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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-11-03....Military Monday
Aquamarine; Billie | Billie

Posted on 08/11/2003 5:25:00 AM PDT by Aquamarine




A Few of FR's Finest
....Every Day
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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I could no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I had been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.
Still that didn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why we've created a place for just that. This is a friendly room in JimRob's house where FReeper FRiends can gather every day and just say hello if that's all they want to do.
There's more of course. We sometimes feature different FReepers, with a little background information on who they are and what makes them who they are, along with a few photos you might not have seen on other threads; sometimes others write an essay for us to post as the feature for the day; sometimes our presentation is a human interest story found elsewhere that you might not have read; sometimes special holiday threads; but whatever the topic of the day, it is always with FR's Finest in mind and that is YOU!
If you would like to be featured, or would like to see someone else featured, please send me a private FR mail.
Every Monday we will post the photos of FR's Military Personnel that I have collected and put into groups; these will be available to view through a link the remainder of the week - every day just a click away. :)   If you would like to add a photo of yourself or a loved one in the military, past or present, please let me know; I will hold it until I have enough for a new group.
Thank you, and please have fun with us...every day! ~ Billie

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Thank You For Serving Our Country!

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1



TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc



TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf



TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma



TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.



TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang



TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx
MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law
BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.



TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack



TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog.
MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son.
BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.



TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.



TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.





                     








THE WEEKEND THREAD

8-09,10-03 Week in Review

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping'
The guy's good, folks!
Thanks, Mixer!

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
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To: lonestar
LOL!
101 posted on 08/11/2003 6:13:50 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Mama_Bear
God has answered our prayers in returning these men and women home to the arms of their loved ones. This was not an easy deployment for them or their families. I hope each and every one of them knows how much their service is appreciated

Well said, Mama Bear!

102 posted on 08/11/2003 6:14:58 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: lonestar
Who let the cats out?

LOL. I love your sense of humor weinie!

For you.......



103 posted on 08/11/2003 6:17:01 PM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Billie
Good evening, Bilie Blue...thank you...it was peaceful and kinda timeless in that graveyard...full of pioneer spirits...)
104 posted on 08/11/2003 6:28:51 PM PDT by jwfiv
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To: Mama_Bear
Thank you for the treats!

Weinie

______________________

I'm glad you realized who that comment was from. Weinie sometimes forgets to sign her messages.

I've noticed the more tired I am the more forgetful Weinie is.

lonestar

105 posted on 08/11/2003 7:15:21 PM PDT by lonestar (Don't mess with Texans!)
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To: lonestar; All
Going offline in order to watch the coverage of the Hillary FReep today in Buckhead on the local news.

Good night everyone....including you Weinie! :)

106 posted on 08/11/2003 7:38:24 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Aquamarine

107 posted on 08/11/2003 7:41:14 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan (God made us Freepers, Prozac made us friends.)
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To: lonestar
I'm glad you realized who that comment was from. Weinie sometimes forgets to sign her messages.

I understand "Dachshund". ;-)

I've noticed the more tired I am the more forgetful Weinie is.

LOL.

108 posted on 08/11/2003 8:30:00 PM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Calpernia
Major FYI and warning.

Thanks so much for the warning. How scary!

I have had a virus before, but it didn't do too much damage. Still, I can imagine what a time you are having recovering everything. Hope you are back up and running soon.

109 posted on 08/11/2003 8:38:11 PM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Aquamarine
Took them 14 days to get all the power back on. Glad this wasn't a terrorist attack or they'd still be off.

We can expect HIGHER utility bills I've heard. $30M damage to infra structure of MLG & W alone.

110 posted on 08/11/2003 8:46:33 PM PDT by GailA (Millington Rally for America after action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872519/posts)
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To: Mama_Bear
>>>Hope you are back up and running soon

Thanks Mama_Bear. Yes, I'm reinstalling everything still. I have thankfully learned my lesson a while ago...and I have an external zip drive that holds all my pertinent info.

I'm currently 'still' reinstalling now.

I do know for a FACT that it was that specific newssite I referenced from the chain of events that happened. AND from my email client. I killed all the email ques offline. So NO ONE in my address book got that worm.

Anyway, the good news is, it seems the Admin Mods took my warning seriously. I sent them a freep mail from kinkos. And in between reinstalls, I've searched extensive for that FR post from Friday night. I CAN'T find it. I'm assuming that means it was taken down. And I want to hug whoever did. I can't imagine how many freepers would have been wiped out from that site!

I hope my assumption is correct. Cause I know things don't always come up readily in a search.
111 posted on 08/11/2003 8:59:19 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Billie; LadyX; dutchess; Aquamarine; Mama_Bear; dansangel; FreeTheHostages; ST.LOUIE1; Fiddlstix; ..
Good night to all finest! I know I was no fun for the past few days.

I still think of you.


112 posted on 08/11/2003 9:05:45 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Calpernia
Anyway, the good news is, it seems the Admin Mods took my warning seriously.

Well, that is a good thing.

I know I was no fun for the past few days. I still think of you.

Awwwwww.......that's sweet. Good night Calpernia.


113 posted on 08/11/2003 9:31:58 PM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear; Calpernia; Aquamarine; jwfiv; lonestar; All
It's Free(zie) Tuesday :)

Cal, surely hope your computer woes are fixed - missed your happy posts!

114 posted on 08/12/2003 5:46:39 AM PDT by Billie
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To: Tooters
I love seeing a new FRiend here, saying goodnight to all. So glad you're having fun playing with PhotoShop!
115 posted on 08/12/2003 5:49:12 AM PDT by Billie
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To: Calpernia; Jim Robinson; Jeff Head; Alamo-Girl; chimera; rightwing2; Cacophonous; bvw; harpseal; ...
FINALLY. Some news about this. Never use links with an alien site that might be controlled by the Chinese. Only visit using heavy-duty firewalls and mail-watch programs. ESPECIALLY on national security topics. This was possibly a Chinese 'sting' to zap any Cyber-Americans attempting to research and communicate the risks of losing our key defense technology industries to them.

Why didn't the Admin Moderators just say so? No reason to yank the thread, just blot out the link to the site. End of risk. They should also alert the FBI to a likely cyber-attack by the PLA's special tactics unit.

Which virus was this btw. Although likely unrelated, I had a nasty one wipe out one of my systems two weeks ago.

116 posted on 08/12/2003 7:25:34 AM PDT by Paul Ross (A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one!-A. Hamilton)
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To: dansangel; Admin Moderator
Any confirmation yet on the thread being pulled? Can it be restored sans security risk?
117 posted on 08/12/2003 9:43:12 AM PDT by Paul Ross (A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one!-A. Hamilton)
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