http://huldermn.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Liz H. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:49:11 GMT 2009-12-29T11:49:11Z 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=281474977957260 Happy Winter Solstice today...longest night and shortest day--we're on the happy slip 'n' slide to summer time!   Anyone out there celebrate the day, or are you just . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:01:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957260 Liz H. 2009-12-21T18:01:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954551 Too cute not to share:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVo-S9ns2_A   (Is that Stephen Fry at the very end?) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:32:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954551 Liz H. 2009-12-19T14:32:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941280 Tell me What’s behind the secret door? Striped tiger Prince Charming Anaconda Wild boar?   Tell me What’s . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:47:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941280 Liz H. 2009-12-10T19:47:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931083 I’m passing on nostalgia for slumber parties/senior prom. Hilarious and tender, they’ll be told later.  I’ll tell you about two mothers in their 70’s, a near-50 daughter, . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:16:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931083 Liz H. 2009-12-04T19:16:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916132 Joe Sawyer had a biting comment for every body and every thing.   When he was complimented: “Wonder what they REALLY want?” If the sun shone: “Watch out . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916132 Liz H. 2009-11-24T20:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912168 This video knocked my socks off! The web site "Where the hell is Matt?", and the video "Dancing 2008" is heartwarming, as an unconventional guy does his unconventional dance all over . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:50:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912168 Liz H. 2009-11-22T02:50:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898259 Enviro-friendly West Coast technology uses the spring in your step to keep YOU in touch!   Limited clinical trials prove: subdermal implantation of our patented copper wire ankle . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:39:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898259 Liz H. 2009-11-12T21:39:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896209 Sent to me by a friend, on learning I am entering into a brave new world of medical procedures: I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy.   . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:48:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896209 Liz H. 2009-11-11T17:48:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895877 Let's see how many people can do this. Every day this month until Thanksgiving, think of one thing that you are thankful for and post it as your status. "Today I am thankful for..." The longer you . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:06:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895877 Liz H. 2009-11-11T14:06:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885480 Lula, at 60, was too old to be a whore, and too smart to be a madam. Scratching a living from the arid Oklahoma soil did not appeal, and she never did cotton to book learning. But . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:29:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885480 Liz H. 2009-11-04T22:29:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885327 The exhausted paint stumbled again, her hooves striking sparks in the rocky arroyo. Jase rolled forward, catching his horse’s mane, a fresh trail of blood surging down his side. He had ceased . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:06:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885327 Liz H. 2009-11-04T21:06:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879808 (Can't claim credit, but these are priceless!) Random Thoughts for the Day: I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history . . . Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:08:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879808 Liz H. 2009-11-01T04:08:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846087 They shot an arrow in the air And where it landed? We all know where   It pierced Diana through her core Our lovely Goddess Is no more   . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:51:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846087 Liz H. 2009-10-09T16:51:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842762 He didn’t remember how it had begun, or how long he’d suffered the scaly skin and the ache between his shoulder blades. Headaches that sliced upward through the base of his skull and burned . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:44:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842762 Liz H. 2009-10-07T16:44:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835645 Jimmy needed just one night, but Bobbi would never enter the haunted house un-enticed. She took the bait, though. It was not so much his Russian dancing boots , or liberal sprays of Axe . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:44:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835645 Liz H. 2009-10-02T14:44:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835642 Bobby would never enter the haunted house un-enticed.  Jimmy needed just one night, and the right enticement, to satisfy his need. Bobby took the bait, stepped gingerly through the swinging . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:38:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835642 Liz H. 2009-10-02T14:38:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835629 Snippets-Challenge 3-Day 1 Josef, exhausted, surveyed the piles of horse manure and their waiting bags. Fertilizer had seemed to be such a money-maker. He sighed, “OK, next step: Cut . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:31:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835629 Liz H. 2009-10-02T14:31:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816389 Mary Traverse of "Peter, Paul and Mary" died Wednesday 09/16/2009 after a long battle with Leukemia. She was an unbelievable, beautiful 72. Her deep, rich voice brought folk music . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:30:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816389 Liz H. 2009-09-17T17:30:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802058 Rodrigo Y Gabriela began as a trash-metal band in Mexico city, who went to Ireland for more opportunity to play and share their own brand of music. Interview and Performance on LA's 103.1 FM They . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:19:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802058 Liz H. 2009-09-06T17:19:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798077 Maybe it's the near-full moon, or the hint in the night air of Summer's end, but this song by Brook Benton delivers the right touch of melancholy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKqfrct070&feature=related . . . Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:48:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798077 Liz H. 2009-09-03T02:48:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798060 Who are you, really? What are your favorite things? What are your goals? How would someone describe the "real" you? Take the "Real Me Survey" and share who you really are with the Gather community! . . . Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:27:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798060 Liz H. 2009-09-03T02:27:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783487 We have a number of report deadlines coming due, and I ran across this in one of my work folders. Seemed appropriate, though the current work situation is remarkably healthy. Enjoy! . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:18:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783487 Liz H. 2009-08-22T02:18:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774936 This should make your smile...it did me!! This video was made in the  Antwerp , Belgium Central (Train) Station on the 23rd of March 2009. . . . Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:34:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774936 Liz H. 2009-08-15T15:34:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765825 Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you. They should be the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.    . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:04:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765825 Liz H. 2009-08-07T03:04:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977757921 I love this poem by David Budbill.  Surprising, but gently insightful about the costs of living in 21st century, to our spiritual selves.   **** **** . . . Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:36:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977757921 Liz H. 2009-07-31T15:36:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750915 Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder   Some sing the praise Of the red, red rose. Of the exotic orchid, They’ve many of those. . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:33:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750915 Liz H. 2009-07-26T03:33:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750854   The arid wind keened against the pitted hulls of the birthing ships.  The planet  was barren of plant and animal life, its people reduced to a half-dozen elders . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:54:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750854 Liz H. 2009-07-26T01:54:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741719 Straight-line winds shriek, shake, and snap entire limbs from iced tree trunks. A thickening layer of frost scrims windows and doors shut. Local roads are impassable, and even . . . Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:59:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741719 Liz H. 2009-07-18T16:59:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733364   Implied, Not Explicit   Ratcheting buzz of uneasy voices, anxious shuffle of scores of feet. Their numbers continued to dwindle.   Once again, they wait in the dust and oily . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:38:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733364 Liz H. 2009-07-09T23:38:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977721655   I've seen the light Stepped bright in my own moccasins Admired the brittle flash Of my solitary reflection   Shocked by a sinkhole . . . Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:03:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977721655 Liz H. 2009-06-25T23:03:43Z