A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 08-13-02

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

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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 can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn'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, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

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: 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.

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

Aw, shoot! You guys! It's funny, though, because Meek had been posting this graphic, and then all of a sudden he started adding that teensy form to his posts - I RECOGNIZED the silly thing! LOL

You sure did! In fact you were the very first one to notice it in a comment back to me.
Thank you, ValerieUSA for this:

Prairie Chapel School on a foggy spring morning -
the President's ranch is up the road and to the right
(Posted by ValerieUSA August 10, 2002)

Meek, let's start this Texas day by telling everyone, once and for all, how this state got it's name:

Coronado’s famous search for the Seven Cities of Cibola and the riches thereof, ended on July 7, 1540, outside the sun-bleached rock pueblos of the Zuni Indians on the upper Rio Grande.
Misled by his well traveled priest, Fray Marcos and disillusioned in his quest for gold, he was determined not to return to Spain empty handed. If gold could not be acquired, he was was sure the surrounding country could contribute a wealth of slaves to take back.
The Spaniards fanned out across the countryside searching for people now instead of gold.
One of Coronado’ lieutenants journeyed far to the east, across the Panhandle of what is now Texas, and contacted a party of Caddoan Indians.
These Indians were of the Hasinai tribe, but the Spaniards called them Tejas from the Caddoan word Teychas, meaning “allies” or “friends”. This word came to be spelled "Texas" in old Spanish in which the “x” is substituted for a “j” sound.
From this mistaken tribal name the land derived it’s name.

“Lone Star” – T.R. Fehrenbach [para]

So when people say that "Texas" came from the Indian word for "friends" that's only partially right.
It's really of Spanish derivation.

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