http://geauterre.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Geoff Geauterre en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:54:25 GMT 2013-05-25T14:54:25Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981799130 On December 8th, the Sci Fi channel will offer 12 Days of Disaster for Christmas. It promises to be a phantasmagorical journey into what happens when a dark star appears, and the only person-a child-who . . . Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:14:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981799130 Geoff Geauterre 2012-12-05T18:14:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981264785   Today, upon learning that President Obama disagrees with logic, in finally coming to grips with legalizing drug use, my exasperation with him bubbled over, and this almost automatic list of failures . . . Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:52:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981264785 Geoff Geauterre 2012-04-15T15:52:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981190006 The war with pharmaceutical companies, who have been accused of having a not-so-secret understanding with the FDA and the HHS, is, if it is so, a scandal so vast, so deeply ingrained in corruption . . . Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:05:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981190006 Geoff Geauterre 2012-03-15T01:05:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981021068 This morning the President of the United States offered up yet another example of his remarkable statesmanship, as he implored Congress, with laments and chart, that as a whole we (meaning 'they') are . . . Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981021068 Geoff Geauterre 2012-01-13T14:00:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980866573 Today, 12/6/2011, in Osawatomie, Kansas, President Obama conjured up visions of a great society. Or rather, what could be a great society, but right off, I could tell what sort of problem he had: . . . Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:55:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980866573 Geoff Geauterre 2011-12-06T19:55:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980855179 Lately, there have been a number of films depicting animals in a less than desirable light. It's not for lack of imagination, I suppose, whereby the comradely sense of humanity and the animal kingdoms . . . Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:48:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980855179 Geoff Geauterre 2011-12-04T09:48:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980852397 The only real means of seeing who is presidential material is to get them all in the ring, in their shorts, with boxing gloves, and let 'em at it. The announcer approaches the mike hanging from . . . Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:20:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980852397 Geoff Geauterre 2011-12-03T18:20:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980796899 The quality by which leadership is measured should be dependent upon factors evincing intelligence, experience and knowledge. However, there is also a fourth attribute, and it comes by a host . . . Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:58:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980796899 Geoff Geauterre 2011-11-21T09:58:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980772810 The revolutionary news of the century is what the principles of stem cell technology can really tell us. It's that from the first transplant, along with the myriad clues given researchers, doctors, . . . Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:14:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980772810 Geoff Geauterre 2011-11-15T12:14:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980148089 This morning it was reported, by a private source (possibly my errant imagination), that a Secret Service agent who had bugged the ex-President's bedroom, overheard him mumbling that he'd just had a nightmare . . . Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:43:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980148089 Geoff Geauterre 2011-09-02T19:43:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979897996 The poor are destroying us all. Moreover, they are endangering the super rich, the very rich, the rich, and even those who fawn upon them from their enclaves in the governing bodies of the earth. . . . Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:37:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979897996 Geoff Geauterre 2011-08-12T18:37:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979853850 Listening to Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC I was struck by the ridiculous pretense he, as so many others before him, have when it comes to following the usual trend in raising the debt ceiling. They . . . Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:04:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979853850 Geoff Geauterre 2011-08-09T00:04:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979264840 First, let us declare a moratorium against paying all our bills. Most definitely the nation's bills. Everything for a month will be for free. Everything. Then declare ourselves sane and pull back . . . Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:56:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979264840 Geoff Geauterre 2011-04-26T10:56:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979239035 The last two years of the Obama administration have been hectic and confusing. Hectic because Barack Obama seemed dazed, as he staggered from one Republican-initiated nightmare after another; and . . . Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:25:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979239035 Geoff Geauterre 2011-04-18T17:25:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978772900 This was sent to me early today by a family member, who thought I might be interested in passing it on, and since my representatives are tired of hearing me offer suggestions on how they should do . . . Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:49:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978772900 Geoff Geauterre 2010-12-08T21:49:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978721809 Sarah Palin summoned me to her cauldron in the woods, at precisely 9:56 PM last night; to inform me that she and her sisters have decided she would definitely run for the President in 2012. . . . Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:17:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978721809 Geoff Geauterre 2010-11-23T22:17:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978660412 Today, November 3, 2010, President Barack Obama graciously surrendered the White House to John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, as the Democrats clung to a hairline majority in the Senate and were trounced . . . Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:58:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978660412 Geoff Geauterre 2010-11-03T14:58:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978511222 Wake Up Call I've decided to honk a wake up call. It seems to me obvious one is needed, especially in the light of so many, many, many people who believe that this planet was made for us, by an entity . . . Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:43:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978511222 Geoff Geauterre 2010-09-11T07:43:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978456773   A Failing Grade for Barack Obama? (An Open Letter Addressed to the White House and the People for Whom It Should Have Stood) To my mind not a single question I have raised . . . Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:18:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978456773 Geoff Geauterre 2010-08-20T02:18:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978443211   What Makes a Writer?   Over the years I have found that this question stands out more than any other; it prefaces the role of a chosen life, and now I feel it's necessary that I answer . . . Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:48:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978443211 Geoff Geauterre 2010-08-14T00:48:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978356083   This is where my sense of satire, humor, faith, ribaldry and comedy are ground into the oily sludge. This is where my outrage cannot be contained in the lighthearted language of Chaucer.   . . . Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:26:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978356083 Geoff Geauterre 2010-07-08T06:26:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978251137 There are those who follow a religion. There are those who follow science. There are also those who dabble a bit in both, skinny dip, race about, have fun, are naughty . . . and then seek absolution . . . Fri, 21 May 2010 20:22:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978251137 Geoff Geauterre 2010-05-21T20:22:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978151754 Today I sent Senator Udall a letter, asking several questions, and offering several choices. Let's amuse ourselves and guess what he'll do, if anything. Dear Senator Udall, I have often . . . Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:10:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978151754 Geoff Geauterre 2010-04-05T00:10:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978132840 The first limb and organ transplants in the United States were accomplished in the 1960's. Since then, the medical community has done tens of thousands of various kinds, including the use of biologics . . . Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:16:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978132840 Geoff Geauterre 2010-03-27T02:16:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978107795 The watering hole just down the street off Pennsylvania Avenue is stocked with old friends, chuckling over old news, and the bat-wing doors swing open to let in someone the saloon hasn't seen in many . . . Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:50:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978107795 Geoff Geauterre 2010-03-16T12:50:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978106741     The drug funding of the Taliban, along with the Mexican syndicates, fueling both theaters of war, is as a direct result of a failed policy structure, formulated by Republicans interests, . . . Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:00:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978106741 Geoff Geauterre 2010-03-16T03:00:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978073831 When Mitch McConnell was interviewed by Candy Crowley on CNN this morning, his red cheeks were puffed out, there was a mischievous wink of the eyes, along with an almost tremulous whine, which bespoke . . . Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:56:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978073831 Geoff Geauterre 2010-02-28T16:56:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978056540             Today,  on camera, and before the entire world . . . Tiger Woods, purportedly the greatest golfer in history admitted he needed . . . Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:29:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978056540 Geoff Geauterre 2010-02-19T12:29:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949132     Today, a smiling Joe Lieberman practically danced before the news cameras, as he assured everyone that as long as he got his way, he'd vote the way he should . . . whatever . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:37:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949132 Geoff Geauterre 2009-12-15T21:37:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945457 It only seems yesterday when the nation proclaimed it's disgust with the Republicans, the unleashed corruption, the Bush/Cheney White House, the religious doctrinaires, an invasion of two countries–one . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:39:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945457 Geoff Geauterre 2009-12-13T18:39:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930755 Still, I'd rather have an eggnog and get drunk. Wouldn't you? Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:40:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930755 Geoff Geauterre 2009-12-04T10:40:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892305 (Sent to Mike Coffman, Representative 6th District, Monday, November 9, 2009) Dear Mike, After crumbling under the pressure of special interests, on the health care issue, I have to . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:17:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892305 Geoff Geauterre 2009-11-09T09:17:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884108 As A Deeply Concerned Citizen–Working My Buns Off To Get My Neighbors Treated With His or Her Own Stem Cells–I Sent This Email To The Veterinary Division Of The FDA For Clarification . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884108 Geoff Geauterre 2009-11-03T23:41:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863355 Ever wonder how our people got so many (k)nots? It's because most of us just don't want to confront so many control freaks, and there are a hell of a lot of them. They say not to do this, and not to . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:46:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863355 Geoff Geauterre 2009-10-21T10:46:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861032   It was a dream that woke me. A  dream that beckoned me. A hope that succored me. Kung Pao Curried Noodles! There is no other dish like it upon the face of the earth. Nothing else . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:27:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861032 Geoff Geauterre 2009-10-20T00:27:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855299 Were Faith   Were faith the thing that bound us All, The walls whose stubborn mortar Yields A softened touch to tender Palms . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:09:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855299 Geoff Geauterre 2009-10-15T16:09:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854710 When the Keyboard Takes Over...   Have you ever had one of those days when the keyboard takes over? I have, often. I can explain how it happens, but beware because the story – and . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:24:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854710 Geoff Geauterre 2009-10-15T09:24:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840854 My fellow Gatherites, This was a letter written to me by Dr. Alice Chen, a supporter of Organizing for America, a group working to reform a shattered health care system that seems only to operate . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:07:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840854 Geoff Geauterre 2009-10-06T09:07:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831961 First Posted on Huffington Post: September 29, 2009 01:41 AM Why the Current Bills Don't Solve Our Health Care Crisis By Michael Moore and Rose Ann DeMoro Now we know why they've . . . Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:54:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831961 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-30T08:54:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830498 We can't seem to understand that in certain cultures foreigners aren't wanted, welcomed or appreciated, no matter what we do to (Sic.) win hearts and minds. The travesty visited upon the Middle East by . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:11:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830498 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-29T09:11:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829159 When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, he made campaign promises that were to put this country back on track honesty, truth and justice for all (pun not intended). However much . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:28:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829159 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-28T09:28:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824698 When misguided, or corrupted, members of Congress rush to protect insurance companies from being held accountable for their actions, I have to reflect on everything that has come to pass...which resulted . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:39:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824698 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-24T08:39:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821389 This film lacks the keys for real entertainment: 1) It's not funny. 2) Jack Nicholson is not playing the Joker. 3) Michael Keaton is not playing Batman. 4) Everyone is trying to teach the audience . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:31:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821389 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-22T00:31:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816042 It came to mind one day, that we, as a whole, do not overly appreciate our representatives in the Congress. While, I for one, don't give a fig – I rather keep them for myself – it would be . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:50:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816042 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-17T08:50:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815648 Hello all, I am searching for a good chess program. You may ask why I'm doing this, when it should be so easy to go shopping, but truth to tell, my last chess program infuriated me and in self defense . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:41:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815648 Geoff Geauterre 2009-09-17T01:41:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731056 I am stunned not to have seen this before Michael Jackson's star reprisal after his untimely removal from the embarrassment of his life. First: When the fields are covered in bales of fresh hay, and . . . Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:50:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731056 Geoff Geauterre 2009-07-07T08:50:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697874  Something dreadful has happened to our state of mind. It has become mush. So much has occurred that were we rabbits, we would, at the very least, sound a cry of alarm and scurry away. That is, if . . . Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:24:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697874 Geoff Geauterre 2009-06-01T07:24:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639549  Dear President Obama,  I hope you will not think this letter presumptuous, but I believe you are falling into the same quandary as was met by the Roman Empire before its fall. They, too, . . . Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:17:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639549 Geoff Geauterre 2009-03-28T01:17:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622778     This is a serious article on what it means to 'real' men to endure the agony, the suffering, the almighty indignity of it all, when it comes to getting a hard-on. It is . . . Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:07:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622778 Geoff Geauterre 2009-03-13T01:07:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615908               When President Obama spoke at a forum of Democrats, Republicans, the Media and experts on the subject of health reforms...I . . . Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:40:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615908 Geoff Geauterre 2009-03-06T09:40:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614080 After years of observing the struggle of one group over another, whether the object is conformist, or non-conformist, I have come to the conclusion that neither is all correct. The religious-minded want . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:02:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614080 Geoff Geauterre 2009-03-04T10:02:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614063 In the news, I am constantly annoyed that Barack Obama doesn't add this question in his vetting process: "Did you pay your taxes?" Everyone has to pay their taxes. Not that anyone wants . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:45:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614063 Geoff Geauterre 2009-03-04T09:45:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614027 Recently one of our dogs by the name of Lucky, who looked exactly like Anubis of Egyptian mythology was put down. I cannot stop thinking of him as he was when a puppy. How he cradled in my lap, groaned . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:05:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614027 Geoff Geauterre 2009-03-04T09:05:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609776   While I listened avidly to the President's speech concerning where we were going as a nation, it occurred to me that I already knew. Here was one of the most masterful orators I will experience . . . Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:33:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609776 Geoff Geauterre 2009-02-28T09:33:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600884   The interesting case for Indiana is that so many have this hard-packed lard between the ears. I learned this recently when a documentary was filmed about the state (and its denizens), who voted . . . Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:03:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600884 Geoff Geauterre 2009-02-20T10:03:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977594422   It's boo-hoo time for the Republican Party. They had twelve years control of the Congress, and then eight years control of the White House, and what can be added to their accomplishment . . . Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:53:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977594422 Geoff Geauterre 2009-02-14T08:53:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977567546   What is so terribly important when considering justice, as an inherent quality to mercy, and law and order, is that although it must be flexible to account for all provinces, it must also be . . . Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:03:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977567546 Geoff Geauterre 2009-01-18T22:03:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549320  2009 does not bode well for America. The Bush presidency, along with a governing policy only the most rabid Republican zealots could understand, has done its work well. We swim in an ocean of lament . . . Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:50:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549320 Geoff Geauterre 2008-12-31T09:50:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977535860   For months now, I have concluded that Barack Obama must invade Washington. He must garner his forces from the right, the left, the rich and the poor. I will be there with him, in spirit, . . . Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:33:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977535860 Geoff Geauterre 2008-12-15T09:33:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529245   I recently saw a reproduction of Scrooge, as no doubt many of us have, and will again, but in keeping with the times, I related this matter to contemporary issues and found myself marveling . . . Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:44:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529245 Geoff Geauterre 2008-12-08T08:44:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977520003    Have a wonderful holiday Season!!! Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:41:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977520003 Geoff Geauterre 2008-11-28T00:41:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510961     In reviewing the year's events, following years, and years, and years, I have concluded that understanding where the money comes from is a vital clue to understanding the Outer . . . Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:04:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510961 Geoff Geauterre 2008-11-19T10:04:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977502691   When Barack Obama woke up the day following his win over Mr. Fuddy Duddy and Nancy Drew, he found that not everything was to his liking. For one thing, the nation was broke. George Bush and Co. . . . Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:58:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977502691 Geoff Geauterre 2008-11-10T08:58:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498493   Last night perhaps the most important election since Abraham Lincoln took place, and it has changed the course of a tragic history, to one of hope and a reinstatement of our national integrity. . . . Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:51:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498493 Geoff Geauterre 2008-11-05T09:51:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977496294   Honor, as described in Websters, is that of high regard, good reputation, adherence to right principles, and a little further down is the kicker. Treat with respect. When I think about that, . . . Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:22:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977496294 Geoff Geauterre 2008-11-03T09:22:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977491706   There are some cars determined to go left. It's not their fault. The designers were stubborn. They were also of a notion that what was good for their grandfathers was good enough for them. . . . Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:06:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977491706 Geoff Geauterre 2008-10-29T09:06:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977488340   Once upon a time, I attended a seminar in economics, where the visiting professor from Canada advised that if we wanted to cut losses, we had to be vigilant and merciless. He was referring to . . . Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:04:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977488340 Geoff Geauterre 2008-10-25T09:04:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475301   Let us, for the sake of hilarity, focus on Sarah Palin, her constituency and all they represent. It is a bizarre tale, and to our Chaucerian souls, gives us the opportunity to fall over laughing. . . . Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:25:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475301 Geoff Geauterre 2008-10-12T10:25:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468348   (The story of George Bush and Dick Cheney) Once upon a time, we had two con artists. Neither was good. In fact, to those who knew them, turning your back was a mistake. They were liars. They . . . Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:39:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468348 Geoff Geauterre 2008-10-05T08:39:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465537   It's not often this reporter gets a chance at a real honest to goodness mess-up, but tonight it's Palin, the Governor of Alaska (that for some strange reason thinks it's northern . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:12:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465537 Geoff Geauterre 2008-10-02T09:12:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460697   (Or how Barack Obama blinked as John McCain stabbed himself several times in the foot) Last night was a hallmark. It prefaced a surrealistic blend of nonsense and common sense. I call it a . . . Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:18:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460697 Geoff Geauterre 2008-09-27T09:18:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454061   (Full of syrupy jam, and chocolate, and caramel all ladled over a triple scoop of ice cream!) In the years that I sought the good, to rise up like a frothing atop a barrel of ill repute, I . . . Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:17:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454061 Geoff Geauterre 2008-09-20T08:17:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448643   Many years ago when I lived in Alaska, I came to a startling conclusion about the people who thought they lived on another planet. They had a strong sense of protecting women. They were also . . . Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:53:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448643 Geoff Geauterre 2008-09-14T10:53:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977429846     Usually when I go under the knife, and face a near-death experience, I undergo an epiphany. Nothing. No tunnel. No light at the end of it. No conductor yelling time to get off, or . . . Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:14:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977429846 Geoff Geauterre 2008-08-25T09:14:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977409622   Some time ago, Pepper, my Dalmatian, stopped cavorting in the snow. She was getting on in years, and unlike her companion, Lucky, who is crazy anyway, she became aware of growing limitations. . . . Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:04:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977409622 Geoff Geauterre 2008-07-30T09:04:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405455 There is something wrong with the way information is processed in this country. I've never noticed the same problem elsewhere, just here. Someone says something, a thought arises, it is given a modicum . . . Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:52:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405455 Geoff Geauterre 2008-07-24T09:52:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364465   "So, Hillary baby, how's ya' doin' girl?" "Bama, sweetheart, never better." (Cheek - cheek - kiss* kiss*) "Now, Bama, let's get down to . . . Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:16:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364465 Geoff Geauterre 2008-06-07T09:16:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345129   (First, forgive me if I express my passion in this article. I do not mean to belabor the issue, so many of have given the matter thought, and many have written time and again on the subject, but . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 01:02:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345129 Geoff Geauterre 2008-05-14T01:02:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343884 If any fellow Gatherian bothers to look for my web site, please be patient. It's under construction as I ponder fleeing from the Tripod Host. I promise when it is finished, there will be laughs -- . . . Mon, 12 May 2008 11:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343884 Geoff Geauterre 2008-05-12T11:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334667     First, I want it clearly understood I had nothing to do with this. It just happened. Like a rainstorm in the afternoon, or a tornado at night. It was a realization that the house . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:32:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334667 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-29T09:32:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977333761     Last night I had the opportunity to observe Michelle Obama speaking in Indiana on Friday.   It was an impassioned, erudite and quite frankly, amazing defense of Barack Obama. . . . Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:06:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977333761 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-28T09:06:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977330287 There is an unbelievable inhumanity running as a strain through the whole of our world that defies description. Hunting whales. Hunting seals. Hunting for sport, and then shrugging it off as a means . . . Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:35:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977330287 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-23T09:35:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977328550 There are many Gatherians interested in this subject, and I thought you might appreciate this from not only a developmental outlook, but a political one as well. U.S. teams aim to grow ears, skin . . . Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:49:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977328550 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-21T08:49:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977327111     Piggatha Marie Louise was a Bluepoint Balinese with blue-gray eyes who possessed the soul of a warm, loving being. She stole my heart the first time I saw her in my friend's . . . Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:12:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977327111 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-19T00:12:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977322799    First, allow me to state that I pay for cable television - via satellite - for reception, not for content. I pay for it. I support it. I have no choice in the packaging of it. However, . . . Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:28:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977322799 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-15T10:28:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303059     Dear Fellow Gatherians, I received a Sam's Depot Spring catalogue, from which I count myself lucky to be a member, and somewhere in the middle of it, something caught my . . . Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:50:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303059 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-06T10:50:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303056   (And if she does, what would we do?) The round theater in Stone Squares is hushed, the audience held in suspense, as the host ushers in his surprise guest, Senator Hillary Clinton. . . . Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:46:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303056 Geoff Geauterre 2008-04-06T10:46:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296345   The economy of the United States used to make sense. You had a dollar; you used it to purchase a dollar's worth of goods. The basis of that dollar was the amount of gold that guaranteed . . . Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:40:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296345 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-29T09:40:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294675 Yesterday, I listened to John McCain giving his speech, concerning the world, the economy, our place in that, and the place he hopes to take in it. I am not a religious man-with all due respect to those . . . Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:55:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294675 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-27T08:55:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285571     Heyo everybody! I just got it in the mail! My stimulus notice (which costs 42 million dollars to print up), advising me that I have been awarded (as I am a downtrodden American . . . Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:21:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285571 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-16T02:21:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285050 The flu knocked on my door. I should have peeked first, before allowing it entry, but who knows who carried it in, and thus with invitation it camped in the kitchen, moved to the computer screen, the . . . Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:31:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977285050 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-15T10:31:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977283987   Due to the extraordinary lack of a proper education, taking into account the nature of humanity, the planet earth, the solar system, the galaxy and the universe, more than half of humanity, . . . Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:25:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977283987 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-14T00:25:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281479      If ever a people should be graced with a metaphor that looks, smells, and tastes of disaster, it is Hill and Bill's endless search for a third sister and the cauldron, . . . Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:34:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977281479 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-11T08:34:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977278930         Has everyone selective memory loss? Every time I hear the name of Ronald Reagan I tend to get sick to my stomach. A professional script reader, who even . . . Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:09:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977278930 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-08T09:09:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977274968 The turmoil created with eating fast foods has now multiplied. Before you took your life in your hands by eating suspicious beef, from unknown sources, killed in some foul manner, fed-when whatever it . . . Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:48:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977274968 Geoff Geauterre 2008-03-03T23:48:21Z