http://benafarmer.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Ben F. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:18:10 GMT 2010-01-05T08:18:10Z 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=281474977358333         James got out of the car and looked for the driveway. He looked back at Ellen and shook his head. "Too overgrown. I can't see it well enough to take the . . . Sat, 31 May 2008 19:38:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358333 Ben F. 2008-05-31T19:38:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977348433 If you aren't a farmer or in the construction industry you probably haven't been around bobcats much.  If you've been around a factory you've probably seen something similar.  . . . Mon, 19 May 2008 03:51:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977348433 Ben F. 2008-05-19T03:51:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246603 Now over the last few weeks we've been having ourselves a nice little civilized discussion on global warming.  Now there was person or two got to namecalling.  I don't think I ever did.  . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:17:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246603 Ben F. 2008-02-01T19:17:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977134879 I would like to say that for an old farmer I'm strangely drawn to the First Chapters Romance contest.  I would like to say that, but I'm an honest guy.  The reality is that I'm mildly . . . Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:51:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977134879 Ben F. 2007-10-02T12:51:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113597 Actually I read parts of six of them.  Four of them skunked up the place so bad I had trouble finishing the first paragraph.  Two of them weren't bad.  They actually had plots, action, . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:50:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113597 Ben F. 2007-09-11T13:50:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976997102 I was too young to remember much about this.  Mom talked about it until the day she died.  It was back in 1950 or 1951.  I don't know which.  Anyway.  Our farm wasn't much.  . . . Thu, 10 May 2007 14:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976997102 Ben F. 2007-05-10T14:33:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976995415 Dad loved to eat.  I kind of take after him.  He worked it all off and then some.  I don't always do that.  One thing I can say is that when I was growing up we always knew where . . . Tue, 08 May 2007 14:49:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976995415 Ben F. 2007-05-08T14:49:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976993530 Dad remembered the first car to come into our little patch of the world, and the first airplane to fly over.  Here I am sending stories about him all over the world from a computer sitting on my table.  . . . Mon, 07 May 2007 14:32:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976993530 Ben F. 2007-05-07T14:32:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975782 I grew up quite a few years ago, before cable TV, before X-Box, and before Internet.  I grew up what a lot of people these days would call redneck and look down on.  Oh well.  A person can't . . . Fri, 04 May 2007 14:19:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975782 Ben F. 2007-05-04T14:19:27Z