USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 09 July 2003

Canteen FRiends ~ Radix

[Radix]

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Pancakes on Wednesdays  

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Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Wednesday July 9, 2003

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

Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.

We have links, lots of them.

Three entries found for fame.

Main Entry: ¹fame
Pronunciation: 'fAm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fama report, fame; akin to Latin fari to speak -- more at BAN
Date: 13th century
1 a : public estimation : REPUTATION b : popular acclaim : RENOWN
2 archaic : RUMOR

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Happy Birthday

Brian Dennehy 1938

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O.J. Simpson 1947

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Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) 1954

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Tom Hanks 1956

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Jimmy Smits 1958

Why am I famous?

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I am an excellent driver.

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1776 - The American Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.

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1872 - The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel.

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Would you like some coffee with your pancakes?

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Todays Wednesday field trip is to the Hollywood walk of fame.

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1922 - Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute.

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1968 - The first All-Star baseball game was  played indoors.

It took place at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

The Astrodome was originally designed as a giant pancake.

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Pancakes Wednesdays

Definitely

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[Kathy in Alaska]

I DO get it! And perish the thought.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Rain? Could you give me a description of what that is? How's the shower curtain?

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a cool picture is that! So many sandhill cranes. But it's HOT! Beautiful mirage.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Radix, that was so considerate of you to provide such a fitting prize for Tom's garnering of Post #150. ROTFLMAO!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

MUSEUM LOOT — Artifacts found by the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion sit on the floor during a house raid in Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2003. The 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion found the artifacts as well as a small weapons cache and money during a raid to recover stolen artifacts from the Baghdad Museum. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jacob H. Smith

[Kathy in Alaska]

RAID YIELDS CASH — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terry L. Brown, with the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion places confiscated money into stacks after a house raid in Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2003. The 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion found the money as well as a small weapons cache during a raid to recover stolen artifacts from the Baghdad Museum. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jacob H. Smith

[Kathy in Alaska]

030407-N-2515C-005 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 7, 2003) -- USS Tarawa (LHA 1) receives fuel during an underway replenishment (UNREP) with Military Sealift Command Oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Tarawa is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Larry S. Carlson. (RELEASED)

030106-N-0226M-004 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2003) -- USS Rushmore (LSD 47) steams out of San Diego Bay as she departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. Rushmore and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are part of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). ). U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer’s Mate Mahlon K. Miller. (RELEASED)

Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group to Return to San Diego

Story Number: NNS030708-02
Release Date: 7/8/2003 11:18:00 AM

By Chief Journalist W. R. Polson, USS Tarawa Public Affairs

ABOARD USS TARAWA, At Sea (NNS) -- After six months, thousands of nautical miles, one war, and several times in the national spotlight, more than 4,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the three San Diego-based ships of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) will return home.

The combined 2,000 Sailors aboard Tarawa, the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and the amphibious assault dock ship USS Duluth (LPD 6) will return to Naval Station San Diego July 13.

THE REST OF THE STORY

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army Sgt. Kirk Medina, from 759th Explosive Ordinance Disposal, out of Fort Erwin, Calif., attached to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), removes fuse from a Russian-made mine, while working together with soldiers from A Company, 10 Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, to clear a mine field outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, June 25, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Havens and Pfc. Kenyunus Andrews, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), sweep a field as they clear an area where a large number of Russian-made mines were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army Pfc. Kenyunus Andrews, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), carefully inspects his area after he and other members of his squad find EMN, Russian-made mines, in a culvert as they clear an area where a large number of them were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

U.S. Army Pfc. Lansdon, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), loads Russian-made mines into a trailer as A Company clears an area where a large number of these mines were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joe Robsky, from 759th Explosive Ordinance Disposal, attached to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), lays explosives over armed, Russian-made, mines found while working with A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, clearing a mine field outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Hills, from A Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), loads Russian-made mines into a trailer as A Company clears an area where a large number of these mines were found outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Kathy, you busy?

[SJackson]

Thanks for the ping. My thoughts will be with you and your expanded family today and tomorrow.

[SJackson]

BTW, sorry I couldn't find a good "proud father" graphic anywhere :>)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sure am. Are you musing today? Or watching down the street for your new goodies to arrive?

[Cathryn Crawford]

I hope everything goes well!!!!

Let us know!

[Soaring Feather]

Musing some, no watching until next week, busy with some stuff. Goodies come next TH.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Anything like this?

[Soaring Feather]

The high backs yes, but the style is modern. The couch is very deep and designed with a six inch roll on the sitting area then spans back every deep. There are three hugs back pillows for support. The chair is Wing Back in style with a very tall back and matching ottoman. The upholstery is deep rich mutil-flowered in rich rose, light greens, an over all pattern. I have not seen a style as this. Huge overstuffed pillows for the couch.

The house I live in is Greek Victorian about 200 years old I thought this was just right. I have a white wool medallion carpet on the floor. It has pastel flowers around the boarder.

:-)

[Radix]

 

 

Tank driver Pfc. Jason Hanna, from Myrtle Beach, S.C., patrols the streets of Habaniyah, Iraq, on company mascot “Cyclone 1,” accompanied by Staff Sgt. Charles Wooten from Meridian, Miss. Both soldiers are in C Company, 4th Battalion, 64 Armor Regiment. Donkey patrols are primarily for public relations with local Iraqis. .

 

 

 

Pfc. Jason Hanna greets a child while patrolling the streets of Habaniyah with Staff Sgt. Charles Wooten, left, on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

Staff Sgt. Rodney DeCorte, 46, of Prince William County, Va., lightens the mood at a long gas station line with a joke in Babylon City, Iraq, on Tuesday. DeCorte is attached to the 322nd MP Company. Fighting for rationed fuel at overcrowded gas stations prompted a need for soldiers to maintain peace at the pumps.

 

 

 

An honors team gun formation stands in the center of a road at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., on Tuesday as the flag-draped casket of Army Reservist 1st Sgt. Christopher Coffin is carried into Trinity Episcopal Church for a memorial service. Coffin, 51, was killed in Iraq last week under circumstances under investigation.

 

 

 

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division swim in the pool at their Baghdad, Iraq, residence: Uday Hussein’s old palace.

 

 

 

Pfc. Jeremy Skrypek, 22, of Amber Grove, Minn., with HHC, Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, mans the gun on the Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad on Tuesday.

 

 

 

A US soldier looks for improvised explosive device or IED by the roadside near Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday july 9, 2003.

 

 

 

US Army soldiers from the 315 Infantry on foot patrol pass by street venders selling propane in the flashpoint town of Fallujah, some 50kms west of Baghdad.

 

 

 

 

US 1st Armoured Division soldier carries school supplies being donated by the US Army to a primary school at Al Shaab district in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday July 9, 2003.

 

 

 

Feeling the heat, a US soldier in Baghdad wipes his brow.

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great selections today, Radix. Please, God, let their loved ones see their loved ones "at work".