http://hannahrwallen.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:17:45 GMT 2010-01-04T00:17:45Z 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=281474977965703 I'm posting this to a lot of groups... partly because it covers more than just the rant itself. What I'm ranting about... what's going on with me and my family and our own little health care crisis . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:01:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965703 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-28T17:01:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946676 Wow. Just... wow. I mean, yes, there's a purpose in it, maybe. Or maybe not. Or maybe just eew. I thought the iVibe app was a gross idea... and then they come up with this: WTF: Poo Log . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946676 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T17:59:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946607 Makeup hides neo-Nazi's swastika in court According to the story, a judge ordered the tattoos, including a swastika, barbed wire and an obscene word, to be covered using make-up during trial, out of . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:07:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946607 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T17:07:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946577 ...because I wasn't going to say Holy Cow! like the news reporters did. Sorry, but while I can see a resemblance, it's more of a suggestion than anything. It looks that way to me only because the image . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:52:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946577 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T16:52:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946400 I don't know any more details than are in the email, and I don't know if I'll ever get any update on this... but I'm passing it on anyway. If nothing else, it's yet another example as to why the child . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:17:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946400 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T14:17:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945388 For those who don't use facebook, a little explanation is needed: As with Gather, each facebook page viewed contains some ads. In facebook, these adds are shown on the right side of the page in a specific . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:16:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945388 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-13T22:16:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923905 This is continued from my post " The Upstairs Bedroom ." If you haven't read that part of the story, click to read it first, or this won't make sense. A Chilling Experience My face was cold. . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:01:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923905 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-12T23:01:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943163 This one is truly obnoxious, but it should be... it was apparently invented by teenagers. My girls and their friends play this game. Now, it's spreading to the rest of the family... they got my son... . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:02:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943163 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-11T23:02:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942459 Nope... not a post about bigotry. Sorry to the folks who were ready for a big controversial discussion. This one's just a blog about my morning, and how I made it more frantic than it had to be by . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:48:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942459 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-11T13:48:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939921 This has come up in a couple of spots... weird "UFO" in the sky over Norway... UFO in that at this point it's not satisfactorily explained. There are some possibilities discussed in the articles I've . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939921 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-10T01:55:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939893 This recipe is the end result of the preparation of a lot of experimental pancakes. Years ago, living with a (now ex) fiance in Findlay Ohio and trying to remain independent from my parents following . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:24:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939893 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-10T01:24:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931324 This has been a really, really odd week. I guess what I'm writing about it falls between the "rant" and the "blog" category. Those who know me are aware that I am carefully balancing on the edge of . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:06:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931324 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-04T22:06:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917060 Q&A: Dennis Sewell on Charles Darwin's Dark Legacy Seeing this billed on Yahoo as "The Dark Side of Darwin's Legacy" piqued my interest. Reading the article got me thinking... not that everything . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:55:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917060 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-30T21:55:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912876 This story originally began as a "campfire tale" I told at slumber parties in elementary school with the title, "The Upstairs Bedroom." I later revised it for an eighth grade writing assignment, keeping . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:32:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912876 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-30T16:32:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912734 I recently discovered several boxes stored in the "attic" part of my parents' garage. A lot of what was there had been infiltrated and damaged or even destroyed by squirrels, but I did take home some . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:28:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912734 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-22T19:28:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910144 I've been working since I was fifteen. I've had part-time jobs, summer jobs, "temp" jobs, and full-time jobs, and worked as an independent contractor... in the fields of retail, food service, manufacturing, . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:59:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910144 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-20T13:59:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907118 Today at work, my kitchen got hotter and hotter as I hurried to finish cooking my last round of food and get my afternoon chores done. I was uncomfortable, but didn't realize how uncomfortable until . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:28:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907118 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-18T20:28:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903798 Ok, so it wasn't the memories themselves that were eaten... I still remember them. It was the books... books I'd stored in boxes... boxes that somehow ended up getting stored in the wrong place and . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:33:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903798 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-16T23:33:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903299 The news says the government is taking it back... at least from some of us. To be honest, I'm not sure I got it in the first place. I know... supposedly, everyone got it. Supposedly, we were all supposed . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:54:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903299 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-16T17:54:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899913 The school my son attends has a system for pick-up and drop-off. There are four sets of kids who attend the school: Walkers - kids who walk to and from school (the smallest group) Bus riders - kids who . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:05:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899913 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-13T21:05:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893038 This weekend was my son's weekend at my parents' house. When I went there Friday to drop him off, we had to go to the library, where Mom was attending a meeting, instead of the house. Mom used to be on . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:53:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893038 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-09T22:53:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891016 Author's request: I know the subject matter of this post, when combined with the responses I'm asking for, will make it a challenge to honor this request, but when leaving comments, please try to explain . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:10:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891016 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-09T15:10:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890405 These articles have cleared up a few things for me regarding statements I've been reading on Gather and other blogging sites in discussions on the H1N1 flu vaccine. H1N1 vaccine: the bare facts . . . Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:16:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890405 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-08T00:16:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880402 Snopes.com article on this virus: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/fdic.asp There are a number of clues to show that this kind of email is a scam. First, no credible authority or government . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880402 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-06T20:24:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808514 Originally posted November 24, 2008 09:17 PM EST in my old Gather account. This is my last re-post from my old Gather account. I saved this one for this late because it is a Thanksgiving post... . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:15:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808514 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-11-03T23:15:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877817 Cincinnati Ohio has a team of "superheros" patrolling the streets. No, I'm not kidding. These kids are either going to make a genuine hero of themselves... or they're going to get themselves killed. So . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877817 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-10-30T15:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877628 I confess, I am one of those oddballs who usually takes the stairs, anyway. Of course, I'll probably have to quit doing that as I get older... some of them are heavy, and hard to carry. Besides, I think . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:56:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877628 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-10-30T13:56:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876955 I referenced the story of this woman's death in a comment on another post - the comment was about the fact that many "poisons" in tiny quantities are harmless, and even things our bodies need in certain . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:45:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876955 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-10-30T02:45:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870503 *due to the nature of Photobucket, I've had to update this to replace dead links to photos no longer on the site.* I dropped my son off for school this morning, just a regular mom dropping a . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:41:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870503 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-10-26T15:41:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869319 The recent discussion on zero tolerance policies on site have reminded me of an incident from my high school years... thought I'd share. The first part explains things which are relevant to understanding . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:11:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869319 hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-10-25T18:11:08Z