http://finaldraft.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Justin M. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:49:37 GMT 2010-01-03T16:49:37Z 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=281474977784256 I published my first short story this weekend, here's a sample :-) Nothing had changed. Hank looked as he did the last time I’d seen him. He was strong, healthy and in his grey zip-up . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:54:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784256 Justin M. 2009-08-22T22:54:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469003 The money was supposed to go to support the  California Family Council's  charitable mission, instead, most of it went into the pockets of the organization's employees. Since 2003, . . . Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:02:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469003 Justin M. 2008-10-06T03:02:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072286 Help Wanted  An Austrailia company needs a few good men and women -- to test condoms. "While the successful applicants will not be paid, each will receive a pack of Durex sex products, a chance . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:51:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072286 Justin M. 2007-07-31T20:51:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977061900 Carried across the bookstore threshold Harry Potter has trumped an Oregon couple's honeymoon. Instead of a newlywed suite, their first stop after the ceremonies are over will be a bookstore.  . . . Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:07:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977061900 Justin M. 2007-07-20T19:07:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977044053 Britain gets persistently politically correct  The word "prostitute" has proved too much for Great Britain. The country is moving to remove the word from its law books, because, . . . Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:15:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977044053 Justin M. 2007-06-30T17:15:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034504 They've got bridges for sale in Brooklyn, too  Beijing Lunar Village Aeronautics Science and Technology Co. got a red card yesterday. A Chinese court told the company that it can't . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:07:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034504 Justin M. 2007-06-20T15:07:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014396 Cindy Sheehan, long-time war-protestor who onced camped on President Bush's Texas lawn, has called it quits.  Honestly, I never liked her. Really, I strongly disliked her. I did, . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 14:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014396 Justin M. 2007-05-30T14:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004814 Actually, just to San Diego. And Cincinatti, and Dallas and Oklahoma City, and back to Dallas. Then to Columbus, to Pittsburgh. I lost track around the way. But I came home to some advance music from . . . Sun, 20 May 2007 16:17:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004814 Justin M. 2007-05-20T16:17:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004797 “Journalism without a moral position is impossible. Every journalist is a moralist. It's absolutely unavoidable. A journalist is someone who looks at the world and the way it works, someone who . . . Sun, 20 May 2007 15:53:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004797 Justin M. 2007-05-20T15:53:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977000855 "Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, 'Who'd you call a faggot?'" -Jon Stewart Tue, 15 May 2007 15:54:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977000855 Justin M. 2007-05-15T15:54:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976999336 “The whole (global warming) thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.” -Jerry Falwell       (I'm in San Diego for . . . Sun, 13 May 2007 14:23:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976999336 Justin M. 2007-05-13T14:23:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976995959 “You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” Tue, 08 May 2007 23:59:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976995959 Justin M. 2007-05-08T23:59:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976994511 "Bush Sr. was a jerk, Quayle an idiot, Clinton was atrocious and disgusting, most of those who persecuted him were hypocritical, Gore is shallow and weak, Bradley is an idealist, Bush Jr. a fool, . . . Mon, 07 May 2007 16:21:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976994511 Justin M. 2007-05-07T16:21:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976986064 A guy somewhere once said that studio films are all spectacle and no truth, and independent films are all truth and no spectacle. Spider Man 3 prooved him right. A visual feast of action and CGI, Spiderman . . . Sat, 05 May 2007 13:26:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976986064 Justin M. 2007-05-05T13:26:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975923 I've been guilty of accidentally sending content to a group in which it doesn't fit. If the group was moderated, the content was rejected, I got an e-mail and then made a mental note to never do . . . Fri, 04 May 2007 16:14:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975923 Justin M. 2007-05-04T16:14:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975892 "No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." -Lin Yutang         (I've started to number the . . . Fri, 04 May 2007 15:58:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975892 Justin M. 2007-05-04T15:58:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976974320 “Christianity stands for freedom, we don't want to impose our religion on everyone else. We just don't want secular humanist values or homosexual values to be forced upon us under the guise . . . Thu, 03 May 2007 12:44:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976974320 Justin M. 2007-05-03T12:44:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976973875 I was cleaning out my computer and came across a styleguide a wrote for my newsroom a few years back. Most of it was broadcast-specific (honk if you love VO/SOTS!), but these little grammar pieces are . . . Wed, 02 May 2007 21:03:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976973875 Justin M. 2007-05-02T21:03:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976973432 It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers, will bring us to Him. We must not use the Bible as a sort of . . . Wed, 02 May 2007 12:49:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976973432 Justin M. 2007-05-02T12:49:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972444 "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and get on with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world . . . Tue, 01 May 2007 13:17:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972444 Justin M. 2007-05-01T13:17:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976971604 "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:54:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976971604 Justin M. 2007-04-30T12:54:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976969805 "It is planned speeches that contain lies or dissimulations, not what you blurt out so spontaneously in one instant." -Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams, Forward to Sweet Bird of Youth Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:46:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976969805 Justin M. 2007-04-27T15:46:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976968804 "I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact . . . Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:56:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976968804 Justin M. 2007-04-26T12:56:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967863 "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it." -Ed Murrow  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:27:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967863 Justin M. 2007-04-25T13:27:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967024 My hatred of the penny began years ago. I found them smelly, useless and annoying. My love for the penny began today, and I found out I wasn't alone. The US Mint is pretty fond of them too, and they . . . Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:38:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967024 Justin M. 2007-04-24T16:38:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966820 "There are limits when free speech becomes bigotry. We are trying to set limits while still protecting free speech.” -Lanny Davis Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:17:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966820 Justin M. 2007-04-24T12:17:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966095 "All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter." -Max . . . Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:07:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976966095 Justin M. 2007-04-23T13:07:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963760 "There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of that struggle." --Bill Moyers Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:49:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963760 Justin M. 2007-04-20T12:49:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962879 "Any explanation we may offer may seem inadequate ... we must not give up hope for a better world." -David C. Hardesty, president of West Virginia University, at a candle light vigil for Virginia . . . Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:16:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962879 Justin M. 2007-04-19T13:16:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962000 "We (the church) have created a phenomenal subculture with our own media, entertainment, educational system, and political hierarchy so that we have the sense that we're doing a lot. But what . . . Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:20:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962000 Justin M. 2007-04-18T13:20:07Z