http://apointsparlor.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Arielle's Points Parlor en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:42:05 GMT 2010-01-08T06:42:05Z 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=281474977982015&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace   I have a really terrific friend named Fancy and I think it would be great if you would go give her a holler and add her as a friend!! If she doesn't comment she will always view . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:42:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982015&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Deb J. 2010-01-07T18:42:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982540&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace I went into the research clinic Wednesday to continue my human guinea pig act. As I arrived, a fat old man with a cane was talking to the clerk. I like to talk to people, so I started a conversation with . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982540&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2010-01-08T00:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982267&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace On a note related to my post of yesterday , the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released a report called "Off the Books: Industry's Secret Chemicals." In the report they call TSCA "an extraordinarily . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:08:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982267&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-07T21:08:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981526&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Normally, I do not go and repost stuff from the internet, but due to what happened to me in 1980,  I would be stupid and derelict in NOT warning about fake census workers. In 1980, this one . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:44:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981526&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2010-01-07T12:44:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981296&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace This is the link for you to express your opinion: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/856169122?z00m=19818086   From Care2 email: In late December, an Oklahoma court temporarily . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:32:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981296&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace J. P. 2010-01-07T09:32:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980975&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Due to yesterday's success, I went to a different CVS today to see what they had in store for post-Christmas clearance sale. Again I got 3 things. The first one is just a roll of wrapping paper. . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:40:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980975&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-07T05:40:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980963&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Mark your calendars! On Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., enjoy a free pretzel at any Auntie Anne's location.  Too bad I'll be missing this because I'll be in Taiwan. But I hope you get one! . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:30:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980963&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-07T05:30:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980960&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace My dash key (-) on my keyboard fell off during my trip.  The laptop is still under warranty so I had a new keyboard ordered and replaced today.  I really love the new one. It is so quiet and . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:26:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980960&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-07T05:26:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979923&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace In this space I have been tracking the ongoing efforts of the current Congress to modernize the 33-year old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which is the primary law governing the regulation of . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:04:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979923&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-06T17:04:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979767&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace in MY neighborhood. Even a couple of miles away, the food is much more expensive.  I am back to comparing prices:  the six pack of tiny V-8 cans is about $4 in my neighborhood, while it's . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:31:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979767&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2010-01-06T15:31:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979229&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace My husband needs to build a website.  I used to use Yahoo GeoCities but they are closed.  He tried Angel Fire but they have way too many ads. What is a good free web hosting service you would . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:29:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979229&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T07:29:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979203&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace My husband was looking for a free web hosting site, and I had suggested Yahoo GeoCities.  But it turned out GeoCities was closed down in Oct 2009.  I was quite bummed because I actually had . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:12:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979203&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T07:12:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979155&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Tonight I stopped by Cold Stone and got another one of Kyleigh's birthday freebies: a cup of chocolate ice cream with brownie. Kyleigh ended up only taking two licks and I got the rest.  Hehehe... . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:47:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979155&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:47:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979151&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Today I stopped by CVS and found several interesting Christmas clearance things at 75% off.  I initially picked up a lot of ornaments (including many Hallmark items) but eventually I controlled my . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:40:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979151&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:40:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979115&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace I haven't checked my junk mail folder for months and today I just happened to look at it. On the first page there was a $5 survey invitation from CVS.  I qualified and completed the survey, so now . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:11:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979115&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:11:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979112&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace I am way behind on getting my car's oil changed. I called early last week to make an appointment and left 2 messages.  At that time I was told by the front desk that the scheduling department was . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:09:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979112&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:09:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979108&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Our insurance program recently started a new thing, which is an EOB for the prescription drugs. It's interesting to be able to see how much the drugs are "supposed to" cost as determined by the insurance . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:07:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979108&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:07:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979105&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace This morning I took Kyleigh in for her 3-year-old check-up. The nurse checked many additional things they didn't use to check before. Kyleigh is 3 ft. 3 in. (90 percentile), 30-3/4 lbs (52 percentile), . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:04:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979105&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:04:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977790&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Thinking The Lions is a blog that focuses on stuff I think about:  my life, my music, my family, my job... but, ironically, almost never lions.  Here's my story of the beginning of my Christmas . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:07:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977790&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Briane P. 2010-01-05T16:07:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976903&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace In today's mail, there is an ad from Wachovia Bank.  It says as long as I open a new checking account with at least $100 by 2/28/2010, I can get a $50 cash bonus!  I am definitely going to take . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:43:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976903&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T04:43:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976882&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace It wasn't pre-planned but tonight turned into Round Two of Kyleigh's 3-Year-Old Birthday Party. First of all, I had a coupon for a free birthday scoop of ice cream from Baskin Robbins for Kyleigh. . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:30:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976882&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T04:30:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976879&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace I just looked through the coupon inserts from this Sunday's Washington Post and The Examiner, and both of them have a $3 coupon for Ensure nutritional drink. That's something we buy regularly, so I will . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:16:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976879&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T04:16:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976825&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace After several more phone calls, Kyleigh's primary pediatrician's office finally located Kyleigh's urine culture and sensitivity results, and faxed (twice) over to the urologist's office.  The good . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:42:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976825&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T03:42:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976817&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Today Kyleigh went back to school for the first time after the long Christmas vacation. She wasn't thrilled to have to get up early this morning. Once we got to the classroom, she clammed on my legs and . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:36:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976817&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T03:36:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976759&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace The IRS doesn't delay, does it!?  Today I got my 1040 booklet.  I can't believe it's tax time again. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:56:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976759&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T02:56:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976473&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace I've return ed to the Midwest and single digit temperatures after ten days visiting my mother and family in my childhood home of Tucson, Arizona.  Ten days with high temperatures between 60 and 68 . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:25:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976473&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace James B. 2010-01-05T00:25:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976110&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace It's time for another contest for the Views R Us group. There will be 2 RANDOM winners, and each will recieve 100 comments from me as a prize. Here are the rules and the links to participate ... 1.) . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:33:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976110&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Amy just hangin' out M. 2010-01-04T19:33:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975692&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace This is a follow up on my blog/rant, Looks Like I am About To Lose My Insurance... Again . To really understand what I'm writing about, you need to read that... otherwise, any response you might leave . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:01:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975692&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2010-01-04T15:01:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975495&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Author:  Michael Crichton this book was published after he died - the complete manuscript was found in his files. After some of the other books I'd read recently, it was good to read one by . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:58:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975495&grpId=3659174697250300&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2010-01-04T11:58:56Z