http://geektravel.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Geek Travel en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:41:11 GMT 2010-01-03T13:41:11Z 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=281474977955533&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Edaville USA is one of the oldest amusement parks in our area. Located in Carver MA, this cranberry bog is set up with a vintage railroad using original two-foot gauge rails purchased from railroads . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:31:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955533&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-20T14:31:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950787&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace This post covers my two most recent CVS expeditions. Unfortunately, as I post this, the best deals have expired, because CVS is back to doing 3-day sales. Check the Sunday paper to see if there are more . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:08:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950787&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-17T21:08:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945069&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace A tradition in this area is for the local towns and villages here on Cape Cod to hold evening Christmas Stroll events. The merchants stay open late, and usually offer Christmas cookies, hot chocolate, . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:13:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945069&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-13T18:13:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943862&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace After the midnight excursion to Toys R Us ended up keeping me out until about 4 AM the morning of Black Friday, I probably should have just done what my friends did an made it an all-nighter. Sleep . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:03:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943862&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-12T14:03:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943499&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Toys R Us opened at midnight Thanksgiving night for a special super-early Black Friday event. And with baby's first Christmas with us coming up, this was the year to do it! I didn't actually have too . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:21:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943499&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-12-12T05:21:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932073&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Boston exspo center, liquidation sale: review I went to the exspo center yesterday for the first day of the liquidation sale. Hours were from noon to 10pm. I got there a little after 11am and . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:53:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932073&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Katharyne T. 2009-12-05T13:53:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779640&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Don't forget to check out the sculpture I bought ( shown in Part 1 ). Other things we bought that weekend in Hopkins and South Minneapolis: Zeppelin tape price - 50 cents sold I just . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:44:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779640&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-28T14:44:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920759&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace The day started with us making a beeline for a Hopkins neighborhood we'd never been to before.  They were having a community yard sale that turned out to be about 20 houses.  Despite its . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:10:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920759&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-28T00:10:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919320&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace I went out this morning and got the local paper to check out the final versions of the Black Friday specials. CVS was starting early, and my family Thanksgiving activities don't start until late in . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:03:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919320&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-11-26T20:03:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911489&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Bonnie and Clyde A New Musical   book by Ivan Menchell music by Frank Wildhorn lyrics by Don Black direction and Musical Staging by Jeff Calhoun   From the La Jolla . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:25:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911489&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Paula T. 2009-11-21T13:25:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910917&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace If you live around Boston or are going to be visiting and you are interested in a career as a model or in the fashion business, You should check out this meeting and get to know the new fashion designers . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910917&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Katharyne T. 2009-11-20T23:21:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774439&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace The Aquila neighborhood lies west of downtown Minneapolis, and it has a sale every year.  Last year, Janie and I tried to walk from sale to sale, but they were distributed just thinly enough to frustrate . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774439&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-20T00:58:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909390&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace (continued from Part 1 ) <--- click on that blue thing to see part 1 A draw knife so sharp you coud shave with it price - $2 sold What anyone in the city needs a draw-knife for I don't . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:49:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909390&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-20T00:49:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906021&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace China (Eyewitness Travel Guides) The Eyewitness series started out with brightly-illustrated children's books on science, nature, technology, and history, and expanded to include a variety of nonfiction . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:43:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906021&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-11-18T06:43:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903918&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace I spent all of my CVS ExtraBucks before my trip to China , and I hadn't done a whole lot since returning. Shockingly, parenting cuts down on recreational shopping time. Whoda thunk it? :) I did stop . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:23:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903918&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-11-17T05:23:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895860&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace I love mauseleums. I want to be cremated, but if I were rich, I'd have my ashes placed in one of these tiny houses for the dead. And Oakland  has wonderful mauseleums. When you peak inside, many . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895860&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rhetta A. 2009-11-11T15:02:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774397&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Back on August 1st we were headed up to the Brainerd Lakes area to visit my inlaws, but we couldn't help but check out a "neighborhood" sale taking place the full length of 50th St. in the Nokomis . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:18:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774397&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2009-11-06T23:18:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885992&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace My earliest memories have a jazz soundtrack. It was the music my father listened to, that permeated our home. As a rebellious teenager, I rejected it as “old people’s music,” favoring . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:58:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885992&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Christine Zibas 2009-11-05T05:58:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881199&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Richard Rodgers was responsible for some of the most beautiful examples of musical theatre. His list of triumphs include The King and I , South Pacific , and Flower Drum Song . In his seventies, . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:43:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881199&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Paula T. 2009-11-02T11:43:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878066&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Twas the night before halloween in the ole troll town When something unusual among the trolls abounded I wouldn't have believed it if I had not witnessed That the troll town's own had developed . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:16:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878066&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2009-10-30T20:16:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863925&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace I can FINALLY post photos again with Firefox! Hurray! Most of the Charleston photos are all posted, not really even sorted. Most of them are the Unitarian Church cemetery, established in 1772. We were . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:24:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863925&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rhetta A. 2009-10-21T21:24:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977862987&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace So Friday, the day after our arrival, was our free day in Beijing, and thanks to the wonders of the time difference, we were wide awake and ready to go at 5 AM. It's pretty much an exact 12-hour swap . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:56:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977862987&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-10-21T10:56:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860509&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Baltimore Comic Con 2009 - Day Two Bacon! Any day that starts with people bringing bacon right to my door is a good day. With that in mind, my associate Ray Cornwall . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:31:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860509&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Glenn W. 2009-10-19T20:31:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860438&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Some of you may know that I am a memeber of the Rocky Horror, shadow cast (act out the movie in costumes and acurately to the screen while the movie plays behind us), The Come Again Players and a member . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:47:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860438&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Laura A. 2009-10-19T19:47:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859699&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace If you are in the San Diego area, RUN! Do Not Walk to the San Diego Repertory's production of Long Story Short!  A short musical (only 138 minutes without intermission) based on the play An Infinite . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:57:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859699&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Paula T. 2009-10-19T09:57:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859685&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace When you think of musical theatre, you tend to think light, fluffy material with flashy dance numbers and romantic leads with comic sidekicks.  There have been some noteworthy departures from that . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:36:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859685&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Paula T. 2009-10-19T09:36:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857723&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung By Mao Tse-Tung This is the famous/infamous “Little Red Book” that has been a handbook of far-left political activists around the world. It's . . . Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:24:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977857723&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-10-17T14:24:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855454&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace I finally figured out that the video and photo uploaders will no longer work for me on Gather in Firefox. When I went to IE, it told me to upload an Active X control, which I did and now I can post video . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:37:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855454&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rhetta A. 2009-10-15T21:37:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851693&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Since I cannot get the photos we took at the Unitarian Church and the cemetery in Charleston to load, I am going to link to the slide show I created at Associated Content. I have other photos to share . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:17:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851693&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Rhetta A. 2009-10-13T18:17:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977850906&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Polka Polish Restaurant 4112 Verdugo Rd Los Angeles , CA 90065 (323) 255-7887 www.polkacatering.com Expected so much... received so little. Made a special trip to Polka after . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:14:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977850906&grpId=3659174697245358&nav=Groupspace Paula T. 2009-10-13T07:14:47Z