A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-03 thru 09-06-04....T.G.I. The Labor Day Weekend

Billie

[Billie]

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Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2004
Labor Day is considered the last weekend of summer. For some it is the last weekend before school starts. It is also the last weekend to wear white unless of course you live in the south!

"Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation."

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

For most workers, since the holiday is always on a Monday, it means a three day weekend. It's a time when some families like to get out of town - go to the mountains, or maybe the lake..

Lots of families fire up the outdoor grill, invite the neighbors, have outdoor barbeques and picnics!

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

However you choose to celebrate the weekend, please have a happy and safe one. We'll keep the door open and the light on all weekend, and as is our custom on long weekends, the Military Monday thread will be posted on Tuesday next week. :)

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[Billie]

[Billie]

It's Friday! And it's Labor Day Weekend! Yippeeee!

[JustAmy]

Hi Billie!!!!

Four day weekend!!!!! Yeah.

I missed most of the convention tonight.:(

I will see if I can catch it on reruns later tonight or early tomorrow.

Have a great weekend.

[Billie]

I didn't get to watch anything but the main event. :) Dubya was excellent - he was very relaxed and warm and a little emotional at the end of his speech. One of the pundits called it a little Reaganesque (I don't remember which one now)

Can't hang around tonight - time for bed for this sleepyhead. :)

[JustAmy]

Good night. Sweet Dreams.

I'm tired so I will wait until tomorrow morning to post the poetry thread.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Billie.

[The Mayor]

September 3, 2004

Shallow Friendliness

Read: John 15:9-17

A man who has friends must himself be friendly. —Proverbs 18:24

Bible In One Year: Psalms 140-142; 1 Corinthians 14:1-20

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Recently I received a phone call from a friendly-sounding person who told me she wanted to make my life easier. She called me by my first name and warmly asked how my day was going. Then she informed me that she could help me save thousands of dollars a year if I would simply refinance my home with a particular mortgage company. But once she understood that I really wasn't interested, her friendliness evaporated.

Such insincere friendliness is often just a culturally correct attitude that some people use to impress others or to get something from them.

Contrast that self-serving attitude with the genuine friendship Jesus showed us. He said, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends" (John 15:13). Then He demonstrated self-sacrificing love for us by dying on the cross to forgive our sins.

When we trust Jesus as our Savior and learn to obey Him, we experience a deep friendship that gives reality and sincerity to the friendliness we show to others.

Lord, help us to avoid the shallow friendliness that uses others to get what we want. Teach us instead to radiate the warmth of genuine Christlike friendliness to everyone we meet. —Dave Egner

If friendliness is genuine,
It surely will convey
A warm and caring attitude
In all we do and say. —D. De Haan

True friendliness can be a magnet that draws people to Christ.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Morning!

”We will Prevail”




He accepts the challenge still,
As “four more years” we chant.
He’s the man to lead us on,
We all know Kerry can’t.

Bush has the moral courage,
We’ll back him through the fight.
He’ll never blink or falter,
For he has seen the light.

The terrorists are running,
Our troops will take them out.
We know the fight will take time,
That’s what, it’s all about.

Time to act and not back down,
So high our Flag will sail.
Bush Cheney in November,
We know, “We will Prevail.”

Conspiracy Guy aka DIF 9/3/2004

[The Mayor]

60 - 40 President Bush!

I will be going to Erie Pa saturday to see him!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Wish I could be there.

[The Mayor]

I will take pics and post them..

[Conspiracy Guy]

Great. I will be in Cincinnatti OH this weekend. Wish anyone was gonna be there.

[The Mayor]

[jamaly]

Great poem.

[Pippin]

Hi, (((BILLIE)))! P>LET'S

PARTY!!!!!

I'M READY AND I'M PUMPED!!!!!

4 MORE YEARS!

4 MORE YEARS!

4 MORE YEARS!

[Pippin]

I LOVE your poem!

[Pippin]

Hi, (((TM)))!

[Texagirl4W]

Good Friday morning, Billie, everyone. I'm still on a high from last night. Our great President Bush hit a home run last night. I just love this man.

I know this is a fun weekend, and I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but let's remember to take time to pray for the safety of citizens in Florida.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Thanks

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yesterday I wrote about Zell! Isn't he handsome in this pic?




Mad as Zell

When he was a younger man,
He was a Marine.
Later it was politics,
Still that is his scene.
Yes a lifelong democrat,
But he saw it change.
Since he is a patriot,
He sure found it strange.
Democrats no longer care,
For what made us great.
So now he is speaking out,
Before it’s too late.
America needs leadership,
Not a flip and flop.
George Bush has Zell Miller’s vote,
Kerry we must stop!

Conspiracy Guy aka DIF 9/2/2004