USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesdays ~ May 7, 2003

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[Radix]

 

 

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Pancakes on Wednesdays

Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Wednesday May 7, 2003

Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data.

2 entries found for pancakes.

Main Entry: ¹pan·cake
Pronunciation: 'pan-"kAk
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides

Today's Wednesday field trip

The World of Clowns

Here is some Clown Food

One entry found for durian. Main Entry: du·ri·an Pronunciation: 'dur-E-&n, -E-"än also 'dyur- Function: noun Etymology: Malay Date: 1588 1 : a large oval tasty but foul-smelling fruit with a prickly rind 2 : an East Indian tree (Durio zibethinus) of the silk-cotton family that bears durians

I am an excellent driver.

On May 7, 1429  The English siege of Orleans was broken by Joan of Arc

The best French fighters are women, Definitely.

We are counting cards.

Who's wife gets every dollar of it?

Pancakes on Wednesdays

Definitely

[Dutchgirl]

The Federalist (*warning, hanky alert)

THE FOUNDATION

"Your love of liberty -- your respect for the laws -- your habits of industry -- and your practice of the moral and religious obligations, are the strongest claims to national and individual happiness." --George Washington

LIBERTY

"Our commitment to liberty is America's tradition -- declared at our founding; affirmed in Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms; asserted in the Truman Doctrine and in Ronald Reagan's challenge to an evil empire. We are committed to freedom in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and in a peaceful Palestine. The advance of freedom is the surest strategy to undermine the appeal of terror in the world. Where freedom takes hold, hatred gives way to hope. When freedom takes hold, men and women turn to the peaceful pursuit of a better life. American values and American interests lead in the same direction: We stand for human liberty." --President George W. Bush

THE GIPPER

"Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher." --Ronald Reagan

*OPINION IN BRIEF

"Just a few hours after the fierce fight along the Tigris, I was riding out of the city with an infantry battalion commander, headed north toward Tikrit. Seated beside me was the sergeant major of the Marine unit -- a tough, grizzled veteran of two wars and a good number of gunfights in between. The armed convoy paused at an intersection, and suddenly the street was full of cheering Iraqis, waving signs 'America No. 1,' 'Good for Bush' and 'Marines equal Liberty.'
No reporter could have missed the fact that the people were cheering -- not jeering. They were throwing flowers -- not stones or grenades. Suddenly, a little girl was at the sergeant major's side. She reached up, handing him a hand-drawn American flag and said, in perfect English, 'We love you.'
As I watched, this hard old sergeant major brushed away a tear and explained -- 'a little dust in the eyes.' Later, after we had exited the city, he turned to me and volunteered, 'This is proof,' he said holding up the child's rendering of the stars and stripes, 'that we're doing the right thing here in Iraq.' The old warrior was on the mark -- and every one of his colleagues serving in Iraq knows it. So do most of the Iraqi people -- finally freed from a brutal dictatorship. But it's probably too much to hope that the American media elite would come to the same conclusion." --Oliver North

[Kathy in Alaska]

INCOMING — 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers maintain Pick-up Zone posture while awaiting incoming UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

CHEMICAL CHECK — Sgt. 1st Class Antwain Robinson of HHC, 4th Infantry Division uses an Improved Chemical Agent Monitor (ICAM) to check for nerve and blister agents in an abandoned restaurant and casino outside Tikrit, Iraq while Maj. Ronald Gilliam observes and Master Sgt. Tommy Levi pulls security on April 29. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Kathy Jo Young

[Kathy in Alaska]

AFGHAN SEARCH — Soldiers of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, out of Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, search for suspected Taliban and weapon caches in compounds in the Spin Buldak Region, during Operation Vigilant Guardian. The operation aims to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist activates in Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Preston Cheeks

DRINK, BUDDY? — Cpl. Richard James, 3534 Refueler, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, offers a drink from his water bottle with a local child from a city near a Forword Aircraft Refueling Point in northern Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Jason L. Andrade

[tomkow6]

LESSONS FROM GEESE

* As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the
birds that follow. By flying in a V formation, the flock adds
71% extra flying range.

* People who share a sense of community can help each other
get where they are going more easily ... because they are
travelling on the trust of one another.

* When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the
drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back to
take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front.

* If we have as much sense as geese, we stay in formation with
those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept
their help and give our help to others.

* When the lead goose tires, it drops back in the formation
and another flies to the point position.

* It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks. We should
respect and protect each other's unique arrangement of skills,
capabilities, talents and resources.

* The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up
front to keep up their speed.

* We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups
where there is encouragement, production is much greater.
Individual empowerment results from quality honking.

* When a goose gets sick, two geese drop out of formation and
follow it to help and protect it.

* If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each
other in difficult times, as well as when we are strong.

[Kathy in Alaska]

SCHOOL SUPPLIES — Maj. Mark Thompson, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 2nd Brigade Chaplain, and an interpreter, Ayman Hussain, talk with the children of a local school as they pass out school supplies from the coalition forces in Mosul, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 3. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Bracken

SECURITY — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brett Duncan, 379 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, maintains watch and security on the flightline at this forward deployed base in Southwest Asia. The C-130's pictured in the background arrived 3 May 03 supporting ongoing stabilization efforts inside of Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins

[cherry_bomb88]

Geese also mate for life....if their mate dies, they never mate again and the "widowed" goose is adopted by another couple (thus why you will sometimes see three geese together).

Perhaps we could learn from the loyalty, committment & fidelity of geese.

[beachn4fun]

I have been away and don't believe I have given you my official welcome. So here it is......SouthernHawk.....

[Kathy in Alaska]

LESSONS FROM GEESE

Every fall we watch the Canadian geese learn to fly in formation. They start out so ragged and out of line, and then each day get better and better at staying in the V.

* If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other in difficult times, as well as when we are strong.

Excellent story, Tom. Email stuff.

[beachn4fun]

HI EVERYONE. BOY, it seems ages since I was here for a visit. I am still catching up on my work after being gone on travel to New Mexico. While staying at the Radisson in Santa Fe I saw that the New Mexico Republicans were having a meeting there also. If I wasn't there for business I would have peeked in to see what they were doing! Radix, thanks for the pancakes. I was just thinking how good it would be to have some nice pancakes. mmmmmmm! I could go for a big stack of 'em.....

WELL...... NOT THAT BIG......OK?

Got to go for now. Be back later.

[SouthernHawk]

Thanks for the "Gorilla" my dreams.

I've been here for a good while. I was on a special project and that kept me from being a regular contributer fro a few months.

Things a slowing up a little and I try to drop by when I can.

[beachn4fun]

Hi Ya Blackie. How's it going?

[beachn4fun]

Ok, well, welcome back.

[SouthernHawk]

Thanks. I missed being here.

[tomkow6]

I missed being here.

I CAN GIVE YOU A GOOD DEAL ON A PRE-OWNED BURKA!

[Kathy in Alaska]

No reporter could have missed the fact that the people were cheering -- not jeering. They were throwing flowers -- not stones or grenades. Suddenly, a little girl was at the sergeant major's side. She reached up, handing him a hand-drawn American flag and said, in perfect English, 'We love you.'

Thanks, Dutchgirl, for the Federalist quotes. I'm glad you gave me a hankie alert.

But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher." --Ronald Reagan

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi, beach, glad to see you. Hope you had a good trip.

[American Preservative]

HAPPY 55TH INDEPENDENCE DAY ISRAEL!

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[Radix]

 

Sgt. Adrian Linares, 25, of Oxnard, Calif., soothes a sobbing boy as soldiers question his family about possible stolen goods in their truck in Domiz on Tuesday

 

 

 

 

Lt. Col. Chris Holden, right, commander of the 3rd Battalion, brings his boss, Col. Joe Anderson, commander of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), up to speed on events in Domiz on Tuesday.

 

 

 

A long line of U.S. forces waits on the road just outside their objective in Domiz on Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

Iraqi women wait in line outside of the Saudi Field Hospital, run by the Saudi Red Crescent Society, to get medical treatment in Baghdad on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Sgt. Alejandro Espitia of San Diego embraces his daughter, Alicia Espitia, 2, upon returning to Fort Bliss, Texas on Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

 

After nearly 10 months at sea, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln pulls into Everett, Wash. on Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sgt. Martin Ibarra, rear, laughs at niece Audrey Ibarra, 5, left, after Audrey dons his helmet as Yudiana Ibarra looks on during a family reunion Tuesday at Fort Bliss, Texas.

 

 

 

 

Iraqi police officers, watched by U.S. Marines, line up to receive their pay in Najaf on Monday.

 

 

 

 

Iraqi police officer Akeel Datihil Merza Alramahi poses for a mug shot taken by a U.S. Marine in Najaf on Monday. Some 613 Iraqi men are registered for training by Marines to form a new, American-watched police force.

 

 

 

 

Marines watch as Iraqi police officers line up before receiving their pay in Najaf on Monday.

 

 

 

 

Flag Officer Michael Duyvene De Wit, front left, keeps a lookout for approaching aircraft Flight Lt. Greg Jervis, far right, talks with Technical Sgt. Andrew Padgett, back left, and Staff Sgt. Judy Plummer, back right, at Baghdad International Airport.

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Airman Jeff Crees, left, and Staff Sgt. Wayne Price, right, with the 184th Security Forces Squadron, stand guard as an AN-12 cargo plane sits at Baghdad International Airport.

 

 

 

A Air Force C-130 makes a tight bank turn over Baghdad International Airport after an aborted landing attempt while delivering supplies.

 

 

 

 

Cargo planes take off and land from Baghdad International Airport, delivering food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid.

 

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

030315-N-9593M-011 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 15, 2003) -- A plane captain conducts a daily inspection of his F-14D Tomcat that is assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31). Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW 14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S.Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)

NAS Pensacola Salutes the Returning Home Team of VF-31

Story Number: NNS030502-26
Release Date: 5/2/2003 4:18:00 PM

By Sheri L. Crowe, Naval Air Station Pensacola Public Affairs

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- Ten F-14D Tomcats, from Navy Fighter Squadron (VF) 31 Tomcatters, landed aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola May 1, just minutes after the U.S. President George W. Bush landed aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), to declare an end to major military operations in Iraq.

The Tomcatters were deployed to take part in combat operations in Iraq aboard Lincoln. The Tomcatters from NAS Oceana, Va., are making a one-night stopover before heading back to their home base.

The squadron team began arriving outside the NAS Pensacola's Air Operations Terminal shortly after 2 p.m., were greeted by a group of supporters, and provided freshments at the Air Operations Terminal. On hand to specially greet the returning home crew members were the Commodore of TRAWING (Training Air Wing) 6, Capt. Chaunce Mitchell; NAS Pensacola Executive Officer, Cmdr. William Bowen Stewart; Deej Kiely, Membership/Public Relations director of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation; and several area command representatives.

A welcome home reception for the troops, hosted by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, was held shortly after their arrival at the Museum's Cubi Cafe.

[Severa]

Welcome home Tomcatters, based out of nearby NAS Oceana!