A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...01-27-03...A Gem of a Freeper...And Colorful, Too

Billie and daisyscarlett

[daisyscarlett]

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.

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

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

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

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

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 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.

GROUP 6A: 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.

GROUP 7A: 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.

GROUP 8A: 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.

      

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.

                     

In Our Spotlight Today ...

Aquamarine ...

If you are ever lucky enough to find yourself in the mountains of Northern Georgia and you happen to see a pretty lady barrelling down the road in an SUV, taking those curves perhaps a bit over the speed limit, and she has a beagle-mix dog in the car who answers to the name of Daisy Mae, and if there is music blasting from her car, then take another look. It could very well be Aquamarine.

One of FR's Finest

Aquamarine signed up on Free Republic on 6-19-01 using her favorite color as her screen name. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband, a Fire Fighter, and the aforementioned Daisy Mae.

When Daisy Mae came into her life, she shared that story on the USO Canteen thread. Here, she shares it with us again:

"A year ago Christmas I was out shopping in a local country store when the owner asked me to sit down and rock this sweet dog that they had rescued from being run over by a truck in front of their store that morning. I had just told my husband before I left the house that morning that after years of being without a dog^* that I was ready for one."

"She was half starved and dirty but after rocking her for just a few minutes I knew that I would take her home with me. She was lucky to survive and we were lucky to find her."

^* Below is a photograph of Aqua with her beloved Beagle, Beauregard.
Bet he was smiling when he saw that Daisy Mae looks a lot like him. :)

"My husband gave Beauregard to
me for Christmas when we were
engaged. He was a special dog
and lived for 5 years before
getting run over by a car. That's
why Daisy Mae now wears a shock
collar that keeps her within a
90 ft. radius of the house."

Freeping ...

Aquamarine was freeping before she was a Freeper! She attended three protests "during the attempted election theft by Gore."

At the second protest she attended, in Lenox Square GA, she took several pictures. She had learned about the protests through LoudCitizen.com. The protest generated a huge response from the motorists, and a lot of fun was had interacting with waves, shouts and big "thumbs up"! Of course, a few dems harrassed Aquamarine and the other protesters with their usual vulgarities.

The next Saturday Gore still hadn't conceded, so Aquamarine went back to Lenox Square....and this time she met some FReepers ...... "They were a lively, friendly bunch of people and told me how to sign up at Freerepublic.com." The rest, as they say, is history!

Later that day, a small group from the morning protest met down in front of The Third Curcuit Court in Atlanta and had the opportunity to do a Live Protest in front of the CNN camera.

After the election fiasco, Aquamarine became even more active in contacting politicians and other organizations.She said she regrets that she had not done more conservative activism in the past.

"I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and my family moved to Georgia when I was 11. I'm one of those Christian Right Wing Extremists... but what else would you expect from someone right out of the heart of the Bible Belt? I've always been fortunate enough to have conservatives around me. My father was a strong conservative that could shatter any liberal's delusions in no time, and my husband is even more conservative than I am.

I think that George Washington was the best President that this nation has ever had; followed by a close second would be Ronald Reagan.

I vote ProLife - won't even consider voting for any politician that is Pro Choice. I am an ardent supporter of the Constitution, our Military, the Boy Scouts of America and protecting our religious freedom. Can't even express how disguted I am with the major News Network Outlets after having put unconditional trust in them for the biggest part of my life."

Music, Music, Music:

Aquamarine has always had a love of all kinds of music. She credits Fiddlstix for giving her the idea to post music on FR and Billie for teaching her HTML to accomplish this. In addition, she has a good eye for art and shares that with us as lead-ins to the music she posts. She posted music at the Canteen for many months, both on daily threads and special threads. She, along with Mr. Magoo and Sam Wolf, provided the music for the hugely successful USO Canteen Freeper Style..USO Dance.

Aquamarine has been a presence and contributor on the Finest thread since its inception in June of 2002. In addition to posting and sharing music and art on a regular basis, she recently did the A Celebration of Christmas Music thread, which was well received. She was also a contributor to the Christmas is...Freeper Memories thread on the Finest.

Aquamarine's Testament:

"I believe it is our ultimate purpose in this life to serve and glorify God so please let me take this opportunity to share with you that one day this life will be over, and those who know Christ as their personal Savior will spend eternity with Him."

WEEKEND THREAD: 01-25,26-03 Week In Review

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

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need

to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping daisyscarlett (-:

Hi Aquamarine, hope you're enjoying your day in the spotlight (-:

[daisyscarlett]

Flowers, crumpets-all sorts of goodies from you today. You must have the day off...lol...Good to see you hanging out with us today...

[daisyscarlett]

(oops, caught freeping at work again!)

Actually you were just taking a "non-policy breaking microbreak", lol....

Shoot, if you can master HTML and graphics and tables et al, chess will be a breeze!!

Aquamarine quip, after a table-making class "No thanks, I think calculus would be easier to learn."...

[LadyX]

Woe is me ~ ~ how can I ever catch up?!

Kept reading and saying, "Oh, I'll respond to this - kept going and repeating the thought, and by the time I was about caught up, realized I was nowhere near the end of the thread - again.

It's wonderful to be in the company of so many congenial persons at one time on these threads, Billie.
Thank you for creating and perpetuating it, with the very best of helpers.

Our pride in and appreciation of Aquamarine flows through today's recognition much like the stream out of sight in her photograph in the woods.
Her many gifts to us are ones of beauty and serenity in full measure.
Every now and then is the impish lively recording or comment thrown in, just to watch us be jolted into consciousness..:))

Hugs for Your Day, Shining One.

Since you are Queen of the Day,
Empress Billie has allowed The LadyX
to hand you this to wear:

[daisyscarlett]

Your little niece is so cute...Love the expression of wonderment on her face as she gazes at the Cherokee Indian...

[daisyscarlett]

A wonderful tribute for a wonderful FReeper. Thanks for stopping by. AND THE CLINTON LEGACY COOKBOOK IS FANTABULOUS!!!

[daisyscarlett]

How very perfect-a lovely tiara for our Queen for the Day-Aquamarine. Now she has something to wear on her head as well as around her neck....

[LadyX]

"(Like 20 x 3.....plus a little. LOL)"

Aha! Fiddlstix, like Nan and me, you, too, are a bona fide, certified sexagenarian..:)))

(And proud of it, we are!!)

[daisyscarlett]

Speaking of the N.C. Cherokees, do they still put on that play "Unto These Hills"...

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for your part in inspiring Aquamarine to post music. And thank you for putting music to the .gif SUV.....

[christie]

So nice to hear more about members of our FReeper family.

AND THE CLINTON LEGACY COOKBOOK IS FANTABULOUS!!!

Thank you so much. The Clinton Legacy Cookbookis also a tribute to Free Republic and so many wonderful FReepers, including Aquamarine.

[daisyscarlett]

Missing you guys today....One of those Mondays, I guess...

[ohioWfan]

Looks like we ended up with 4 or 5 new inches yesterday.

When I got up at 7:30, our thermometer read 12 below zero, but I found out that the low here was closer to 20 below!

All the schools were closed!

This is a GREAT winter!!

[daisyscarlett]

What a fun day this has been and is still being....Sure enjoyed working with you on this one. We always have a great result when we collaborate....it was such fun doing Diver Dave, the Guild and the DC Freep together too....It seems easier too to just do 1/2....(hope I didn't forget any)..Course you always "help" me with my threads, even if it just to give me an atta-girl pre-posting.

Here is a .gif I found for you....

[Billie]

OH MY GOSH! That gif is precious!!!

Oops! I think you forgot PatriciaRuth! We did that one together, didn't we? Or am I just dreaming we did?! LOL!

You know, we're building quite an archive of FReepers here, and it really IS hard to remember them all at one time. :)

[Billie]

I think it's just poetic justice that more and more are finding out the real Thin Man. He used to only pick on whoever and me, but his list seems to be growing now. :)

[Molly Pitcher]

Glad you like it ohio. Hmmmm....Yes school out here, too. I want it to warm up like about.....60 degrees!!! Overnight!!

[Billie]

There was just something about the setting that reminded me of the Biltmore pic - maybe it was the railing across the bridge. :)

[daisyscarlett]

Yep, we did patriciaruth together and I loved it. I was gone when it was posted though-sure hated that. And of course, we did Eric together, though ohiowfan did most of the writing on that-it was wonderful-we sorta formatted it together. And we did Molly's Christmas one together too, though you tried to give me most of the credit....

We really do need to keep a journal, don't we? Gosh, it has been over seven months and it is getting a bit easier for me.

Glad you like the gif...Just came upon it while looking for something else and went BINGO...a gift .gif for Billie Blue...

[Billie]

LOL! Tell him about it, daisy!

Want a ruler, so you can smack him across the hand? :)