A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-28-04....Military Monday

Billie, The Mayor

[The Mayor]

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

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

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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, The Mayor, 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.

TOP: Mo1's dad; BuffyT's Uncle (right, w/ her dad & grandmother); Armymarinemom's 3 sons.
MIDDLE: ru4Liberty's dad; SheLion's husband, MaineRebel; wirestripper.
BOTTOM: fivetoes; bigghurtt; hurricane; ladtx' dad; Pippin's brother.

TOP: Repubmommy's brother, Rose in RoseBear's uncle, BoxerBlues' son Chris, BoxerBlues' son Brent.
BOTTOM: Rose in RoseBear's cousin's hubby, Deadhead's stepdad, Dansy's dad, Misty's brother.

                     

THE WEEKEND THREAD 06-25,26,27-04... 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

[Kitty Mittens]

I LOVE this picture; he's holding that sweet little birdie so tenderly!

[Alamo-Girl]

Good to see you, WVnan! I'm doing fine here. I hope all is well with you, too!

[MeekOneGOP]

haha ! Good one ! :^D

[MeekOneGOP]

FREEDOM in Iraq =
GOD is smiling broadly

Yes, he is !! :^D

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for your posts.

[The Mayor]

He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, will suddenly be destroyed. —Proverbs 29:1

The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.

[MeekOneGOP]

Oh, yeah. I just had to share it with my ping list. :^D

[Conspiracy Guy]

If Communists practice Communism, Socialists practice Socialism and Tourists practice Tourism, what do Motorists practice?

[The Mayor]

driving?

motorism?

hahahaha

[Conspiracy Guy]

I wasn't sure.

[The Mayor]

I thought you had the answer.. : )

one of those trick questions.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I've always liked word patterns.

[Uncle Jaque]

RE the pic on #21 -

Check with SNOPES on that one - It seems reasonable enough, but I'm pretty sure that it's a Photoshop hoax, really.

http://www.snopes2.com/

[Kudsman]

Good letter Mayor. I thought about it for a good part of the day while completing my deliveries. What troubles me with the whole thing is that we as individuals and business owners must now be reduced to begging the government to grant us a privilege for something that should be a right. Tobacco is still legal. So the guv forbidding the consumption of a legal substance and especially forbidding a business from providing a place for that consumption smacks of outright tyranny. However, even if you could convince Mr. Pataki to issue some sort of executive order grandfathering any bar/restaurant that chose to opt out, the local health Czars still control the decisions. Citizens need to remove the Nazis on local health boards first. I don't know how. Are they appointed for certain time periods? If so by whom are they appointed. There is where the pressure is needed I would think.

[The Mayor]

I think your right, I do not know the term of the healyh czar, I will find out though.

The letter I sent out was aimed at the County Legislators.
Albany has destroyed the economey of Erie County and the rest.
We all need to put fire under the feet of the locals.
They are responsible for what happens locally,
they can easily act in the best interest of the business economy,
when that falls, revenue falls, loss of local jobs, local sales tax revenue, etc, etc!!
Where will the money come from ? It will have to come in the
way of tax increases because you know as ell as I do,
the cuts always cut the hard working little guy and never
the top, lard asses, and management.

So needless to say, I have got to get to work on the website,
I want to publish this as a site for AlbanyPolitics.com
how what thery do effects us. They lack of local coverage is terrible
and they only tell us what they want us to hear.
Do we ever know when an issue is dead in committee?
NO!
I have a friend that lobbies in Albany for Christian issues.
He sends the voting record out on all of them, we can pin point the problem and Freep attack, hehe..

[Kudsman]

Sounds great. I'll be waiting for the word. :-)