http://expandyourmind.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Expand Your Mind en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:03:50 GMT 2010-01-05T19:03:50Z 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=281474977977933&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     The moon is beautifully reflected On the surface of the pond   But try to seize it And all you will get is wet   1/5/2010 12:07 PM Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:13:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977933&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T17:13:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977595&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     The lady said I describe the U S as one describes a lover How could it be otherwise?   From the gritty complexities of the great cities To the sweeping foreverness of . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:48:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977595&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T13:48:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976961&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace   Though dark clouds obscure the moon The moon is still there Though unknown circumstances Keep you from me You are still present in my heart   1/5/2010 12:26 AM Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976961&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-05T05:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976466&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     Sometimes in a self-reflective mood I realize that my work is much like Raindrops on a tin roof Making a bit of noise But of little consequence   1/4/2010 6:29 PM . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:38:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976466&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T23:38:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976327&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS ALWAYS,,,THEY NEED TO COME HOME,,,     A Few Words,   Each day carries itself into the next day.  Good choices . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:20:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976327&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Marie J. R. 2010-01-04T22:20:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976255&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     If you stand very still In the twilight That time that the Irish call the soft part of day And just relax you mind You can experience all sorts of wonderful things   . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:24:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976255&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T21:24:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976101&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Spark Of Desire releases today! Jessica dreams of putting out fires but can she cope with fanning the flames of Kevin’s smoldering heart? When she turns thirty, Jessica realizes time . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:26:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976101&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Charlotte McClain 2010-01-04T19:26:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975994&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace There wasn’t a sign of a rain cloud In that clear Montana sky But you could hear a sound like rolling thunder From canyon walls so high. You could feel . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:19:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975994&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T18:19:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975792&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace It occurs to me that global warming is a misnomer, and that climate change is a more accurate depiction of what we see occurring. However, we know that throughout history our planet has undergone numerous . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:09:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975792&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-04T16:09:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975495&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Author:  Michael Crichton this book was published after he died - the complete manuscript was found in his files. After some of the other books I'd read recently, it was good to read one by . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:58:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975495&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. 2010-01-04T11:58:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975066&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     On a mountain ledge that the white man Would someday call Inspiration Point Overlooking a lake that would be known as Jenny Sat a boy.   No longer really a boy But . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:27:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975066&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T05:27:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975045&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     Lady Diana riding across the winter sky Casting her beams enticingly on the sleeping earth Wandering into a bedroom and onto slumbering lady Caressing her face, her neck, her . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:12:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975045&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-04T05:12:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974822&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Compromising Positions releases today! Falling in love is the last thing on his busy agenda…but compromising positions can lead just about anywhere. David Strong knows how to do a lot . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:40:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974822&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Charlotte McClain 2010-01-04T01:40:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974717&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace WHAT IS A Snippet?     Our NEW Snippets Crew Members have asked the QUESTION: What is a Snippet?     Well . . . . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:18:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974717&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace René Allen 2010-01-04T00:18:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974681&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace No, I AM NOT AN ATHEIST! I have had it up to here with a small percentage of crazies here on Gather. I apologise to my fellow creative and artistic friends on here, I was looking through my posts . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:06:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974681&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Georgiana S. 2010-01-03T23:06:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974589&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Buffalo dancer, buffalo dancer, Dancing in the fading twilight. Clad in head and hide and horns. Spirit reaching to find the herd. Bobbing weaving, charging, . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:39:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974589&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T21:39:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974385&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace The Yule cycle was spent The twelve days of darkness since the Solstice And the Bard could feel it   He could feel the light filling his mind He could feel it enlivening and awakening . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:06:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974385&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T18:06:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974340&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     Star shine on the prairie and the dark of the moon Deep silence shrouded, yet not so silent Wind stirs the Buffalo grass A coyote howls and a distant train whistles   . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:44:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974340&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T17:44:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974189&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace       A million stars light the bowl of the sky A thousand “beefs” bedded down for the night Night hawk takes up his rounds, softly crooning. High in the sky . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:44:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974189&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T15:44:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974127&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year, everyone! 2009 was a big year in a lot of ways for us here at Dandelion Studios . It was the year we traveled to China and became parents. We just celebrated our first Christmas together . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:55:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974127&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T14:55:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Cornelia Dean, the book makes the case that scientists need to make . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-03T12:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace I started the year with a second attempt at the 50-books goal. I tried it and failed pretty badly in '08 (I think I read around 25 that year). I also started with an actual list of 50 books that I was . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T06:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973468&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace There’s a word used by rodeo cowboys That’s as vast as the western sky. It’s a noun and a verb and attitude. And that single word is Try. It’s . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:26:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973468&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T02:26:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973447&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace   In the biting cold of the December night The Bard looked up at the full moon, the Blue Moon But she said nothing to him Perhaps he was Druid after all And it was still Yuletide . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:06:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973447&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-03T02:06:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973408&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace  There is an increase, just here on Gather, of these people, stirring up others to riot and to live in fear of what isn't going to happen, this is how coups and revolutions of the bad sort take place. . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:22:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973408&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Georgiana S. 2010-01-03T01:22:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973258&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace    From 1478 to 1834 the reign of terror known as The Spanish Inquistion struck fear and death throughout Spain. Much like today, with . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:51:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973258&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Georgiana S. 2010-01-02T23:51:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973098&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Want to help fight hunger by donating rice to the United Nations World Food Program?  Want a stronger vocabulary?  You can do both at the same time by going to www.freerice.com.   . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:59:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973098&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Sharon M. 2010-01-02T19:59:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971784&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace I decided to run a search on the word "legacy" here on gather and came up with this post . It contained the following sentence: "In leiu of flowers, please honor Michael's memory by doing a good deed . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:49:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971784&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-01T22:49:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972784&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace The Non-Designer's Web Book, 3rd Edition By Robin Williams and John Tollett I loved Williams' The Mac Is Not A Typewriter and The Non-Designer's Design Book , which really did a . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:28:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972784&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-02T17:28:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972871&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace     It was the beginning of a new year A new decade   And the Bard stood in the very center of the Wood A place not often visited and then only by invitation   . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:00:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972871&grpId=3659174697253988&nav=Groupspace John Doyle 2010-01-02T17:00:08Z