USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Letter to the Military Lurkers ~ November 12th,2002

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Dear Military Lurkers

As you have now noticed there have been changes to the Canteen.
1st of all let me assure you that the Canteen is here to stay.
Due to circumstances beyond my control I have assumed the duty of running the Canteen.
I could not even begin to explain what happened on this or on any other thread.
HOWEVER feel free to e-mail me at seaside611@hotmail.com with any questions.

It is my intention to keep the original purpose of the Canteen on track.
That purpose is to show our support for the military, their families and veterans.
Please be assured that we stand firmly behind you.
May God Bless and Protect you, my Brothers and Sisters.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please post your message of support to our military lurkers.

NOTE: The Sunday thread has been deleted.
Posting negative comments on this or any other thread will further endanger the Canteen.

If you have ideas about Canteen threads please post them on this thread.

Thank You for supporting our military.

[Fred Mertz]

To our military men and women in uniform all over the globe, I salute you for your service to this great country. Keep your heads down and come home safely when the mission is accomplished.

Tonk, we need the USO Canteen more than ever now and in the next few months as I'm sure you're aware. Thanks for keeping the Canteen fires lighted.

[Bahbah]

Hi, Tonk. No nattering nabob of negativity here. I am so glad you are doing this.

[lodwick]

bttt

[Valin]

This Day in History

Birthdates which occurred on November 12:
1651 Juana Ines de La Cruz Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primer Sueno)
1790 Letitia Christian Tyler 1st wife of President Tyler
1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Johnstown NY, suffragist (80 Years & More)
1817 Bahá'u'lláh (Mirza Husayn Ali) founded Bahá'ís faith
1833 Aleksandr Borodin Russia, composer (Robert LeDiable)
1840 Auguste Rodin France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker)
1841 Lord Rayleigh England, physicist/chancellor of Cambridge (1908-14)
1866 Sun Yat-sen father of modern China (ROC & PRC) (traditional)
1889 DeWitt Wallace St Paul MN, publisher, founded Readers Digest (1921)
19-- Dick Clair San Francisco CA, comedian "Clair & McMahon" (The Funny Side)
19-- Mary Louise Wilson New Haven CT, actress (Ginny-1 Day at a Time)
19-- Megan Mullally Los Angeles CA, actress (Molly-Ellen Burstyn Show)
19-- Richard Venture West New York NY, (Capt Leo Altobelli-Street Hawk)
1903 Jack Oakie Sedalia MO, actor (Great Dictator, 1974 Photoplay Award)
1908 Harry A Blackmun Illinois, Supreme Court justice (1970- )
1912 Alphonse [Tuffy] Leemans NFL fullback (NY Giants)
1914 Roberto Cavanagh Argentina, polo (Olympic-gold-1936)
1914 Sylvi Saimo Finland, 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1952)
1915 Roland Barthes French literary critic (L'Empire des Signer)
1918 Jo Stafford Coalinga CA, singer (I'll Never Smile Again)
1920 Richard Quine Detroit, actor (Clay Pigeon)
1922 Kim Hunter Detroit MI, actress (Planet of the Apes, Lilith)
1929 Grace Kelly Phil, Monaco princess/actress (Philadelphia Story, Rear Window)
1934 Ann Flood Jamaica NY, actress (As the World Turns, Edge of Night)
1934 Charles Manson [No Name Maddox], Cincinnati OH, criminal (Tate-Labianco)
1935 Jerry Douglas actor (John-Young & Restless)
1937 Ina Balin actress (Danger in Paradise)
1937 Richard H Truly Fayette Miss, Rear Adm USN/astro (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 8)
1939 Lucia Popp Uhorsk Ves Czechoslovakia, soprano (Die Zauberflute)
1943 Brian Hyland Queens NY, rocker (She Wore an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini)
1945 Al Michaels Brooklyn, sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football)
1945 Neil Young Canada, singer/songwriter (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
1961 Nadia Comaneci Onesti Romania, gymnast (Oly-gold-1976, 80) (or 11/12)
1967 Charlie Pennaelino Queens NY, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way)
1973 Melanie Gaffin Santa Monica CA, actress (Cheryl-Whiz Kids)
1975 Angela Watson actress (Karen Foster-Step by Step)
1989 Paul Jessup actor (Mikie-Baby Talk)
1989 Ryan Jessup actor (Mikie-Baby Talk)

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Deaths which occurred on November 12:
1035 Canute "The Great" King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41
1558 Rabbi Shalom Shakna ben Joseph founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva, dies
1962 Sid Tomack actor (Jim Gillis-Life of Riley, My Friend Irma)
1975 Anthony Ross TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69
1987 Roger Lewis aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75
1990 Eve Arden actress (Our Miss Brooks), dies at 82

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On this day...
324 -BC- Origin of Era of Alexander
295 Origin of Era of Ascension
607 Boniface III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1775 General Washington forbids recruiting officers enlisting blacks
1859 Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris). He also designed the garment that bears his name
1873 Bay District Race Track opens
1892 Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player
1892 Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0 in football
1910 1st Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon
1915 Britain annexes Gilbert & Ellice Islands
1918 Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic
1919 Ross & Smith start a 1 month flight from London to Australia
1920 Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner
1921 Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments
1927 Notre Dame's Fighting Irish changes blue jerseys for green
1927 Trotsky expelled from Soviet CP; Stalin becomes undisputed dictator
1928 British steamer "Vestris" capsizes & sinks off Virginia, kills 110
1931 NHL's Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto, Leafs beat Black Hawks 2-1
1933 1st known photo of Loch Ness monster (or whatever) is taken
1933 1st Sunday football game in Philadelphia (previously illegal)
1933 Nazis receive 92% of vote in Germany
1936 1st TV Gardening show
1936 Oakland Bay Bridge opens
1938 Hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland
1939 Jews of Lodz Poland are ordered to wear yellow armbands
1940 Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)
1941 Germany's drive to take Moscow halted
1941 WOV-AM & WNEW-AM in New York City swap call letters
1944 German battleship "Tirpitz" sunk off Norway
1946 1st driv-up bank window established (Chicago)
1946 Walt Disney's "Song Of The South" released
1947 KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
1948 Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal
1950 Gene Roberts sets NFL NY Giant rushing record (218 yards) vs Chicago Cards
1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock AL
1953 US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1954 Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed
1955 Date returned to in "Back to the Future" & "Back to the Future II"
1955 E Arcaro, E Sande & G Woolf 1st inductees in Jockey hall of fame
1956 Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted
1960 Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails at 10 cm altitude
1964 Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH
1965 Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus
1966 High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame
1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103
1975 Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas retired after 36 years
1977 Ernest N Morial elected mayor of New Orleans
1977 New Orleans elects 1st black mayor, Ernest (Dutch) Morial
1979 Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal
1979 US halts Iranian oil imports & freezes Iranian assets
1980 NYC Mayor Ed Koch admits to trying marijuana
1980 US space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn
1981 1st balloon crossing of the Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)
1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)
1981 Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's)
1982 Yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader
1983 4 die in a train crash in Marshall Texas
1983 NJ Devils 1st overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3
1984 Paul McCartney releases "We All Stand Together"
1984 Space shuttle astronauts snared a satellite 1st space salvage
1985 STS 61-B vehicle moves to the launch pad
1987 Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine
1988 Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7)
1989 Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years
1991 "Full House" 100th episode-The twins are born

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

Austria : Republic Day (1918)
Bermuda : Rememberance Day
Saudi Arabia : Coronation Day
Taiwan : Sun Yat Sen's Birthday (1866)
Women's Organizations : Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day (1815)
West Germany : Repentance Day - - - - - ( Wednesday )
England : Lord Mayor's Day - - - - - ( Saturday )

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Religious Observances
Old RC : Commemoration of Martin I, pope (649-55)
RC : Memorial of St Josaphat Kuncevyc, bishop/martyr
Ang : Commemoration of Charles Simeon, priest

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Religious History
1556 Dutch Anabaptist reformer Menno Simons wrote in a letter: 'I can neither teach nor live by the faith of others. I must live by my own faith as the Spirit of the Lord has taught me through His Word.'
1701 The Carolina Assembly passed a Vestry Act making the Church of England the official religion of the Carolina Colony. (Strong opposition by Quakers and other resident Nonconformists forced the colony's proprietors to revoke their legislation two years later.)
1818 Birth of Henri F. Hemy, English church organist. Of his several original compositions, best known is the tune ST. CATHERINE, to which we commonly sing the hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers."
1899 American evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody, 62, began his last evangelistic campaign in Kansas City, Missouri. Becoming ill during the last service, Moody was unable to complete his message, and died a few days later, on Dec 22.
1954 American Presbyterian missionary Francis Schaeffer wrote in a letter: 'Loyalty to organizations and movements has always tended over time to take the place of loyalty to the person of Christ.'

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

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Thought for the day :
" Only the doctor can suffer from good health. "

[FryingPan101]

To Our Troops Everywhere:

Don't forget that you are close to our hearts and always on our minds.

Here's something for your to try if it doesn't get pulled.
http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm

[tomkow6]

After MUCH soul searching, and especially after I returned from the local
Veterans Day services yesterday, I have made a decision:

The Canteen is for & about our veteran's AND our young men & women serving
our country in the military. My decision was made AFTER the local services.

After seeing all those young people at the service, helped me make up my
mind(s).

I AM NOT a DEMOCRAT nor a REPUBLICAN.
I entered the Canteen as a vet who
wants to make sure that the previous Vets, and the Young men & women serving
now WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. I hope you ALL can understand this.
When my generation returned from VietNam, they were cursed & spat upon;
called "baby-killers" One of my high-school class-mates paid the ultimate
price.......his name is on The WALL.


Therefore, with my poor resources at humor, I will continue to post on the
Canteen. I don't really care who gets on my case about going "off thread".
We NEED ( I feel), humor every day, to help us cope with stress & everyday
life.

I mean No offense to anyone ( the "regulars" or, as I like to refer to
myself, "slightly-irregular") as I post & break into & off thread, to post a
joke or two.

I will continue to post my jokes daily.

Thank you, Tonk!

[tomkow6]

FOR OUR TROOPS!

Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:

A guy walks into a bar and notices two pieces of meat on the ceiling. He
asks the bar man for a pint and the bar man asks, "Don't you want to
participate in our competition?" The guy asks "What's it all about?"

The barman informs him, "All you have to do is get those pieces of meat off
the ceiling and you get a free pint! If you fail, you have to buy the whole
pub a drink."

The guy replies, "No I don't think so mate .................the steaks are
too high!"

[lds23]

Hey, Tonk, thanks for keeping this going for our military men. Just as a suggestion, does anyone have a thread in the Smokey Backroom to handle that Sunday thread "discussion" - to allow some steam to vent?

[g'nad]

LOL! Thank bro...

[g'nad]

Thanks Tonk...

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!

Especially you, Tonkin, and TomKow.

Yes, Tom, I'm posting here today because the troops need all of our support and they must get it. I am not going to allow the real purpose of this thread be diminished in any way.

Tonkin, I salute you for all your efforts, may God bless you and the troops and all who post and lurk on the canteen.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From an e-mail from Sgt. Drew US ARMY

"If I could say one thing about the USO Post Office.
USE IT or LOOSE IT everyone! We love to hear from America.

It is no joke that a lot of guys don’t get any emails from anyone. Not even regular mail.

And I can tell you first hand to use what the Tonk has because it means a lot to many serving."

Sgt. Drew US ARMY

Please take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.
Just Click on the graphic to SEND an e-mail.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Tonk. Thanks for assuming the mantle under trying conditions.

[antidisestablishment]

Thnanks for taking on this job. I hope it will be easier for you than it has for some.

To our active duty: Thanks for your service and our prayers are always with you.

Vietnam - What They Carried ... a thread you might enjoy.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Transportation will bve posted tonight.
Major storm this AM knocked out sattelite signal.
Out the door to work.
Home after 6PM PST

[Radix]

Yesterday I went to have lunch at a nearby establishment that I occasionally frequent. They did not charge me for my meal! I got a free lunch! It was Veterans Day!

I had never before experienced such an award! I suppose that things have really changed in the hearts and minds of Americans during the last year or so!

My heart has been heavy during these last few days. I have found the Canteen to be a very important concept. It is my cyber home! There are so many of you that I have come to know in ways that I never before imagined would be possible! I read all of your posts and profiles.

I am recognizing that in any endeavor there are going to be people who will not agree on all things! We Americans are blessed with a mechanism that was designed by very great men. They considered so much before our “Rights” were guaranteed protection! That is, WE THE PEOPLE, and our rights are protected. To insure those “rights” we have established this Nation!

Among our protected “rights” is the right to dissent.

Yesterday, I chose not to post in the Canteen. Upon reflection, I have come to regret that choice. I sincerely love this place. The very concept is to me an inspired idea! In my opinion, the most very important thing is the Morale of our Volunteers.

It has taken me a lifetime to come to the place where I can recognize that fundamental Truth! I cannot say why it has taken me so long. It is just the way that it is! Sometimes I sleep late too!

It seems to me that there shall always be battles. Some of those battles are not always going to be fought from trenches. Some of those battles are about ideas and words and personalities! Every battle will result in casualties. Great peoples shall always persevere!

I have been giving things a lot of thought. The most important thing is still, our Volunteers! I sincerely thank all of you that contribute to this Canteen.

Sincerely,
-Radix

[redhead]

Hi, Tonkie. Good morning, and good morning to all the troops, both here and abroad. You are all so wonderful. Tonk, you are doing a great thing here. Thanks for being so faithful to the troops, and to the Canteen! We owe you a lot. Bless you.

Troops: THANK YOU for doing what you are doing. Thank you for leaving all you know and love behind to go into harm's way for the sake of MY freedom. May God bless you all, and may He bring you all home safely. Love and prayers...

[Soaring Feather]

Thank you Troops and Canteen Guys for the beautiful bouquet of roses today.

[tomkow6]

Morning, Pippin!

[Mudboy Slim]

Good morning everyone...hope y'all had a wonderful weekend and Veteran's Day!!

FReegards...MUD

[ZinGirl]

Thank you for the flowers....and thank you for serving my country...

I'm not an everyday poster....and I gather there's been a rocky road for the Canteen. I guess that kind of stuff happens in a country where we have the freedom to debate, have different opinions, and even arguments. Lord knows in other countries, you'll hardly find men and women posting ANYTHING on a website, let alone their thoughts and ideas. Nobody ever said we Americans were perfect....but, doggone it, we have freedoms other people can only dream about.

I honor and cherish our military personnel....active, reserve, retired....all of them. I thank them from the bottom of my heart....I teach my children (ages 10 and 8) that 'freedom isn't free'...somebody has to sacrifice something. They colored a picture of our flag and took it up the street to our 77-yr-old neighbor who was awarded 2 Purple Hearts for his service in WWII. He said it made his day. They played a song for him on their recorders. He may be just "our neighbor" every day....but he's also our hero everyday.

God bless you all.....our military serving our country and the people who remember them everyday. THANK YOU.

[Johnny Gage]

I too have done much the same thinkin, and here's my decision:
No matter who is right or wrong, the purpose of this daily thread is to support all facets of our military, whether they be active, reserve, retired, or passed away. So there really was no choice, but to stay and help provide that support. I know there are some who will not come back, and others I hope will return.

Tonk; You're busy today, so Station #51 will provide transportation.

Station #51 is Open
There's doughnuts and coffee in the kitchen.

Time Out: 09:47
KMG-365

[Mudboy Slim]

"Come Together!!"
(As sung by the Beatles)

Here come old flat top, He come grooving up slowly,
[Dm]He got Joo Joo eyeball, He one holy roller
He got [A7]hair down to his knee;
[G7]Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.

{c:Play riff}

[Dm]He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football
[Dm]He got monkey finger, he shoot co-ca cola
He say, [A7]"I know you, you know me."
[G7]One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come [Bm]Together, Right [G]now, over me

{c:Play riff}

[Dm]He bag production, He got wal-rus gumboot
[Dm]He got O-no sideboard, He one spinal cracker
He got [A7]feet down below his knee
[G7]Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease
Come [Bm]together, right [G]now, over me

{c:Play riff}

[Dm]He roller coaster, he got early warning
[Dm]He got muddy water, He one Mo-jo filter
He say, [A7]" One and one and one is three."
[G7]Got to be good looking 'cause he so hard to see
Come together, Right now, over me!!

FReegards...MUD

[Dutchgirl]

Thanks for the lovely flowers, Tonk.

I found this post from the Federalist, which was intended for yesterday, but was delayed by the tornados. Let's call it Veteran's Day II- "I'll be back!"

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." --Gen. George S. Patton ++ "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." -- George Washington ++ "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." --John F. Kennedy ++ "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." --Calvin Coolidge ++ "Honor to the soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as he best can, the same cause." --Abraham Lincoln ++ "...[L]et us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain. --Dwight D. Eisenhower ++ "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!" --John Paul Jones ++ "The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth." --Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson ++ "So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants." --Tacitus ++ "Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!" --Walter Scott ++ "A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle." --George William Curtis ++ "There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create." --Charles Baudelaire ++ "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity." --Dwight D. Eisenhower ++ "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many, to so few." --Winston Churchill ++ "There never was a good war, or a bad peace." --Benjamin Franklin ++ "That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves." --Admiral Chester Nimitz

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THE GIPPER "Free people must voluntarily through open debate and democratic means, meet the challenge that totalitarians pose by compulsion. It's up to us, in our time, to choose and choose wisely between the hard but necessary task of preserving peace and freedom and the temptation to ignore our duty and blindly hope for the best while the enemies of freedom grow stronger day by day." --Ronald Reagan (1983)

[tomkow6]

YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!

I'm the life of the party...... even if it lasts until 8 p.m.
I'm very good at opening childproof caps... with a hammer.
I'm usually interested in going home before I get to where I am going.
I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.
I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying.
I'm very good at telling stories; over and over and over and over...
I'm aware that other people's grandchildren are not nearly as cute as mine.
I'm so cared for -- long term care, eye care, private care, dental care.
I'm not really grouchy, I just don't like traffic, waiting, crowds, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, Toyota commercials, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, barking dogs, politicians and a few other things I can't seem to remember right now.
I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere.
I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that's just my left leg.
I'm having trouble remembering simple words like.......
I'm beginning to realizing that aging is not for wimps.
I'm sure they are making adults much younger these days, and when did they let kids become policemen?
I'm wondering, if you're only as old as you feel, how could I be alive at 150?

And, how can my kids be older than I feel sometimes?

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the storeroom door.


Yes, I'm a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!

[deadhead]

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS

Have a great day All!

~~~Colleen~~~

[Dutchgirl]

I was 12, in 1974 when my brother came back from that war. He was in California, and had a few weeks before the official end of his service. He decided to hitch hike home in his uniform, thinking it would re-assure people that he was a clean cut, responsible kinda guy. He was an aircraft mechanic and was planning to provide free mechanic's duty to anyone who picked him up.

He got spit on, had people try to run him down, and in general spent a miserable few days on the side of the road. Finally, he took off his uniform. He was home to Florida within the week. He never told me about this until last year, when he took his honorable discharge papers out of the attic and framed them on his living room wall for his children to see.

He deserved better. Americans owes a debt of gratitude and an apology to you and him and the men who didn't come home, giving their lives in defense of a people who had allowed their culture to sink to that level.

I WILL NEVER SPEND A PENNY OF MY MONEY ON ANY PRODUCT ENDORSED BY JANE FONDA, JESSICA LANGE, WOODY HARRELLSON OR ALEC BALDWIN. They have their right to stand up and say who they are and what they beleive in, and I have the right to utterly reject them. I raise my kids to stand for the Color Guard and the national anthem, knowing that when they stand, when no-one else does, they may attract attention to themselves, but they are standing for a reason. They are standing in honor of patriots. Like you.

[conniew]

Tonk, thanks for the flowers. I don't usually have time to come over here and thank you, but I always appreciate them. I also appreciate what you are doing to keep the canteen going for the troops. Keep up the good work. :-)

[tomkow6]

Thank you, but the honor should go to men like your brother.

[tomkow6]

Family Stress Test Part 1:

How to score: 0 if the statement is never true, 1 if it is rarely
true, 2 if it is sometimes true, and 3 if it is always true.

1. ___ Conversations often begin with "Put the gun down,
and then we can talk".

2. ___ The school principal has your number on speed-dial.

3. ___ The cat is on Valium.

4. ___ People have trouble understanding your kids, because
they learned to speak through clenched teeth.

5. ___ You are trying to get your four-year-old to switch to
decaf.

[Radix]

" WILL NEVER SPEND A PENNY OF MY MONEY ON ANY PRODUCT ENDORSED BY JANE FONDA, JESSICA LANGE, WOODY HARRELLSON OR ALEC BALDWIN"



Well said DG! There are others who deserve mention too! During the past few years I have come to recognize that a lot of the so called Stars have been a very destructive element to the integrity, morale, and harmony of the USA! They certainly are entitled to their political views. It seems to me though, that they are somehow underming the heart and soul of this Country. There are a lot of young and impressionable people who are fans of these idiots.

I posted a little rant here early last Thursday morning! There were so many others that I wanted to mention. I did have to keep it down to a minimum!

There are so many who are so clueless about just what it takes to protect our "rights". I am often astonished at the level of ingratitude that is out there amongst those millionaires. They are fools!

Thanks for keeping our Military first in mind!

You Go Girl!

[Prov3456]

To all current and retired military: THANK YOU for your service to our country.

I'm a boomer. While I did not spit, etc., on the returning Viet Nam vets, neither did I support them. I simply went about my daily life (as a college student attending classes). During my college career, I studied in Germany for a year (1970-1971). It was there that I saw and learned what freedom is really all about (visits to the Berlin Wall, into East Germany, etc). Now I want to do what I can to help maintain those freedoms for the current and future generations of America.

THANK YOU, MILITARY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

[SevenofNine]

Good morning Canteen members

HEY am I off the list

I THINK YO 68-69

It me Seven of NINE you know the one post breaking stories out of Israel

Don't forget about me

I know other person is not here

MAN I thought I got thrown out with baby water here


Well UK Independant reporting that good possibity because of Saddam reject UN resolution he might get nice daisy cutter for Christmas


Also report out of Israel overnite last nite according to BBC wire IDF busted 10 miltants including one of Arafat boys

BUSTED ITTT

[tomkow6]

Welcome back, Seven!

[larryjohnson]

Hello to all Troops and FRoops!...
Tonk, I forgot to thank you for picking up the ball yesterday. ...
All: I do not have a ping list. I am only smart enough to reply to recent nearby posters who are captured by a fit of good memory. I try not to favor or ignore anyone(well I do remember women in uniform somtimes). Ping me whenever if you don'r have heavy webtv polluting graphics. FReep mail me if you want to discuss your workout or lack of same.I will also put up my email again.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Morning Troops, families, veterans, and Canadian and Israeli allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 8:59am
Sunset 4:27pm

Hi 36F
Lo 22F

Clouds and sun

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 29F
Lo 26F

State Hi 53F Sitka
State Lo -11F Deadhorse

Ugly, ugly drive to work. The whole city is a sheet of ice. FORTUNATELY, which is not always the case, everybody on my route drove slowly and carefully. Sliding at all intersections. A white knuckle drive.

[SevenofNine]

I did get lost of shuffle I post off and on last couple days I NOTICE NO Canteen I did search mode there you guys are

Well report get ready for Daisy Cutter boys

There is report that Iraq reject UN Resolution

So maybe UK Independant is right

We might give ole Saddam smackdown he never forget

OH YEAHHHH

[Kathy in Alaska]

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.

Prayer of Protection said for all who enter the USO Canteen Freeper Style, including our troops, our veterans, their families and our allies. Welcome to all who come to honor our troops, for whom this USO Canteen was created.

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.

Wherever you are, God is, And all is well.

[tomkow6]

...everybody on my route drove slowly and carefully.

Aww, Man! What fun is that?

[HiJinx]

Hey, Seven, why wait 'til Christmas...?

Maybe GW give Iraqi people reason for Thanksgiving, huh?

[Pippin]

Howdy, HiJinx!

Long time since I posted to you on this thread. Right now I can't post as often as I used to as I am in the process of moving out of my old apartment (hopefully) and going to a new location in Maryland.

I wanted to wish you a happy Veterans Day and thank for your service to our country.

I'll try posting a commentary at least once a week on the canteen for the troops and for the lurkers and regular posters here, but my posting time is somewhat restricted, like I told them on Billie's thread.

May God bless you and your family.

The freeper formerly known as ClaraSuzanne, LOL!!

[redhead]

Yo, Seven! Good to see you, and thanks again for your report from the Middle East. We always enjoy your "to the point" commentary, too!

[redhead]

"Ugly, ugly drive to work. The whole city is a sheet of ice. FORTUNATELY, which is not always the case, everybody on my route drove slowly and carefully. Sliding at all intersections. A white knuckle drive."

Good thing studded tires are legal in Alaska! (I guess...unless some twit has outlawed them by now...) The best combination we found was a HEAVY 1978 Cadillac El Dorado with front-wheel drive. Studded tires on the front?? You betcha! That puppy could climb walls.

[HiJinx]

Why thank you, Pippin!
Are you staying in Glen Burnie, or moving back into the city? I know if I had my 'druthers in your shoes, I'd probably stay somewhere outside Baltimore proper....!

[Kathy in Alaska]

On my way, with speeding kept to a minimum.

[SpookBrat]

Hi Kathy. Thanks for the ping. Are you staying warm? Thanks for blessing this "house". Have a good day.

[grantswank]

howdy. . .

so good to see you here today.

have a good one. . .

chap grant

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romans 8:28

[tomkow6]

On the other hand, these have pretty good traction: