FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 03 December 10

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

ARMFUL OF FAMILY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Peterson reunites with his wife and his daughters after returning from a three-month deployment in Bangor, Wash., Nov. 20, 2010. Peterson, a machinist's mate is assigned to the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early

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.

FLARE PATTERN

A Cougar AS3/32 helicopter tests its flares during a tactical exercise over Badghis, in western Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2010. Photo by Commander Major Ignacio Rosales de Salamanca Rodriguez

CHARGED UP

A demolition charge detonates 1,500 meters from the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Scout on Nov. 19. 2010. The charge was built and detonated by sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, during joint mine countermeasures training during maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Lee Kelsey

FIRE IN THE HOLE

Gun Team Five fires a round from a M777A2 howitzer at Camp Sendai, Japan, Nov. 23, 2010, in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area during Artillery Relocation Training Exercise 10-3 Ojojihara. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Division's, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Marines are conducting live-fire artillery training to maintain operational readiness of the artillery battalion in support of the U.S. – Japanese security alliance. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garry J. Welch

Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett ~ It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere

Bill Haley ~ Rock A Beatin’ Boogie

Fats Domino ~ Walking To New Orleans

Charlie Daniels Band ~ In America

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ~ The Green Hills of Tyrol

RESCUE ROBOT

An all-terrain, search-and-rescue humanoid robot simulates how a soldier or item up to 500 pounds can be lifted and carried, and how it can grasp fragile objects without damaging them at Fort Detrick, Md., Nov. 22, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Barb Ruppert

AIR INSERTION

Two CH-47 Chinooks insert soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and officers from the Afghan National Police into Helmand Province, Nov. 16, 2010. British soldiers and Afghan police mounted an air insertion operation to re-establishing government control in an area of Helmand province previously under heavy Taliban influence. NATO ISAF photo

PURPLE HEART

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Kremer, center right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, speaks with Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, right, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, in San Diego Nov. 22, 2010, after a ceremony in which Hunt presented Kremer with the Purple Heart. Kremer lost his legs in combat while serving in Afghanistan and received the decoration in recognition of the injuries he sustained. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Regan

Gaither Vocal Band ~ I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Roger Whittaker ~ The Twelve Days of Christmas

Wurlitzer Band Organ ~ Christmas In Killarney

Ed Ames ~ Away In A Manger

Dolly Parton ~ Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride

TAKING COVER

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Held takes a break under an aircraft to hide from the snow during an exercise on the flight line at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 21, 2010. Held, a crew chief, is assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renishia Richardson

TOP 1 PERCENT

U.S. Coast Guardmen 3rd Class Cadet Erin Talbot practices in the swimming pool at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Nov. 17, 2010. Talbot is on the Board of Trustees List, the most prestigious honor at the Coast Guard Academy, and is among the top 1 percent in the rankings of the more than 1,000 cadets at the academy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

BARREL RACER

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Val Baker rounds the second barrel during the barrel racing competition at the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Associations World Finals in Glen Rose, Texas, Nov. 20, 2010. Baker, stationed on Fort Huachuca, Ariz., earned first place in the Woman's All-Around, winning top honors in the rodeo while competing in five events. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jack Braden

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

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Evening, Canteeners!

[oldteen]

All I can say is...It’s goin’! :)

[Dubya]

Just some humor

Questions and Answers from AARP Forum

Q: Where can single men over the age of 50 find younger women who are interested in them?

A: Try a bookstore, under Fiction.

Q: What can a man do while his wife is going through menopause?

A: Keep busy. If you're handy with tools, you can finish the basement. When you're done, you will have a place to live.

Q: Someone has told me that menopause is mentioned in the bible... Is that true? Where can it be found?

A: Yes. Matthew 14:92: "And Mary rode Joseph's ass all the way to Egypt ..."

Q: How can you increase the heart rate of your over-50 year-old husband?

A: Tell him you're pregnant.

Q: How can you avoid that terrible curse of the elderly wrinkles?

A: Take off your glasses.

Q: Seriously! What can I do for these crow's feet and all those wrinkles on my face?

A: Go braless. It will usually pull them out..

Q: Why should 50-plus year old people use valet parking?

A: Valets don't forget where they park your car.

Q: Is it common for 50-plus year olds to have problems with short term memory storage?

A: Storing memory is not a problem, Retrieving it is the problem.

Q: As people age, do they sleep more soundly? A: Yes, but usually in the afternoon.

Q: Where should 50-plus year olds look for eye glasses? A: On their foreheads.

Q: What is the most common remark made by 50-plus year olds when they enter antique stores? A: "Gosh, I remember these!"

SMILE, You've still got your sense of humor!

[oldteen]

Still more yet to be done though.

Always is. When you think you've done it all, something else shows up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first.....Nana Hope grabs the gold!!

[oldteen]

Evenin' Mr. Tweez!

How ya been?

[AZamericonnie]

Hiya Teenie...actually it was quite lovely today.

We are on a warming trend now & it’s supposed to hit about 77*’s tomorrow...go figure!:)

[oldteen]

Wow...that’s some nice fall weather! Enjoy it!

[SandRat]

Took nearly 2 months after my Mom passed to get it all done.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Pretty good. Surprisingly busy at work, considering it’s our slow season.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And right behind....teen snags the silver!!

[oldteen]

Busy is good, makes the time pass faster.

Most times, the faster the better, unless it's so busy one can't keep up! I don't like being overwhelmed! Just busy! :)

[PROCON]

Evening Kathy!

Thanks for opening up the Canteen and thanks for the Christmas music..:=)!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Somehow one of our customers landed several really big jobs with Union Pacific, and none of them are local. It’s kept me busy talking to vendors and shippers.

[luvie]

Ahhhh, yes! Finally Friday and I am off. Of course, I do have
to work Saturday, but at least I’ll be rested, more or less. LOL!

Thanks for the great thread!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Pro bags the bronze!!

Now that was a familiar face with Ann. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...I just checked in online, paid for my bag, and printed my boarding passes, all three of them. Now to finish packing a little later.

How was your day....besides maintaining? Are you having cool weather like Connie?

[silentreignofheroes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcL-—4xQYA

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...have a happy Friday off...I will think of you as I’m flying home. d:o)

LATE Friday night in my own bed. I’m ready. Wish I had a week off after I get home...just for doing absolutely nothing but catching up on the news, email, and even FR. LOL! And getting my own tv controller back. I think I have tried to back up a scene a 100 times. Can’t be done here. It has been pretty funny....pointing and clicking and nothing happening over and over.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.