http://gnashchick.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by K. Gnash en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:20:43 GMT 2010-01-03T17:20:43Z 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=281474977764897 NPR.org has full archived concerts from many artists at the Newport Folk Festival. Link is here: http://www.npr.org/music/newportfolk/index2.html * The Avett Brothers * Joan Baez * Balfa Toujours . . . Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:14:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977764897 K. Gnash 2009-08-06T14:14:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977527183 On a world that is not Earth, in a time that is not now, Neal Stephenson explores the divisions within society, faith, science, and the space in between. Anathem , his newest novel, is a mind-stretching . . . Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:08:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977527183 K. Gnash 2008-12-05T22:08:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977267326 I got this recipe from the Food Network (www.foodtv.com) website, and it's copyrighted, so I'll give you a link to the original: Butternut Squash Soup I started out by getting all my . . . Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:46:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977267326 K. Gnash 2008-02-25T02:46:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977238086 What's in your pantry? Do you have stacks of canned goods gathering dust somewhere in the back of that shelf? Here's an idea to move out the canned stuff and make a tasty meal.   6 . . . Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:08:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977238086 K. Gnash 2008-01-23T19:08:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977230301 If you have a lot of photos and want to make a professional-looking, animated slideshow/video with copyright-free music, check out http://animoto.com/  Animoto has web-based tools that you can . . . Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:46:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977230301 K. Gnash 2008-01-15T14:46:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977213101 Has anyone posted this story yet? It makes our own little scuffles over whether or not the store cashier says "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" look petty and childish. What the . . . Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:01:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977213101 K. Gnash 2007-12-26T22:01:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977173647 I have lived near Fort Worth, Texas, for many years. Though I have been to the Botanical Garden many times, I have never been inside the Japanese Garden. It is especially beautiful in the fall, with the . . . Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:57:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977173647 K. Gnash 2007-11-11T01:57:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977173310 In this experiment they put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, . . . Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:38:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977173310 K. Gnash 2007-11-10T18:38:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977159013 This summer, I made a personal goal to better manage my finances and part of that goal is to become more frugal.   I’ve never been one for electronic gadgets – I’ll never have . . . Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:25:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977159013 K. Gnash 2007-10-26T22:25:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977153233 Do you have wads of plastic grocery bags under the sink, or in the pantry, or stuffed inside another plastic bag? You intended to take those back to the store to recycle, but you can never remember to . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:24:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977153233 K. Gnash 2007-10-20T22:24:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132748 Dinosaur Valley State Park is located just northwest of Glen Rose, Texas. It is set along the Paluxy River and is over 1500 acres of rolling Texas hills and grassland. The park contains some of the best-preserved . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:13:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132748 K. Gnash 2007-09-30T17:13:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132705 I love cameras. I have a Nikon D80 SLR, but it's not always feasible to take the SLR with me just to make snapshots, etc., so I went looking for a small, easy to carry camera that I could toss in my . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:15:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132705 K. Gnash 2007-09-30T16:15:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977122977 I got a bulletin at MySpace about the breast cancer site, the one where you go and just click and a woman is able to have a free mammogram. Well, they are now having trouble meeting their quota to even . . . Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:36:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977122977 K. Gnash 2007-09-20T17:36:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107943 Here's a link to an article from a UK paper regarding the melt of Arctic sea ice. Excerpt:  ...the loss of sea ice will give Arctic countries such as Russia, Denmark, Canada, Norway and the . . . Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:19:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107943 K. Gnash 2007-09-06T01:19:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107608 Every time (and I'm not exaggerating, y'all read comments) a Republican is caught in a scandal, the same comment will appear: "But what about Kennedy/William Jefferson/Barney Frank/Bill Clinton!" . . . Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:25:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107608 K. Gnash 2007-09-05T19:25:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977105336 Here's a couple of losers from the Texas lottery.     09 - 12 - 23 - 41 - 45 - 49  and  13 - 19 - 23 - 29 - 34 - 38 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:46:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977105336 K. Gnash 2007-09-03T15:46:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977093796 iMovie HD is part of Apple’s iLife software bundle.  I recommend this software for Mac users who want to participate in the digital spectrum without having to learn difficult and demanding video . . . Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:08:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977093796 K. Gnash 2007-08-22T15:08:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090330 We've all done it. We grabbed that digital camera and turned it sideways so we could get the scene just right, and then shot a minute or two of video.  Now, when we pull it up to view it, the . . . Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:06:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090330 K. Gnash 2007-08-19T01:06:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090316 I know there is some rumbling amongst the Gather-ers about the new video feature. Some don't like it, some are eager to see what it will become. Many hope that this won't turn into a You-tube wanna . . . Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:35:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977090316 K. Gnash 2007-08-19T00:35:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977085890 Cliché: a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse. Trite: repeated . . . Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:04:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977085890 K. Gnash 2007-08-14T18:04:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977078758 Last weekend, I was invited to the home of my best friend’s parents. They recently inherited a lake house from her mother, and as my friend said, “We have our summer place back again.” . . . Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:23:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977078758 K. Gnash 2007-08-07T18:23:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977077053 ACDs, also known as Blue Heelers, Red Heelers, Queensland Heelers and a host of other nicknames, are energetic, enthusiastic, intelligent working dogs. For those who have the energy and time, they can . . . Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:06:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977077053 K. Gnash 2007-08-06T00:06:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977073908 My sweetheart and I sail an O'Day Daysailer 2. He thought it would be a good boat for a beginner like me. He bought the boat from a woman who had it for her kids, but it hadn't been sailed in 20 . . . Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:34:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977073908 K. Gnash 2007-08-02T14:34:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976874447 We left town on Friday after work. Our newly refurbished O'Day Daysailer was snug on her trailer, with a set of borrowed sails and a borrowed rudder so we would pass our one-design class rules. (There's . . . Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:41:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976874447 K. Gnash 2007-01-02T03:41:06Z