[MrEdd]

Traditionally, I go to bed early and miss it :P

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

Prayers going up

[al baby]

To stop voting Democrat across the board at every election

[AZamericonnie]

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at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[ConorMacNessa]

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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

What Are Your New Years Traditions?

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[kingu]

Our New Years Tradition starts each year at 1am - we head out to the staging area where the floats for the Rose Parade are parked on Orange Grove, and go walk up and down the street, looking at all the wonderful creations on display, up close (and typically able to talk to the creators.)

We always bring along a couple large thermoses of coffee, and one of just hot water with some packets of hot chocolate and bags of tea, to offer to uniformed service members we always come across on our walk. We’ve never yet made it back to the car with a cup to spare for the drive home. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
AbnSarge USA
Allegra
aviator USAF
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
ConorMacNessa USN USMC
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCPL Carter USMC
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Alan USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
PFC Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer)
SrA The Black Knight USAF
SSG Brian USA (repubmom)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SSG Mitchel USA (tina07)
SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
txradioguy USA
USAFSecurityForces (son of visualops & TheStickman)
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)

 

[HopeandGlory]

Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

[writer33]

An old piece updated with pictures, including the liberal brain tumor Rush Limbaugh removed from me. It even has a picture of me, but be forewarned that looking at it may create sudden vomit on your keyboard:

Rush Limbaugh Is "The Passion"

[LiberConservative]

Go to bead before midnight. Wake up early (without a hangover!) to coffee, XM radio and FR. Eat shrimp and popcorn while watching college bowl games. GO OHIO STATE! End the afternoon with a supper of pork loin and sauerkraut that has been slow cooking in the crock pot. And for some reason I've loved watching Forrest Gump every NY day evening for the last 10 or so years.

HAPPY NEW YEAR Kathy! Thanks for all your posts. Big Hug to my AK FR sister. ;)

[HopeandGlory]

. . . New Years Day Traditions . . .

Blacked Eyed Peas
with
Ham
and
Homemade Yeast Rolls
Y U M M Y!!!

[onedoug]

We went to to the Kingshead Pub in Santa Monica a couple of times to cheer in the New Year at 4pm (Midnight GMT, with London closed circuit). It was dark in there so it was always fun to leave while still light outside with all our New Year’s Eve regalia on, and for people up and down the street to look at us as though we were crazy...which we were...and are, for those of you who would add it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! KinA, and to all of our Freeper Family.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good evening Kathy and have a Happy New Year’s Day.

We TRY to stay up until 12AM, but that has been hard lately.

Since this will be the wife and I on Dec 31st, without daughter for the first time ever, I may hit the sack early.

[Chi-townChief]

All you can eat ribs during Rose Bowl half-time at the tavern down the street.

[FreeperFlirt]

Gonna enjoy a night with my gf..HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[Stepan12]

Happy New Year Freepers

Auld Lang Syne

[Mr. Silverback]

Going to bed early!

[Publius]

As a classical music fanatic, I have a number of rather strange customs. On New Years Eve, I listen to Orff's "Carmina Burana" (1975 Previn recording) and the Beethoven Ninth Symphony (1987 Norrington recording with period instruments).

At midnight, I open up some smoked salmon, cut up some crusty French bread and drink some brut champagne.

On New Years Day, I put on my DVD of the Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger", all five hours of it.

Like I said, I'm strange.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou, Night Owl!

I love traditions....'Early to bed, early to rise'...so I'll head off to the rack and wake up at midnight to the noise of fireworks. I figure I'll get two or three uninterupted hours of sleep some time past two.