A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-19-02

Billie

[Billie]

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

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

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.

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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:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

GROUP 2A: TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

GROUP 3A: TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

GROUP 4A: TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

      

GROUP 9A: 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.

GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

GROUP 11A: TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son. BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset); WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.

                     

Announcements



The Holidays Are Coming

This will be pretty short. As your hostesses, we wanted to say a few things about the upcoming holidays and some of the things you might expect to see on the Finest between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Expect some reruns of earlier tributes, for those who might not have seen them from the summer.

We know that Christmas shopping, and decorating, and baking, and families, and Open Houses, and other things will be occupying more of everyone's time from Thanksgiving all the way through New Year's Eve.

With that in mind, realize that Daisy and Lori and Dansangel and I will also be doing all these things, and while we'll still be inviting you here every day with a fresh thread, during this busy season we will be cutting back on extensive new profiles and ask for your participation in keeping it fun and interesting for all who still come by every day.

Will You Help Us?

We want to ask you for help in putting a thread together .... would someone like to share their favorite holiday crafts, recipes, a special holiday memory, collectables, photos of your home decorated, inside and out?

Please share your ideas and thoughts with any one of us by FReepmail, and let's have a joyous, frazzle-free holiday season. That's not to say we don't still have several New Profiles up our sleeve .... it's not ALL reruns! (But of course you will have to visit the thread to see!) LOL

And Finally..A Couple of Things...

Just a reminder: we DO have some great new profiles for this week AND next, already in the works .... and next Thursday, look for a beautiful special Holiday thread by Mama_Bear, which will run from Thanksgiving Day through Sunday.

Do start getting those pictures of your special fur friends to us for our Pet Christmas thread later in December. We will announce the deadline very soon for you to get them to us!

Billie    DaisyScarlett    Dansangel    Mama_Bear

THIS WEEK'S THREADs
11-18-02 Outrageous Outtakes from FR

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

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[lodwick]

The most destructive habit..............................Worry

The greatest Joy.............................................Giving

The greatest loss......................Loss of self-respect



The most satisfying work....................Helping others

The ugliest personality trait....................Selfishness

The most endangered species........Dedicated leaders (This must have been written during bent's reign of terror.)



Our greatest natural resource....................Our youth

The greatest "shot in the arm"...........Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome......................Fear



The most effective sleeping pill.........Peace of mind

The most crippling failure................Excuses

The most powerful force in life..........................Love



The most dangerous pariah......................A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer.......The brain

The worst thing to be without......................... Hope



The deadliest weapon.............................The tongue

The two most power-filled words................."I Can"

The greatest asset.........................................Faith



The most worthless emotion......................Self-pity

The most beautiful attire................................A SMILE!

The most prized possession....................... Integrity



The most powerful channel of communication.......Prayer

The most contagious spirit....................Enthusiasm

[Mudboy Slim]

au' contraire!

[Billie]

Thank the Lord indeed - and what a graphic that is! Beautiful!

[Mudboy Slim]

au' contraire!

[Mudboy Slim]

The most beautiful attire................................A SMILE!

The most prized possession....................... Integrity



The most powerful channel of communication.......Prayer

The most contagious spirit....................Enthusiasm

[Billie]

You're late. :) Hi, how's our Finest (little red Flying Machine) Flyboy?

[Billie]

I LOVE that baby bundle tied up in blue ribbon! (have him on my profile page, he's so sweet!)

[Aeronaut]

Hi Billie. I was actually unable to complete a (real) flight today because I was accumulating ice on the approach. I was only about 100 miles from where Wellstone bought it. I proudly chickened out.

[Diver Dave]

Somebody said a mother is an unskilled laborer... Somebody never gave a squirmy infant a bath.

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby... Somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal" is history.

Somebody said a mother's job consists of wiping noses and changing diapers... Somebody doesn't know that a child is much more than the shell he lives in.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct... Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring...Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said teachers, psychologists and pediatricians know more about children than their mothers... Somebody hasn't invested her heart in another human being.

Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out"...Somebo! dy thinks a child is like a bag of plaster of Paris that comes with directions, a mold and a guarantee.

Somebody said being a mother is what you do in your spare time...Somebody doesn't know that when you're a mother, you're a mother ALL the time.

Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices... Somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child wind up and hit a golf ball through the neighbor's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother... Somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.

Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first... Somebody doesn't have five children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books... Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery...Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bu! s for the first day of kindergarten.

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back... Somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married...Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home...Somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said being a mother is a side dish on the plate of life... Somebody doesn't know what fills you up.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her... Somebody isn't a mother.

[Billie]

Thanks for the hugs, Dansy - you add so much each day youself, sistah!

It's 4 PM (CST) - I think it's time for some afternoon tea......would you all care to join us? :)

[lodwick]

Solid thinking there - the live chicken is the wise chicken.

[Aeronaut]

Solid thinking there - the live chicken is the wise chicken.

Thanks. My passengers were quite OK with the decision, too.

[ru4liberty]

I'm not big on tea, but I will have a frap while y'all enjoy your tea.

[Billie]

Okay let's all sing like the birdies sing!! Hi there, Temple! I bet you sing bass, don't you?

[SpookBrat]

Do you want my autograph?

[Billie]

LOL! Want to head up that one? Collect the stories, put them together - one of us will take it from there. You get the credit. :)

[Billie]

Love "What dogs do for us" - they are so much to those that are dog lovers. Cats do the same for cat people, I'm quite sure. :)

[Billie]

Hi, Gail, what a cute gif!

[Billie]

And I thought Aeronaut was late today. :) Hi, Mix!

[Billie]

Beautiful colors! Love that song, too. Do send the Coffee Cake recipe, Aqua.