http://a3acrfrmr.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:06:22 GMT 2010-01-04T22:06:22Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971508 Old acquaintance, Not forgot, But burned In memories, dear, Brought to mind, As oft' as not, By words, We seldom hear.   Happy New Years, New beginnings, A traced clear line, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:33:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971508 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2010-01-01T16:33:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967059 You know, Ben Franklin said "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." , but old Ben didn't have Buddy to contend with... We racked out somewhere around two-thirty, I . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:31:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967059 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-29T15:31:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921889 Wisdom, Creeping vision, That comes clear, Knowledge gained, Pain, sometimes dear. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:47:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921889 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-28T03:47:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962119 We argue, And we fight, We all profess, To know what's right, But in the end it's all part of the plan, Like pit bulls set against each other, For issues that they, that own us, ran, Thought . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:08:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962119 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-24T21:08:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960702 You know, I'm a progressive, no... I'm a liberal , and proud of it, and to me, that means I support policies and legislation that benefit my fellow man. Not just the corporate and elite that have been . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:10:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960702 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-23T19:10:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959002 If you didn't catch this episode of Bill Moyer's Journal, you need to read the transcript, and NOW! This health care bill didn't get this bad, it was supposed to be this bad, from the start. Obama . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:23:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959002 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-22T18:23:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945493 Dark Arches, Dark Alleys, Closes aptly named, Gloom that weighs, On even brave hearts, Gloom darker yet, Than the gray Scottish skies, In Edinburgh, What chance the sunny morn? Home . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:13:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945493 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-14T00:13:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943451 OK, stupid poem. I'm working through some writer's block issues, and I need to write something, give me a break. Inspired by a much more interesting discussion over on Losing Your Religion discussion . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:59:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943451 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-12T03:59:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941290 My own love, In wont's shimmering vision stands, Just beyond the dim candle's cold light, Ethereal, Beyond reach, Of time's gnarled hands, Spirit, taunting me, Each tortured, eternal, damned . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:01:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941290 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-10T20:01:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900359 Ferment, Focused rot, Contained contagion, Micro-organic symbiosis, Interacting with higher forms, Making us forget, What eats at us every day, Our own rot, I wish I still drank.   . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:13:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900359 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-11-14T04:13:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881853 You know, I've been staying away from Gather politics, for the most part, of late. The number of people that I don't agree with spans from Obama zombies with stars in their eyes, to the far right wing . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:46:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881853 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-11-02T19:46:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858466 Well, it's getting colder every night here, and Buddy's previously un welcome presence on my lap is often not discouraged, these days. Temps have been ranging down into the thirties at night, . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:49:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858466 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-10-18T18:49:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819255 I have been reminded that I haven't followed up on my little friend's health, so here's an update on the Budster's status, to date. Buddy is back to his old self again, perhaps too much so, and engaged . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:08:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819255 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-10-12T22:08:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820525 Raindrops cymbaling on my air conditioner, Like they were each a sole tiny commissioner, Of blue mood, and black despair, For anyone, there's a pair, What black and blue ever compared?   . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:06:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820525 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-09-21T15:06:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810822 Today, we begin a new week, which has a lot of import to me... and my little friend. Last week was a total disaster for us both, with my little curmudgeon definitely not far from the clutches of death, . . . Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:38:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810822 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-09-13T17:38:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977806393 Well, I wrote a whole long Saga, which Gather ate. When you get that error message when you try to post, back up by your browser's arrow, not by selecting return to the previous page. I just found out . . . Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:06:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977806393 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-09-10T00:06:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801062 It's an age old story, Greed for gold makes a fool,, And by it, tar paper shacks, Dream of castles, Soul dual, But in me something lacks, I'm no elitist tool.   You hang on next Faux . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:12:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801062 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-09-05T14:12:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672184 An arrowhead, suggestion of mystical, primitive times. A link to the true and rightful citizens of this land, and for me, a link to some people, gone, but unforgettable. I found this single arrowhead, . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:31:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672184 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-09-02T20:31:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793635 Words matter, Not for their sound, But for their ideas, Paintings, Etchings on the mind, Laid down, With careful brush strokes, Slowly, Meticulously patterned, Each splash a part of . . . Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:09:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793635 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-30T20:09:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785155 Round stones never start out that way. With them, as with us all, Time and life smooths the corners, Erodes the rough edges of our souls. The eternal force of life's waters, Cannot be denied, . . . Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:25:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785155 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-24T00:25:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784683 There's a chill in the air, These late August, Lingering Summer nights, Reminders, glean with due care, Ever mindful of dwindling light.   For as we reap what we've sown. In life's . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:19:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784683 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-23T15:19:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782778 If I walk in the dark, Who's to say? You in the light, Anyway?   You would have me believe, There's one way, But to any destination, Exist other ways.   If I walk in the . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:58:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782778 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-21T15:58:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769838 There was an old man from Wamego, And his little dog went were e'r he'd go, They lived on a rancho, And took every chanco, To massacree each other's ego Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:42:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977769838 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-11T15:42:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766649 Has anyone else noticed that the far right rhetoric is off the charts, even for them? Even here on Gather, I've seen more than one wingnut promoting armed revolution. You know who you are... Now it's . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:59:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766649 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-07T18:59:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763737 "Brooks Brothers Brigades", are named after the congressional GOP staffers that went to Florida in 2000, and masquaraded as grass roots supporters opposing a recount in a key county there of the presidential . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:54:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977763737 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-05T16:54:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741331 I aggravated my shoulder and neck injuries, this past week, doing more than I should have (I only have a year and a half worth of undone chores around here, from when I was laid up, no hurry or anything), . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:16:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741331 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-08-05T14:16:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756319 Daycare for adults? When you turn off all the cutsey game notices, very little worthwhile there, near as I can see. To each their own, though... I suppose if there were those there you wanted to reconnect . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:04:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756319 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-07-30T13:04:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753175 Why struggle? Why try to act like you're so strong? None of us wins that battle, No one stands upright on this earth alone.     In my youth, I most thought that I did, But with . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:15:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753175 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-07-29T02:15:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751774   This past Sunday, (It is exactly that late Sunday evening, as I write this) was the date of the annual reunion of my mother's side of the family in Lincoln, NE. For more years than I can remember, . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:58:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751774 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-07-27T04:58:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747544 Hanging on every word, Trying not to say, What I have to say.   Can I believe what I've heard? Will anything stay gray? Or like everything to you, Black and white, Wrong and right, . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:13:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747544 Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-07-23T12:13:33Z