ood morning, FRiends.   I have often wished I had a *generic* table to post on days when I'm short of time,   or low on creativity, and can't think of a theme or can't find the right graphics when I *have* a theme.   So, here it is - I made one - and you will probably see it again 'cause it just says WELCOME!

I'm calling it my "Ain't Got No Theme"  or  "Ain't Got No Graphics" table.  When you see it, you will know it's one or the other - or BOTH!   Do hope you'll stop in, have a cup of coffee, share your thoughts, pick a theme, post a picture, offer a suggestion for a future theme, offer to WRITE a future thread, or just wave as you drive by. :)

HOWEVER...... the ever resourceful Miss Maggie Malone, aka LadyX, not long ago suggested a theme for *whenever* it might come in handy, and I'm taking advantage of it today.  (See? A theme!)   Ain't got no graphics, though.  (OK, maybe one.) Ready to play?

*I*, of course, have never had any many.   : )

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 09-19-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[ST.LOUIE1]

It might have something to do with it. Putting it on your desktop is like putting it on the whole computer, I think! Your downloads folder is inside some other program, I guess, but it looks like if it doesn't ask you *where* to install it, it wouldn't matter *where* you park it as a download.

Tried everything, nada. Even clicked 'Run' instead downloading it to a folder, re-booted.....nothing. The heck with it!

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL!!!...still ready for a ride???? Don't know if you saw this yesterday (I cheated and went to billie's table thread to format it :o)

Ohhhhhh.....I'm sorry. I did see it and could have sworn I replied. Guess that's when I was posting your 'congrats' for your first solo.

I love that graphic!

Wolfie would rather that *you* be in the plane too.

Maybe wolfie will just claim the plane is his. LOL

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

050916-N-1332Y-348 Pacific Ocean (Sept. 16, 2005) - Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Greg Reynolds cleans the barrel of a MK-45 5-inch/54-caliber lightweight gun after conducting a live-fire exercise aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62). Fitzgerald is assigned to the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, currently forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Adam York (RELEASED)

050919-N-1229B-003 Pacific Ocean (Sept. 19, 2005) - An SH-60B Seahawk, assigned to the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Seven (HSL-47), refuels during plane guard duties aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently conducting Quarterly Surge Sustainment Training off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Patrick M. Bonafede (RELEASED)

050919-N-4166B-120 Pacific Ocean (Sept. 19, 2005) - A Sailor assigned to Air Department walks on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the sun rises over the bow. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently conducting Quarterly Surge Sustainment Training off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED)

[LadyX]

That's so true,Billie.
We lived outside civilization, not on a farm, to facilitate Daddy's career as a Consulting Engineer, with all his needed equipment.
He practiced all over the state, and with 1,000 acres (later sold down to 640), we were able to have all kinds of 'pets' - some of whom sacrificed themselves for Sunday dinners.
A dog, cats, milk cow, horses, chickens, Muscovy ducks, two turkeys who had 17 little ones - then a goat for only a brief time - she butted Daddy from behind and was traded that day for some bantam chickens..:))

We let a friend - a major cattle raiser - use the rest of the land to graze his herds.
(Mom had taught school after college.)

I am really bummed out - wrote out a long new reply and couldn't get it to Preview. Kept getting 'cannot show this page.'

Just as I decided to copy my Reply to preserve it until FR straightened out, it vanished completely..:((
Am too tired to recreate it, I'm afraid, and have to initialize on the cycler in a little while. Wll continue to make replies for awhile, though.

[Gabz]

Cheating a little here, making tuna salad (with side stuff; tomato chunks, hard boiled eggs, cheese sticks, pickles, etc.) for supper rather than a 5-course meal..:))

ROFL!!!!!!!

We cheated even moreso - breakfast for dinner! Blueberry pancakes, bacon and scrapple.......and since hubby didn't need as many blueberries as I set aside for the pancakes, I made some blueberry syrup while I was cooking the bacon and scrapple :) Water, sugar, blueberries, easy as pie !!!!!

[DollyCali]

I'm home.. going to catch up. Has anyone heard from Nan or Jack?

[DollyCali]

i have my resolution at 1152 X 864 & color at 32 Highest resolution.

Is that good or bad for what we do?

I noted (briefly) what you wrote on doing posts/size. Will further digest & DO KNOW that it will go into the big Table/HTML file that I have compiled

[DollyCali]

dont know what happened to post I just did......hmmm..

my screen resolution is 1152 X 864 and the color quality is Highest 32 bit.

Is that good for what we do?

I did note your thoughts on posting & will reread & put it into the large Table/HTML file that I have "going"

[DollyCali]

AWK..

is there some type of troll check delay going on tonight? I refreshed about 4 times & my post was not there.. oh well. sorry folks.

[Victoria Delsoul]

"You've posted a total of 553 threads and 35,177 replies."

Hi everybody. I posted 8 threads and 39,413 replies.

Hope everyone is having a great evening.

[DollyCali]

thanks for the link Lori..I downloaded the link you posted. I downloaded it in Mozilla & tried it on a selection from the finest & it was GREAT... It opened the entire file but hi lighted the part that I had hilighted from thread.

Thank you. Not sure why yours was not working Louie & Billie

(where is everyone??? ..) I come to play & everyone is playing elsewhere..

sigh.. well, I am so excited. saw a ping from ohio.. the first Dose to open w/DSL...I usually got only half the pix & it took forever to open even those

[DollyCali]

well, looks like I killed the thread(did it groan?).. so wont be posting my embarrasing things for you to gasp about.. hahaha.

sweet dreams to all and thank you Maggie & Billie for a fun thread & more food for thought along the computer info sharing

[LadyX]

"AWK..

is there some type of troll check delay going on tonight?
I refreshed about 4 times & my post was not there.. oh well. sorry folks. '

Must be some kind of WII gremlin lurking on FR. Described earlier hitting Preview of along Reply I'd written, and it kept saying "cannot display page."
Just as I was going to copy it to save it for later, it vanished - totally wiped it out, and I'm just too tired to recreate it.
Need to leave shortly for the night, Dolly.

[LadyX]

"so wont be posting my embarrasing things for you to gasp about.. hahaha."

Will expect them TOMORROW, Dolly!!

[FreeTheHostages]

I went and looked at this at home at the two computers I have at home -- a downstairs lap top and an upstairs computer. And both this thread and my screenshot are charcoal grey on both.

Argh!!! I declare myself officially stymied!

[Billie]

Thank you, EMB - I haven't seen you for awhile, but it could be you've posted these great military photos on the threads and I've just missed them.

Good to see them again, and you of course! :)

[Billie]

Just as I decided to copy my Reply to preserve it until FR straightened out, it vanished completely..:(( Am too tired to recreate it, I'm afraid, and have to initialize on the cycler in a little while. Wll continue to make replies for awhile, though.

Oh, I hate when that happens - it's so frustrating, and it would be so nice if we could recall these posting comments (and mail ones, too) when something like that happens. I've gotten almost through answering a post or a mail (a LONG answer, of course) and poof! it's gone - and like you, cannot even think of recreating it.

I'm sorry. :(

[Billie]

Yum! We had pancakes for *supper* either Friday or Saturday night. (but no homemade blueberry syrup) :(

[DollyCali]

batten down the hatches there B... know you are a little inland but keep us posted that you are okay in next day or two, okay?

night all