FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday & A Mom's Day Reminder ~ 08 May 09

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In the World!! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~
with a Mother’s Day Reminder

SMILE AWAY

U.S. Navy Lt. Douglas Thompson is greeted by his family during a homecoming celebration for the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans in Mayport, Fla., April 18, 2009. The Sullivans returned after a seven-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Olivares

Canteen Mission Statement

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

HONORING THE FALLEN

More than 500 veterans who escorted the unclaimed remains of seven Iowa veterans to their final resting place line the procession route with American flags after providing a motorcycle escort to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, Iowa, April 24, 2009. The ceremony coincided with Des Moines Navy Week, one of 22 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Gary Ward

HYDRO HEAD

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Wray takes a breath as he snakes his way through the water toward the beach during hydrographic survey training on Camp Schwab on Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2009. Wray is a team leader assigned to the 3rd Marine Division's Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner

Atkins, Poindexter, Rice ~ Rocky Top

Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops ~ Eili Eili

Bob Wills & His Texas Plowboys ~ Closed For Repairs

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ~ E Ala E

Al Hirt ~ Battle Hymn

BEARCAT STARE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Shane Willis stops, looks and listens during Beverly Bearcat, part of an operational readiness inspection on Osan Air Base, Korea, April 22, 2009. Willis is assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

PATRIOTIC PROCESSION

The Patriot Guard Riders, a group of motorcycle-riding volunteer citizens dedicated to honoring and supporting American troops, escort the motorcade of Individual Augmentees to a welcome-home ceremony at the Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2009. Individual Augmentees are sailors who support or “augment” another Navy, Marine Corps or Army command. They usually go to their assignment on temporary orders and return to their current command once they complete their assignment, whic U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Gordon

Batman!

Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper ~ Black Mountain Rag

The Chipmunks ~ La Bamba

BB King ~ Everyday I Have The Blues

Bruce Cockburn ~ If I Had A Rocket Launcher

HOME SWEET HOME

NCO PIANO MAN BRINGS CALM OVER CAMP

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Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Good for you!
I was a little leery of letting go of my walking stick at first, but it’s a great feeling when you can finally ditch it!
I know about the throbbing, and that hurts like H***!
Whatever you do, don’t put heat on it!
It may seem tempting, but your knee would swell like a melon!
(I found that out the hard way)
;9(

[Kathy in Alaska]

An interesting day....I feel asleep before finishing my thread last night. So, no problem, I'll finish it at break and lunch.....the IT guys took my old computer to transfer stuff to a brand new Dell with 4 gigs ram!! I got it back about 11:15a.....IT HAS VISTA!! They walked me through sign on...took 3 tries, and just left me. I decided to take the afternoon off to rest my brain and finish my thread (waiting til the last minute is not a good idea).

I played around in Vista, trying to find my stuff. Most is now found, but I had to go to Help to figure out how to shut it off. Tomorrow is a new day. I got home safely. LOL!

I email my threads back and forth to work and home. Guess what? I didn't send it home. So....start all over. d:o)

We are having a baby shower for a coworker tomorrow, so I have to leave for a bit here shortly to pick up the cake at Costco.

How was your day?

[SandRat]

Bumper sticker snickers for Testers

Honk if you love to crash software.

Have you hugged your software tester today?

Software Testers: Always looking for trouble.

Software Testing is Like Fishing, But You Get Paid.

Software Testing: When Your System Actually Has to Work

I don’t make software; I make software better.

Improving the world one bug at a time.

Software Testing: You make it, we break it.

Software Testers don’t break software; it’s broken when we get it.

Software Testers: We break it because we care.

To err is human; to find the errors requires a tester.

If developers are so smart, why do testers have such job security?

Test is my copilot.

If your software works, thank a tester.

Old Model-Based Testers Never Die; They Just Transition to a Higher State.

Support spec-based testing: Be code-dependent no more!

Test never sleeps.

Trust, But Verify.

Pertempto ergo sum - I test, therefore I am.

Bugs are a fact of life, testing is a way of life

Testing is like gold digging, the more bugs you find the better

A bug found is a complaint prevented

“A coder tear a day, that’s all we ask.”

In GOD we trust....the rest we test!!!

“A good tester has the heart of a developer...in a jar on their desk”

[puppypusher]

Thanks for the Warning MS.B.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL
Gosh, I’m sorry!
Cheer up..
I have to work a three day weekend..
Phoeey!

[ConorMacNessa]

Much less eventful than yours, apparently - I don't have to contend with Vista yet - computers at home and work both have XP.

I'm going to have to sign off early tonite - hop to see you soon!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, puppypusher...((HUGS))...the weekend is almost here. Yippee!!!

[SandRat]

awww.....

[SandRat]

50

[MS.BEHAVIN]

You are welcome!
;0)

[luvie]

What a techie you are! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[SandRat]

What I do all day.. eeeyu-UP!

[luvie]

MS. BEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

(((((((hugs))))))

Is it cool up there? Rainy? Then consider yourself lucky!
It was 104 here and we’re sweltering!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Too cute!
;0)
TANK U!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, Mac. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.

[writer33]

So the troops can enjoy Obama's trip:

Obama And Biden To Have Pizza In New York

[luvie]

Kinda thought as much! LOL!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Tonight’s thread reminded me that I forgot YET AGAIN to buy a card for my mom on Mother’s Day. I guess I’ll just have to call her instead (which she’ll probably like more anyway).

[luvie]

Thank goodness it’s Friday...nearly!

Have to work on Mother’s Day so that kind of bums me out, but...oh, well!

Thanks for opening the Canteen for us, Kathy!