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

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[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!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

[Aquamarine]

God Bless Our Military



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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dansangel; Dutchess; Aquamarine and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation's leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son The Mayor........................niece LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.....................nephew ValerieUSA................2 sons Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................activve duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........nephew gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel..................niece dixie sass.............nephew BeAllYouCanBe.........son AgThorn...............2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.................son

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Aqua.

Offering up a snappy salute to our Armed Forces past and present. Thanks guys and gals.

Time for me to answer my civic duty and respond to my jury summons. See ya later.

Have a great day y'all.

[The Thin Man]

Good morning, Aqua. A fine Military Monday to you.

(This hostess graphic is another unique creation by Billie.)

I see all the cats look exactly the same except for a blue one. Ain't that just typical of Billie.....trying to hog all the attention! :-)

We'll have to fix that!

That sure was a good idea of yours to get rid of Billie's image. Glad I could help. :-)

[Aquamarine]

Jury Duty can be so exhausting sitting there in that box all day trying to determine which lawyer is telling the truth. Thanks for doing your civic duty which is nessessary in order to have a civilized society.

[jwfiv]

Good morning, Miss Aqua...) Thank you for our Military Monday.

Here are two pics I took a couple of weeks ago, in Telluride, CO...pioneers, miners, their wives and children are buried here...and Veterans, too.

One gravestone spoke of a man who died a soldier in the U.S. Army, during the WWII years, in his middle forties.

I walked around for a while that afternoon, paying my respects, reading names and wondering about the lives behind them. Time and many winter snows have rendered some of those slates blank, or difficult to make out, but they all tell a classic story about people coming from all over the world to the American West to work hard and live free.

Good morning, Hostesses and Freepers...I wish you all a moderately manic Monday...)

[Aquamarine]

I see you're feeling especially feisty today! :)

[Aquamarine]

That is such a gorgeous view from that cemetary!

You're getting good with that camera. :)

[dansangel]

Thank you ((((((Aqua)))))) for bringing us "Military Monday" giving us all the opportunity to remember and pray for our selfless protectors.

Dear Father, Please place your bloodline of protection around each and every one of our Military Members. Keep them safe the way that they work hard, sacrificing their comfort and time with their families, to keep us safe. We ask this in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

(((((((Billie))))))) - love the kitty-kat graphic!

[dansangel]

(((((((HUGS))))))) to all of my othah Finest Sistahs and to my favorite and fuzziest of brothahs:

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[Molly Pitcher]

Afternoon all!

Dansangel, thanks for the prayer thread for LBGA. She'll definitely be in my prayers as she fights this.

[Temple Owl]

Good afternoon to all.

[Calpernia]

Major FYI and warning.

August 8th, someone posted this news story at FR(don't go to the link...this is just a reference):


http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10933

US smart bomb technology unit to move to China

More outsourcing madness of our time


By INQUIRER staff: Friday 08 August 2003, 09:11

A REPORT IN A LOCAL US newspaper said that a Magnequench unit in Valparaiso which specialises in so-called smart bomb technology is to be outsourced to the People's Republic of China.
The Valparaiso unit makes 80 per cent of rare earth magnets used in smart bombs.

The proposed move has drawn a storm of protest from local politicians Pete Visclosky and Senator Evan Bayh, who are calling for the House Armed Services Committee to review the Department of Defense (DoD) contracts with Magnequench.

According to the Chesterton Tribune, these politicians want the Treasury department to release a report investigating a sale of Magnequench to a consortium which included Chinese interests in 1995.

The proposed move will mean the loss of 225 jobs in Indiana, but the politicians also say that aside from the individuals and families concerned, national security is at risk for such technology to transfer. µ

L'INQ

This website, theinquirer.net, has a worm scripted into "Email this Article to a Friend"

I had clicked through to send them article to someone...it whiped out my whole system.

I have no idea if the story is true or not...but the website is definately a 'set up'.

I'm posting this now from Kinkos while I search for new device drivers. I'm logged here at FR as calpernia. I had to create a new user name to give you a heads up because I didn't remember my Calpernia password; nor can I access my pop mail to retrieve it.

I don't know if you want to post a warning to that thread or not; but it is a good heads up about articles posted from theinquirer.net

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Anyway, I left FR and went to the domain link to see if this site had the 'email/send this story to a friend'. It did. BUT, the script to send this story was an email worm.

A few hundred dollars later....I'm just barely up and running.

When I was at Kinkos Saturday night downloading driver devices...I had freeped mailed Admin Moderator. I don't know what came of that....

But I don't think FR should allow posts from sources that what to sabotage our systems.

Be back when I'm recovered IT wise.

[Aquamarine]

Thanks for the prayer today (((Dansy)))

I visited your prayer thread for LBGA and saw the bad report. Will continue to keep her in my prayers.

[Aquamarine]

BTW....did you see where TTM has already messed up Billie's kitty kat graphic? lol
He doesn't even have LadyX around to help him out today.

[dansangel]

He made our Billie disappear!!!! The nerve!!!!

Where oh where will my next paycheck come from?

:-)

[Aquamarine]

Hi Temple Owl. Hope you're having a lovely day!

[jwfiv]

Wow...that's a horrible thing...someone's being a real jerk...glad you're back online enough to let us know, and thanks for the heads up.

Cheers to ya, and semper fi, Freeper...)

[Aquamarine]

Gosh Cal, this is terrible! Your computer got a virus from a link here at FR?

Do you have Guard Dog installed?

[Aquamarine]

He made our Billie disappear!!!! The nerve!!!!

I know, maybe he'll have a change of heart and put her back. lol

[FreeTheHostages]

Wow, that's terrible. If it's a link off of that native site, I do hope the Admins got the article down fast. I'm very sorry that happened to you.