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

[daisyscarlett]

Wow....thanks for the awesome photo and the awesome Patsy Cline music!!

[Aquamarine]

I do so hope that you can get up to the mountains and away from the big city of Atlanta to "meet" Aqua some day soon...(Wasn't there some talk of you guys meeting at some super duper outlet mall?)

That would be wonderful!
DA...the one good thing about living in Atlanta is spring. Atlanta has the most beautiful dogwoods and azaelas in the world, the northside of Atlanta looks like heaven on earth in the springtime!

[daisyscarlett]

What a lovely post....I thought for sure it was a jwfiv post before I saw your name...You guys both have a lovely way with words and graphics...

[Billie]

'Our' day has come, hasn't it? So much fun working on this with the two of you, making it 'pretty' for someone who brings so much beauty to our threads, with the breathtaking art she posts to illustrate the music we've all come to know and love from Aqua.

We've already exchanged mega words and compliments in FReepmail in going back and forth with both your ideas and mine.

Aqua, Daisy is SO good at 'snooping' (LOL!) to uncover the little things that are special to our FReeper in the spotlight. She sent me the "Enduring" print and thought it would make a wonderful pledge graphic to surprise you with. Am so glad that it did.

The SUV with you and Daisy was easy - just took Daisy (and your 'head') from that little doll I made for you last year - already very small, so it didn't take much to insert into the SUV. Would love to have known what color SUV you drive, but this one had to do!

I just love you both, and there was no way this thread wouldn't be 'pretty'! It's a girl-thing - the guys may not be so impressed! (Well, except for your PICTURE!) LOL!

[Aquamarine]

. I forgot to add to your profile that you are not a "morning person"...lol.....

Thanks for pointing that out. That's one reason I don't usually have very long replies here in the morning....just trying to save you all from having to decipher all my typos. :)

Jim Gray is my favoriet artist. He paints my two favorite places (among other parts of the world) the Great Smoky Mtns. and the Gulf beach, he has a home in both places. As a Christian he appreciates God's beauty here on earth and captures the scenes in a way only someone who knows God could.

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning Billie and sistahs...

Getting the week off to a good start here, doncha think, with our a profile of our very own "Music Lady"...and we have great profiles scheduled for the rest of the week too...

[Aquamarine]

I think Aqua chose DaisyMae because she wanted a "mountain" sounding name...Am I right about that Aqua?...

Yes I had some input from the Canteener's and Daisy Mae seemed to fit her the best. She's a very feminine dog and even prisses when she walks. LOL!
I had another male beagle before Beauregard named Harold but I have to tell you that female dogs make the sweetest pets.

[Budge]

That means alot to me coming from you, you're one of my heroes. :)

Ah shucks, ma'am. You're making me blush! Thank you for the kind words.

Here's a big friendship hug!

P.S. I hope your husband doesn't get mad at me for that hug! :)

[Pippin]

Good Morning, (((Daisy)))!

I'm glad I didn't have it pulled either.

[Aquamarine]

Hi Lady. What a beautiful picture and text.

Believe me the priviledge is all mine. I never dreamed that I would have the opportunity to meet the wonderful people like you and other's that I've met here. It thrills me...it really does and I thank God for this place.

[Budge]

When I first saw that beautiful picture with the Pledge on it, I thought it was this historic home near Monticello.

I took that picture on my one and only trip there in '98 with my first little digital camera.

[FreeTheHostages]

Click on the pic

[Budge]

Thanks, that chicory coffee smells good. I will have a cup, thank you very much...

You're more than welcome. That coffe will keep you going for a lot longer than regular. :)

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Billie! You wonderful artistic person. Of course you love us...it shows!...and of course you're loved in return. :) You ladies must be angels...my own mother couldn't have come up with such thoughtful and caring touches. :)

[daisyscarlett]

I can see the similarities in those houses. Very nice picture you took..Are you a camera bug?

[Aquamarine]

Thank you so much for the hug Budge! No Mr. Aqua doesn't mind, he's not the jealous type. :)
(((hugbackatcha)))

[Aquamarine]

That is an absolutely gorgeous post! I'm serious you're gifted...hope you'll keep this up. :)

[Billie]

Nice to see you today. Thanks for coming, and hope you return again soon. :)

[Billie]

Morning, giver of Atta-Boys and Atta-Girls!

[Billie]

Hi, ru, and thank you for the kudos! We're just getting lots of practice - like everything, things get easier the more you do them. :) (Plus, it doesn't hurt to have a Pretty Woman to feature!)