A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-18,19,20-05....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie, GodBlessUSA

[GodBlessUSA]

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

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay or a profile of another FReeper.

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, Mama_Bear ~

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, Mama_Bear ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


11-15-05 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

11-16-05 ~ Oh, My Eyes!!
By Billie

11-17-05 ~ Oh, My Eyes!! cont'd
By Billie

11-17-05 ~ Thanksgiving Countdown - T minus 7
By DollyCali

Have a wonderful weekend!

09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

Click on the photo to view the album. To submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man at danbh59@yahoo.com and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

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

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

received this in my email June 10th, the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[Mama_Bear]

Happy Teddy Bear Day, darlin'bear! : )

Oh, be still my heart. If it isn't my smoooochie, squeezie, kissin' wolfie!! You make me smile every time you post that silly graphic and I suspect that is why you do it. ;-)

Thank you and Happy Teddy Bear Day to you!

[deadhead]

Happy T.G.I.F.!!! Wore my red sweater today, lol...been wearing the same red sweater each Friday. What wonderful news to read that GodBlessUSA is now a hostess and little sistah. GodBlessUSA, you are an upbeat, happy person and will fit in with the other wonderful hostess's and host here. Billie, I know how happy you are. Wishing all FReepers a great weekend :-)

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dutchess! :) Thank You so much for your great welcome!

All that stress for the first post.

Thank goodness hubby is getting me html for dummies for Christmas. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Aw, I hope they have an excellent dentist. LOL! :)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Hi Billie, sorry so late, still trying to catch up here at work. Gotta go, hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks so much deadhead!

At first, I was like this...:)

Now I'm feeling very happy that I did it. The welcome here has been incredible. :)

[DollyCali]

Yes...dear Sistah GBU, I sweat bullets every time am up for a thread. I am a terrible procrastinator & when I need help everyone is asleep!

It is nice when it is done. Sometimes you work so hard for a really neat thread & very few visit/post. That can be discouraging...BUT, I find I when I have the mentality that I am doing it for the future viewers, my own interest & because I love/believe in it.. well, that is different. You get an internal warm fuzzy.... even if your thread was perhaps a dud (take for example my Star wars thread) I will go on record now that I wont be doing a thread on something that isn't me... We have many fine hostesses/host who have a wide variety of interests here.. each of us brings our unique circle of interests to the forum. I so far seem to be the weirdest but I am counting on Billie to eventually find my match!

random thoughts..

I canceled my date tonight to follow on line /stream the war vote at 7..

I think I have the klutziest cats in the universe. I cannot tell you what they have done here in the last hour. BUT, in all fairness, I am very klutzy so cannot be too hard on them.

Is anyone else here? I will be hanging tonight primarily at the "vote" thread but will check in here periodically but will also be working on my NEXT weekend thread here & at the singles thread(yes I am posting two major threads in one weekend)

I really appreciate my FR friends and my Finest FRiends in particular. I feel very honored to have met may of you.. and more in the future. sometimes life is lonely, frustrating, maddening.. BUT it is always nice to know there are others of like mind who share the same kinds of journeys in thier lives.

I had a nice walk w/dogs & Friend Dick this afternoon. I feel so blessed with the friends God has provided for me.

[GodBlessUSA]

I bring up my comments page and ROTFLOL!!!

Thank you St. Louie1! :)

By the way, that picture Billie has of me is so many decades old. :) LOL!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Evening! I love both dogs and cats. Funny people assume your a cat or dog person. If I weren't allergic to cats, I'd have both. :)

I hope you get to unwind during Thanksgiving! :)

[dutchess]

All that stress for the first post.

I was going to say this was me after preparing my first thread (a JohnHuang2 essay)



but...in hindsight think it was sweet sistah billie putting up with such an html challanged newbie :o) Poor Mr. Billie hated the early days when it was my turn to post. He lost her for the full evenings LOL! (AND...I'm not exaggerating am I billie????)

Anyway...glad to have a such another wonderful talented upbeat sistah!!!! Happy Days are here again!!!!!

[GodBlessUSA]

This is such a lovely post Sistah, Dolly. :) Just like you, I feel the same..

I feel so blessed with the friends God has provided for me.

I'm sure I'll be bothering you when I do post a thread. I'm up late too. :)

Thanks for the link to that thread! I will be following it tonight also.

[GodBlessUSA]

That is so adorable dutchess! I'm very html challenged, but learning. Billie sure is patient isn't she. :)

I'm not fooling myself, I have a long way to go yet.

[Billie]

What wonderful news to read that GodBlessUSA is now a hostess and little sistah. GodBlessUSA, you are an upbeat, happy person and will fit in with the other wonderful hostess's and host here. Billie, I know how happy you are.

I am, Colleen. It's always nice to see our family grow. :)

[Billie]

Poor Mr. Billie hated the early days when it was my turn to post. He lost her for the full evenings LOL! (AND...I'm not exaggerating am I billie????)

LOL! Well......no! But I am quite sure Mr.D was just as happy to get rid of Yahoo Messenger! :)

[visualops]

Well, I have to say I am just blown away by this thread!
Post after post of awesome graphics and beautiful pics...thank you all for such a pleasant start to my evening.
I don't think we've met, GBUSA. Ya done good :)

[DollyCali]

that looks like one of the flags that flew during the last months of the presidential speeches. I saw it 4 times here in Ohio.

[luvie]

Thanks, Louiebo! Sorry I missed the chance to get to talk to you---I had to work today! :o(

[luvie]

Awfully good to have you here, too! These are the Finest people anywhere! Come back often!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Evening visualops!
Beautiful graphic. It's nice to meet you. Thanks so much for your welcome :)

[luvie]

Texas Cowboy passed away today.

GO WITH GOD TEX!

Prayers to his family.