http://chiram.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by George H W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:08:03 GMT 2010-01-02T07:08:03Z 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=281474977311509   Our country is currently unique having over 725 foreign military bases and two foreign wars going at one time. English speaking America has a strong culture of war and a long history of war. . . . Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977311509 George H W. 2008-04-12T23:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299893 Is it not obvious by now that our executive branch of government needs structural change?  There is too much power in the hands of one individual human being and his chosen collaborators. When the . . . Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:26:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299893 George H W. 2008-04-02T14:26:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977060387 Hello some of you folks may have already heard this story but Carla asked me to write it on this site so how can I refuse.  In the winter of 1979 my wife and I were staying at her fathers cabin in . . . Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:14:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977060387 George H W. 2007-07-19T12:14:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977053220 Recently I found an old copy of Thomas Paines writing called Common Sense.  I set it aside for later and read most of it yesterday. What a wonderful challenge to the then accepted thoughts on government . . . Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:28:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977053220 George H W. 2007-07-11T17:28:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977048064 I just became aware of a movement started by Shelly Yates of Canada to get as many people around the world to meditate or send prayers and intentions to heal the earth on July 17, 2007at 7:11 am EST. If . . . Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:06:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977048064 George H W. 2007-07-05T14:06:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976961497 Friends we in America and other parts of the English speaking world have inherited a culture that is competitive and teaches us that competition is a healthy way for human beings to live.  Get ahead, . . . Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:18:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976961497 George H W. 2007-04-17T22:18:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906293 I have been wondering if the Hindu have a sabbath in their cycle of days. We the English/Americans as it appears have adapted the Jewish idea of a sabbath in the weekly cycle.  They have Saturday . . . Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:31:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906293 George H W. 2007-02-08T23:31:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900836 Although our dictionary states that viking is someone from the north those who live up there believe that viking is actually a verb not a noun. It is armed men that climb in a boat and head out to capture . . . Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:28:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900836 George H W. 2007-02-02T01:28:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976897983 As a high school teacher one day in history class I asked the students why are we the world police? I got a lot of blank looks back, one student said "the constitution?" I ask you on what basis . . . Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:54:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976897983 George H W. 2007-01-30T00:54:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884886 As part of the American working people I look around at struggling schools, struggling people, many without access to affordable healthcare and many without living wage jobs but our President is asking . . . Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:18:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884886 George H W. 2007-01-14T13:18:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867693 As a middle American I speak English I am told. It is the only language I hear spoken on a regular basis. Americans think English comes from England which it has for the last 1600 years but before that . . . Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:41:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867693 George H W. 2006-12-22T02:41:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976860617 I have been wondering as I watch the programming (news) upon what principle do we Americans have the right to drop bombs on other peoples countries ? Do they have the same rights? What gives us the . . . Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:35:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976860617 George H W. 2006-12-13T01:35:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976854840 As an American I speak English and share the culture that language spreads. As language a slowly changing limited group of symbols defining the world and universe in an agreed upon way. Most would think . . . Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:43:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976854840 George H W. 2006-12-06T00:43:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853933 My brother said that I should ckeck out this gather I would like it. I am excited to see this group of people like myself glowing inside for the world to give birth to the new human relationship of One . . . Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:59:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853933 George H W. 2006-12-05T00:59:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853027 We Americans in general do not know who we are as a people over a span of 1600 years. Following our language (English for the dominate culture) where were we 1600 years ago? We were still in Germany as . . . Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:53:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976853027 George H W. 2006-12-04T01:53:09Z