Today is a very special day – the birthday of one of our best and most faithful friends, WeeWeed! (more…)

And look who we have to thank!

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(Psssst….did anyone spot the “imposter”?)

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BTW…How about helping a Puddy out?  (The glasses are not a good look for me.)  Hopefully, as you scan the gravatars above, some of you will become interested in getting a gravatar of your own.  Waltzingmtilda has all the information you’ll need.

 

When we tumbled onto the forest trail almost 18 months ago Sundance was high in the canopy overhead, already hard at work on the Treehouse–knowing that a great gathering place would be needed for stouthearted Americans who hungered for plainspoken and open-ended conversation.
In the months since then, his faithful and daily pursuit of what-is-actually-so has become the rich soil in which freedom-lovers of goodwill find a place to expose deception and  fight back effectively.

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*Thank you to our Menagerie for her assistance in writing much of the following.
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of our founding Treepers, Stellap.  Were it not for her steadfast and resourceful efforts to rally and unite our initial group, we would very likely not be the site you see today.  Since that time, her contributions have been truly invaluable…not the least of which is her ability to dissect and dismember the occasional visitor seeking only to press their agenda.
Stellap is also a wonderful example and ambassador for her home state of Michigan, helping us understand some of the behind-the-scenes issues regarding the auto industry.  She knows her cars…especially GM cars.
When she’s not sitting behind a keyboard, you’ll most likely find her tending a garden full of flowers. Her writings and pictures have helped us make it through some of the worst of the cold weather and leap into spring with joy. A day in the yard working with her flowers pays big dividends for us as she paints a wonderful picture with her love for the beauty of the outdoors.
Just out of nowhere, you already have doors but they just don’t work right? Doors that don’t close or latch properly or that fit an opening poorly can be frustrating. Over the past ten years, the bifold doors have become very popular door options. The traditional conservatory door or patio door has always served as the alternative for French door – single door system. I mean, there are countless advantages of bifold doors.
But a day overseeing the shenanigans going on in the Tree, enjoying the beauty of her native Michigan, or working with her flowers is not complete until it’s topped off with a good book and a glass of wine.  Today we raise a toast to Stellap…a fine friend and a founding Treeper.

May you live all the days of your life.

~Jonathan Swift

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The Last Refuge – officially, The Conservative Treehouse – celebrated its first anniversary on February 1, 2012.  Now it’s time for another celebration (and we love celebrations) as we welcome our 2,000,000th visitor today!  At 6:10 PM EST!

Ohayo Minna!  Today the Treehouse celebrates the birthday of another admin…“zmalfoy”, or Zophiel as she is known to her friends amongst the branches.  Her gravatar lists an impressive array of talents:  vocal performance, bellydance, alchemy, theology, and survival skills.  If she had more room, she could have also included interests in geology, physics, the skills of a Starbuck’s Barista par excellence, and the uncanny ability to always get an “A”.  Yep, she’s even smarter than Sarah Palin’s favorite red shoes!

One of the most interesting aspects of Zophie is her knowledge of all things relating to Japanese Anime (the abbreviated pronunciation of animation).  It’s a style of animation originating in Japan, characterized by colorful graphics and often featuring themes intended for an adult audience.   Zophie’s gravatar is the young “meister” or craftsman named Maka Albarn, who’s one of the lead characters in the Japanese manga (cartoon) called “Soul Eater”.  The story revolves around three teams consisting of a weapon meister and (at least one) human weapon. Trying to make the latter a “death scythe” and thus fit for use by the academy’s headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again. (more…)

The last few weeks have seen an exciting increase in those who choose to climb up and grab a branch here in the Tree. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all, to thank you for enriching the conversations, discussions, and the culture we have here on our site. Sometimes when you choose to join in and meet new cyber friends, things can be a little confusing because you feel like you just missed a part of the conversation, or that there is an unknown language you just can’t quite pick up. Perhaps you are wondering if there may be some unwritten rules you don’t know about, or some vague protocol that you should observe. You may have found hints about our history in some of the comments. We would like to try to help you with all that, as much as is possible in a single post written by a menopausal admin with early onset Alzheimers.    (more…)

A favorite Treeper – celebrating another year filled with promise!

Today is the anniversary of the birth of our smallest and cutest administrator, Ad Rem, otherwise known as Puddy….

Happy birthday Gatina! Buon compleanno al capo di tutti gatti! Enjoy some cake with your coffee. We have plenty! (more…)

Treeper tnwahm celebrates another glorious year!

Let’s all wish her a great big Best Wishes for the day!
NOTE TO ALL:  I neglected to tell you all that it was our dear WeeWeed who baked the cake for tnwahm today!  Thanks WW!  My excuse is that it was before coffee when I posted this.  Sorry!