FReeper Canteen ~ FReeper Canteen Kids Wednesday ~ Proud To Be A Military Brat! ~ 15FEB06

Hi! I'm The Sailor and MoJo's youngest son. My nickname at home is *Tibby*. You've probably seen my older brother, hotstreak, before. I'm 6 years old and currently in First Grade.

See the big guy pictured above? Do you know him who he is? If you like the NBA, you'll know it's Shaquille O'Neal.

He, hotstreak, and myself are part of a special community. We're proudly known as *military brats*. His father was in the Army while our Dad is in the Navy.

Military brat is an informal term for a child who has one or more parents who serves or served full-time in the military. It implies that such an upbringing is different in important ways from that experienced by those in the community at large, and can be an insult or a compliment, depending on the context. Although brat is usually taken to mean a spoiled child, military brats are usually considered more disciplined than their stateside peers.

Click here for a neat story about him and one of our heroes.

Other famous *Military Brats*

Johnny Damon
Kathy Lee Gifford
Mia Hamm
Crystal Kay
Kris Kristofferson
Martin Lawrence
Shawn Michaels
Jim Morrison
Nelly
Priscilla Presley
Jeri Ryan
Blair Underwood
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Lionel Richie
Victoria Principal
Mary-Louise Parker
Mitch Pleggi
Hunter "Patch" Adams
Christina Aguilara
Jessica Alba
Leslie M. Alexander
Michael J. Alexander
Ray Allen
America
Michael Anderson
Rick Atkinson B Barbara Babcock
Alonzo Babers
Kendall Baker
Bob Barr
Sarah Bird
John Blaha
Susan Blakely
Neal Boortz
Deborah Bryant
LeVar Burton C Julia Campbell
James Carroll
John Casper
Eddie Cheever
James Clapper
Glenn Close
Henri Cole
Pat Conroy
Donald G. Cook
Deedee Corrandini
Vivian Crea
Robert Davenport
Diane Mott Davidson
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
John Denver
Faye Dunaway
Ann Dunwoody
Robert Duval
Michael J. Fox
*Some of these folks were schooled overseas with military brats or themselves military brats.

*More info here.

Are you a military brat?
Where have you lived?
Did you go to school overseas?
Do you still keep in touch with those friends?

Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and family members.
Thank you to our fellow military brats! We're everywhere!!

To: bentfeather; Kathy in Alaska

It's going pretty well. We missed one critical update from Windows Update but found an alternatived spot to get a download at microsoft.com.

Microsoft really fouled up this one. I went to their message boards and there are some very unhappy campers this morning.

I did manage to get all the other updates though and that's a good deal.

241 posted on 02/15/2006 3:13:37 AM PST by E.G.C.

What do these updates provide beside Virus updates??

I'm not sure I need a lot of stuff offered in those updates, mine does an auto update anyway.

242 posted on 02/15/2006 3:17:48 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)

Well, Windows Update provides these things to protect the computer against bad stuff. The anti-virus software also does that too..

Sometimes these things work and sometimes they don't. This was just one of those deals.

It happens from timt to time.

243 posted on 02/15/2006 3:33:01 AM PST by E.G.C.

To: Kathy in Alaska

Morning Ma! Thanks for the coffee...just what I needed after PT.

244 posted on 02/15/2006 3:35:24 AM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

I have 4 virus soft ware, spyware software, as well as the auto updates, guess I am covered. ;)

245 posted on 02/15/2006 3:36:16 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)

Hey Tibby and Hostreak...my oldest daughter was technically my first "military brat"...she was born at an Army hospital in Georgia.

Her sisters and brother all consider themselves "military brats now" cause I'm back in the Army.

Their mom is an ex-military brat too. She lived in Hawaii and at Ft. Hood, Texas while her dad was in the Army.

246 posted on 02/15/2006 3:38:09 AM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

Good morning Pusterfuss!

247 posted on 02/15/2006 3:38:44 AM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

248 posted on 02/15/2006 3:39:28 AM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

249 posted on 02/15/2006 3:39:40 AM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

250 posted on 02/15/2006 3:39:45 AM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

251 posted on 02/15/2006 3:56:05 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

Good morning, Tibby!!

Good morning, Canteen Crew !

Good morning, EVERYBODY!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

252 posted on 02/15/2006 3:56:36 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

Q: How do you keep your wife from reading your e-mail?

A: Rename the mail folder "Instruction Manuals"

253 posted on 02/15/2006 3:57:05 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

Chicagoland Weather

February 15, 2006
Chicago, IL
Sunrise	6:45 AM (CST)
Sunset	5:20 PM (CST)
Hrs. of Daylight	10 Hrs., 35 Mins

Currently
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Mostly Cloudy

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5 Day Forecast

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Snow Showers

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254 posted on 02/15/2006 3:57:26 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

.....this post is NOT for Princess Potty Mouth Fawnn...(I'm not talking to her)...it's for her poor, sweet Mother

Good Morning, Fawnn's Mom!

255 posted on 02/15/2006 3:58:02 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

256 posted on 02/15/2006 3:58:15 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)

Morning, Pusterfuss!

257 posted on 02/15/2006 3:59:01 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

Morning, Ms Feather!

You're either up late, or VERY early today.

258 posted on 02/15/2006 4:00:06 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

259 posted on 02/15/2006 4:01:06 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

Is it an issue with you?? LOL

260 posted on 02/15/2006 4:01:44 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)

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