USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ July 2, 2003

FRiends of the Canteen ~ Chef Radix

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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From the USO Website
"The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services
to uniformed military Personnel."

USO CANTEEN FREEPER STYLE MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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The USO Canteen FReeper Style does not show any bias
towards any particular faith or political party.

This is the same as the real USO AND Free Republic itself.

From the front page of Free Republic.

"Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent,
grass-roots conservatism on the web."

To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afganistain.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
no matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks for the pancakes Brother!

See You All tonight after work.
WOO HOO, it's "my Fiday!"

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning Tonkin!!

Thank You, Military guyzs and Canteen guyzs for the lovely flowers today!

[tomkow6]

How can you tell which tricycle belongs to the blonde?

It is the one with the kickstand.

[Soaring Feather]

Good Morning TROOPS!
CANTEEN CREW,
Blonde Joke Tellers
FReepers Big and Small
How be ya today?

PANCAKES ON WEDNESDAYS, COOL!

Have a great day everyone!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Duty ~ Honor ~ Country

Click above to visit "A Day in the Life of President Bush"

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning Bentfeather. Wishing you a beautiful day!

[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.

(Click on praying hands above, or on banner at the top to hear the music)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 4:29am
Sunset 11:37pm

Hi 62°F
Lo 52°F

Cloudy; rain and drizzle

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 63°F
Lo 51°F

State Hi 86°F Fort Yukon
State Lo 37°F Kaktovik

[Soaring Feather]

There you go again first thing in the morning, picking on the Little Blonde FReeper!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Radix. Thanks for pancakes on Wednesday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Aeronaut and Otto, and thank you both for your dedication to the flyover of protection for our troops' Canteen, a place where we offer a "touch of home" for our troops, our veterans, their families, and our allies.

How about some pancakes for lunch?

[Soaring Feather]

Here ya go Canteen Crew!


THE CLASS OF 2005

Just in case you weren't feeling old enough today, this will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the Faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshman.

Here is this year's list:

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1983.

They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot.

They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.



There has been only one Pope in their lifetime.

They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War.

They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.


Tianamen Square means nothing to them.

Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.

Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.

The statement "You sound like a broken record" means nothing to them.

They have never owned a record player.

They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong.

They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old.

They have always had an answering machine.

Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV.

They have always had cable.

There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA was.

They cannot fathom not having a remote control.

They don't know what a cloth baby diaper is, or know about the "Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up" commercial.

Feeling old Yet? There's more:

They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.

Roller skating has always meant inline for them.

Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.

They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.

Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.

They have never seen Larry Bird play.

They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.

The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as W.W.I, W.W.II and
the Civil War.

They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.

They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.

They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. (The correct
answer, by the way, is Ork)

They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a
Camel," or "De plane, de plane!"

They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. was.

Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not
bands.

There has always been MTV.

They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

Do you feel old yet? If you do, then pass this on to some other 20
old fogies...but don't send it back to me, I feel old enough.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, IG, hope you are feeling well this morning. Have some pancakes.

[beachn4fun]

Morning SouthernHawk. Well, I am happy to see someone sharing a "smart blonde" joke. Even if it is questionable!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

It sure is Wednesday. I think I'll save some pancakes for this evening. Thanks, Goddess.

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning Kathy.

Thanks for the blessings! Your prayers and blessings help each of us to have a better day.

Here's a very small token of our gratitude for your steadfast support.

Take My Hand
by Lane Baldwin

Atop the mountain - afraid to fly
You see the flood bring the rising tide
And the fear begins to gnaw inside
Call to the Sky
And take my hand

The world turns dark and all is gray
When the end of the night-time brings no day
And the road is lost - You can't find your way
Call to the Sky
And take my hand

I've strength enough to share with you
It's the very least that I can do
For in times of doubt I've had the same from you
Call to the Sky
And take my hand
When only your footprints mark the sand
And you're so weak you can barely stand
If you're one lost soul in a foreign land
Call to the Sky
Reach out - and take my hand
THANKS AGAIN!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Meekie, for my morning cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows. It's drippy here; a little bit of rain overnight. Hoping for more throughout the day.