A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-16 thru 05-18-08....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

May 16, 2008 | billie

[DollyCali]

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

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 200,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

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.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

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, GodBlessUSA ~




"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


5-12/13-08 ~ Military Tribute
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

5-14-08 ~ Warm, Fuzzy, Wednesday
By Billie
Presented by DollyCali

/ 5-15-08 ~ Dreams of my Arugula!" ^
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

03-27-07 ~ Hall of Fame #19 ~ Final

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.

I received this in my email June 10th, 2006 - the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[Billie]

No pouting allowed. :)

[The Mayor]

Kewl car Dubya....

This was my 65 Mustang, 350 HP, 4sp, I was clocked at 160 MPH on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson. Fastest I ever drove and will never do it again.

The old song by Sammy Hagar, I can't drive 55 was perfect for this car, I had to cruise around Tucson in 3rd gear.

[The Mayor]

No, never far from my thoughts. Spent many a good night chatting with her. Loved my dear Maggie.

[jaycee]

Don’t worry...the pouting was over quickly....don’t know if I should used the word pouting...the sadness takes a little longer...

Getting ready to cut up strawberries now for shortcake!

We have 52 degrees today and cold rain...our weather is unbelievable for this time of year!

[Billie]

We will all congregate at Amy’s place and I will rebuild my ping list.

:( But I don't see why you would need to rebuild your ping list for the Daily Bread? :(

You have mail again. :)

[jaycee]

That is so sweet, Billie! That little boy would probably like to meet my little “bubble girl” from Friday, I bet!

[La Enchiladita]

I thought you told us once that you are a lady. Am I still correct, or just confused....LOL?

[Billie]

AWKKK! Please don't say that! Not goodbye, not permanent. :(

Besides, you still owe us some state profiles. :)

[jaycee]

I just now got around to reading our daily devotional, Mr. Mayor, and I always feel better when I read it. Thank you once again!

[La Enchiladita]

Lovely flowers, lovely photo, gorgeous post altogether, Kitty Mittens:)!!

[Billie]

I didn't want you to cry.

Good thing Amy's Place has lots of room - may need to shuffle some of that furniture to get us all in though. :)

[Billie]

Thank you, Lori - we be together long time. :)

Thank you for all the years and the beautiful threads you created.

[La Enchiladita]

Beautiful photo presentation and thoughts, MEG.
The feelings are mutual!
:)

[Billie]

I hope it’ll be back before long. *sniff* Oh, it will - we'll be here and there, in and out - not locking the door for good, promise. :) I think we'll be taking a trip to Washington in the near future. :)

[Billie]

I hope you’ve been able to view domania pictures by now. Am sorry I had already left yesterday evening when you asked if I could upload that pic to TinyPic.

[visualops]

Aw thanks :)

[Billie]

Like so many others, dita, your post touched my heart and makes me smile. Thank you for the sweet compliment, I’m glad that I could share some of the knowledge that others at FR helped me with when I was first learning the foreign language of “HTML”.

[Billie]

:) See you at Amy’s - don’t lurk, talk! :)

[JustAmy]

Graphic by Lori

The Pumpkin Seed

It seems like such a tiny place, how could we all fit in?
Who knows? Let’s all just climb aboard, and take it for a spin.
This isn’t just a cottage. It’s a magic place indeed.
Who would have thought that pumpkin could have been inside a seed?

When you enter Amy’s Place, it’s bigger in than out,
So step inside but don’t forget to give your friends a shout.
The more we have attending here, the bigger it will get,
So just keep right on piling in, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!


NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2004

[JustAmy]

We always have room but I will also look forward to new threads at the Finest.

Amy’s and the Finest are the same but different somehow.