http://gatherisland2008.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Gather Island en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:31:17 GMT 2010-01-07T14:31:17Z 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=281474977981572&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Supermodel Gisele Bundchen had "to hold really still whilst makeup was applied to her armpits."  Boston Herald        It was 6:30 a.m., and my CD player-alarm . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:13:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981572&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-07T13:13:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980695&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace It was Wednesday, "hump" day, half of the week behind me at noontime.  You probably know the feeling I have about this time each week; you get up early every morning, go to work, answer the phone, . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:49:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980695&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-07T01:49:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980356&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace PALM SPRINGS, California.  Mariah Carey, the multi-talented entertainer with the coloratura voice, today responded to accusations she was drunk when she accepted an award at the Palm Springs . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:12:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980356&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-06T21:12:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980376&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Once upon a time in a land where veggies grew there were Del Monte Peas all green for me and you. But the thing about these peas I must be sure you know is they simply will not stop-- they grow . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:27:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980376&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2010-01-06T21:27:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980252&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace SAN DORITO, California.  Like many college presidents, Norman van Dorn of San Dorito State College wouldn't mind the publicity that comes with a winning sports program.  "You look at what . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:06:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980252&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-06T20:06:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979607&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace SOMERVILLE, Mass.  When Dave Forsh sold his innovative ice-cream shop in this near suburb of Boston two years ago, long-time customers who'd become addicted to his creative flavors and mixes . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:21:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979607&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-06T13:21:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978920&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace The excitement is high. Today is the opening day of a world-class natural history and art museum. There are so many wonderful exhibits to see. We hardly know which exhibits to see first or even which . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:32:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978920&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Kevin E. 2010-01-06T04:32:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978739&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Our friends can be a source of companionship and understanding to get us through tough times, but they can also be a major pain in the you-know-what when they don’t return your curling iron or . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:30:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978739&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-06T01:30:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978361&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Scientific breakthroughs have made our lives richer and more fulfilling in a number of ways.  The problem with science, however, is scientists.  Alfred Kinsey: Underneath the goofy . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:31:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978361&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-05T21:31:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978344&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace DETROIT, Michigan.  Nils Cyborg has spent his entire career with Chrysler Motors, a point of pride for the long-time Red Wings fan.  "I'm a creature of Detroit," he says as he stares . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:16:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978344&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-05T21:16:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977555&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of Homeland Security has taken the first official steps to place the Shriners, a fraternal organization that uses Arabian motifs in its costumes and rituals, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:09:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977555&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-05T13:09:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976468&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Writing about jazz is like dancing about architecture.  Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk I'd invited my friend Sebastian Melmoth to town for the Thelonious Monk Multi-Media . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:39:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976468&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-04T23:39:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976681&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace I am an occasional visitor to a blog called FARK.com.  People search the internet for stories about which they can craft clever headlines.  A story in the Huffington Post entitled " Teach Idiotic . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:35:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976681&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-05T01:35:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976349&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Bad weatherman, bad, bad, bad ! Look real hard and you can see my neighbor dancing in the rain. Hint he is in front of the wooden fence with a red snow shovel. We have already gotten several . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:34:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976349&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Vivian P. 2010-01-04T22:34:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976296&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace It's been three years since the near-simultaneous deaths of James Brown, the singer who rose from humble origins to become "The Godfather of Soul", and Gerald Ford, the only unelected President . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:55:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976296&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-04T21:55:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975793&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace   Yes! It's 2010 on Gather Island!  A time for... well... a time for all the stuff we usually do on Gather Island.   Let's celebrate with a TALE!  (Okay, you saw that one coming.) . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:09:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975793&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2010-01-04T16:09:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975579&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace It was a bleak December night when we received the late-night call that every parent of a college student dreads. "Dad," my son said, struggling to present a brave front in the face of the disaster . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:16:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975579&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-04T13:16:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974939&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace You know, eventually, the day will come.  It's the dead of winter.  You live in a four-sport town, but your football team didn't make the playoffs, your NBA franchise is playing for the . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:39:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974939&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-04T03:39:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974174&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace The world of academia can be a hostile and forbidding place, with English professors telling you to use "an" before "hostile" as soon as you get the bloody words out of your mouth.  Here are some . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974174&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-03T15:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972918&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace LEXINGTON, Mass.  Tom Sholes is a certified public accountant and a certifiable golf nut for whom the first week of April is a holy season.  "During the Masters, I don't want to be . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:26:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972918&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-02T17:26:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971743&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Heh...Starting 2010 out right. Going to learn to laugh more. Best place to start? At ourselves. Here ya go. We did the Gordon Elliot Show.  (Hey now, it was a FREE trip to NY at Christmas Time. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:02:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971743&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Dana F. 2010-01-01T21:02:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972803&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace As you turn the page on 2009 and look ahead to the coming year, you may be asking yourself--what exactly do I get for all the taxes I'm going to owe come April 15th?  Where does my money go, . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:06:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972803&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-02T16:06:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972020&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Is it to much to ask for a man who: 1.  accepts me the way the way I look now, and not for what i'll look like once I hit my goal weight. 2.  Has a job or some means of support . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:16:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972020&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Laura C. 2010-01-02T03:16:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971827&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace BOSTON.  Amy Linehan thinks the legal profession is boring, and doesn't want to be a lawyer.  So what's she doing in the library at Bay State School of Law, studying for mid-term exams? . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:23:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971827&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2010-01-01T22:23:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971624&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace This weekend marks the end of the regular season for the National Football League. For fans in Detroit, St. Louis, Oakland, Chicago, Tampa, Seattle, Kansas City, Nashville, Charlotte, New York City . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:07:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971624&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Kerrell g. 2010-01-01T19:07:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970858&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace I thought this might be fun!  I want you to post 10 un-resolutions for the year!  They don't have to be serious! you can make them as funny as you like! The rules are simple: 1. List . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:57:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970858&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Laura C. 2009-12-31T23:57:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970492&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace BRYN MAWR, Pa.  Doug Dickerman was a man who, until six months ago, seemed to have it all.  A good job, two high-achieving kids in college, and a wife--Meg--who tolerated his tendency to . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:38:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970492&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-12-31T18:38:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970153&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace CHICAGO.  A multi-disciplinary team of academics has determined that the face that appears in the so-called "Shroud of Turin" is that of rock guitarist Eric Clapton, not Jesus of Nazareth as . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:47:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970153&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-12-31T13:47:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970095&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Thanks to a recent devaluation in the flemux, the national currency of Freedonia, there has never been a better time to visit the country known as “The Gateway to Several Other . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:54:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970095&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Con Chapman 2009-12-31T12:54:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967887&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace   Once upon a midnight dreary , a poet said "Oh, stop that! you must not 'borrow' from sir Poe; not even in a top hat." I said, "Hey, wait a minute, bub-- I've got a right . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:50:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967887&grpId=3659174697254192&nav=Groupspace Tracy Fabre 2009-12-30T14:50:22Z