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Sign on Now for a Fun-Filled, Sun-Filled FReeper Resort Getaway WeekSeptember 15 - 22, 2007Disney Caribbean Beach Resort - Orlando, Florida GREAT FUN!! BEAUTIFUL ROOMS Hi, Fellow Freepers! Welcome to the official FReeps Ashore 5 Caribbean Resort Getaway Thread!Bahama Mama (freeper Leni/ MinuteGal) will be along in a few minutes to start this thread movin' right along. She'll bring you all the details you'll need to register for this terrific vacation opportunity. Hope to see you in Orlando in September!

Minute Gal has sent me the enclosed message on her current condition... "Despite several last-minute pesky infections and delays, Leni's (MinuteGal) surgery was performed Wednesday morning. She's now resting at home under the watchful eyes of family. "She sends her heartfelt thanks and love to the many freepers who posted prayers and well-wishes on this thread. She's unable to answer each post, but she wants it known that the name and sentiments of each poster will remain in her heart. "MinuteGal says she's in total FR withdrawal right now which even pain pills can't alleviate. She hopes to be back...

MinuteGal is awaiting surgery - routine, I think - but is having other health problems involving infection, etc., holding off surgery. She is not feeling well and trying to keep it together at home... just got out of a week in hospital with high fever.

Beginning in the Middle Ages, there was a widely popular puppet show called “Punch and Judy.” Most of its content and humor were based on two characters flailing away at each other with slap sticks. Today, we have a verbal equivalent of the same thing, occurring in the pages of the New York Times. These protagonists are Arthur (“Pinch”) Sulzberger Jr., boy-publisher of the Times, and Judith (“Judy”) Miller, one-time rising star writer for that paper. Judy says she told the truth and upheld the values of the Times. Slap! Pinch says she misled her editors and brought the reputation...