http://allthingswritten.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Public Forum en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:40:17 GMT 2009-12-31T21:40:17Z 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=281474977970647&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace As we ring in the new year and a new decade, it is often beneficial to look back at the past year/decade to learn from it. This way you can create a brighter future. Fox News did a poll on the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:46:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970647&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-31T20:46:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970209&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Here are my choices of Gather’s Superlatives for 2009 with exact quotes and links to where they can be found with annotations by me in parentheses. Feel free to add any you think . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970209&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-31T20:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace The movement has begun, a genuine attempt to preserve the sanctity of the sacrement of marriage in the USA.  The California 2010 Marriage Protection Act is moving toward the ballot, and possible . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:17:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-31T19:17:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969675&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace   An automatic poem always sits in the closet and waits......while the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969675&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2009-12-31T05:17:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968964&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace First, I apologize for posting to this group without a proper introduction. I have been a Gather member for quite a while, but only recently joined your group. Here's a excerpt from a recent press release . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:22:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968964&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Antoine D. 2009-12-30T18:22:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace I had planned to write a summary of 2009 with my thoughts, but the events of the past week in my family changed my plans.  I hope that you will forgive my abandoning of politics for this week. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Troy Stouffer 2009-12-30T15:09:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967587&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace The Cure is now available at online bookstores around the world. Below is a partial list: US and Canada: IndieBound Amazon.com Network (U.S., Canada, France, UK, Germany & Japan) . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:02:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967587&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Antoine D. 2009-12-29T20:02:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967881&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace http://shuharilegacy.com/blog Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:40:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967881&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Gary J. 2009-12-29T23:40:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Given the latest airplane terrorist attempt, there is a new call for more Walk-Through Scanners in airports.  Many object to them, because they are a little too accurate in showing what is under . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-29T23:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967466&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS ALWAYS, THEY NEED TO COME HOME SAFE,,,   repost,   A New Year, a new beginning. How many will go forward? Hopefully, healthy . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:01:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967466&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Marie J. R. 2009-12-29T19:01:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966295&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Oh HELL NO!!!  NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....I got my medicaid renewal one month early.  But one thing I had tossed out before I got the month early notice. My monthly printed bank statement. . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:31:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966295&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2009-12-29T00:31:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Lose interest in Thought and you are Free to Be Happiness Itself. [Rich Note: Alternatives to the third line of today’s offering include: Eternally Now, Everlasting Joy, Everlasting Life, Everlasting . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-28T23:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965364&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace ...The "rev" Fred Phelps, of the Westboro Bapist church, in Kansas; claims that "GOD hates lady gaga." ...Ok, we have the right to hate whomever we want to. Eh, Eh. ...But why does Phelps . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:12:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965364&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2009-12-28T09:12:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965332&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace HI my friends. I debated long and hard about posting this post. ..2 years ago last February, I had a serious side effect happen with a new "asthma inhaler" interacted with the other medications . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:57:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965332&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2009-12-28T07:57:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964400&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Bruised by the health care debate and worried about what 2010 will bring, moderate Senate Democrats, such as Mary Landriey and Ben Nelson, are urging the White House to give up now on any effort to pass . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:27:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964400&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-27T14:27:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963311&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Hi all. I have permission to repost anything from this organization. Volume 12    Issue 50 December 24, 2009 norml.org . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:05:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963311&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2009-12-26T08:05:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963132&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace                   I don't know about you, but I'm just not ready to get back to work. Christmas Eve was Becky and my 11th Anniversary. . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963132&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Atticus *. 2009-12-26T06:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962777&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace CHRISTMAS With Christmas so near, It’s that time of year; God’s Spirit made real. God’s Love that we feel. Again born in mind, God’s image divine; The Joy of His sharing, His . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:33:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962777&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-25T16:33:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962763&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace The Birth of Jesus Took us from a “God Without" To a “God Within." The Birth of Christ took Mankind from a “God Out There" To a “God In Here." [Rich Note: (Photo Caption) One . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:10:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962763&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-25T16:10:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962327&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace More BAD Missouri cops. The former police chief of the St. George police department;  Scott Uhrig; has been charged with sodomy and another sex crime involving a child. Uhrig has . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:45:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962327&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2009-12-25T02:45:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962140&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace It isn’t until Thanksgiving that we start celebrating the holidays in earnest. As we hang holiday wreaths, string our banisters with evergreen swaths, decorate Christmas trees or polish the silver . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:45:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962140&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth Madrigal 2009-12-24T21:45:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace   Still looking for a few last-minute gifts?  Buy Baltimore!  Not the city, but products produced by and in Charm City.  To help you find some great Baltimorian gifts, Baltimore's . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:51:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-24T16:51:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961175&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace God is Real as the Aware Presence One Is but Not as a Concept. [Rich Note: This one is really a distillation/summation of a 3 page, hay-ku impregnated, 4 hour, polished-up, flow of consciousness response . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:31:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961175&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-24T03:31:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933912&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Merry Christmas to all and a joyous New Year filled with peace on Earth and go od will towards all.   From your friend on Gather........... Carol Lloyd and her trusty side kicks Junior Bug . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:32:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933912&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Carol Lloyd 2009-12-23T20:32:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960702&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace 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&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. 2009-12-23T19:10:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959402&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Republican efforts to interview a former top aide to Michelle Obama in the controversial case of a fired inspector general have been stymied by the White House, the top Republican looking into the case . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:04:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959402&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-22T23:04:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959101&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES and Brain Benefits of Game Playing: Case in Point – “MAFIA WARS”   There is a very popular Internet game called Mafia Wars, and is best . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:14:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959101&grpId=3659174697241523&nav=Groupspace Jared G. 2009-12-22T19:14:12Z