http://connectthedots.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Connect The Dots en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:51:19 GMT 2009-12-31T21:51:19Z 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=281474977970507&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." I read an email with this quote from Pablo Picasso and it hit home. I'm going to make it my motto for 2010. As a world class . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:47:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970507&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-31T18:47:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964916&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Havent posted in a few days so I hope these are new to some of you........   1. Free sample of Galaxy Granola    http://www.galaxygranola.com/try_it.html 2. Free Contraceptive . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:24:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964916&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2009-12-31T05:24:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969531&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace I had lunch today with a friend I hadn't seen in over 2 years. We were co-workers and have kept in touch by email but it's not the same. Her emails to me showed she was too busy to say much, but at least . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:51:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969531&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-31T02:51:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Hi everyone, I hope your holidays are coming along real well. I hope Santa was good and you are all expecting to have a good new year. Santa came sooner than expected for me. I had to . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:04:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-31T00:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968500&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace   We all do it, female and males alike yet still in our society, flatulence, passing gas, or plain old farting as it is commonly called, is a normal function of life. It is a myth that ladies . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:41:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968500&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-30T11:41:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Published in Examiner.com The scare for the H1N1 virus has been felt globally. Despite the predicted shortages of the vaccine in the USA and late start for vaccinations across the USA and Canada, . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:28:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-28T17:28:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963837&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Dec 26th has been a special day for me for a long time. I had an aunt who was born on Dec 26 and married on Dec 26. I always felt like she was shortchanged on holidays. I liked getting her a birthday . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:08:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963837&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-28T03:08:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964043&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace ******* Ah! My Christmas rose, still on 26th you glow in satin sheet flows...   *******   . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:34:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964043&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Curt L. 2009-12-27T02:34:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963781&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace We don't get any snow most years, so generally a little snow is very welcome. It mostly snows in the wee hours of the morning, surprising us when we wake. It generally melts before long so late risers . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963781&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-26T20:01:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960713&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Its Wenesday and time for more freebies.............   1. Free holiday Ep download from Matthew Mayfield    http://www.quizpoints.com/freebieClicked.asp?id=37720 2. Receive . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:37:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960713&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2009-12-24T02:37:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959688&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Almost all the photos I upload are my daughter's. There are several good reasons for this. When she attended college, she took a couple of semesters of photography and knows how to take good photos. Some . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:19:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959688&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-23T03:19:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958940&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Tuesday freebies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   1. Free Tshirt from Nyquil--You need to be a member of Facebook & you'll have to upload a picture of yourself sleeping and get 5 friends to vote on it.         . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:54:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958940&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2009-12-22T18:54:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957900&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace When I was studying Scott Peck's "The Road Less Traveled" I was struck by a comment he made, indicating he didn't enjoy young children. I felt like he was missing out on true joy. Last Friday night's . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:04:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957900&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-22T02:04:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956630&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace *******     Here am I, then, simple cryman; taking care of folks... at times they know me   then, disown . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:24:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956630&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Curt L. 2009-12-21T09:24:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956287&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace I've worked child care for the local synagogue for years. This year I learned something different. Friday night was the service where children bring their menorahs (or Chanukiahs) from home. Many . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:17:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956287&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-21T03:17:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955766&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace ******* Which cat from the musical "Cats" is talking about himself, here?   "My disobliging ways are a matter of habit If you offer me fish then I always . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:06:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955766&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Curt L. 2009-12-20T18:06:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954972&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Amidst all the flap over Tiger Woods' domestic problems, we've had a local figure fall from grace. A woman who served on her city council before moving to the county commissioners for 24 years (our longest . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:53:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954972&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-19T21:53:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953477&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Here's your Friday freebies!   1. Free Mariani Dried Plums Sample (Code: SUPERFRUIT)     http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=14696 2. Free book    . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:32:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953477&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2009-12-19T00:32:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952425&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace This very question; should workers continue the tradition of Christmas Gift Exchanges in the workplace is really a loaded one considering the changes in our society today. Here are . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:01:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952425&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-18T04:01:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952280&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace I've said many times that public schools need to prepare their students better for real life. A lesson in balancing your bank account can be more usual than a great many of the subjects taught. What I've . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:45:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952280&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-18T01:45:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952250&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Books for mom or dad The Spy Who Kissed Me Pauline Baird Jones Life changes dramatically when a bleeding man drops in her lap from the open sunroof in her sister’s car and . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:15:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952250&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Anna D. 2009-12-18T01:15:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950210&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Hope you're having a great day! Here's today's freebies....   1. Free sample of Science Diet Simple Essentials dog treats     http://coupons2.smartsource.com/smartsource/operations/samples/2/hillspet_simpleessentials_freesample.html . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:09:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950210&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2009-12-18T01:09:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952203&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Fpr many years I  had a nightmare about driving my car into the lake and having to escape once it submerged . When my son was born, it was often, since how do you get a baby to hold his breath? Then . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:41:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952203&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-18T00:41:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951078&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace A friend of mine went to a recent seminar hosted by her the local Chamber of Commerce entitled Are you able to distinguish...A DISCOUNT FROM A DUD? It is the time of the year when we go out . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:22:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951078&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-17T10:22:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948634&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace In response to your request, Lady Lynn!   The Old Gumbie Cat T S Eliot I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots; Her coat is of the tabby kind, . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:14:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948634&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Curt L. 2009-12-15T20:14:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947691&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Come and get your Tuesday freebies!!!!!!!!!!   1. Free "Frosty Winter Collection" from Scrapbook Flair (for digital scrappers)     http://www.scrapbookflair.com/downloadcollection.aspx?id=145 . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:43:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947691&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2009-12-15T17:43:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947519&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace INTERVIEW of  author Tanya Parker Mills  by Krista Darrach What is your book’s name?  "The Reckoning." Is your book fiction or non-fiction? Fiction Please . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:25:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947519&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Anna D. 2009-12-15T05:25:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947241&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace The holidays are fast approaching and many Americans and Canadians alike will be attending many “end of the year parties” at the workplace. They will also have Christmas and . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:06:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947241&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-15T01:06:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946826&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace *******     Which cat from the musical "Cats" does the following verse speak of?   But when the day's hustle . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:47:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946826&grpId=3659174697246546&nav=Groupspace Curt L. 2009-12-14T19:47:22Z