FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ November 2, 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?
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Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends!

Born on this Day 1795 James Knox Polk, Democrat U.S. President (1845-49);
born in North Carolina, Polk lived most of his life and rose through the political ranks representing the state of Tennessee; to date, he is the only former Speaker of the House to become president

1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding, Republican U.S. President (1921-23);
an Ohio-bred politician and former influential newspaper publisher with a flair for public speaking; Harding succumbed to either a stroke or heart disease 27 months into his term, making him the sixth president to die in office

Born on this Day
1913 actor Burt Lancaster; born in New York City, Lancaster was a skilled gymnast and worked for a brief time as a circus acrobat; during WWII, he joined the U.S. Army and performed with the USO; he won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for his performance in Elmer Gantry, but he is best known for the steamy beach scene with Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity

Happy Birthday
1938 Patrick Buchanan; born in Washington, D.C., Buchanan is an author, syndicated columnist, television commentator, and former presidential hopeful having twice sought the Republican nomination (1992 and 1996) and once running as the Reform Party candidate (2000); he served as an advisor and speechwriter in the Nixon administration and as the communications director in the Reagan White House (last Wednesday was the anniversary of the famous shootout at the OK Corral)

On this Day in History 1948 Truman defeated Dewey: in the greatest upset in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeated his Republican challenger, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, by just over two million popular votes; on election night, long before all the votes were counted, the over-confident Chicago Daily Tribune published an early edition with the banner headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." In the weeks and days leading up to the election, political analysts and polls indicated that Truman, regarded by some to be an ineffectual shadow of his four-term predecessor FDR, would lose the White House to Dewey

On this Day in History 1947 The Spruce Goose took flight; piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight, the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field

Following the U.S. entrance into World War II in 1941, the U.S. government commissioned the Hughes Aircraft Company to build a large flying boat capable of carrying men and materials over long distances. Because of wartime restrictions on steel, Hughes decided to build his aircraft out of wood laminated with plastic and covered with fabric. Although it was constructed mainly of birch, the use of spruce (along with its white-gray color) would later earn the aircraft the nickname Spruce Goose.

Development of the Spruce Goose cost a phenomenal $23 million and took so long that the war had ended by the time of its completion in 1946. The aircraft had many detractors, and Congress demanded that Hughes prove the plane airworthy. Hughes obliged, taking the H-4 prototype out into Long Beach Harbor for a flight test. He lifted his wooden behemoth 70 feet above the water and flew for a mile before landing.

Despite its successful maiden flight, the Spruce Goose never went into production, primarily because critics alleged that its wooden framework was insufficient to support its weight during long flights. From 1947 until his death in 1976, Hughes kept the Spruce Goose prototype ready for flight in an enormous, climate-controlled hangar at a cost of $1 million per year. Today, the Spruce Goose is housed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. (follow the link above to visit online)

Don't forget the syrup! Pancakes Wednesday with the Troops --
definitely!

[The Mayor]

November 2, 2005

The Ultimate Physician

Read:
Luke 19:1-10

I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold. —Luke19:8

Bible In One Year: Luke 18-21

Physicians can cure many illnesses, both physical and mental. But only Jesus can bring about the healing that makes bad people good.

A noted psychiatrist recognized his own limitations in a conversation he had with British clergyman William Barclay. "All that a psychiatrist can do," said the doctor, "is strip a man naked until you get to the essential man; and if the essential man is bad stuff, there's nothing you can do about it. That's where you come in." Barclay later commented, "I think he meant that this is where Jesus comes in."

Zacchaeus was a bad man who needed inner healing. As a chief tax collector, he could take a cut from what his subordinates had collected. Therefore he was a wealthy man. Apparently he had heard about Jesus and wanted very much to see Him. Being short in stature, he climbed up into a tree to see above the crowd.

I believe Zacchaeus was overwhelmed with guilt when Jesus looked up and told him He was coming to his house. Later, he told Jesus he would give half his wealth to the poor and restore fourfold to any he had defrauded. Jesus said, "Today salvation has come to this house" (Luke 19:9). In that instant Zacchaeus was spiritually healed. Only the ultimate Physician can make bad people good. —Herb Vander Lugt

Jesus came to seek and save the lost,
Left heaven's glory, minding not the cost;
Looking high and low and far and wide,
The Son of Man for all was crucified. —Hess

The ultimate Physician can reach you wherever you are.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Transformed Lives

[EsmeraldaA]

LOL!
Ma, even without the thingy it wasn't much to look at. (I know , I'm just awful!).

[luvie]

No, he doesn't have much personality...I'm sure they are playing it that way on purpose. He gets on her nerves because of it.

[EsmeraldaA]

Told you so! ;0))

[MS.BEHAVIN]

There are aspects of my other job that I do miss..
But all the travel was really starting to get to me..
That's for sure, and it was hard on Moxie, too..
Ms.B

[EsmeraldaA]

*Abby Just Plain ROCKS!*

That she does!

She is a great character and the casting was well done.

[luvie]

(((hugs)))

Good evening, Mayor. My goodness you are up very late! Hope you had a productive day!

Thanks for the lesson in God's Word...only He can heal our broken spirit!

[luvie]

I'm sure all that travel was just wearing you--and Moxie--completely out. And, it will be nice not to have to be on the roads during the dangerous winter months.

But....can't help but miss my mini-tours! :o)

[EsmeraldaA]

It just comes naturally for him. LOL!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL!
How about one mini tour a week?
There are lots of great places left to show you!
Ms.B

[luvie]

hee-hee.....I can see them really nearly coming to blows one of these days. Either that or she'll fall for the little guy.

[luvie]

((((hugs)))) That would be super! I can't get enough of the beauty of your state!

[SevenofNine]

Well report off Tass news wire is Vlad crack down on Tass news and Interfax wire well that possibtiy Vlad want IP numbers and internet site that lurkers go on

SO SAY HI TO VLAD GUY LOL!
Also World Tribune reporting that Russia gave tons of miltary tech to China even ICBM missiles

[Kathy in Alaska]

Remember him in JAG, Mikey? Besides, he's the son of the guy that created and makes the show.

[trussell]

Are you around? I feel like a dance! ;)

[SandRat]

OK,....

[Diva Betsy Ross]

you and me both.. we were lost on yesterday's thread...

[Jack Deth]

Give "Chip" some time, ladies.

The writers will find some way to arrange a situation where Chip saves the day. Spending most of a show working solo on a piece of evidence that brings a case together.

Maybe not to the point where Abbie stops calling him "Chip", but he'll prove himself.

Jack.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Spotsybelle- you are real good at this thread making thing. You rock!

[EsmeraldaA]

I was thinking just that while watching today's episode. hehe hehe