http://danishcanadian.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Leah Christensen en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:46:49 GMT 2010-01-06T09:46:49Z 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=281474977971180 OK we did it again, but this time we were at the A N A F instead of in a private home. For those who don't know what the A N A F is, read Walker's posts from the past. He'll tell you it's the Army Navy . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:37:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971180 Leah Christensen 2010-01-01T07:37:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969514 Walker gave me an extremely interesting book for Christmas. It's a colaboration between Osama Bin Laden's first wife Najwa and their fourth son Omar, along with Jean P. Sasson, one of my favourite authors. . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:37:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969514 Leah Christensen 2009-12-31T02:37:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962939 Two heads, and two wallets, are always better than one. Walker and I woke up at 5:30 AM, and were in a taxi by 6:30, ready to arrive at the Greyhound Terminal by 6:35 (yes, we likve THAT close!!!). . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:35:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962939 Leah Christensen 2009-12-25T20:35:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962319 I've had a few drinks. How is my typing? I probably won't see this until I get to Toronto tomorrow, and discover it at the hote. Please ignore any typos, as I've had a few of Herb's Manhattans (or should . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:26:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962319 Leah Christensen 2009-12-25T02:26:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962048 Two of my favourite Danish Christmas songs will be included in this post. Walker and I are going to Herb's house in 12 minutes. Walker cooked up the potato dish, and we have the schnitzel ready to go, . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:55:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962048 Leah Christensen 2009-12-24T19:55:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957925 A funny thing happened on the way to the coffee shop. I left an hour later than I usually do, so by the time Vlad picked me up at the stop outside of my apartment, it was dark. Although the busses come . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:27:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957925 Leah Christensen 2009-12-22T02:27:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956227 Show and Tell Stopping to pick up my daughter at kindergarten, I found out that the topic of "Show and Tell" that day had been parents' occupations. The teacher pulled me aside. Whispering, she advised, . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:06:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956227 Leah Christensen 2009-12-21T02:06:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953854 I think it's about time I cashed out. haha I hit my $600 (well actually $575, I wish Gather gave out $5 and $10 PayPal payments, then I could have gotten to $595), back in August. Since then I have accumulated . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:17:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953854 Leah Christensen 2009-12-19T00:17:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950886 Do you co-ordinate your gifts? This year I found some wonderful plaid paper that works very well for my Dad's side of the family, and the gifts that go to Mom's side are wrapped in red paper with white . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:32:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950886 Leah Christensen 2009-12-17T03:32:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940048 I nearly whacked my husband over the head with a roll of plaid wrapping paper tonight!! We would rather make sure that the other person get what we want for Christmas, than be surprised, therefore Walker . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:50:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940048 Leah Christensen 2009-12-10T03:50:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932945 ...I love it! I received this joke in my e-mail a few minutes ago, and I could see myself responding the same way, if I were in this situation. As it is, being legally blind, I've had people ask me . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:35:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932945 Leah Christensen 2009-12-06T07:35:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932196 Walker sent this to me this morning, from The Washington Post. It's downright scary, the similarities between radical relgions of all types, in how they treat women. I am not talking about "mainstream," . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:27:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932196 Leah Christensen 2009-12-05T16:27:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922885 A Canadian woman actually lost her insurance benefits because of a facebook picture showing her having fun. The woman was on medical leave for severe depression, and her doctor told her to "have fun" . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:07:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922885 Leah Christensen 2009-11-30T01:07:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921744 Parents. When your children were five years old, did they know how to behave on a sidewalk? Did they know better than to run infront of someone standing at a bus stop? Did they know not to climb on nearby . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:39:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921744 Leah Christensen 2009-11-28T22:39:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919032 My computer shut down automatically because of an update I did not install because Walker had disabled my automatic update. This happened about two weeks ago, because of my stupid AMD chip, and Walker . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:45:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919032 Leah Christensen 2009-11-26T14:45:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915039 I got it to work ONCE, but now everytime I try and take a screenshot, and paste it into my Paint program, I get the original Yahoo page that I screenshot last time. Can someone tell me how I get a screenshot, . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:38:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915039 Leah Christensen 2009-11-24T05:38:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906082 "Close the curtains," requested our 2 year old granddaughter, sitting in a pool of bright light. "The sun's looking at me too hard." My friend asked our grandson when he would turn 6. He replied, "When . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:03:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906082 Leah Christensen 2009-11-18T07:03:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900449 I got this from an eZine that includes a Reader's Digest humour piece. I coudln't help but feel old after reading it. LOL Contact Info I was feeling pretty creaky after hearing the TV reporter . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:18:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900449 Leah Christensen 2009-11-14T06:18:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896647 12 pipers, 2 snares, 2 tom toms, and a bass drum all in a 1,500 Squarefoot (30 x 50) room full of people. That was Rememberence Day at the A.N.A.F today. It was beautiful, but our ears are ringing. I got . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:46:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896647 Leah Christensen 2009-11-11T22:46:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885742 OK. As a follow-up to the thing I posted last night about how screwed up the up-grade made my Gather homepage, I wrote an e-mail to Mary Anne Flynn, letting her know how the "new" notice totally covered . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:05:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885742 Leah Christensen 2009-11-05T02:05:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884078 FROM CNN.com A few weeks back I posted an article about a JP who refused to marry an inter-racial couple, and it got a lot of response here on Gather. This is a follow-up from CNN.com that Walker . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:17:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884078 Leah Christensen 2009-11-04T04:17:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882481 ...to a computer near you, our Hallowe'en photos!!! I have them all as videos, and with a little exparimentation with my software and Windows Movie Maker, I've turned a lot of shots into stills to upload. . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:22:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882481 Leah Christensen 2009-11-03T07:22:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882448 It took me about five minutes to figure out where my points were displayed on the new page, and when I reverted back to the classic format, my points were covered by the "new" message advertizing the . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:41:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882448 Leah Christensen 2009-11-03T06:41:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880481 Last night was day two of our traditional Hallowe'en alcoholfest. LOL On the 30th, as you read on here, we went next door to the A.N.A.F and partied with the rest of the Veterans and their partners, waking . . . Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:02:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880481 Leah Christensen 2009-11-01T22:02:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878805 Walker and I had a great time tongith. There was a halloween party at the A.N.A.F, and we joined the other veterans and their partners, and had a great time. Walker bought all of his Russian uniforms . . . Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:54:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878805 Leah Christensen 2009-10-31T06:54:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875490 Forget Hallowe'en horror movies, just tune in the world around you, and see what the political monster is doing in real life. I, ever the nightowl, actually fell asleep early tonight. For whatever reason . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:14:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875490 Leah Christensen 2009-10-29T09:14:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869733 LOL Walker made these awsome stuffed Chillis for dinner tonight. YIKES!!! He's used to more spice than I am. They were delicious, but boy were they spicy hot. Here is a picture of me innocently holding . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:25:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869733 Leah Christensen 2009-10-26T02:25:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869689 Download Usage: <label>3.31</label> GB Upload Usage: <label>22.22</label> GB Total Usage: <label>25.53</label> GB Usage Allowance: <label>25</label> . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:15:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869689 Leah Christensen 2009-10-26T01:15:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977865396 AARRGGHH!!! I went to the cafe yesterday, as usual, and left my husband snoozing on the couch for a few hours. I left at 4 PM to hit the bank, and make a deposit. I crossed the street at aproximately . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:37:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977865396 Leah Christensen 2009-10-22T18:37:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977862748 ...credit card! I think I wore out my poor old BMO Mastercard, the one that gives me all those lovely Air Miles. LOL The magnetic strip, and the card itsself, looked like hell, and I couldn't get the . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:19:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977862748 Leah Christensen 2009-10-21T05:19:13Z