http://akasmitty.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Tom S. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:43:15 GMT 2009-12-29T22:43:15Z 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=281474976880797 In January my wife Karen traveled to Tennessee to visit with her mother for four days. That part of the story is simple. Where it gets complicated is that the children (all three) and I are staying home! . . . Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:25:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976880797 Tom S. 2007-01-09T18:25:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976870827 It was a beautiful April day. Seventy-five degrees, sunny and very little wind. The birds were performing their daily concert as the trees stood quietly displaying their new buds. As I hung on to the day . . . Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:44:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976870827 Tom S. 2007-01-02T21:44:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976874880 “We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” – Frank Tibolt   I read this quote . . . Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:40:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976874880 Tom S. 2007-01-02T18:40:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867542 It was a beautiful April day. Seventy-five degrees, sunny and very little wind. The birds were performing their daily concert as the trees stood quietly displaying their new buds. As I hung on to the day . . . Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:43:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867542 Tom S. 2006-12-21T21:43:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976866830 October 3, 2005 was the day that my father lost his father. My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer just three weeks prior and was given four months to live. At 85, he was still very sharp and quick . . . Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:48:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976866830 Tom S. 2006-12-20T21:48:17Z