Something for USA Independence Day

**Aunt Betsy** · 05 July 2007, 04:01 PM

Thanks James!

In my zip file I included a brush for making candy canes too.

**sallybode** · 05 July 2007, 04:57 PM

Dear Aunt Betsy,

This would also make a great frame too, forgot to add. Let you know more when I download it. Your patriotic posts, I'm thinking of printing out pictures of my family in the military and hanging them on an "always" tree. You take a Christmas tree down, but you are proud of your family on a daily basis.

Among the "frame-ables", a hand-written letter from the Captain of the U.S.S. Nimitz (aircraft carrier) congratulating us on our two sons exemplary service to the ship. Arrived on the fourth of July.

You give me that Red-White-and-Blue feeling right here in my heart.

Sally

**Aunt Betsy** · 05 July 2007, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by sallybode

This would also make a great frame too, forgot to add. Let you know more when I download it. Your patriotic posts, I'm thinking of printing out pictures of my family in the military and hanging them on an "always" tree. You take a Christmas tree down, but you are proud of your family on a daily basis.

Among the "frame-ables", a hand-written letter from the Captain of the U.S.S. Nimitz (aircraft carrier) congratulating us on our two sons exemplary service to the ship. Arrived on the fourth of July.

You give me that Red-White-and-Blue feeling right here in my heart.

Sally

Oh Sally! You must be so proud of them. My youngest niece just entered the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, she would like to fly jets, and we are very proud of her. I'm a Navy Aunt.

**remi** · 05 July 2007, 05:52 PM

I wonder, if it's possible to start a dialogue between proud American Mothers and proud Mothers in Irak, Afghanistan or Iran over the Internet?

**sallybode** · 05 July 2007, 08:23 PM

The is a CorelDRAW forum, since when are you a CorelDRAW user, Remi?

**remi** · 05 July 2007, 08:35 PM

Hi Sally,

Originally Posted by sallybode

The is a CorelDRAW forum, since when are you a CorelDRAW user, Remi?

I'm not sure, since 1992/93 or so. I started with the good old ATARI ST and the DTP software "Calamus". But Corel Draw was my first DTP solution on a Windows PC. In the year 1995 I found CorelXARA, the former version of Xara Xtreme and since then I prefer to use Xara Xtreme most of the time.

Regards,
Remi

**sallybode** · 06 July 2007, 12:47 AM

There are more people for the moment who are earning a living with that which is real enough today for the present market, though Xara has potential, real life means spot color, vinyl cutting, sublimation, proper output to .pdf and a way to pull it all together. Yes, there are wonderful things which Xara does, DRAW also, the world is not all just one thing.

In the meanwhile to help people who need help is what this section of the forum is about. Not a simpering "Gee, I was so smart that years ago I gave up on DRAW...." excuse me, you don't know what you are talking about. Some 40% of industry which is going to use software to do what DRAW can do is using DRAW in one regard or another. Perhaps you gave up on DRAW as it too too much to figure it out. AutoCAD is difficult, but it was fun to master. Why have five programs to do what one can do? I have a family to spend money on too and I know you do too. And no I didn't buy AutoCAD, but DRAW has plenty of features which encorporates that to keep me happy. Before learning CorelDRAW I became equally skilled at Illustrator, so if now I recommend DRAW, I have enough experience to say so.

Remi, if some don't share your self hatred of western culture, hatred was put down in WWII wasn't it, or should we all appologize for breathing? If facsims rises in another disguise?

Everything Americans has done isn't bad, you just choose to ignore them. When the great Tsunami struck south east Asia, predominantly Muslim, they were human beings, the U.S., despite being already on the other side of 911, we sent Marines in to clean up, to help pick up yes, the dead bodies, build shelters, schools, roads. Germany never would have known as I don't think they sent anyone to help whatsoever, Britian did, Australia did, so did Japan. Who helped American when New Orleans flooded? Americans help everyone, again we helped even other Americans.

Perhaps Americans are proud of their country because they have a reason to be.