http://docsplace.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by R. M. (Doc) Livingston en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:35:13 GMT 2009-12-28T11:35:13Z 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=281474977937009 Politically Correct Santa   With Apologies to Clement C. Moore   'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck... How to live in a world that's politically . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:05:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937009 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-12-08T15:05:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925541 ONE NATION; WITH OR WITH OUT GOD     Two-hundred thirty three years ago a group of men decided to form a government. They worked together to make a document that laid out the direction . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:07:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925541 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-12-01T16:07:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857681 OK Gathers help clear up my confused mind! I bought some dark plums and a couple of Navel Oranges.  How can I tell when they are ripe? How about melons?  When is a Honey dew at its  best? . . . Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:59:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857681 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-10-17T12:59:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842426     A LONG WAY FROM HOME   The noise threw him out of bed. An explosion like the swish-bang of an incoming artillery round. He had not quite dropped off to sleep when he found . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:52:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842426 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-10-07T11:52:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837763 OK. Just for fun. The weather don't matter, rained all day on us. go to the Tukwila light rail station. Parking is free and there is lots of it. buy tickets for the Westlake Station.  Buy round . . . Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:38:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837763 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-10-04T05:38:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835374 The story of the stones, or parable of the rocks I have three rocks. It does not matter what kind or where they are from. They do have to be separate colors, white, brown, black, or . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:25:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835374 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-10-02T10:25:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835363 The Little Orphan Annie by James Whitcomb Riley Little Orphan Annie's come to my house to stay. To wash the cups and saucers up and brush the crumbs away. To shoo the chickens . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:10:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835363 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-10-02T10:10:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835348 Hello friends.  Thank you for all of the warm notes about my September entry. For October; spooky stuff, NO BLOOD & GORE! ! devils & imps, ghosts & goblins.  Short   tales . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:57:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835348 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-10-02T09:57:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824586 Memories of stories long ago.  Memories of the masters. Memories of the inspiration they gave me.     A FOND FAREWELL   I have to say, with a tear in my eye, The time . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:55:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824586 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-09-24T10:55:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811649 I got to thinking this morning while doing the laundry how many things have become  obsolete due the evolution of the personal computer and modern technology? first thing comes to mind: The pay . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:16:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811649 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-09-14T11:16:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808641 What is a girl? Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. They are born with a little bit of angel shine about them and though it wears thin sometimes, there is always . . . Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:35:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808641 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-09-11T15:35:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808634 What is a Boy? Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature called a boy. Boys come in assorted sizes, weights and colors, but all boys have . . . Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:30:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808634 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-09-11T15:30:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801604   A FORK IN THE ROAD   How many times have we become aware of an event that changed the direction of our life? My family did a lot of moving around when I was a teenager. . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:04:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801604 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-09-06T02:04:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977788898   Heaven or Hell One emotion shared by all animals is fear. The more complex animal and more varieties of fear there are. Humans, of course, are the most complex of the animals. . . . Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:05:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977788898 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-08-26T18:05:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784593   Peanuts A man goes into a bar and orders a beer, suddenly he hears this tiny voice that says "nice tie". He looks around and doesn't see anybody that could have . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:44:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784593 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-08-23T12:44:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784575 I have posted a bunch of photo puns in the Satyre Room. By definition, puns must be deliberate; an involuntary substitution of similar words is called a malapropism.  It seems funny but puns are . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:04:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784575 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-08-23T12:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704775 DEATH CAN BE FATAL   There are many occupational positions with inherent danger.   Some of these are: police, fire fighter, astronaut, soldier, sailor, and spies.   . . . Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:10:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704775 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-06-08T11:10:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678823 A Harvard Mathamatics Proffessor, Tom Lear was a master of the novelty song.  From his album: An Evening Wasted with Tom Lear .  One of his hits:     POISONING . . . Sun, 10 May 2009 10:17:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678823 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-05-10T10:17:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678822 The first of the Novelity songs Phil Harris put this on a 45RPM (remember the big hole in the center?)  around 1949.   THE THING   As I was walkin' down the . . . Sun, 10 May 2009 10:08:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678822 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-05-10T10:08:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977665841  With the coming of spring & stormy weather, I'm in mind in one of those poems I wish I had written. I didn't write this one but I will shared with you anyway.  What . . . Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:04:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977665841 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-04-25T19:04:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653579 To borrow a line from the poem, "old settler.""I've traveled all over this country..."   In the state of Washington  a person can point their vehicle in . . . Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653579 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-04-12T04:33:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647009 To borrow a line from the poem, "old settler.""I've traveled all over this country..."   In the state of Washington  a person can point their vehicle in . . . Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:17:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647009 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-04-05T13:17:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646376  In spite of being a prison island there were scenes of forest beauty.   There was one spot that I would see every day and wanted to capture in a poem.   It took a lot of thought and . . . Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:34:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646376 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-04-04T15:34:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645907 The newest building on McNeil Island, 1990, is a chapel. It is a very attractive building, especially for a prison. I attended several classes and meetings in that chapel but every time I went over for . . . Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:03:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645907 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-04-03T23:03:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640081 Had a memorial for a friend & neighbor. The day was rainy so I wrote this poem. THE RAIN I sit on my porch and watched the rain, As it weeps from a soggy sky. I sit on my porch with . . . Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:12:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640081 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-03-28T22:12:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977636606   TO BE-OR NOT TO BE'   "To be or not to be" Hamlet asked.   And that indeed is the question!   Hamlet's soliloquy is helpful in expressing . . . Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:26:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977636606 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-03-25T12:26:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605154   Spring song   The soil warms with the rising Sun, Seeds in water become as one. Rhizomes and roots grow in the earth, Preparing a plan to show their worth.   . . . Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:27:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605154 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-02-24T14:27:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605118 Spring has sprung, the grass is rizzed. I wonder where the boidies is? The boides dey is on the wing, Ain't that funny? I always thought the wing was on the boid! ( for all my buddies . . . Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:36:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605118 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-02-24T13:36:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977604207 OH! To be young & flexible. Let’s Boogie!!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pWj8fuVj7U Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:48:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977604207 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-02-23T17:48:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977603227 I'm looking for input, good, bad or indifferent.   This was written in 1990, while serving time in Washington state prison system. Although the essay was composed in 1990, I find the message . . . Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:17:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977603227 R. M. (Doc) Livingston 2009-02-22T20:17:01Z