A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-16 thru 05-18-08....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

May 16, 2008 | billie

[DollyCali]

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

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 200,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and 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....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA ~




"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


5-12/13-08 ~ Military Tribute
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

5-14-08 ~ Warm, Fuzzy, Wednesday
By Billie
Presented by DollyCali

/ 5-15-08 ~ Dreams of my Arugula!" ^
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

03-27-07 ~ Hall of Fame #19 ~ Final

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

I received this in my email June 10th, 2006 - the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[MEG33]

Thanks For The Memories

Thank You All So Much For The Beauty, Fun, and
Friendships Shared
The Love of Country and Our Troops Shared...
The Love of God, His Creatures and Nature We Have
Shared.
I am so grateful for all of you.

[The Mayor]

One of LadyX's favorite images.

Thank you Meg for all your wonderful posts.

[MEG33]

My pleasure..

I like it,too..Miss you, Maggie.

[MEG33]

*****
*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*

I think she would like this one,too.

[The Mayor]

Oh yes! Awesome.

[jaycee]

You got that right. There is a little stand they set up at this time of year about 4 blocks from me. Its on the Volunteer Parkway and when I was at the gas station yesterday, they were set up!!

[jaycee]

I am so sad about the changes. It sorta ruined my day when I heard from Billie!

I was away for several weeks and missed this place. I am going to pout all day~~LOL~~

Seriously though, I am sad!

[The Mayor]

We have had some great years Jaycee and we have been here since the beginning. I remember when this thread started and the original canteen thread fell apart.

We will all congregate at Amy’s place and I will rebuild my ping list.

[jaycee]

Bert, you made me so hungry that I went ahead and ran over there and got a quart of strawberries. They are so red and delicious looking. I usually use those little cupcake things and whipped cream. But I do cut up the strawberries, add the sugar and mash them a bit...then I let them set to get a lot of juice....sorta like you said!

Your biscuit recipe sounds good and I may try that!

[jaycee]

Always keep me pinged, Mr. Mayor!

[jaycee]

God Bless The Mayor

Thanks to all who did the threads

[DollyCali]

Good-bye for now...maybe permanently ... to all the Finest Friends

As we view our final thread I want to tell you how much I have enjoyed "meeting" you, laughing with you, crying with you & being your cyber friend

Hope to see you at the Dose, Canteen & Amy's place & many other places here at FR & on the Internet's other conservative forums

Thanks to Jim Rob for providing this place for us.. May God continue to heal his body & guide his doctors

[luvie]

Gregg Karukas~My Best Friend(s)

All the best to the Finest Freepers in the world.
I'll be watching for a ping!

[luvie]

Please keep me on your ping list, Rus!

((((hugs))))

[JustAmy]

I post this with a lump in my throat. I made lifetime friends here .... at the Finest.

I feel so guilty for being away for so much of the time. I should have made time to stop by to say hello.

When I read Billie’s mail, I cried.

I hope this is not good-bye; I look forward to seeing you all again .... either at Amy’s or on another thread.

I also look forward to any special future threads.

Thank all of you for the many years of enjoyment and friendship.

Billie ..... thank you for building this corner of FR. We appreciate all you do and have done!

** Sob **

[StarFan]

OMG that has to be one of the BEST helpful hints around and to think with all the rolls I've used over the years I never bothered to check the packaging. The only box that didn't have side tabs is Shop Rite Wax Paper but all other brands include the locking device.

Ping to #8.

[StarFan]

Don’t visit the thread as often as I’d like so you can imagine my shock that this is the last one. May I ask why?

[Mama_Bear]

I feel so guilty for being away for so much of the time. I should have made time to stop by to say hello.

Oh, Amy, that is exactly how I feel! I feel that I have let Billie and Finest down. I hate to see the Finest end. So many good memories here, but I do understand the reasons behind the decision.

Billie, you have done such a wonderful job, for so many years, keeping the Finest going. It's been "home" for many of us. We are indebted to you for your dedication to the Finest. No one could have done it better.

But I know we aren't saying goodbye. We will all see each other in the other "rooms" of FR where friends gather.

Thank you to all the hosts and hostesses, sistahs and good friends who supported this thread for so many years. You are all special to me and I am hugging all of you in my heart.

[luvie]

This site will be sorely missed. It has been fun and the people here truly ARE the Finest of the bunch! I hope it’ll be back before long. *sniff*

[DollyCali]

I want to post some of my fav sistah graphics but cant get into either of my Dominia accounts.. can you?