A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 09-05-02

To: Libertina; Billie; daisyscarlett; Mama_Bear; lodwick; Pippin; All

Libertina. You truly are an inspiration. I was profoundly affected by your following statement:

"Returning home a few months before the election I was shocked to find that Republican was a dirty word, Boy Scouts were a hate group, and NAMBLA was operating in full public view. It was an outrage."

For many of us living in the states the changes were so subtle and most of us felt so isolated in our belief that something was terribly wrong.

Your further comment about how you felt when you felt when finding Free Republic also struck a chord, I'm sure for most of us. Thank God for people like you and thank God for Free Republic.

241 posted on 09/05/2002 3:18:07 PM PDT by dutchess

To: Billie; Mama_Bear

242 posted on 09/05/2002 3:20:38 PM PDT by Pippin

243 posted on 09/05/2002 3:32:50 PM PDT by WVNan

Did you make those hearts go higher or did you find it like that? I love it.

244 posted on 09/05/2002 3:33:47 PM PDT by WVNan

Can I join you?

Of course you may!

Isn't this a precious picture? :-)

245 posted on 09/05/2002 3:36:48 PM PDT by Mama_Bear

To: dutchess; Billie; dansangel; Mama_Bear; daisyscarlett; lodwick; Pippin; Aquamarine

Oh thank you Dutchess, you are too kind! I know many people feel as I do. I'm just so happy I've found a place to be among good people.

I found being in Taiwan a real eye-opener. I learned about my own counry by being there. They are wonderful people who love freedom, as we do. They even have 3 streets whose names translate to :
Of the People
By the People
For the People

I kid you not! I'd like to share a short story about my wonderful students you see in the picture in my bio.

I hosted/presented a live English entertainment program in some of the Taiean Chinese schools. I had a microphone, taught songs, numbers, alphabet and spoke enough Chinese to make them laugh, you know... I had 5 groups of 100 in the auditorium each time.

Anyway, one Saturday one of the kids got sick and threw up breakfast in the 2nd row. I finally realized that all the first 3 rows on one side of the room had moved back and were sitting on their friends' laps. Then the smell hit me. I went over to investigate and saw a big mess on the floor.

The regular teacher for that class was gone and the male substitute just sat there. I asked him to get a janitor and began opening windows. No janitor came, I couldn't concentrate and finally the Chinese sub told a student to get a mop to clean it up. The student took the mop, dragged it through the mess, and trailed it out into the hall, as pieces of morning egg fell off along the way.

I was so angry I was going to walk out and never return. What was wrong with these people? Couldn't they even take a little responibility? I was so angry I told all the 100 students to go back to class.

As thy were tromping past me, one litle girl (a favorite) said to me in Chinese: Laoshir, weishemma jintian hen xiao shi jien? "Teacher, why today so little time?" I almost cried. Here they were willing to learn, sing, enjoy class with ME, even though the smell of vomit permeated the air. God Bless their little souls! Thinking of this even today, I feel tears coming and am humbled by their caring. Needless to say, I did return. And I love them still today.

246 posted on 09/05/2002 3:37:43 PM PDT by Libertina

Thank You

And that is a really cute picture!

247 posted on 09/05/2002 3:38:14 PM PDT by Pippin

Thank you. I love finding good stuff on algore's internet

He is my favorite inventor.. I use his algore-rhythms every day..on his internet.

248 posted on 09/05/2002 3:38:58 PM PDT by humblegunner

Good afternoon pippin...guess it is good evening to you on the East Coast. Late getting here-cable modem problems...Yuck...Got lots of done today though., ha ha.

249 posted on 09/05/2002 3:51:14 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

What an interesting life you have led. FReepers are such fascinating people! I love getting to know people through their experiences. :-)

250 posted on 09/05/2002 3:55:13 PM PDT by Mama_Bear

Lodwick are you really, really back or are you posting from a library?lol...

251 posted on 09/05/2002 3:55:15 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

To: Billie; Mama_Bear

You have the lock on the bluebird, of course (in my early morning good morning post) but I love butterflys and ladybugs so I will take whichever one Lori does not want...

252 posted on 09/05/2002 3:59:20 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

To: daisyscarlett

Hi daisy. Billie says you have been having connection problems. Nice to see you haven't been disconnected completely....or, at least it wasn't for a long time.

While I am thinking about it, do you know if whoever is okay? She's been gone a long time. I am a little worried about her.

BTW, I can be a ladybug or a butterfly, doesn't matter to me. You choose. :-)

253 posted on 09/05/2002 4:04:12 PM PDT by Mama_Bear

To: Libertina; Billie

Thanks for posting that photo of you in NY with the Towers in the background. Gave me the chills but helps me to remember what an awful thing 9-11 was. Maybe next week those of us with photos taken of New York prior to 9-11 can post them. I know JustAmy has one that she posted a couple of weeks ago.

254 posted on 09/05/2002 4:04:27 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

To: daisyscarlett

Good evening, Daisy!

Yes it is evening here.

How are you doing?

255 posted on 09/05/2002 4:09:12 PM PDT by Pippin

Thanks for posting all the photos from the Seattle freeps...They are very neat and you have some very great FReeper friends...

256 posted on 09/05/2002 4:14:24 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

To: Mama_Bear; ru4liberty; lodwick; WVNan

Yes, it is time for another update on whoever, please, please..ru4liberty talks to her and brings us the updates. The last one said she was coming along fine under a doctor's care and hopes to be back soon.....

I sure do miss her and when she and Loddy were both gone at the same time, it was way too lonesome...

.And now JustAmy is gone too. But we have a new buddy, Silly Shelly, and she is picking up some of the slack..

Yep, I had a weird cable modem problem-it would go in and out-I was able to email Billie but it took over an hour...but the mail must go through...LOL

I am scheduled to post tomorrow and I told Billie not to worry. If my cable was out, I would just go to Kinkos and post from there and send the bill to the cable company...lol..Think they would pay it if I pleaded that I had an obligation and hundreds of FReepers were depending on me?ha ha....

257 posted on 09/05/2002 4:23:19 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

Butterfly or ladybug....hmmm....why don't we take turns. I will be the butterfly this week and the ladybug next week...they are both magnificent insects if there is such a thing.

258 posted on 09/05/2002 4:27:35 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

To: Billie; lowbridge

Yes the Yesterday's News graphic by lowbridge on yesterday's thread, posted this a.m., was a classic. And TG was at the Alamo too...Pictures to prove it...ha ha

259 posted on 09/05/2002 4:44:00 PM PDT by daisyscarlett

To: daisyscarlett; WVNan

I sure do hope we hear from her soon.

And now JustAmy is gone too. But we have a new buddy, Silly Shelly, and she is picking up some of the slack..

And she is doing a fine job of it too. :-)

Daisy, I hope you don't end up having to go to Kinko's to post the thread. You do have hundreds of FReepers depending upon you, but somehow I doubt that would carry much weight with the cable company. LOL.

Nan, here is the angel I found for you. Hope it's one you don't already have.

260 posted on 09/05/2002 4:47:14 PM PDT by Mama_Bear

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