http://braincoredump.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Brain Core Dump en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:54:49 GMT 2010-01-03T12:54:49Z 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=281474977973880&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Hi all. I have permission to repost anything that I get from this organization. Drug War Chronicle, Issue #614 -- 12/29/09 Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/614 . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973880&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2010-01-03T10:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973734&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace published in factoids   There you have it, the holidays are over and most people have gone back to their daily routines. Still some people will have a few parties, family dinners, and get . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:14:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973734&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-03T07:14:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973465&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Sue and I saw Avatar 3D on New Year’s Eve. The 3D effects were worth the price of admission (which was substantial). The plot was Little Big Man vs. Star Wars with a touch of Apocalypse Now and . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:33:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973465&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-03T02:33:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973079&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace How Is Everyone Today? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:41:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973079&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2010-01-02T19:41:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace This is good   http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/12/fiore-cartoon-year-review Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T15:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace I missed one.  How did you do? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02collins.html?ref=opinion     Note: You have to be registered with the NY Times, but it is free. . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:18:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T14:18:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931244&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Thanks Dan H. This challenge is a quick free-writing sentence prompt. I want you to use these 3 words in a sentence or two. Use any form of these words. Change . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:19:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931244&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Lady of Lake Merritt =P 2010-01-02T11:19:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971836&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace It's hard to be honest about this, it's hard to be honest to my friends, to you all, to my family... and especially to myself. It started in July, there was a void in my life which was not being filled . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:16:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971836&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Lady of Lake Merritt =P 2010-01-02T11:16:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972471&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace my caseworker problems, part 2 rant ...Ok, the whole thing got weird. ...I went in last Wednesday to hand over in person, the materials that were requested, knowing that I had a serious . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:49:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972471&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2010-01-02T10:49:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972073&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Here's my newest recycle project . I crocheted it from a bunch of grocery bags from Walmart & Albertsons. I lost count how many it took, but my guess would be maybe about fifty bags. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:27:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972073&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Debbie W. 2010-01-02T04:27:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971235&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace "We are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it makes us less safe," Mr Cheney said. "Why doesn't he want to admit we're at war? It doesn't fit with the view of the world he brought with . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:10:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971235&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2010-01-02T00:10:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971749&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace What Are Your New Year's Resolutions? Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:04:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971749&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2010-01-01T21:04:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971728&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year Everyone!!!   I stayed up with family and was surprised to find the neighbors lighting off fireworks. It was nice to see to bring in the new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:54:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971728&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2010-01-01T20:54:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971723&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace How Is Everyone Today? Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:48:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971723&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2010-01-01T20:48:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971604&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace 2010 Contract After serious & cautious consideration... Your contract of friendship has been renewed For the New Year 2010! My . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:12:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971604&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Debbie W. 2010-01-01T18:12:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971547&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace  Yes, we are at war. We are in a fight to protect our children, in a fight to protect our way of life, in a fight for our very existence. Because of this will have to keep in mind that complacency, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:12:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971547&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Juan J Martinez 2010-01-01T17:12:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Just finished The Year the Dream Died - Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover, an excellent review of the events of that terrible year and their affect on many in my generation. Over . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-01T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971077&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year Everyone! Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:07:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971077&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2010-01-01T05:07:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971059&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Well here I sit, at home yet another year. No parties, nothing to do but putz around on the computer , work on my crochet site and drink beer. Hope everyone is having a more exciting night than me . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:43:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971059&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Debbie W. 2010-01-01T04:43:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970751&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Happy Almost New Year Everyone. Be Safe! Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:13:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970751&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2009-12-31T22:13:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928641&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Thanks Dan H. This challenge is a quick free-writing sentence prompt. I want you to use these 3 words in a sentence or two. Use any form of these words. Top . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:57:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928641&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Lady of Lake Merritt =P 2009-12-31T20:57:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970645&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace How Is Everyone Today? Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:44:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970645&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2009-12-31T20:44:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970632&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace As a stockholder who was collectively gang raped by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo, I find this story heart warming. From Forbes Wells Fargo & Co.'s four top executives won't get cash bonuses . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:25:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970632&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-31T20:25:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970593&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace From Yahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is aimed at making sure the housing market doesn't . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:14:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970593&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-31T20:14:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970418&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace I want to take this moment to thank each and everyone of you for the support and kindness you have all shown me this year. Until I came here, and Lady of Lake Merritt started trying to get me . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:31:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970418&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-31T17:31:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969614&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace A new addition to The Toy Box on Debs Crochet Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:28:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969614&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Debbie W. 2009-12-31T04:28:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969300&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Saw Up In The Air, a great film with George Clooney as a corporate hit man, who travels the country firing people. It made me think of the downsizing at AG Edwards, the first in the company’s . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:01:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969300&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-30T23:01:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969202&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace I Seem To Be Doing Everything Wrong Today.   Today is my sister's birthday. I began the day by playing Trivial Pursuit on the Wii with her and I even let her end with her favorite category (for . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:41:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969202&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2009-12-30T21:41:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969141&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace How Is Everyone Today? Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:53:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969141&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Dan H. 2009-12-30T20:53:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969047&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Science Links   http://www.factualtv.com/documentaries/science-and-technology A collection of videos and documentaries, news summaries, blogs, and other content . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:19:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969047&grpId=3659174697245522&nav=Groupspace Lisa M. 2009-12-30T19:19:29Z