USO Canteen FReeper Style....Rocky Versace Tribute.... July 28,2002

Thank you Coteblanche for the Capel and Faraday for the research .......Snow Bunny

[Jen]

Hi MoJo! I haven't met you yet, but I saw yesterday's thread (or Fridays?) when you came to the Canteen for the first time. It's great to meet you!

[SpookBrat]

I wish I could go with y'all. I was telling her yesterday, we usually drive to St. Louis from Texas twice every summer and since we moved to Florida, that didn't happen this year. I coulda been a Columbia FReeper if we hadn't moved. Sniff...

Man, y'all are making me hungry to go out and find some peaceniks. I wanna FReep. Woohoo!

[Pippin]

Howdy' Y'All!

[SpookBrat]

They don't get to me because I have removed myself from them.....the ones I know. LOL They are like finger nails on a chalk board though. skreeeeeeeeeeetch....

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks !

[bluesagewoman]

Fingernails on a chalk board? That is funny. I was always the one raking my fingernails down the chalk board! Screeetch!

[Pippin]

Yikes! I never liked nails screeching on blackboard!

[Pippin]

You're welcome!

[LadyX]

Thought of you yesterday reading in a magazine some suggestions for backyard science fun, written by a naturalist at a Nature Center in New York.

* Go on a bug hunt.
Put a white sheet under a bush, shake the shrub, and show your kids all the insects that fall out.

* Charm worms!
Put a pitchfork in the soil and hit it with a rock for a few minutes. Earthworms will rise to the surface.

* Be seed smart.
Put athletic socks over your child's shoes and let her walk through a field to see how seeds 'hitchhike' on the socks.

Homeschoolmama - don't know the ages of your children, but included you in case they are young.

Afraid I'm not on your flight path to North Georgia, Spookie - but check with Aquamarine. Believe she lives in the North Georgia mountains!

[Jen]

Hi again and bye for awhile. My homework beckons...

[Faraday]

The pictures of the statue memorial to Rocky Versace is from a Memorial Plaza constructed outside the Alexandria, Virginia recreation center. The dedication of this Memorial (which commemorates all of the American Service men killed in action in Viet Nam from Alexandria) took place on July 6. Many moving tributes were made during this ceremony, including speeches made by Virginia Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine, Michael Haisley, the Memorial artist, Tobian Mendez, and Gen. Pete Dawkins (ret.), president of Rocky's class at West Point ('59). These speeches can be viewed with RealPlayer here. These are well worth the time. If you are every in Alexandria, stop at the plaza, reflect on its meaning, and see what a wonderful job Rocky's friends and family have accomplished.

[bluesagewoman]

Homework first? Did the fingernails on the chalkboard remind you of that? Study hard, rest easy!

[SpookBrat]

Ooooooo...charming worms sounds fun. We've got a ton of earth worms around here. I'll have to try that. Someone gave me a good idea for going on a science scavenger hunt...give them a list of things to find. Thanks for remembering me.

[Faraday]

Oops. Screwed up the link. This is the url: http://www.tvworldwide.com/event_020704.cfm

[LadyX]

"Thanks for remembering me."

How could we forget you?..:))) LOL
We love your exuberance and the way you love your family, and life itself.

Keep on keeping on ~ ~ ~

[SpookBrat]

<------click on the picture LOL

[SpookBrat]

Hi Mo! I loved your post yesterday! You are going to fit right in, I can tell. Please stick around and be sure to read tomorrows thread...Mail Call Monday. You'll need a box of kleenex handy. We love our military so much. And I totally understand about feeling proud of someone you don't even know.

My daughter is 5'5" and 11 years old. I wonder if she'll be as tall as you. :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Slivers of the East and West coasts, enclaves in Florida, dependent government bureaucrats, and fearfully deceived minority members, are all they can count on.

Hmm? Can we see a picture of this please? Thanks!

[SpookBrat]

I love your beautiful picture! Thank you for putting that up for us to enjoy.

[Mr_Magoo]

Not only are they all of the above, but they are idiots in need of a some intelligence. It's not smart to NOT defend yourself or your country. Ummm...hello???

What to do if you happen upon a peace rally:

1) Approach rich student talking about "peace" and saying there should be, "no retaliation."

2) Engage in brief conversation; ask if military force is appropriate.

3) When he says "No," ask, "Why not?"

4) Wait until he says something to the effect of, "Because that would just cause more innocent deaths, which would be awful and we should not cause more violence."

5) When he's in mid sentence, punch him in the face as hard as you can.

6) When he gets back up to punch you, point out that it would be a mistake and contrary to his values to strike you, because that would, "be awful and he should not cause more violence."

7) Wait until he agrees that he has pledged not to commit additional violence.

8) Punch him in the face again, harder this time!

Repeat steps 5 through 8 until he/they understand that sometimes it is necessary to punch back.