http://auckitect.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Lance L. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:11:03 GMT 2010-01-02T23:11:03Z 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=281474977767633 Last summer I found a flowering plant on the west end of the pond, that I had not seen before. [future spot of afore mentioned flowering plant] This year, for variety, I have found a flowering vine plant . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:07:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767633 Lance L. 2009-08-08T20:07:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733383 Next time I'll be bringing you a tale about: A lonely stretch of highway An abandoned warehouse A dark and stormy night A hilltop mansion and possibly more. !! Stay tuned !! Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:07:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733383 Lance L. 2009-07-10T00:07:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726838 My parachute opened over the foothills of the Bobo mountain chain. Legend has it that an ancient tribe named the mountains after their god of death. All I knew was that I felt like a clown . . . Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:30:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726838 Lance L. 2009-07-02T00:30:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725779   “Pardon me your majesty.” I sneered. She fixed me with a look that I had not felt since childhood. “You would be well advised to avert your eyes, ONLY, when addressing . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:07:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725779 Lance L. 2009-06-30T23:07:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977721530   I’ve seen the light and like the others, now I can’t. We wander about trying to find out why. There are those that say this is our comeuppance. When we follow this line of reasoning . . . Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:51:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977721530 Lance L. 2009-06-25T20:51:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717704 This switch makes sure you have completed a goal or part of a goal before you get to relax. First an in depth interview to create a database of all your hopes, dreams and aspirations. . . . Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:12:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717704 Lance L. 2009-06-21T22:12:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700761 1 He attached the badge to the wall and stepped back. The darkness ate at his nerves, compelling him for reassurance. He had been standing for so long that his legs felt like pudding. Fear . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:50:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700761 Lance L. 2009-06-04T00:50:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698486 Basement Remnant for Monday, June 1, 2009 Playing fetch, my cat asked for a ball of yarn. I found her request to be without ernest intent and walked away. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:27:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698486 Lance L. 2009-06-01T23:27:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674008 A review of Testosterone for Life by Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, MD Published by the Harvard Medical School Press For many people the word testosterone conjures up a variety of . . . Tue, 05 May 2009 03:44:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674008 Lance L. 2009-05-05T03:44:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649723 My Mood Tag Survey – Below is My Mood Tag Survey about me and the FIVE friends I have tagged to fill it out next! Return to healthyliving.gather.com to start your own survey! . . . Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:14:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649723 Lance L. 2009-04-08T01:14:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645723 BEATNIK-HORY REVISITED f April 1, 1976 - Hoboken, New Jersey The efforts of our Beatnik brothers and sisters may never truly be appreciated. If the communists and beatniks had . . . Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:42:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645723 Lance L. 2009-04-03T18:42:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643783   My morning started off with some promise today. For the last hour a live interview with Jennifer Granholm has been broadcasting on my local NPR station; an interview based on audience call in. . . . Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:29:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643783 Lance L. 2009-04-01T18:29:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643761 One of the best things about Gather can be the interaction between members, both in the threads and if the relationship matures, outside the site. One of the most rewarding relationships, I’ve had . . . Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:56:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643761 Lance L. 2009-04-01T17:56:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977565427   1. Originally titled this 4 Mistakes, when it should have been “Four times I’ve been wrong” 2. Drove the wrong way on a one-way street. 3. Used Miss when I should have . . . Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:59:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977565427 Lance L. 2009-01-16T22:59:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529777 T oday's Topic for discussion:   A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a . . . Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:25:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529777 Lance L. 2008-12-08T22:25:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467229 What if you didn't have friends. What if the concept of someone helping you or you helping someone else for only altruistic enjoyment was as alien a concept as silicon based life is; just that a concept. . . . Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:48:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467229 Lance L. 2008-10-04T00:48:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460356 Basement Remnant for Friday, September 26, 2008 We may want all of the peanut butter to be on the toast, but sometimes its better to just lick your fingers and be done with it. . . . Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:22:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460356 Lance L. 2008-09-26T23:22:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977458324 Fellow Gatherini Tracy Fabre (no relation to the egg people, I've asked) has commissioned me to design a retreat within a retreat for those of us at G Isle that just can't take it anymore. My . . . Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:51:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977458324 Lance L. 2008-09-24T23:51:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422411 It has been over thirty years since I have been to the point on my property that constitutes the southwest corner. No, I'm not that lazy. Well, maybe a little. The southwestern border is actually . . . Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:36:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422411 Lance L. 2008-08-15T18:36:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415370 Basement Remnant for August 6, 2008 People are like produce;  you need to check them out thoroughly, before bringing them home. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:54:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415370 Lance L. 2008-08-06T20:54:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408555 Pretty much what the title says. Was watching European Journal on PBS this weekend and they had a story about Finnish hunters training their hunting dogs with a remote control bear. The Robo Bear is . . . Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:46:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408555 Lance L. 2008-07-29T01:46:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408492 No. This is not a rescheduling of a beatnik poetry slam. As some of you may have heard, the 1990's coffee house giant Starbucks stumbled financially last year. Actually they "stumbled" . . . Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:50:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408492 Lance L. 2008-07-28T23:50:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400939 Basement Remnant for July 18, 2008 Love isn't finding someone to share your couch with. Love is finding someone who wants to be on your couch and not hog all the cushions. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:24:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400939 Lance L. 2008-07-18T14:24:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400224 This is for Chana M 's group Post Art - Any Medium Subject matter for this portfolio is broken down into four categories: Nature, Structures, Celestial Bodies and Abstracts. I've . . . Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:22:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400224 Lance L. 2008-07-17T17:22:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400143 Several years ago I was given a really terrible egg roll. I promised the giver that I would make a quest out of finding the world's best egg roll. There is no time limit on this save the giver's . . . Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:39:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400143 Lance L. 2008-07-17T15:39:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398007 Basement remnants for July 14th 2008 Getting out of bed means the shock of a cold floor, it also means you can chuck another log on to the fire. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:50:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398007 Lance L. 2008-07-15T00:50:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381271 It takes longer to tap a shoulder, than to be tapped on the shoulder.   Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:41:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381271 Lance L. 2008-06-24T14:41:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360746 Clause 42 from the mental tennancy contract. You can't claim residency in the shiny happy place, until you rescind your residency in the gloomy crappy place. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:36:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360746 Lance L. 2008-06-03T23:36:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358354 When I first signed on to Gather the wording in the profile was sligthly different than it is now. Instead of your favorite movies, actors and genres, it was your favorite films. Being the silly goober . . . Sat, 31 May 2008 20:28:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358354 Lance L. 2008-05-31T20:28:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293349 Lancism for March 25, 2008 Being nice isn't always nice, but being pleasant is always nice. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:21:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293349 Lance L. 2008-03-25T21:21:18Z