USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Dance Fever ~ March 18, 2003

March 18, 2003 | LaDivaLoca

[LaDivaLoca]

Hey there, HiJinx! Glad to have you back. Wanna dance?

[Dubya]

Bill Offers Assistance to Rural Areas

(March 18) -- Sen. Sam Brownback and 11 other colleagues from farm states introduced legislation on Capitol Hill last week designed to stimulate rural communities. Billed as the New Homestead Act, the Brownback bill gives people incentives to relocate to rural areas--including a tax credit to purchase homes.

In addition to providing up to $5,000 in tax credits to rural homebuyers, the Brownback bill would set up a $3 billion venture capital fund to help entrepreneurs start businesses that could help small towns to thrive. Additionally, the measure would forgive half of borrowers' student loans after five years of residence to attract young residents to rural areas.

Source: Wichita Eagle (03/17/03); Bjerga, Alan

[LaDivaLoca]

AWESOME pics of our heroes, Tom! THANK YOU for sharing them with us.

[radu]

Thanks Military men and Canteen guyz for the cozy fireplace this evening.

*HUGZ* for all!

[LaDivaLoca]

How are you, SevenofNine? Hmmmmmmmm....I wonder what the Ruskies are up to? THANK YOU for the updates.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi zip, and mrs zip. Thanks for helping honor our military, past and present.

[radu]

Waiter: . . . Two teas. Which one asked for the clean glass?

EEEEEEUUUUUUU!!! GROOOOOOOSS!! But funny. LOL!!!!

Hello Dubya!

[LaDivaLoca]

Good evening, BIS! Wanna dance?

[LaDivaLoca]

Kathy! SAMOAS! My favorite GS cookies!

[Dubya]

HI radu.

[Dubya]

FYI

Notes on, and from, the refrigerator

What's the most essential appliance in your house? If you said the
refrigerator, you're not alone. In a recent survey by RepairClinic.com,
64 percent of respondents said the fridge is the one appliance they
wouldn't live without.

But beyond keeping food cold, what does the big white box do for people?

Not surprising, for many it's also a message center.

"A significant [number] of us, 34 percent, use the outside of our
refrigerators to communicate important information to the rest of the
family," explains Janel Dufek of Amana, which conducted its own
nationwide survey. "And more than half of those questioned regularly
keep notes and calendars on the outside of the fridge simply to keep
track of busy schedules."

But if refrigerators could send their owners a message, what would it
be?

"Not surprisingly, 28 percent believed their refrigerator would ask to
be cleaned out," says Dufek.

Nearly as many think their fridge would ask to be stocked with more or
healthier food.

Only 5 percent said that their refrigerator would ask to be replaced
with a newer model.

[firewalk]

Diva, I love them! They are so cute! (-:

[LaDivaLoca]

Tex, I will keep your family member in my prayers. Thank you for sharing your letter with us. It's personal expriences like this that shows how fortunate we all are here living in a free America and how we must never forget and should help those who are not.

[LaDivaLoca]

LOL! Thanks for the laugh - it's much needed today.

[LaDivaLoca]

I love Asti but have never tried it with choco covered raisins, cherries and strawberries. Hmmmmmmmm.......

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

re pic 315
what a cool pic1

[LaDivaLoca]

THANK YOU, Kathy, for the AWESOME pics of our Heroes! Come to think of it, with all the stuff I read and see at our Canteen and FR in general, I don't even bother picking up the newspaper at all.

[LaDivaLoca]

Hello there, Coteblanche!

[LaDivaLoca]

Oooohhhhh! I like this poem/letter. May I borrow it with proper credit to the poet/writer of course? I just want to share it with my family and friends.

[LaDivaLoca]

Cool graphics, bentfeather!