A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12/30,31/04-01/01,02/05....Happy New Year 2005!

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[dansangel]

                               

Each year, we look forward to the New Year with expectations of good fortune, good health and a renewed faith in God. It is also a time to reflect on all of the events of the year that is about to pass. Here are just a few of the highlights, good and bad, of the year 2004, courtesy of NewsMax (*with the exception of the Boston Red Sox article which is courtesy of http://www.boston.com/sports).

Just click on any of the links to review the news article.

    

January 2004:

All 148 Aboard Killed in Egypt Jet Crash

NASA's Mars Rover Sends Its First Photos

AARP Loses 45,000 Members Over Support for Medicare Law

Edwards Insists He Won't Be Veep

    

February 2004:

Halftime Outrage (Janet Jackson Expose)

Police Find Suspected Deadly Ricin in Senate

Americans Line Up to See 'The Passion'

Aristide Flees Haiti; Judge Claims Power

    

March 2004:

Martha Stewart Convicted of All 4 Felony Counts

Beltway Sniper Muhammad Sentenced to Death

Terrorists Kill 190 in Madrid

White House Agrees to Let Rice Testify in Public

    

April 2004:

President Bush Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Text of Condoleezza Rice's Testimony Before 9/11 Commission

McDonald's Launches Healthier Menu Items

Ex-NFL Player Pat Tillman Dies in Afghan Firefight

    

May 2004:

Former Military Colleagues: Kerry 'Unfit to Be Commander in Chief'

7 More GIs Reprimanded for Abuse of Iraqis

American Nick Berg Beheaded in Baghdad

WWII Heroes Finally Get Their Memorial

    

June 2004:

Princess Diana's Mother Dies at 68

Text of President Bush's and the Pope's Remarks

Ronald Reagan Dies at 93

World Leaders Mourn Reagan at National Cathedral

Fahrenheit Facade - Moore's Film of Lies Opens

    

July 2004:

Kerry Picks Edwards to Be Running Mate

Martha Stewart Gets 5 Months in Federal Prison

USS Reagan Comes Home

Democrats Project Unity As the DNC Show Opens

    

August 2004:

Officials: Husband of Missing Pregnant Woman (Lori Hacking) Confessed

New Book: Kerry ‘Unfit for Command’

Category 4 Hurricane Charley Bears Down on Florida

Notes From the GOP Convention

    

September 2004:

Text of Speech by Sen. Zell Miller At GOP Convention

Russians Storm School; 100 Bodies Found

Bill Clinton Heart Surgery Successful

Flooding, Long Lines in Florida in Frances' Wake

Dan Rather's Memo-Gate

Jeanne Hits Fla. Coast With 120-Mph Winds (4th of Season)

    

October 2004:

Police Find Utah Woman's Body (Lori Hacking) in Landfill

Mount St. Helens Exhales Ash and Steam

Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies at Age 82

Cheney Defends Bush, Blasts Kerry in Debate

'Superman' Christopher Reeve Dies at 52

*The Boston Red Sox Win the World Series

    

November 2004:

BUSH WINS!!! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!

Republicans Extend Decade of Control of U.S. House

Palestinian Leader Arafat Dies at 75

Scott Peterson Convicted of Murdering Wife and Baby

Condoleezza Rice Appointed Secretary of State

    

December 2004:

Sen. Coleman Calls on U.N.'s Annan to Step Down

Gunman Kills 4 at Heavy-Metal Concert

Jury Recommends Execution for Peterson

President Bush Named Time's Person of 2004

Tsunami Death Toll Nears 77,000 in 9 Countries

There are many other noteworthy events that took place during 2004. Please feel free to share them over the next few days as we celebrate the dawn of a New Year here on the Finest.

Last, but not least, the most important people to showcase for the year 2004 are all of the members of our military. These brave men and women consistently place their lives on the line to ensure our freedom.

Some made the ultimate sacrifice during 2004. To read their names and pray for their eternal well-being, please use this link:

Honor The Fallen at MilitaryCity.com

From all of us at the Finest:

A Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year 2005!
May God Bless You All

Billie, Mama_Bear, dutchess, Aquamarine, dansangel,
The Mayor, JohnHuang2

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[dansangel]

[dansangel]

Welcome to the Finest and our Happy New Year 2005 Celebration. Please feel free to share any headlines or highlights from 2004.

Above all, a very Happy, Healthy and Blessed New Year from our home to yours.

[.45MAN]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!!!

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Angel.

[dansangel]

~ God Bless Our Military ~

We ask Lord, that you guide the leaders of our great country in all of their decisions. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decision.

Protect and guide our military Oh Lord; strengthen them in their trials; give them courage to fact the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dutchess; Aquamarine; dansangel, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, all military personnel and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin..........niece, loved one Pippin...nephew & his fiancee weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew StarCMC......................brother ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons Spruce.....................daughter Philman_36..............2 nephews Rose inRoseBear...cousin's hubby Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................active duty LongCut..................active duty cjk............................active duty Trish.......................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue..................active duty Notwithstanding.....active duty thumperusn.............active duty Q6-God.....................active duty Q6-God...................twin brother Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons............active duty wingnutx..................active duty bjcintennessee............son, niece LakeLady...............nephew Proud AF Dad..............son Ladysmith...nephew, friend's son Katydidnt..............son

Maigrey................cousin WVNan..............friend's son ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear.........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa.......husband, brother Hostel..................cousin MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son katykelly.................son cookcounty..............son SpookBrat...nephew, cousin Doug from Upland...son-in-law Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews TexKat..............son, step-son Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel.....................niece Donaeus...................nephew dixie sass...............nephew BeAllYouCanBe............son Repubmommy...............brother AgThorn...................2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles......................son Redhead....step-granddaughter Redhead..step-grdaughter fiance Atomic Conspiracy..half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...nephew Atomic Conspiracy...niece Sunflowergal.........grandson visualops.................cousin Alouette.......................son mrstank.......................husband MrsMike31..................husband eaglesiniowa.................son auboy.........................cousin spotbust1....................husband Leofl................................son chena................................son campfollower..................fiance LuvW.......................son painter....................nephew tina07......son-in-law and friend The Mayor...friend's son Lt.TonyG

[dansangel]

Happy (*almost*) New Year to you both!

:-)

[Aeronaut]

Happy new year's eve eve. (My bride and I have a tradition of going out to a fancy-schmantzy restaurant on n.y.e.e., and staying home on amateur night.)

[.45MAN]

Sounds like a plan to me! Enjoy!

[dansangel]

That sounds like a perfect plan. .45MAN and I will be home on "amateur night" as well.

Have a Happy and *Safe* n.y.e.e. celebration ((((((Aeronaut and Mrs. Aeronaut))))))

[.45MAN]

Yep!! maybe we will go out for an "Early Bird Special" along with all the other white hairs!!!!!!! Ha!!!!!

[cfhBAMA]

[GailA]

Good morning

[The Mayor]

December 30, 2004

Do Angels Sleep?

Read: Deut. 30:11-14

The word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. —Deuteronomy 30:14

Bible In One Year: Zechariah 13-14; Revelation 21

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A friend of mine has a 5-year-old daughter who is on her way to becoming a theologian. One day she asked her father, "Do angels sleep?" After pondering the theological dimensions of her question, he answered, "Yes, I think they might." His daughter moved in with a follow-up question, "Well, then, how do they get their pajamas on over their wings?"

We may be more like that little girl than we think. We never seem to outgrow asking interesting questions that do not need to be answered. It's healthy to be inquisitive, but it isn't healthy to obsess over matters that don't really matter. Such questions may sidetrack us from our faith.

What we need to know about God and His will for us is clearly spelled out in Scripture. The words He spoke through Moses to His people are true for us today. "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. . . . But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it" (Deuteronomy 30:11,14).

The Bible isn't a riddle; it's a revelation. It tells us all we need to know to be all that God wants us to be in every situation in life. —Haddon Robinson

God's Word reveals what we should know
To live for Him each day;
His principles we must commit
To study and obey. —Sper

The Bible is as wise in what it leaves unsaid as in what it says.

[dansangel]

along with all the other white hairs!!!!!!! Ha!!!!!

Speak for yourself!

:-)

[dansangel]

Thank you for the celebratory fireworks (((((cfhBAMA)))))

I wish you and yours a Happy New Year!

[dansangel]

Good Morning (((((Gail and Rocky))))))

[dansangel]

Good morning (((((Rus))))))

Keep warm and safe and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

[The Mayor]

Good Morning to you too.

Great looking thread, Happy New Year!
We will be staying home and toasting in the new year with the kids.

[dansangel]

Thank you for the kind words.

We decided a long time ago that being at home on New Year's is the way to go. Besides, Saturday a.m. is our time to walk the beach at sunrise, so we will be up early!

[The Mayor]

I remember reading where you and hubby walked on the beach last week at Christmas.

I was day dreaming cause that day it was 17 degrees here.
No beaches to walk when it's that cold. Unless you want to go skating..

We haven't gone out in years and years, safer at home.

[dansangel]

I remember reading where you and hubby walked on the beach last week at Christmas.

We were *visiting* from Atlanta and I was plotting and planning my permanent return to FL - LOL!

Here we are and I am so thankful to not have to deal with sub-freezing temps. In Atlanta, there was never much snow - only enough to be a nuisance.

[The Mayor]

The best of luck finding work, I know you want to move there permanently.

I have given the politicos up here an ultimatum, either I am part of the battle to save this doomed area, or, I am finding a red state to move to..

Texas comes to mind. : )

[The Mayor]

Gotta go, see ya later..

[dansangel]

The best of luck finding work, I know you want to move there permanently.

We've been here permanently since just before Hurricane Jeanne in September. A July lay-off in Atlanta was the catalyst to send us down.

Employment here has been elusive, but I am hoping and praying that the New Year will change that situation.

I can picture you being a Texan! :-)

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Angelo and a Happy Happy New Year. I'll be there will bells, horns and clackers on.

[dansangel]

(((((((Temple Owl))))))))

Good to *see* you.

Yes, there will be merry-making far and wide. I hope I will be awake to enjoy some of it - LOL!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Well, I'm up earlier than usual. Darn headcolds. :-)

[tuliptree76]

Happy New Year, ((((dansangel))))!

[Aquamarine]

Very impressive job on the New Years Post (((Dansy)))!

Laugh Often
Live Well
Love Much

[Aquamarine]

Hope you feel better as the day goes along.

BTW...I saw on another thread where Incindiary (SP?) is in Indonesia, was wondering if anyone has heard from her yet.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

A member of Special Operation Force's working with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), scans for enemy activity down a street in Mosul, Iraq. 1-24INF, Iraqi commandos, and the Iraqi National Guard are participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson)

041216-N-1438S-001 Fallujah, Iraq (Dec. 16, 2004) - Builder 1st Class Neil Reno, front, and Construction Electrician 3rd Class Scott Tyner of Navy Reserve Seabees assigned to the Tactical Movement Team (TMT) of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Three (NMCB-23), clear a building prior to an assessment team mission in Fallujah, Iraq. Teams attached to the I Marine Expeditionary Force Engineer Group (I MEG) began conducting assessments on the heels of some of the fiercest fighting since the war's onset. TMT is a mobile engineering and security force, designed to offer Seabee expertise with Marine tactical capabilities. TMT provide security escort formerly only offered by Marine forces. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Suzanne Speight (RELEASED)

041217-N-3236B-022 Houfallize, Belgium (Dec. 17, 2004) - A World War II U.S. Army veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, salutes the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem by the Sixth Fleet marching band. Events serve to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the German offensive action in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg, where American forces suffered some of its largest casualties during WWII. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks (RELEASED)

[CounterCounterCulture]

Yes, she's accounted for and reported to be fine. She's in Malaysia. She never made it to Indonesia.

[Aquamarine]

Thank God. I have been worried about her after seeing that Indonesia was one of the hardest hit.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Tell me about it. I've been frantic since I first heard the news about the quake and tsunamis.

I have mini-updates on my profile page on her status.

She's got a big hug waiting for her when she returns to the states. I'm sure she'll have much to talk about.

[dansangel]

Thank you (((((E_M_B)))))) for the reminder of just *who* it is that works 24/7 to keep us free.

A Happy and Healthy New Year to you and yours!

[dutchess]

What a wonderful thread dansy! A great way to sit back and reflect on 2004. You and .45man better enjoy the rest of your "vacation" I have a feeling there is going to be major "work" in store for both of you in 2005!

Need to run...will check back in later! ((((dansy)))) (((((.45man))))))

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

041218-N-3236B-015 Bastogne, Belgium (Dec. 18, 2004) - A World War II U.S. Army veteran and Nurse who served in the Battle of the Bulge, stands and watches as several speeches, presentations and a 21-gun salute are made in the honor of the surviving veterans attending the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks (RELEASED)

041216-N-3236B-027 Luxembourg, Belgium (Dec. 16, 2004) - The New York-based “Liberty Bells”, a song and dance troop sponsored by the United Services Organization (USO), performs for World War II veterans, active duty Sailors, Soldiers and their guests during a gala event honoring the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks (RELEASED)

041216-N-3236B-011 Bastogne, Belgium (Dec. 16, 2004) – A World War II U.S. Army veteran proudly displays a medal presented to him during the 60th anniversary of “Battle of the Bulge” held in Bastogne, Belgium. The medal was presented as a tribute to the men and women who fought in the Battle of Ardennes in the winter of 1944 and 1945. Events serve to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the German offensive action in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg, where American forces suffered some of its largest casualties during WWII. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks (RELEASED)

[Texagirl4W]

Good morning, all my friends. I'm back and I had a great Christmas with my sisters and family in New Orleans. Hope you all had a great and blessed Christmas and that all of your wishes for the new year will come true.

I got an email from a friend this morning that suggested that we all write on every envelope we mail the words, "In God We Trust". The money that we spend to buy stamps has those words on them, why shouldn't we put them on our envelopes we use.

Thanks again to all of you for your prayers for my sister. She is in good spirits, however still flat on her back for at least another 3 weeks. Hopefully then she will be able to start rehab. Plans are that she will be home by February.

[dansangel]

Hello ((((((tuliptree76)))))))

Best wishes to you and yours for a healthy and happy New Year!

[dansangel]

(((((Aqua))))))

I hope 2005 is the best ever for you and your hubby.

[dansangel]

I hope you're right. Thank you and a very Happy, Healthy and Blessed 2005 to you and your family ((((((dutchess)))))).

[dansangel]

These people are our true heroes.

[Aquamarine]

I'm sure she'll have much to talk about.

I'll keep checking your profile page for updates. Am very relieved to hear that she was out of harms way (I see your tagline too now).

[dansangel]

The money that we spend to buy stamps has those words on them, why shouldn't we put them on our envelopes we use.

*Excellent* idea!

Thank you for the update on your sister. Continued prayers for her full recovery.

Welcome back ((((((Texagirl4W)))))))) and best wishes for a Wonderful 2005!

[Aquamarine]

Welcome Home Texagirl4W. Thanks for the update on your sister.

[Texagirl4W]

Good reading this morning, as usual. Looks like you all are having a heat wave in NY.

[MeekOneGOP]

Happy (36.5 hours early) New Years, everybody! :^D

[Pippin]

Good Afternoon!

This is probably a bad time to say this but I have a problem, something that has been knawing at me for nearly two months (Well, longer than that, but this happened just a couple of weeks after the election)

I was hoping there was someone here who can help me sort this out.

You all know how much I support the President, I will always do so!:o)

And you know I am a committed Christian My TRUE HERO is JESUS CHRIST.

One day in November just a couple of weeks after that spectacular win on Nov. 2 by our adorable President I was in the laundry room of my building I live in. I was already annoyed at some of the folks who also live there with thier attitude about me (worst mistake I made was letting them know who I planned to vote for!) Now certian ones hardly give me the time of the day.

I'm not saying everybody is doing this (there are some adults living here) At work there's no problem with it. my family doesn't treat me like a monster either (even if they were Kerry folks) They at least respect my views and my beliefs.

But when I was in that laundry room, there was also this older woman (87) that I got to know when I moved there. now she is a devoute Catholic Christian and she is very ill (she believes she's dying).

She neither likes nor trusts President Bush and she can't understand why I do. I try to explain but she won't hear what ever I have to say because she believes also that I've been "Brainwashed" and I shouldn't believe even the pictures or the speeches here or else were.

She basically accused me of putting the President above God, that's not the truth and you know it. (That's what I said to her) Now I was always taught to respect and honor older people so I didn't argue much with her. but the things she said to me really hurt and I can't seem to put them out of my mind and go on with being the good Christian American Republican Conservative Republican Bush supporter that I wan't to be without feeling I'm doing something wrong. Can anyone help me sort this all out?

I know this ain't a good time for this but I just couldn't let the new year start with this plagueing my mind anymore.

I wan't the shout out to her

I AM A CHRISTIAN!!!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ignore the ignorant, you can not help them. What she said to you shows that she is hateful and unworthy of your respect. So rather than confront her, ignore her.

[Pippin]

thanks, I will. :o)