Posted on 09/08/2001 6:21:07 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
I'll never, ever forget the first time I found Free Republic. It was thru the 'Whitewater' link from Drudge in March of '98. I clicked on --- read a few of the threads --- and called downstairs to my husband and said "Jim --- you should see what I've just found!!!!!"
As with the rest of my fellow Freepers, life just has not been the same. Bedtime has changed, no more daily 'NYTimes crossword', and until I got a laptop to take with me when I traveled, I just stayed home! I remember being in a hotel one night, and I didn't know how to hook up the laptop. It was HORRIBLE! There I had my computer, but couldn't use it! To be so close to Fr.com, yet not able to take part!
I have become so politically savvy about all that is current, and I have to thank all of you for your informative input, analysis, humor, and - well, you all know what I'm talking about.
But first of all I have to acknowledge the one man who is responsible for all this:
~~~~~~THANK YOU, JIMROB!!!!!!~~~~~~
P.S. Because of the nature of Free Republic, I have the jump on the news before others (except Freepers). The morning after the plane crash of that young singer, I mentioned the overweight luggage problem. No one else had heard of that as a cause. I've become a font of knowledge because of Fr.com - be it politically heavy news or some light stuff. Yesterday, at Schundler's HDQ, someone passed around a joke. Everyone howled over it. Guess what? Old stuff to me!
Has my life changed? You betcha!!!!!
Yes, and that's why I'm living under a viaduct now, jobless, but still checking my Self Search on the free machine at the Public Library.(Joke)
Nor has it helped my typing...
It also seems to me that since finding FreeRepublic we've managed to avoid most major household jobs. Not a single room painted or otherwise renovated, and the attic and basement are still in dire need of cleanout. Hmmm, couldn't be a connection, could there?
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Ditto That...
Can someone develop a FReerepublic screeen saver....thanks...
PS I found FReerepublic on Drudge and have been hooked ever since...
Congratulations!!! You're a wise man.
Marriage and children are more precious than all the trinkets and distinctions of the world.
The very point of liberty is to be able to lavish your productive powers upon those you love, instead of having the fruits of your labors appropriated by a ravenous state.
Keep us informed.:-)
Soon, that was my home-page. One night I was checking out the links he had to other sites and discovered "Free Republic". A lurker was born. Soon I signed up and FR was my home-page - and has been ever since.
I've lived through the Drudge disconnect (haven't been THERE in almost two years) and the Trixie split, several "Good-bye Cruel World" posts, and held my breath and prayed with Gonzo when the SS came to his door. Have witnessed some awesome flame wars. I cyber-met and chat with Alamo-Girl and amom and Yellow Rose of Texas, 3 people I consider friends.
Lord, I love this place! And yes, I donate regularly.
My only regret is not finding it sooner!
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