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Fit Flops

Lisa — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:49:09 +0000

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No, I did not mispell flip flops. Fit Flops is the actually the name of some new shoes (well, flip flops) that came out. They are really cool. Not only are Fitflops fashionable, they also help you stay in shape. The Fit Flop launched last summer in England and was a huge hit over there. I think they actually might have sold out. The idea behind these shoes is that they are made with micro wobbleboard™ technology which allows you to work out your muscles every time you take a step! It makes your legs look thinner and your butt look better? Who doesn’t want that? It is the perfect reason you can give to your husband/boyfriend/fiance when they ask you why you need another pair of shoes. They come is 5 different colors (black, chocolate, navy, silver, and red), so you can match almost any outfit you have. What are you waiting for?

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Wednesday’s Hero

Lisa — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:22:03 +0000

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This week’s hero is a good one. Robert Cone is the second Cousin of Wednesday Hero’s partner in crime, Greta.

Robert S. Cone
85 years old from Delray Beach, Florida
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Surrounded by family, feted by a U.S. congressman and a Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard, one of the few surviving members of the “Filthy Thirteen” was honored on October 8, 2006 in a backyard on Massapoag Avenue.

Robert S. Cone, 85, now of Delray Beach, Fla., finally received the 13 military medals he was due for his service on D-Day during World War II, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, POW medal and Presidential Unit Citation.

“To tell you the truth, I never expected it. I’m very honored to get it and really feel good about it,” Cone said.

“He’s finding it an honor, and he’s a little embarrassed, to be honest,” said Cone’s son, Edward R. Cone, 45, who hosted the family barbecue that included a visit from U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch.

Only a few members remain of the 101st Airborne Division’s famed “Filthy Thirteen,” an elite parachute and demolition unit that volunteered for a suicide mission on June 5, 1944, the eve of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

The Filthy Thirteen, who shared a Quonset Hut in England, were a group of “pretty bad boys,” Edward Cone said, renowned for hard-living and fierce fighting. They are believed to be the inspiration for the 1967 movie “The Dirty Dozen,” although none of the Filthy Thirteen was a convict.

The unit’s mission was to parachute behind enemy lines on the night before D-Day to blow up bridges and impede the Nazis.

Many were killed on the drop. The survivors found it difficult to reunite on the ground because the pilots had panicked when the Germans opened fire.

Cone said he spent two days in a hedgerow battle and was shot in the right arm. When he escaped to a French farmhouse, the owner turned him over to the Nazis and he became a prisoner of war.

His unit and his family thought he was dead. His mother, in Roxbury, received a telegram from the War Department saying he had been killed in action.

Cone spent 11 months in three POW camps in Germany before being liberated by the Russians near the Polish border. He fought alongside the Russians as they made their escape, his son said.

Cone walked to freedom through Poland, Russia and Romania, journeyed by ship to Egypt and was eventually flow to Italy, finally making his way home.

All the medal ceremonies had taken place without him.

Cone married Ida, now his wife of 61 years; became a postal worker and plumber; raised three children in Hull; and spoke very little about the war, Edward Cone said.

About four years ago, Edward Cone decided to find out whether any of his father’s Army colleagues were still alive.

He found the Filthy Thirteen’s leader, Jake McNiece, in Oklahoma, and put his father in touch by telephone. Their conversation was recorded by the BBC and played on the anniversary of D-Day.

Later, the History Channel filmed its own segment on the pair, which still airs, Edward Cone said.

The group reunited in Taccoa, Ga., the home of their jump school.

“My Dad and I drove from here to Georgia. I heard everything on that trip,” Edward Cone said. “Three were alive from the unit. They talked and drank and told stories for days.”

Three years ago, McNiece published a book, “The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest: The 101st Airborne’s Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers.”

It was McNiece who mentioned that Cone was due a few medals. Edward Cone and his fiance, Kate Guthrie of Leominster, who works at the Statehouse, gathered documentation and contacted Lynch.

The result was the Sunday party, also attended by Cone’s daughters, Ronna Townsend of Monroe Township, N.J., and Natalie Gaudet of Hampton, N.H., and most of his seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Cone admits he never talked much about the war before.

“I really didn’t,” Cone said. “But they insisted I tell the grandchildren and the great grandchildren. So I talk to them. I tell them stories. I tell them true stories. They all enjoy it.”

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Weekend In Review

Lisa — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:53:00 +0000

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We are back from Green Bay. Kari — my sister — bachelorette party was Saturday night (the whole reason we went up). So was Andy’s (Kari’s fiance) party. Everything went well. Nobody got arrested and everyone seemed to have a good time. My mom watched Madison for us and the little stinker actually slept. When we are there, she doesn’t sleep at all in Green Bay. She went to bed with my mom at 9 and slept till 6. What the!!??!! We can’t even get 4 hours of straight sleep normally there.

I won’t be posting much this week. It is Kari’s wedding this weekend. It should be a good time. We are leaving Thursday morning to get up there.

Another cool thing, my article will be printed in Thursday’s Daily Southtown. I am so excited. My first article in print. I know, its only 100 words, but still. I think its cool.

Gotta run — I have to get all our laundry done, so I can pack for this weekend.

Weekend

Lisa — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:29:00 +0000

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So the laborers went on strike here. What does that mean? Well, Bill works at a construction site right now. And where we live, if one union goes on strike they all do. Since Bill is management, he can cross the line. However, besides a few project managers, there’s nobody at work.

Kari (my sister’s) bachelorette party is this weekend. I’ll have to blog how it went. Right now, I am just looking at all the receipts for the money I’ve spent and am ready to cry. Andy’s (Kari’s fiance) party is also this weekend. So we get to drive home 4 hours with hangover Sunday. I am sure looking forward to that (sarcasm).

Hey, check out my renter —> Adventures in Parenting. I didn’t think it would be hard to pick out who my renter would be, but it was. However, Valerie’s life sounded pretty close to mine, so I had to go with her. I’d like to thank everyone else who bid though. There were so many good choices.

Also, my article I wrote will be printed in the Daily Southtown on June 8th. I am so excited. It is a short taste testing article, but hey I am in the paper.

Well, its 11:30 pm and I have to finish packing for the weekend. I’ll see everyone again on Sunday (well, maybe Monday depending on how I am feeling.)

Application For A Night Out With The Girls

Lisa — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:54:50 +0000

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APPLICATION FOR A NIGHT OUT WITH THE GIRLS
Name of Girlfriend/Fiance/Partner/Wife:
I’m going out.
Signed: (me) _____________________________