A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-06,07-03....Week in Review

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay or a profile of another FReeper.

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine, FreeTheHostages ~

To Our FReeper FRiends: We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. We thought we'd kick back on the weekends and simply review the features of the week. If you missed seeing them and want to say hello there now, feel free to click on the link to that particular thread. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today and tomorrow, please feel free to do that also. One of us will always be around to see the welcome mat is still out, and maybe even put fresh flowers on the table. ~ Billie

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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


09-01-03 Labor Day.............................................MAMA_BEAR

09-02-03 FReePets - Lonestar's "Weinie"...DUTCHESS/GIZMO

09-03-03 To LBGA, With Love..................DANSANGEL/BILLIE

09-04-03 John's Two Cents....................JOHNHUANG2/BILLIE

09-05-03 Tennessee - "American, at its best".....MAMA_BEAR

Have a wonderful weekend!

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

[Libertina]

Morning Calpernia! I am so glad that you have not given up on your efforts to subjugate your computer! ;) Infact, I was going to also suggest going to TuCows to see if they had a software fix... but the stuff your friend sent you sounds like it will do the trick. Unfortunately for me, my entire zip of FR research, articles, and art over 1 1/2 years seems to be DOA :( ...(Saying to self: back ups, back ups; back ups...)

[jwfiv]

Miss Aqua, thanks for the ping to the stained glass window and the hymn it plays...a nice way to round out my morning.

Well...another fine Sabbath Day we've gotten ourselves into...)

Regards to all the Finest... the beautiful pics and thoughts and words and deeds make for a pretty good breakfast.

Wishing everyone a safe and lucky day...

[LadyX]

Sitting here reading a magazine article on the benefits of coffee!

Listen to this - -

Statistics show 79% of us have at least one cup of java a day. And breakthrough research shows that a cup or two a day - or even more - can be great for your health!

(LadyX interjects a vociferous HOORAY!!!)

"Coffee contains many beneficial compounds," says Peter R.Martin, M.D., of the Institute for coffee Studies at Vanderbilt University. "And often, the more you drink, the better off you may be." So enjoy a second or third cup, and you could:

Lose more weight with less effort

Studies show that sipping coffee 30 minutes before a meal can cut your appetite by 35% and boost your metabolism by 5% - enough to help you lose 15 pounds every year without countig calories.

(if I drink 8 cups a day, will I become The Thin Woman and reduce my grocery bill at the same time??!!)

skipping to the last part:

Relieve asthma and other chronic illnesses

The EPA reports that coffee drinkers have 29% fewer asthma criss, and research suggests the caffeine in one cup of coffee can improve lung function up to four hours.
"Cafeine relaxes and opens the airways, making it easier to breathe," explains Dr. Martin. "Plus it reduces the inflammation that often triggers the attacks."

LadyX is now GUILT-FREE, and requests The Mayor and MeeknMing and GailA to keep on bringin' it on for us!!

[jriemer]

He he..I once said I joined FR for the Zot threads!I make special requests of the Viking Kitty Klub.

The irony of ironies - I was the one ZOT!ed... and I'm a Viking Kittie 8^)

jriemer's ZOT!

[LadyX]

'Bout time you made an appearance, jw - - been down strollin' on the beach this fine day?

This was photographed at Myrtle Beach, SC,
where I will be heading next week for two days!

[MEG33]

Thank goodness.I am a hopeless coffee lover who had to "try out" a no coffee regime and was not happy.It wasn't the problem and I'm back to enjoying the java.I have not become thinner or richer as a result of drinking 8 cups a day,sad to say!

[The Mayor]

I love it!!

For as much coffee as I drink I should be in great shape and skinny!

I must admit that I weigh less now than I did when I joined the Army.

here's a fresh pot, drink up!!

[LadyX]

"I must admit that I weigh less now than I did when I joined the Army."

Ha!!
You and I now can be the Poster Man and Woman for Coffee Drinkers Campaign that Calpernia and MEG33 can initiate on our behalf.

In Basic Training in the Marine Corps, I weighed 118 pounds without varying an ounce.
I now weigh 113-117.

We can attribute it to The Finest Coffee Cafe in the World we have right here!

[The Mayor]

The Mayor

[MEG33]

I see !Nobody's perfect and mistakes were made...;).I am now a Viking Kitty but not because I can post great zots..I just cheer everyone on so they let me in.

[MeekOneGOP]

Refills, anyone ???? ...

Have a cup while you FReep !

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Cowboy!

Sorry to hear you won't be able to make it to Fresno this year.

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey ! You forgot the link to the music to go with that ! ...

Viking Kittens - Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

[4mycountry]

>>>I was the one ZOT!ed... and I'm a Viking Kittie 8^)<<

So was our very own Zavien Doombringer! I'm glad you guys didn't get the ZOT, I would have been one depressed kitty, indeed. On to Valhalla!!

[LadyX]

Ignorance is not bliss - - -

'SPLAIN to the uninformed what the Viking Kitties are, if you please???

(I definitely need to get out more!)

[MEG33]

I always think surely I won't laugh at the Viking Kitties AGAIN....wrong.Thanks for the refill,Meek.

[LadyX]

(Carl's is the very best! Luv that fella!)

[JustAmy]

A Beautiful Sunday Morning to all the Finest!!

[MEG33]

I think it's just a heads up that a disruptor needs zotting or when a zot thread lasts and gets really creative.

[MEG33]

Hi there!Been busy filling up humming bird feeders between posts.They are starting the migration.Some years it is hard to keep up.They have favorites and 20 can try to feed at one feeder meant for 4.Some spend as much time guarding territory as they do feeding.