USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 20 August 2003

Canteen FRiends ~ Radix

[never4get]

Pancakes look great...mmmmmm. I also hope all is well with you. Btw, last Thursday (during my well desrved week off) I had just crossed over the GW Bridge into Jersey when the Blakout hit, although I did not know it at the time. Made it to my Bro's house in West Jersey (not affected by blackout) and I was poolside BBQing and enjoying various beverages through the evening. Only later did I see on TV there was a major black out in the Noth East including my home on LI. If I had delayed my leaving home for one hour I never would have made it off the Island and would have been stuck in one giant traffic jam. Sometimes you do get a bit lucky. I believe you folks in MD were spared so am I am happy for that.

As always, may god protect and keep safe all our service people. As well, many thanks to all those who support them.

[E.G.C.]

Going O.K. Our dog has a few fleas and ticks on her. We're going to see if we can get rid of those by buying a flea and tick collar. Otherwise just plain ol' hot and sunny.

[Soaring Feather]

[SouthernHawk]

..."do you have the syrup? (he he) "...

Very funny! Yeah, I have syrup in my .... and on my....

NO !! I DON'T HAVE ANY SYRUP! LOL!!!

[armymarinemom]

Good Morning everyone

I spoke with my son in the sand box yesterday. He is doing well but he was tired due to a long day. His unit ran six birds for UN transports.
I told him that some of the Veterans for Peace people had asked parents for addresses of our soldiers in the sand box and rock pile in order to tell them that our government is lying to them. To my surprise he asked that I please give them his address. When I asked him why on earth he would want to recieve mail from those idiots he told me that he would like to clean a certain part of his anatomy with the letters and then mail them back!

He still has his sense of humor.

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey ! August is 2/3rds over. The worst of the summer is behind us now.
Lookin' forward to late September and October now !!

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning Bentfeather. I really enjoyed "your memory" from last night. We are grateful for your poetry!

Hope you have an inspiration filled day!

[Soaring Feather]

Thank you Military men and Canteen men for the lovely flowers.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning SH. Thank You for the lovely words.

Wishing you, Lady, and all entering the Canteen a fabulous day.

[tomkow6]

 Little Blonde FReeper !!

Three blondes are sitting by the side of a river holding fishing poles with the lines in the water.  A Game Warden comes up behind them, taps them on the shoulder and says,

"Excuse me, ladies, I'd like to see your fishing licenses."
 
"We don't have any." replied the first blonde.
 
"Well, if your going to fish, you need fishing licenses." said the Game Warden.
 
"But officer," replied the second blonde, "we aren't fishing.  We all have magnets at the end of our lines and we're collecting debris off the bottom of the river."
 
The Game Warden lifted up all the lines and, sure enough, there were horseshoe magnets tied on the end of each line.  "Well, I know of no law against it," said the Game Warden, "take all the debris you want." And with that, the Game Warden left.
 
As soon as the Game Warden was out of sight, the three blondes started laughing hysterically.  "What a dumb Fish Cop," the second blonde said to the other two, "doesn't he know that there are steelhead in this river?!"

[tomkow6]

50!

I can FEEL the LOVE!!!!!

[SouthernHawk]

Great news about your son! When he gets that letter, have him photocopy it and then everybody in his unit can "use it" and send it back with the appropriate "attachments!"

Be sure to tell him how proud of him everyone in the Canteen is!

[Valin]

When I asked him why on earth he would want to recieve mail from those idiots he told me that he would like to clean a certain part of his anatomy with the letters and then mail them back!

I could make a comment...but I have waaay too much class.

[SouthernHawk]

..."August is 2/3rds over"...

That's GOOD news!!!! I'm ready for fall!

[carlo3b]

GOOD MORNIN EVERYONE!!!!  I thought this might be a nice way to start your day...
for those who are kinda-like Atkinsing... LOL

Chocolate and Banana But Without Guilt Low Carb Pancakes

AS EASY AS 1-2-3

• 1 scoop of protein powder (of course chocolate flavored works best)
• 1 pre-package serving of splenda
• 1/2 mashed banana
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 package of instant oatmeal (plain)
• 1 dash of cinnamon to taste


1) In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, (except cinnamon) and mix well.
2) Pour onto preheated sprayed skillet and cook until lightly browned.
3) Then flip and repeat on the other side.
Enjoy!

[beachn4fun]

Wow, sounds like you were lucky. When I saw the "mass exodus" from NY, I thought how frustrating that must have been. Good news that you were "pool-side" and enjoying life. Yes, we here in Maryland were spared. But, it makes you think, ya know?

[SouthernHawk]

ROTFL ! ! ! ! Oy Vey!

[beachn4fun]

Have you tried using the "dip?" Little tub of stuff you can put on your dog or cat once a month. You can buy it in WalMart or some place like that.

[Soaring Feather]

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Good Morning TROOPS
Canteen Crew
MoJo, Ma, Radix, Everyone!

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That is a very fishy story if you ask me. Go ahead, ask me!!

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"What a dumb Fish Cop," the second blonde said to the other two, "doesn't he know that there are steelhead in this river?!"

Oh Tom,
I have hired this guy as my publicity guy!
You will be hearing from him soon.
You may not want to pick up the phone when it tolls.

[HiJinx]

Well, we’re going to do something a little different today. Rather than Googling for sites, we’re going to go straight to Arizona’s premiere horn-tootin’ back-pattin’ self-aggrandizing medium – Arizona Highways magazine! Every month they offer a back road adventure at the back (where else?) of the magazine. September’s adventure takes us to Point of Pines Lake. It was written by Sam Negri, who has spent much of his adult life wandering around rural Arizona. The photographs are by Mike Larson. Arizona Highways limits access to their property, so none of these pictures are linked. If you want to see them in full size, you'll have to subscribe!

Clouds threaten to disrupt the lake’s placid reflections and the sunlit display of colorful wildflowers at Point of Pines

Point of Pines, a high-country recreational area, sits within the borders of the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Created by Congress in 1897, the reservation covers a little more than 1.8 million acres in central and eastern Arizona and was formerly a division of the White Mountain Reservation established in 1871.

Sunlight shimmering through morning mist transforms dewdrops into sparkling jewels on pine boughs and bracken ferns

I'm at the southwestern edge of Point of Pines Lake in a small meadow surrounded by the remnants of late summer wildflowers and a deep forest of ponderosa pine trees. I was startled by what appeared to be a bald eagle perched on a bare branch at the top of a ponderosa pine on the opposite bank. An Apache man who had been watching his wife fish pointed at the top of the tree.

"Eagle," he said.
"I think so," I replied.
"Maybe a hawk," he said.

But, it turned out not to be an eagle. When it moved, I saw its white belly and a line of black feathers extending from its eye to the back of its head, the unmistakable markings of an osprey. Ospreys migrate through the area in the fall, and this one was clearly attracted by the prospect of dining on fish from the lake.

A great blue heron surveys Point of Pines Lake’s shoreline, the source of its diet of small fish, insects, snakes, and frogs

The morning after my arrival, I took my kayak over to the mile-long lake. I paddled down the middle, scanning the steep embankment on the southern shore. From the high-water mark stained in the rocks, I could see how much the lake had dropped during the recent long drought.

While I was lost in a reverie of missing rain, two great blue herons suddenly rose from a shadow at the edge of my peripheral vision. One swung over my head, arching through a small circle of the sky; the second one banked and moved wider, but both landed in the same pine tree, folding their smoky wings and becoming invisible against the backdrop of the forest.

Getting to the country up around Point of Pines is easy. Drive east of Globe on US 70. You can get the tribe's $7 recreational use permit at the Chevron station across from the Apache Gold Casino. The road to Point of Pines from US 70 is Indian Route 8 and the one up the mountain is Indian Route 1000. Neither is marked, but they're impossible to miss (right...I'd miss 'em! HJ).

The paved road climbs gradually through a broad grassy area called Antelope Flat and leads eventually through 6.646-foot-high Barlow Pass. This area is well known as an archaeological trove once inhabited by Mogollon, Hohokam, Puebloan, and Salado Indians before the Apaches arrived sometime after 1450 AD.