http://aniko.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Aniko   en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:28:17 GMT 2010-01-08T09:28:17Z 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=281474977961471 The Hungarian folk tradition of the Bethlehem play (Betlehemes játék, betlehemezés) is a cross between a Christmas pageant and going caroling. It is a short nativity play, centered . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:56:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961471 Aniko   2009-12-24T22:56:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961182 Christmas tree,  menorah, and inspiration by Macy's:   Caroling for a captive audience:     Security guard with a low . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:59:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961182 Aniko   2009-12-24T03:59:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954731 The following is a response to Slim from the December 13, 2009 episode of LYR entitled "Ch-ch-ch-changes!" published by Shira C. It's published here because the thread was closed before I could address . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:40:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954731 Aniko   2009-12-19T17:40:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932989 On Thursday I drove all the way to Hayward, to a small ethnic food store with a Southern and Eastern European flavor, to buy the Hungarian "St. Nick's bags" that I'd been buying there every December . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:56:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932989 Aniko   2009-12-06T10:56:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923359 Claimed by the Lake     Bench in lake provided by reality, Photobucketed (I hope the poor and clueless are allowed to verb with the fancy tech people).   (Effects used: . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:22:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923359 Aniko   2009-11-30T09:22:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870975 I should have put something smart in the title so the smart people would turn up, but I couldn't figure out what it should be. In any case, it's probably something everyone has noticed long ago and I'm . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:01:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870975 Aniko   2009-10-26T20:01:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864391 Since I know some of my friends are Battlestar Galactica fans, and some of the same people might not waste their time on "What's new on Gather" emails:   http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?grpId=3659174697243100&articleId=281474977861884 . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:44:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864391 Aniko   2009-10-22T03:44:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819878 I looked if there was a Gather article about the massive concert on Revolution Square in Havana, and of course there is--one of those AP crossposts with no one viewing it or commenting on it. Here . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:22:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819878 Aniko   2009-09-21T04:22:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784822 Following the endorsement of such prestigious Gather groups as TAFTA-OPOTI , Grammar Nazis of America, and the entire Gremlin population, among other notable and illustrious o rganizations . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:39:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784822 Aniko   2009-08-23T17:39:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780587 I'm sure we'll be hearing a bit about the fall of the Berlin Wall later on this year as Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the event. But while most Americans are familiar with the iconic images--Reagan . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:39:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780587 Aniko   2009-08-20T02:39:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760142 According to a resolution adopted by the Gypsy World Organization (Romani Union) at a congress held in Paris in 1971 , today and tomorrow (August 2 and 3) are the international days of commemoration . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:41:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760142 Aniko   2009-08-02T22:41:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726260 (The following is a response to Charles Thiesen's Scamming for dollars article. I thought I'd go with the credible angle.)   Dear Mr. Thiesen, I haven't been able to access a computer and . . . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:28:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726260 Aniko   2009-07-01T21:28:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687905   In response to this.   Dear Sabrina:   A friend forwarded me a copy of your letter about what that school did to your daughter. I agree with you—it is outrageous!! . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 09:22:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687905 Aniko   2009-05-21T09:22:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679283 For Mother's Day, or Mother's Night, or something.         Mon, 11 May 2009 02:16:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679283 Aniko   2009-05-11T02:16:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669994   Aino and the Sea     She’s not allowed out in the garden when the sun is high in the sky—it would burn her, Mother says. She watches from the window, peeping through the blinds, . . . Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:30:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669994 Aniko   2009-04-30T10:30:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977664646 I took these about a month ago, and I thought perhaps I should share them before it's winter again. (Yep, I have a bunch of trees in pretty fall colors--I haven't gotten around to posting those . . . Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:50:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977664646 Aniko   2009-04-24T08:50:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977661652 The following is a response to this Saturday Writing Essential assignment. The song I chose is "Dança da Solidão", written by Paulinho da Viola. In the video, it's performed by . . . Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:17:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977661652 Aniko   2009-04-21T04:17:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653653 As you can see, I've reached the degree of laziness where I cheat even on the introductory paragraph, and simply copy everything you'd want to know about the resurrected post here. I . . . Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:43:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653653 Aniko   2009-04-12T19:43:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651921 Yes, this is a survey, and yes, it's not the one I've been tagged for. I like to keep things unpredictable. There's also the part where this is really, really easy, since all I have to do . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:55:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651921 Aniko   2009-04-10T20:55:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649705 After much procrastination and crossing of emails, Charles Thiesen and I have finally completed the Saturday Writing Essential Exercise from the previous week. As you can see, we took the task of . . . Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:47:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649705 Aniko   2009-04-08T00:47:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646154 My five words were found in the Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus, which I found on my shelf. I have no idea how it got there, but since the dictionary I was hoping to find was MIA, I welcomed . . . Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:02:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646154 Aniko   2009-04-04T06:02:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643223 I get all sorts of junk from Writer's Digest, both by snail mail and by email (the result of having entered one contest years ago). I rarely open the emails, but since today's had the word "poem" . . . Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:46:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643223 Aniko   2009-04-01T03:46:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641110 JustMe wrote a poem today about having been awakened by a bird's song this morning. Quite coincidentally (if, after we factor in that it's spring and the weekend, this can still be called a . . . Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:22:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641110 Aniko   2009-03-30T05:22:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634241 I link Dame Ruth's Monday Mirthday assignment with thematically appropriate embarassment, since the following falls way short of what she's looking for in a submission: the story is neither . . . Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:33:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634241 Aniko   2009-03-23T08:33:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633388 And finally, the revision I promised:   As I pulled over and parked in front of the house, I thought, with relief, that it didn’t look anything like what Susan had warned me it might. The . . . Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:33:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633388 Aniko   2009-03-22T03:33:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977627635 This exercise is part of an Interactive Creative Writing Project. The character is introduced here.     Brian preferred not to go outside if he didn’t have to—there were . . . Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:34:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977627635 Aniko   2009-03-17T04:34:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977619066   This exercise is part of an Interactive Creative Writing Project. The character is introduced here.   Hey Aniko:   Thanks for writing me and all. I would . . . Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:01:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977619066 Aniko   2009-03-10T06:01:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977617740 This exercise is part of an Interactive Creative Writing Project. The character is introduced here.   OMFG. What do you mean “tagged”? ME?! For one of these “Look, a Random Amount . . . Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:12:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977617740 Aniko   2009-03-08T22:12:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613142   Brian Robert Alistair Nesbitt, as his mother had just addressed him, was in a lot of trouble. At least, he was fairly sure he picked out those particular words from the disjointed jumble of . . . Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:12:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613142 Aniko   2009-03-03T17:12:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612231   I must admit that when I saw Dame Ruth’s Writing Essentials theme for Humor Mondays—"satirize the absolute worst day of your life"—I thought that was a mighty hard one for a first . . . Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:53:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612231 Aniko   2009-03-02T19:53:28Z