A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-22-03....This Space for Rent

Billie

[Billie]

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

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Nuthin'

by JohnHuang2Billie

Actually, I don't know if he's fishing or traveling or just loafing, but My two cents will return next week. In the meantime, John, just so you know we won't forget you, I'm leaving your trademark signature and logo intact. :) ~ Billie

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[Billie]

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Tuesday !

66 degrees as I post this, heading for around 79 today.

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[Billie]

'Morning, FRiends! Door's open, come on in. Lazy day - John's on vacation - got nothing planned, so we can have a sing-song or something. :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, BillieBlue!

You're really quick on your feet. LOL

[Aquamarine]

Mornin (((Billie)))

[MeekOneGOP]

John's on vacation - got nothing planned, so we can have a sing-song or something. :)

Kumbaya day, huh? Cool ! :O)

DEPLOYED AIRMAN GROWS DESERT CROP
(Neat Story from Iraq)

Deployed airman grows desert crop

by Staff Sgt. James Anderson
379th Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (AFPN) -- One look around this forward-deployed location shows most people there is nothing green to be had in the country.

It is said that when airmen here return home, everything with color will be infinitely more brilliant. Grass will be much greener, and flowers will be far more colorful and vibrant.

Senior Airman Dusty Bailey did not want to wait that long. He saw that even in the vast desert, there is potential for real plant life, and he isn't letting climate stand in his way.

Bailey, assigned to the 379th Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, and is from a small town in northern Florida filled with watermelon farms.

He started doing some research and discovered that watermelons were first grown in Africa's Kalahari Desert. He figured if they could grow there, why not in the desert of Southwest Asia.

Armed with a handful of power tools, and a junkyard full of scrap wood, he set out to build the box that would hold the melons. Once finished, the box was pushed, pulled, poked and prodded into position atop a hardened-shelter roof and filled with sand, potting soil and eventually some watermelon sprouts.

Seeds were allowed to gestate in some half-liter water bottles full of sand for two weeks. Out of the sand in the bottles grew several little shoots. The fledgling watermelons had indeed sprouted into several tiny little plants. When they were ready Bailey carefully planted them into the sand in the box.

There they have flourished for two months. They are tall and strong. Fed by reconstituted water from an air conditioner and leftover water bottles, they are growing at a fantastic rate.

Bailey estimates the first crop of melons will be ready by mid-July.

"Even if we don't get a watermelon for this rotation, there will be some for a future rotation," said Bailey. "That's my legacy."

[ST.LOUIE1]

..so we can have a sing-song or something. :)

Blue skies, smilin' at me....nothin' but blue skies...do I see...lalalala : )

You're next!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Early wolf today. :)

Yeah, a bird told me about a really good John essay I shouldn't miss.

The bird must have been a DoDo. LOL

[Diver Dave]

Breakfast is served...

[Billie]

Morning, BillieBlue!

You're really quick on your feet. LOL

LOL! I am? This is part of the new "lighten up" and don't sweat it if the schedule is not filled. :)

[Billie]

Hi, there, Aqua! Hugs back to you! We'll see if others can help 'YOU' with the songs today, too. :)

[LadyShallott]

Good Morning! How is everyone today? It's weird weather today in Ohio. Its actually cool....It was 40 degrees last night. It almost seems like Autumn. Oh well I suppose thats better than the humid sticky heat. Hey Meek pass me some eraser coffee, it's an eraser coffee morning. :) God Bless

Chris

[LadyX]

Perhaps you can paste this up on the billboard, Billie,
to calm the readers as they drive by:

[Billie]

Morning, Meekie - like your Beetle Baily and watermelon!

[LadyX]

The sustenance is appreciated, Dave - especially those doughnuts that are plain, and not soaked in sticky sugary goo..:))

That and a cuppa Carlsbad's Coffee will get us through this tragedy.....together.....at The Finest Cafe...on another rainy day....goin' off the deep end....

[Billie]

Blue skies, smilin' at me....nothin' but blue skies...do I see...lalalala : )

You're next!

"Maresydotesanddoesydotes
andliddlelambseativy
akiddleativytoo,wuldn'tyou?

If the words seem queer
and funny to your ear,
a little bit jumbled and jivy....
sing:

"Mares eat oats,
and does eat oats,
and little lambs eat ivy.....
A kid'll eat ivy, too, wouldn't you?"

[ST.LOUIE1]

You're really quick on your feet. LOL

LOL! I am? This is part of the new "lighten up" and don't sweat it if the schedule is not filled. :)

About time!

You 'Babes' deserve a break. : )

[martin_fierro]

G'mornin' everyone!

[Billie]

Yeah, a bird told me about a really good John essay I shouldn't miss.

The bird must have been a DoDo. LOL

LOL! Or this silly bird:

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good morning, Exie, you're lookin' mighty pretty today. : )