USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Adopt a Military Unit ~ November 20 2002

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Click on a flag to "Adopt a Military Unit"

Army	Navy	Marines	Air Force	Coast Guard

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Military Lurkers:
Feel free to e-mail me at seaside611@hotmail.com your ideas about what you would like to see in the Canteen.

FReepers please post your ideas on what you would like to see in the Canteen.

[tomkow6]

Just a reminder:

Military Lurkers:

As several others have said,

This CANTEEN is FOR our Veterans; moreover, THIS CANTEEN IS FOR OUR TROOPS!

Quoting Tonk:

Feel free to e-mail me at  seaside611@hotmail.com your ideas about what you would like to see in the Canteen.

A reminder to Canteen Crew NOT to post any responses they get UNLESS the person asked them to.

[tomkow6]

Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:

A very thirsty man goes into a bar.

As he waits to get the bartender's attention, a regular sitting next to him calls out, "I'll have another waterloo."

The bartender gives the regular a tall ice cold drink and asks the newcomer what he would like. The thirsty man points to the man next to him and says, "I guess I'll have what he's having, a waterloo."

So the bartender brings the newcomer a tall ice cold drink. The man takes a long deep drink and calls out, "HEY! This isn't any good. It tastes just like water!"

The regular bar patron sitting next to him says, "It is water. That's all I drink," He turns to the bartender and says, "Right Lou?"

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !!

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please stop in and say hi to our military lurkers.
Post your graphics, jokes, prayers, stories, music, links etc.
Will you take some time to put a smile on a military lurkers face today?

[lodwick]

Thanks for the coffee friend.

Supporting the troops bttt.

[tomkow6]

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Tonk.

[aomagrat]

Today's classic warship, USS Fogg (DE-57)

Buckley class escort ship
Displacement: 1,400 t.
Length: 306’
Beam: 37’
Draft: 9’5”
Speed: 24 k.
Complement: 186
Armament: 3 x 3”, 4 x 1.1" AA, 8 x 20 mmAA, 3 21” torpedo tubes, 8 depth charge projectors, 2 depth charge tracks, 1 Hedgehog

USS FOGG (DE-57) was launched 20 March 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hingham, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs. Adelbert W. Fogg, mother of Lieutenant (junior grade) Fogg, and commissioned 7 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander Charles F. Adams, Jr. USNR, in command. She was reclassified DER-57 on 18 March 1949.

FOGG's first cruise on convoy duty began with her departure from New York 13 October 1943. She escorted unladen tankers to Aruba and Curacao in the Netherlands West Indies, crossed to Algiers guarding loaded tankers, then returned by way of Curacao and Trinidad to New York 4 December 1943. Between 26 December 1943 and 20 August 1944, she made six escort voyages from New York to Londonderry and Lisahally, North Ireland, guarding the flow of men and material which made possible the invasion of Europe and the push across the continent which followed.

The escort put to sea once more from New York 12 September 1944, to escort a convoy through the English Channel to Cherbourg, France, then called at Portsmouth, England, before returning to New York 9 October for a brief overhaul. After special training at Charleston, she sailed 6 November to escort a slow towing convoy to England and back. Homeward bound, on 20 December, one of the LSTs in the convoy was torpedoed, and as FOGG began to search for the submarine, she, too, was torpedoed. Four of her men were killed and two wounded, and the ship badly damaged. For two days the crew fought to save their ship, but when on 22 December the stern sheared off, all but a skeleton crew were taken off. These men restored buoyancy, and FOGG reached the Azores in tow the next day. A first attempt to tow her back to the United States failed when bad weather tore away the temporary bulkheads replacing the stern but she at last arrived at Boston for repairs 9 March 1945.

After refresher training, FOGG sailed out of Norfolk between 2 and 30 June 1945, acting as target ship in battle problems with a cruiser, serving as plane guard for a carrier, and training men in combat information center duty. On l July, she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for conversion to a radar picket, which was completed 2 October. Duty along the east coast and in the Caribbean, primarily in antisubmarine warfare development and as combat information center school ship, continued until 26 July 1947, when she arrived at Charleston, S.C. There, FOGG was decommissioned and placed in reserve 27 October 1947.

Stricken April 1 1965, she was sold January 4 1966 and broken up for scrap.

USS Fogg was named for LTJG Carleton Thayer Fogg. Born 19 August 1917 in Lynn, Mass., Carleton Thayer Fogg enlisted in the Naval Reserve 6 October 1937. Appointed Ensign 1 January 1939, Fogg flew with squadrons in aircraft carriers SARATOGA (CV-3) and WASP (CV-7) before joining one in ENTERPRISE (CV-6) in September 1939. Now a regular officer, Lieutenant (junior grade) Fogg was killed in action in the initial attack on Kwajalein, 1 February 1942. He was awarded the Air Medal posthumously for his gallant conduct in the face of heavy enemy opposition.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and in the Canteen.

[Iowa Granny]

Lovely fresh flowers this morning, Tonk. Again, I express my appreciation to you for your efforts on behalf of the Canteen.

And again, I express my appreciation to the Troops who keep us safe, and the Vets who sacrificed so much for us.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Today's transportation for you and the Girlz.

[tomkow6]

At sea with USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Nov. 15, 2002 -- The Kitty Hawk Battle Group align themselves to participate in a photo exercise. The photo exercise includes ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) which are conducting exercises in support of Operation Keen Sword 2003. Kitty Hawk is the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Lee McCaskill.

At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Nov. 15, 2002 -- Engineman Bryan Zuniga from Galveston, Texas, stands the aft port lookout watch while aircraft are launched and recovered from the ship’s flight deck above. The Abraham Lincoln is on a regularly scheduled six-month deloyment conducting combat missions in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Chief David Rush.

[Mudboy Slim]

Good morning, Tonk...you, too, Ms. Bunny!!

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

Muchas gracias para el Joe, mi amigo...MUD

[kari]

Hello. I'd like to help. But I was wondering if anyone knew of a site for free, where I could upload graphic to link to here. I know there are many, but they seem to have a limit as to how many "hits" per day they allow each account. Can someone point me to somewhere?

[Johnny Gage]

Please support our Israeli Brothers/Sisters-in-Arms as well.

In these troubled times, people around the world are looking for tangible ways to share their feelings with our Israeli soldiers. Our site gives you the opportunity to send Pizza and Soda* to active duty soldiers who are fighting terror and protecting the Jewish people. This includes soldiers on regular military service as well as those who have left their families, homes and jobs to serve the Jewish people as Miluim (Reserve Duty) fighters.

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Delight our soldiers out in the field with a Hamburger & Cola and your good wishes!
Share your feelings with them at this difficult time in a very tangible way.

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Send IDF Personnel an Ice Cream treat too!

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At each site you can include, if you wish, your personal message of support and gratitude to our soldiers

When you do this you are also supporting Israeli Restaurants that have been hit by the tourist slump.

All our deliveries are coordinated with the security forces and thus pose no security risk.

[Soaring Feather]

Ooooh thank you dear sir, you don't know what this means to me!! You have given my beloved uncle's memory to the world, God Bless you sir.


I have all the V-Mail my uncle sent to my aunt and especially when he was in the Azores.

Uncle and others where on the Azores for a while. As I am working from memory now he did talk about the island and the people. Such memories you have stirred for me.

Thank you so much.

[Soaring Feather]

[deadhead]

God Bless our Troops and Veterans

Good Morning all. Have a great day!

~~~deadhead~~~

[tomkow6]

Good morning, Ms Feather!

[Soaring Feather]

Good Morning tomkow!!

How are you today? It's a wonderful new day!

[tomkow6]

Answers to yesterday's POP TRIVA QUIZ:
1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Billy Graham; the award was given for "enduring
contributions toward faith, morality, and charity."
3. Ohau, at Pearl Harbor
4. New York
5. "Casey at the Bat" ("There is no joy in Mudville /
Mighty Casey has struck out.")

[tomkow6]

I feel great, but my eyes ar giving me trouble today

[Soaring Feather]

Thank you Canteen Gents and Troops for the lovely flowers.

[Johnny Gage]

AIR POWER
Lockheed C-141

The Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin) C-141 was the first jet aircraft designed to meet military standards as a troop and cargo carrier. It was also the first military aircraft to be developed with a requirement for FAA type certification in the contract. The Starlifter is the workhorse of the Air Mobility Command. It fulfills a vast spectrum of airlift requirements through its ability to airlift combat forces over long distances, place those forces and their equipment either by conventional landings or airdrops, resupply employed forces, and extract the sick and wounded from a hostile area.

President John F. Kennedy's first official act after his inauguration was to order the development of an all-jet transport to extend the reach of the nation's military forces. Lockheed's C-141 StarLifter was the result. The C-141 Starlifter was the workhorse of the Air Mobility Command during the Cold War. The Starlifter fulfilled the vast spectrum of airlift requirements through its ability to airlift combat forces over long distances, inject those forces and their equipment either by airland or airdrop, re-supply employed forces, and extract the sick and wounded from the hostile area to advanced medical facilities.

The current C-141B is a stretched version of the original C-141A with in-flight refueling capability. The C-141B is about 23 ft longer than the C-141A, with cargo capacity increased by about one-third. The C-141 force, nearing seven million flying hours, has a proven reliability and long-range capability.

To slow aircraft aging of the active duty fleet, 56 PAI aircraft were transferred to the UE Guard and Reserve as of FY95. Additionally, the process of retiring high flight hour equivalent aircraft will culminate with the retirement of the entire AMC active duty fleet by FY03. The Air Force plans to retire Unit Equipped (UE) ARC C-141C aircraft by FY06. There were a total of 99 C-141's in service worldwide as of the end of 2001. The Air Force did not use the C-141 in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, relying instead on the newer and larger C-17.


Primary Function: Long-range troop and cargo airlift.
Length: 168 feet, 4 inches (51 meters).
Height: 39 feet, 3 inches (11.9 meters).
Wingspan: 160 feet (48.5 meters).
Operating Weight: 144,492 lb
Max Takeoff Weight: 343,000 lb
Max Takeoff Weight: 323,100 lb (145,395 kilograms)
Max Payload: 94,508 lb
Total Fuel Capacity: 23,592 US gal
Power Plant: Four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines.
Thrust: 20,250 pounds (9,112.5 kilograms), each engine.
Speed: 500 mph (Mach 0.66).
Cruise: Speed 489 kt
Ceiling: 41,000 feet (12,424 meters).
Max Payload Range: 2,500 miles (2,174 nautical miles).
Ferry Range: 5,550 NM
Takeoff Distance: (MGW) 6,800 ft
Landing Distance: (DLW) 3,750 ft
Unit Cost: $8.1 million (1992 dollars).
Crew: Six (pilot, co-pilot, two loadmasters, and two flight engineers).

[Soaring Feather]

Have you tried eye drops for the problem?

[Mudboy Slim]

"The Perfect Woman"

Once upon a time, a perfect man and a perfect woman met. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect.

One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve, this perfect couple were driving their perfect car (a Grand Caravan) along a winding road, when they notice someone at the side of the road in distress. Being the perfect couple, they stopped to help. There stood Santa Claus with a huge bundle of toys.

Not wanting to disappoint any children on the eve of Christmas, the perfect couple loaded Santa and his toys into their vehicle. Soon they were driving along delivering the toys. Unfortunately, the driving conditions deteriorated and the perfect couple and Santa Claus had an accident.

Only one of them survived the accident. Who was the survivor?

Scroll down for the answer.

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The perfect woman survived. She's the only one who really existed in the first place. Everyone knows there is no Santa Claus and there is no such thing as a perfect man.

****Women: Stop reading here, that is the end of the joke for you.

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So, if there is no perfect man and no Santa Claus, the perfect woman must have been driving. This explains why there was a car accident. By the way, if you're a woman and you're reading this, this illustrates another point:

Women never listen either. You were told to stop scrolling!!

Well, not the funniest joke, but the coffee's just starting to kick in and I laughed...MUD

[Valin]

13-point deer shot by hunter turns out to be doe
Associated Press
Published Nov. 20, 2002

WILLMAR, MINN. -- A Willmar man thought he had a trophy buck when he shot a deer northwest of Willmar on Nov. 9.
But when Tom Schneider flipped it over, he noticed something was amiss.
In fact, it was a doe.

Schneider and his hunting companions saw that the 200-pound animal with the 13-point non-typical rack of antlers was a doe.
He says they took pictures to document their unusual find.
Chris DePerno is deer project leader for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's Farmland Zone of Minnesota.
He says does with antlers are rare.

DePerno says the deer must have suffered some hormone imbalance to cause the antler development.
He doesn't know if Schneider's kill is a record for an antlered-doe because there doesn't appear to be any current records on the books.


He says he'd have to see the deer's teeth to determine its age.
Schneider says he's having the head mounted.



© Copyright 2002 Star Tribune. All rights reserved

[MissAmericanPie]

Goodmorning all, I would love to post graphics if I knew how. I lost my html school site in my hard drive crash. Goodmorning troops, you are in my thoughts and prayers as always. I hope your morning is glorious and your food delicious.

[tomkow6]

Random ramblings from my "voices":

I do whatever my rice krispies tell me to do.

The major cause of vehicle accidents is a screw loose in the nut
behind the wheel.

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a
vegetarian.

Out of my mind - be back in five minutes.

Pride is what we have, vanity is what others have.

A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.

To ask is a moments shame, not to ask and remain ignorant is a
lifelong shame.

Free speech carries with it freedom to listen.

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking
nonsense not to himself.

Whatever way the corners of your mouth turn is how you can expect
your day to go.

[GeekDejure]

Will you take some time to put a smile on a military lurkers face today?

Oak Hay . . . all ewe mill it airy lur curs. . .

"S M Y L E" . . . Anne That San Ore Dur!!!

I dunno Tonk . . . d'ya think it maybe, kinda, sorta, mighta, prolly worked ???

Hey . . . I LOVE all you Marvelous Military Guys 'n Gals !!!

click...click... Alex (GeekDejure)

[Iowa Granny]

Schneider says he's having the head mounted.

Well, I would hope so. Isn't 13 pts atypical?

As for the "other irregularities", I will reserve comment.

[Valin]

This day in history

Birthdates which occurred on November 20:
1602 Otto von Guericke inventor (air pump)
1620 Peregrine White son of William & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
1726 Oliver Wolcott (Ct-Gov), signed Declaration of Independence
1752 Thomas Chatterton English poet (Christabel)
1761 Pius VIII 253rd Roman Catholic pope (1829-30)
1841 Sir Wilfrid Laurier (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)
1858 Selma Lagerlof Sweden, novelist (Tales of a Manor-Nobel 1909)
1866 Kenesaw Mountain Landis judge/1st commissioner of baseball
1869 Clark Griffith Missouri, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees)
1873 Daniel Gregory Mason Brookline MA, composer (Chanticker)
1884 Norman Thomas Marion Ohio, socialist (presidential candidate 1928-48)
1886 Karl von Frisch zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973)
1889 Edwin Hubble astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)
1891 Leon Cadore pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game)
19-- Conny Bloom rocker (Electric Boys-Funk-o-metal Carpet Ride)
19-- Dan Frazer NYC, actor (Frank-Kojak)
19-- Mark Miller Houston TX, actor (Please Don't Eat the Daisies)
19-- Tony Soper Yakima Wash, actor (Kay O'Brien)
1900 Chester Gould cartoonist (gave Dick Tracy a job)
1907 Fran Allison LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)
1908 Alistair Cooke Manchester England, actor (Masterpiece Theatre)
1909 Alan Bible (Sen-D-NV, 1954-74)
1910 Pauli Murray famous African
1911 Jean Shiley US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)
1914 Emilio Pucci Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954)
1915 Kon Ichikawa Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)
1916 Judy Canova Jacksonville FL, comedienne/actress (Cannonball)
1916 Robert A Bruce MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology)
1917 Robert Byrd (D-Sen-WV) majority leader
1918 Dora Ratjen Germany, man posing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936)
1919 Evelyn Keyes actress (Adventure of Martin Eden)
1920 Douglas Dick Charlestown WV, actor (Carl-Waterfront)
1920 Gene Tierney Brooklyn, actress (Laura, Razor's Edge, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
1921 Phyllis Thaxter Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Fort Worth)
1923 Beryl Sprinkel Missouri, economist (Council of Economic Advisers)
1923 Nadine Gordimer South Africa, actress/writer (Lying Days)
1924 Benoit Mandelbrot Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law)
1925 Maya Plisetkaya prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet)
1925 Robert Francis Kennedy Brookline MA (D-Sen-NY) AG; assassinated
1926 Kaye Ballard Cleveland Ohio, actress/comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law)
1927 Estelle Parsons Lynn MA, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde)
1928 Franklin Cover Cleveland, actor (Tom-The Jeffersons)
1928 Rex Reason Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s)
1929 Dick Clark Mt Vernon NY, TV host (American Bandstand)
1929 Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn Schenectady NY, conductor (American Ballet)
1932 Richard Dawson Hampshire England, actor (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud)
1934 Valentine J Peter Omaha NB, priest (Boy's Town 1985- )
1937 Eero Muntyranta Finland, nordic ski relay (Olympic-gold-1960)
1937 Jack Linkletter San Francisco CA, TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny)
1937 Ruth Laredo (nee Meckler) Detroit MI, concert pianist
1939 Dick Smothers NYC, comedian (Smother Brothers' Show)
1940 Bob Einstein Los Angeles CA, comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne)
1941 Gary Karr Los Angeles CA, double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic)
1942 Joseph R Biden Jr (D-Sen-Del)
1942 Norman Greenbaum Massachusetts, folk singer (Spirit in the Sky)
1943 Veronica Hamel Philadelphia PA, actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues, 79 Park Ave)
1944 Anthea Stewart Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980)
1946 Duane Allman rocker (Allman Brothers-Jessica, Ramblin' Man)
1946 Judy Woodruff newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report)
1947 Joe Walsh Wichita KS, guitarist/rocker (Eagles-Take it Easy)
1948 Richard Masur NYC, actor (David-One Day at a Time)
1948 Samuel E Wright Camden SC, actor (Enos, Ball Four)
1949 Juha Mieto Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980)
1949 Ray Vitte NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest)
1952 Robert Lipton NYC, actor (Tom-The Survivors, As the World Turns)
1954 Steve Dahl California, Chicago's anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM)
1956 Bo Derek Long Beach Cal, actress (10, Tarzan the Ape Man)
1956 Mark Gastineau NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85)
1959 Sean Young Louisville KY, actress (Dune, Young Doctor in Love)
1962 Steve Alexander rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
1964 Ned Vaughn actor (The Rescuer)
1965 Mike D [Diamond], rocker (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
1967 Jeff Cotler Long Beach CA, actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning)
1974 Marisa Ryan actress (Major Dad)

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Deaths which occurred on November 20:
1910 Leo Tolstoy Russia, author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82
1962 Jasper McLevy socialist mayor of Bridgeport CT, dies
1968 Cathy Lewis actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies at 50
1973 Allan Sherman songwriter ("Camp Granada"), dies
1975 Gen Francisco Franco Spain's dictator, dies in Madrid at 82
1983 Marcel Dalio actor (Casablanca), dies at 83
1983 Richard Loo actor, dies of cardio-pulmonary arrest
1985 Bill Scott cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65
1995 Sergei Grinkov Soviet ice skater (Olympic Gold 1988.1994) dies (heart attack ?) at 28

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On this day...
1272 Edward I proclaimed King of England
1637 Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden
1780 Britain declares war on Holland
1789 New Jersey becomes 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
1805 The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna)
1829 Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev & Sevastopol
1862 Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg
1866 1st national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)
1866 Howard University founded (Wash, DC)
1866 Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle
1888 William Bundy patents the timecard clock
1890 Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions
1894 US intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua
1901 The opera "Gris‚lidis" is produced (Paris)
1909 Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game
1910 Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero
1914 US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports
1917 Ukrainian Republic declared
1919 1st municipally owned airport in US opens in Tucson, Az
1928 WGH-AM in Newport News VA begins radio transmissions
1931 Commercial teletype service begins
1938 1st documented anti-Semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin)
1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
1943 US forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island
1945 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany
1947 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC
1947 1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey)
1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten
1947 UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps
1953 Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH)
1959 UN adopts the declaration of children's rights
1962 US lifts blockade of Cuba
1966 Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times
1967 At 11 AM, Census Clock at Department of Commerce ticks past 200 million
1969 Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal
1976 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live
1977 Egyptian President Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset
1977 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards
1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's)
1980 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight
1980 UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting
1981 Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship
1981 Ringo releases "Stop & Smell the Roses" album
1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "The Day After," about nuclear war
1983 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
1983 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
1985 Yankee Don Mattingly named AL MVP
1986 UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
1990 Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership
1990 US 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space

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Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Mexico : Revolution Day (1910)
World : Rights of the Child Day
US : National Children's Book Week Begins - - - - - ( Monday )

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Religious Observances
Ang : Commemoration of Edmund
RC : Commemoration of St Felix of Valois, confessor

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Religious History
1541 In Switzerland, French reformer John Calvin, 32, established a theocratic government at Geneva, thereby creating a home base for emergent Protestantism throughout Europe.
1572 The first Presbyterian meeting house in England was established at Wandsworth, Surrey.
1850 Blind Fanny Crosby underwent a dramatic spiritual conversion at age 30. Fifteen years later, she began writing her first of over 8,000 hymns texts. Many of these remain popular today, including "Rescue the Perishing," "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" and "Tell Me the Story of Jesus."
1872 The hymn penned by Annie Sherwood Hawks, 36 __ "I Need Thee Every Hour" __ was first sung at a National Baptist Sunday School Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1961 The Russian Orthodox Church joined the World Council of Churches.

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Thought for the day :
" Freedom has a thousand charms to show, that slaves, however content, will never know. "

[MeekOneGOP]

da nada.

[Soaring Feather]

My goodness those are funny!!

Free speech carries with it freedom to listen. This one is true however!

[MeekOneGOP]

There's good news on the home front from Dad's doctor visit!!

We went to Tyler yesterday to see Dad's doctor about his neck problem from the accident. He had reviewed the CT Scan and they say that the situation in his neck is not so bad. There was a fracture in neck vertebrae #6 or #7, but it has stabilized and that's good. He also said that it revealed that #2 had bone spurs on it, which had been there before the accident. The doctor reasoned that what happened to cause Dad's discomfort initially in the accident was that the jostling around and taking the head bump when he rolled the car had likely caused the neck to compress. This compressing led to the bone spurs to pinch the nerves in the area.

I told the doctor that I had been reluctant to change the neck brace because I didn't want to possibly risk messing up somehow (the hospital in Colorado had given us a spare). The doctor told us that based on the CT Scan taken last Wednesday, he didn't see any need for the neck brace now. Yay !!

We had expected him to have to wear it for at LEAST another 4 weeks, because SMC in Englewood, Colo. told us Dad would be stuck for EIGHT weeks with the brace. Talk about good news. Dad found the brace uncomfortable and quite restricting of course, so this will give him more freedom of movement, etc. He hasn't shaved since the accident because of the neck brace. He said yesterday that he wants to go to his barber today and get a shave and a haircut, LOL ! He was beginning to look like a Santa Claus wannabe lately because of his grey beard, heh heh !

Anyway, I just had to spread the good news.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

kari and MissAmericanPie need help posting graphics.
I have to get ready for work now.
Can someone please help them?
Thanks, see you All tonight.

[tomkow6]

What not to put on your resume...

REASONS FOR LEAVING THE LAST JOB:
--Responsibility makes me nervous.
--They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 every morning. Couldn't work under those conditions.
--Was met with a string of broken promises and lies,
as well as cockroaches.
--I was working for my mom until she decided to move.
--The company made me a scapegoat - just like my three
previous employers.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
--While I am open to the initial nature of an assignment, I
am decidedly disposed that it be so oriented as to at least
partially incorporate the experience enjoyed heretofore and
that it be configured so as to ultimately lead to the
application of more rarefied facets of financial management
as the major sphere of responsibility.

--I was proud to win the Gregg Typting Award.

SPECIAL REQUESTS & JOB OBJECTIVES:
--Please call me after 5:30 because I am self-employed and
my employer does not know I am looking for another job.

--My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I have no
training in meteorology, I suppose I should try stock
brokerage.
--I procrastinate - especially when the task is unpleasant.

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES:
--Minor allergies to house cats and Mongolian sheep.

PERSONAL INTERESTS:
--Donating blood. 14 gallons so far.

SMALL TYPOS THAT CAN CHANGE THE MEANING:
--Education: College, August 1880-May 1984.
--Work Experience: Dealing with customers' conflicts that
arouse.
--Develop and recommend an annual operating expense fudget.
--I'm a rabid typist.
--Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain operation.

[firewalk]

Morning everyone

[Mudboy Slim]

"To ask is a moments shame, not to ask and remain ignorant is a lifelong shame. Free speech carries with it freedom to listen."

Exactly, my FRiend...the Lib'rals who remain Ignorant of the Truth will be doing so willingly and determinedly, and I shan't continue to have sympathy fer 'em...MUD

[Soaring Feather]

--I was proud to win the Gregg Typing Award.
--I'm a rabid typist.

I rather like these two!!


LOL

[tomkow6]

[Severa]

Good morning from VA Beach!

Not much going on here, just waiting for hubby to get home from work (he had duty yesterday). Kids are doing fine.

Going to be be babysitting this weekend for a friend and her husband celebrating a wedding anniversary then it's her turn to watch my kids on Sunday, my 26th birthday. Then I rest up for the sinus surgery on Monday. I should be home later that day but I don't have Net access at home so won't be on for a few days after that. *L* Sad thing is that my husband is having two wisdom teeth yanked 3 days before my surgery. Gonna be an interesting week coming up.

On a lighter note, my mom and dad's Doberman wanted to say hi:

Have a great day everyone!

[Mudboy Slim]

Yer so kewl ya gotta wear shades on the 'puter...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[southerngrit]

Good morning, deadhead. Love the graphic!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are,God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

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Bless This House

Bless this house O Lord we pray;

Make it safe by night and day;

Bless these walls so firm and stout,

Keeping want and trouble out:

Bless the roof and chimneys tall,

Let thy peace lie over all;

Bless this door, that it may prove

ever open to joy and love.





Bless these windows shining bright,

Letting in God's heav'nly light;

Bless the hearth a'blazing there,

with smoke ascending like a prayer;

Bless the folk who dwell within,

keep them pure and free from sin;

Bless us all that we may be

Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;

Bless us all that one day we

May dwell O Lord with thee.

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(Click on praying hands above,
or on banner at the top to hear the music)

[Kathy in Alaska]

FREE TED MAHER

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Duty ~ Honor ~ Country

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