A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-19-02....The Queen of Dork

Dutchess and Billie

[dutchess]

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: 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.

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

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.

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 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.

                     

The Queen of Dork!

Baby Brad and Heidi
Brad's Gramma

She is first and foremost a child of God. She is a born-again Christian. She is 100% pro-life and 100% pro-Israel. She is also outrageously funny, fiercely loyal to both family and friends, a regular on The Dose and Freeperthon threads and has been affectionately dubbed "THE QUEEN OF DORKS". Here are some things that may surprise you about our very own "Brad's Gramma"

Sewing is my passion. I teach beginning sewing in my home. I believe it's an art that is almost lost. I get GREAT satisfaction out of watching the high school girls working with their creative natures, putting together the "weirdest" fabrics and patterns, making them LOOK right, and WEARING them!!! Some of them have made clothing for their friends both as gifts, and in some cases, to sell them. One girl was making Prom dresses and making a nice profit. What I enjoy most about working with those girls is being able to talk to them about Jesus, their life style choices, and just being there for them. I haven't taken up quilting yet, but it's starting to nag me!

BG was born in the Midwest and moved to California many years ago. Her father served in WWII and a brother served in Viet Nam.

There's other family history, regarding military that I've grown up with, giving me an "in-born" respect for our military. It was a quiet respect in our family, one never questioned.

BG's immediate family was Republican so she comes by her conservatism naturally. She does note that one sibling has " left the fold" since becoming an adult. Every family has one of those!

Family means everything to BG. She was a stay-at-home mom and regrets NONE of it! She and "Gramps" are the proud parents of two Midwest girls and a California boy!

And Now for the Story Behind Her Screen Name, Uncut and Unedited..

We have the cutest kid ever born grandson who is not only the cutest, he's the smartest. He excels in everything he does. He's the first in his class. He can run faster, climb higher, read faster, comprehend more from his reading, do math problems better than even the principal, has won every contest he's ever entered, has been voted Most Likely To Succeed in ALL of his classes in every grade since Kindergarten, has mastered 4 foreign languages, knows how to play the piano, violin, drums, cello and 3 others that slip my mind at the moment, has turned down offers from Hollywood for his acting skills (phew!), has 3 things he's invented that are waiting for the patents to go through (that was in 2nd grade) and has a full scholarship granted from MIT. We've been told he's the first child under 12 to receive that. And of course, worships the ground his Gramma walks on.

And, we defy anyone to dispute that fact.

There is NOT a biased bone in this great Freepers Body!!!!

BG doesn't remember exactly when she became interested, then "obsessed" with politics.

Gramps turned me on to Rush, years ago and the rest is history! I still listen to him, but have grown to REALLY like Hugh Hewitt. I believe Hugh will be giving Rush a run for his money some day soon.

She had heard of FR years ago and lurked off and on, but the night of THE ELECTION is when she really became hooked.

I remember sitting here, with a radio on, FR, Drudge and Real Clear Politics open…obviously, FR was the best. I signed up shortly thereafter. Lawgirl was the Freeper who gave me the nudge I needed to finally post, and I'll bet….she doesn't even remember! She was so gracious and helpful.

Rumor has it that BG has a daughter who also frequents the Dose. You'll often find them having mother daughter spats, which some refer to as "the dork wars". Her "daughter" recently shared a childhood picture of how she was informed of her adoption.

On a serious note Brad's Gramma provides humor and caring all wrapped in one. Here are a few comments by some of her devoted freeper fans:

Brad's Gramma's words always bring cheer or encouragement to those in need, lighthearted silliness leading to tears of laughter, or expressions of love for country and GW which inspire even greater patriotism in the reader. She consistently displays the character of a true friend and foot soldier in life, and is an undeniable Finest in FR. (Nicmarlo)

It's rare to meet and bond with a person so precious in real life much less the internet. Brad's Mamma continues to make me laugh until tears run down my face. Her heart is as big as the Pacific Ocean…reaching out to those in need emotionally and offering unconditional love. She's a truly amazing woman. (homeschool mama)

I first met Brad's Gramma on The Dose and I have been a fan of her's ever since…No matter what is going on, no matter how bad a day it has been, Grammie puts a smile on my face and warms my heart with her great humor and loving heart (Mo1)

It is a pleasure to recognize Brad's Gramma, a devoted Christian, wife, mother, GRANDMOTHER, friend to so many freepers and yes the QUEEN OF DORK.

Brad's Gramma, You ARE one of FR's Finest!

12-17-03....PRESIDENT'S DAY 12-18-03....POLITICAL PICTIONARY

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

[LadyX]

How delightful to read about you, BG!
Know how you feel about that guy, with eight grands, and a great-grandson.

Here is a *** SALUTE*** to all the dorky grams of America..:)))

[Pippin]

My guess is MJY!

I'll see if i'm right next week! :^)

[LadyX]

Thanks be to my true love, Carlsbad Caveman, for his coffee.
It got me through the day...:))

[LadyX]

Thank you so much, Free!
I miss being here.

Plowing through the myriad of details of car-buying - settling the loss (State Farm was very prompt, paying the full value) - working on the personal injury form - tomorrow have to get my initial x-rays to take to surgeon (both 45 miles away) and see if the arm can be put in a cast yet - and tomorrow night will send pictures to humblegunner to post of my safe little cocoon area in the midst of disaster.

I am so blessed to be hurt so little.

[FreeTheHostages]

When I broke my arm, I decided something: I was *definitely* going to call up my friends and ask them for favors so I could take it easy. And I did just that: I asked people to bring me dinner on a specific day and I didn't have to cook dinner that first week. (LOL, so OK, I only have 5 friends. But that's not my point!)

So as independent as we all can be, when you're hurt, that's the time to ask for others to help. Loads of laundry!!? Girlfriend, I'd be asking a friend to help with that. Friends actually *like* to help when one's in extremis.

[admiralsn]

The street where BG lives:


The shirt that BG wears:


BG's dog:


BG's favorite snack:

[LadyX]

Entering with caution amidst your SCUDS and THUD reports, Cap'n! I surely went THUD last week, but am recovering..:))

The beach stging area is ideal, although Aquamarine thought she was a Navy seal and glubbed a bit underwater after taking her non-French wine medicine.
WVNan held a prayer vigil for Scuttlebutt and razorback-bert to arrive in time to sail, out 'saving' the world.

MeeknMing magnanimouly agreed to be in charge of endless, 'spamless' coffee for the crew, and Billie has made special graphics to paint on the sails, on demand as 'special needs' arise to fool the pirates out there.

Larryjohnson - will you be issuing weather reports and charts from your vantage point in Maine?

End of SitRep, oMmi....

[JustAmy]

Congratulations on being one of FR's Finest!!
We are happy you are part of the FR family!!

[LadyX]

We should acknowledge the cheerfulness with which you attended your latrine duties this week, Pippin.

You are excused from the otherwise mandatory Sendoff Singing of Kumbaya at dawn Tuesday next week.

[dware]

{{{Mo1}}} When I see your screenname now, I confess I think of mussels

But I didn't eat them .. Dware did

I just offered my support .. *L*

And I'd do it again, TOO! Great to see you guys!

This is what I've been up to lately:

Introducing the Citizens for Fair and Balanced Funding^

Brad's Gramma, Congrats & thanks for your dedication to FR!

[SpookBrat]

Pippin, thank you so much for the ping. Lucky I got on today. BRAD'S GRAMMA........I love you. (Non-homo love). Congratulations dear friend. You were the first person to ever talk to me here and I'll always love and adore you for being so kind and sweet to me. You're a wonderful human and friend.

[SpookBrat]

Thanks for doing such a wonderful job for my precious friend Brad's Gramma. You guys do a great job everyday!!!

[dutchess]

Glad you both stopped over. Grammy was so much fun to profile....Although I don't post often on the dose...I am usually there daily and have really come to admire her. (and the emails I got as we were working on this were a hoot!!!!)

[dutchess]

Thanks for the link dware. I have been so busy lately as a "hostess in training" (4 weeks ago I didn't know what a URL was, could barely post a picture LOL...now look at me)that I haven't had much chance to JUST FREEP and see what all is going on out there. ANYWAY...thanks for what you're doing. Be sure to stop in tomorrow to see John's essay. It's on point. Keep up the good fight!

[dutchess]

Hi LadyX. So great to see you. Have visions of you slurping your soup LOL. Did you hear that the Cap't said my Gizmo can be a stowaway???? He's renamed him Gizmongrel.
So glad you're on the mend.

[Brad’s Gramma]

She often threatened to sell me to the gypsies.

I'm back. For about 6 minutes....I have a CLASS this afternoon. Very important stuff, don'tchaknow.

We're STILL considering the gypsies. We're waiting for them to up the ante.

How's the psycho?

[dutchess]

Hi Amy...Nice flowers...Grammy said she'll be back soon!

[dware]

(4 weeks ago I didn't know what a URL was, could barely post a picture LOL...now look at me)

Wow...you're doing a fantastic job! BTW, if John's essay tomorrow has something to do with funding the anti-war commies, I'd certainly appreciate a link to the Citizens for Fair and Balanced Funding thread. We are at 11 members at this point (myself included) and have a monumental task ahead of us. Perhaps his essay & your efforts could help get the word out.

For reference, here's the link again: Introducing the Citizens for Fair and Balanced Funding Committee - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/844750/posts

Thanks again for YOUR dedication!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Grammas are fun!

Darn SKIPPY we are! We've got lots of important stuff to do. WE bake the cookies. WE watch the STUPID TV shows...WE do the B-I-G stuff. Certain ones, who shall remain unnamed, even teach our grandsons how to shoot their straws in restaurants. There's more, but someone's daughter MIGHT read this later and someone doesn't want to get in TOO much trouble.

[Brad’s Gramma]

She wasn't adopted.

She was hatched.

She was an experiment, in a labooorratory, gone awry.