****ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF FRiva CONFERENCE PHOTOS****

FREEPER! | 8/29/02 | Diotima

[diotima]

WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF FRIVA PICTURES!

If you have any pictures to post, post them here.

HERE is D1's photo collection

HERE is a link to Lowbridge's thead with his pictures.

HERE is a link to the Friva preparation thread w/photos.

HERE is a link to the monster FRiva thread with photos.

[dixie sass]

I was reading a Tom Clancy novel and came across the word Strela. Did you take the name from the novel? It means arrow, by the way.

[strela]

I was reading a Tom Clancy novel and came across the word Strela. Did you take the name from the novel? It means arrow, by the way.

Actually, no. I first stumbled across the term in the early 80s in my work in the Navy. Then as now, it refers to the Russian SA-7 shoulder-launched SAM missile, NATO-designation "Grail". They were actually supplied to Soviet armed forces as early as 1967.

I got a bow and arrow set for Christmas when I was 10, and have been an archer since then. Since, as you pointed out, "strela" is the Russian word for arrow, I continued to use the name as a pseudonym for my Dungeons and Dragons character (also an archer), when I played Amtgard (a live-action medieval-themed role playing game, where I play an archer), then continued to use it when I discovered the Internet, chat, and FreeRepublic.

[dixie sass]

I like the meaning of the word. I love archery, though I can't pull much more than a toy bow and arrow. It seems to be such a clean sport.

[strela]

Archery is also a quiet sport (which my parents probably intended when Santa brought me the bow and arrow in the first place; they were probably sick of hearing the continuous gunplay and the death throes of the Indian loudly shot by the cowboy in the back yard for the umpteenth time).

To me, archery is challenging because there are variables such as wind conditions, arm and shoulder strength and steadiness, the drag between the arrow and the bow, the condition and orientation of the fletches on your arrow, and the amount of pull you exert on the bowstring. These are all things that an archer must adjust or account for in order to shoot accurately. I never miss any coverage of Olympic archery competitions if I can avoid it; the best archers are a treat to watch and I pick up a lot of tips from them.

People have many different ways that they meditate; some stand on their heads, some assume the Lotus position, a few hang upside down in inversion boots, while others just sit and woolgather. My method is to shoot arrows into targets as quickly and accurately as I can.

[Syncro]

You have probably read Zen And The Art of Archery...You have given us some very interesting information about archery...thanks!

[Syncro]

I posted a picture of you Here

Sorry I didn't remember your name!

[strela]

Its hard to get me to shut up on the subject ;)

[finnman69]

Just thought I would post a link to the DUmmies commentary on this thread since they are jealous of it. It's funny to see their true colors come through. What a hateful bunch of losers. Mostly they make fun of people's looks. How very progressive of them. They dream to make a trip to Vegas if only they could get time away from their armpit hair braiding buisness.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=2138&forum=DCForumID60#27

[finnman69]

The DUmmies think you are funny.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=2138&forum=DCForumID60#16

[Syncro]

Anna and Hangfire do take a goood picture, but that is LurkerNoMore! in that picture with Hangfire...

:>)

[Syncro]

BTW, nice pictures of the Pirate Battle!

Here is a AnnaZ and carry_okie on Radio FR saturday nite.

katie strela got some battle pictures...above in 150.

[strela]

LNM it is. D'oh!

[Syncro]

Jeff Head, FReeper Of The Year:

Congratulations Jeff a well deserved honor!

[Syncro]

Jim Robinson and a grate casher...er that is a gate crasher...

Well, back to work...

[strela]

Well, here goes with the new, corrected, slimmed down photo collection.

LurkerNoMore and Hangfire - they take a good picture.

The Man (And We Want to Know Where You Got the Kewl Shades)

Hangfire, Jim, and Anna

Where We Were

Things Get a Bit Heated ...

Can't Think of an Insipid Caption for This One ... Its a Ship - All Right?

That's Gonna Leave a Mark ...

Checking In Friday

Our Hotel Was Nice, But THIS One ...

[strela]

Moved the series to Post 156.

[Syncro]

LOL good job...now my post will look like I am nuts..LOL well eveyone knows that anyway...hehe

That is Doughtyone with Jim in that picture , and someone made Jim wear the cool shades...lol and he wanted to ...

[strela]

now my post will look like I am nuts

Didn't you know? My middle name is Machiavelli! ;)

[Syncro]

LOL yes you are cunning...and can even spell your middle name!

Just for that , here is Jim putting on the shades...

Maybe Doughtyone can fill us in one the story behind the sunglasses...

D1, can you help us out here?