I have just made my second (and far from last) donation to FR in my short tenure here.
This is the best thing that has ever happened to me on the Internet. Just when I was about to give up on all of it as being hogwash, my husband, .45MAN, sent me a link to Free Republic last summer.
I began by lurking, signed on in October 2001 and have been hooked ever since.
I will continue to give my support for as long as I am able, to see to it that Free Republic continues to grow and prosper.
{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}} to you and to JimRob, too!
Yay! Rah! Rah! Rah!