http://jerichoring.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Jericho Ring en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:43:52 GMT 2010-01-01T17:43:52Z 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=281474977970537 If I could do it all again If god granted reprieve from wasted time would I open my case in the dingy place where the sheeple run to catch the train would I live on crumpled singles . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:03:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970537 Jericho Ring 2009-12-31T19:03:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969217 Attention, Kiddies, here is just a little warning of the diasters to come if we don't get off the Earth sometime soon ripped from today's headlines. IF WE LET THE RUSKIES DO THIS BY THEMSELVES, THEY . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:56:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969217 Jericho Ring 2009-12-30T21:56:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964903 I love the attitudes, images and artifacts of the 19 th Century and Victorian England. (I wish they still made everything out of brass and walnut to last a thousand years.) And, it is . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:20:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964903 Jericho Ring 2009-12-27T23:20:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964499 "One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality  has been hijacked by religion."                                                  . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:16:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964499 Jericho Ring 2009-12-27T16:16:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957235 Here is a simple yet comprehensive article from Wika. It is a sure thing that we cannot survive forever on this planet. What are we waiting for? More bridges to nowhere or studies of the  social . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:45:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957235 Jericho Ring 2009-12-21T17:45:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954674 Couldn’t Help it. Rusty and I went to see Avatar. I’ll tell you right off, we gave it an eight on the theory that there is no such thing as a ten and the plot is just Cowboys and Indians . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:34:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954674 Jericho Ring 2009-12-19T16:34:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949867 Well boys and girls, your Democratic super majority is about to pass a health care "reform" bill that is a plum for the health care lobbyists, not wanted by a majority of the people in the country, . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:33:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949867 Jericho Ring 2009-12-16T14:33:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942891 MITZI'S BIRTHDAY PARTY   A short, short story   by Jericho Ring   She is not the prettiest girl at the party and certainly not the . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:46:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942891 Jericho Ring 2009-12-11T18:46:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942762 There will be a prize for the most disgusting and audatious fess up. I'll start and I am setting the bar very high: I am a Billy Ray Cyrus fan!! I heard Achy Breaky Heart on my Outlaw Country . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:29:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942762 Jericho Ring 2009-12-11T17:29:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942462 There is necessary and morally justified war. Agree or disagree?? Why or why not?? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:46:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942462 Jericho Ring 2009-12-11T13:46:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938853 I once had sex with Tiger Woods. It was during the 2003 Byron Nelson at the Four Seasons in Dallas. George Clooney and Bill Clinton were there, too. I think Dave Letterman joined in at the end. My . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:06:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938853 Jericho Ring 2009-12-09T14:06:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933709 There are two basic styles of play in Texas hold ‘em- “aggressive” and “passive”. Passive is the easiest to describe. A passive player is a “limper”. He stays . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:07:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933709 Jericho Ring 2009-12-06T20:07:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932533 Ok. You have seen the flop and it is time to start the betting for the turn. Pre-flop, the guy left of the big blind was “under the gun” or first to act. On the turn and river, it is the . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:29:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932533 Jericho Ring 2009-12-05T22:29:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931219 You are now looking at the flop. The only “scientific” information you have is the identity of the three cards in the flop and your hole cards (5 cards out of 52). Now we have to know how . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:35:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931219 Jericho Ring 2009-12-04T20:35:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929530 THE SYSTEM- GETTING TO THE FLOP   A good system should be simple. The mathematics of poker are not, in general, complex. There are 52 cards, 13 of each of 4 suits. . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929530 Jericho Ring 2009-12-03T21:15:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929358   HAVE A SYSTEM When you think about it, this is the First Rule of Everything. You should develop a few basic principles that you follow 95% of the time. Why not 100%, Jericho, . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:25:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929358 Jericho Ring 2009-12-03T19:25:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927837 Although I enjoyed my first poker game in the 50's, I don't claim to be a great player. BUT, I have a good friend who is world class. If I told you his name, you would know it. It is sufficient . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:06:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927837 Jericho Ring 2009-12-02T22:06:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926168 In about 2 hours, Obama is going on the Tee Vee to announce that he is sending 35,000 more troops to Afghanistan. He is making the only possible decision and he should have done it 6 months ago. . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:24:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926168 Jericho Ring 2009-12-01T23:24:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922569 BUT PROBABLY NEVER WILL:   10. Athletes that make more than a million dollars a year.      Oh, please. The epitome of disjointed American values. Make 'em . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:51:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922569 Jericho Ring 2009-11-29T18:51:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911950 Today my dog died. Her AKC name was Golden Belle of Dixie. She was a golden retriever with blood lines back to the original wolves and worst gundog ever put on the Planet Earth. Her . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911950 Jericho Ring 2009-11-21T22:00:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910803 I thought I should post a recipe now and then since I belong to The Recipe Group. It is for what I call Recession Vodka. Let me preface this by saying that vodka is vodka. It is grain alcohol . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910803 Jericho Ring 2009-11-20T21:42:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909006 WHY IS THERE SUCH A BIG FLAP ABOUT DRYING YOUR LAUNDRY ON A LINE OUTSIDE???   The solution is simple- Do it in the back yard. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:57:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909006 Jericho Ring 2009-11-19T19:57:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904150 I just spent, for the first time, 15 minutes of my life I'll never get back listening to Keith Olbermann. If you watch him regularly or believe a word he says, you're an idiot. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:04:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904150 Jericho Ring 2009-11-17T04:04:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903566 I don't need my alter-ego, Joe Shit the Rag Man for this rant. Obama is slowly selling us out to the Internationalists. In what universe is it proper for an American President to kow tow to any foriegn . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:40:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903566 Jericho Ring 2009-11-16T20:40:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899874 I decided instead of dribbling it out, I would post the remainder of the final draft (before galleys) in one instalment. Suggestions are appreciated. BTW- "Grass Roots" is a working  title . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:16:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899874 Jericho Ring 2009-11-13T20:16:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894369 I am seriously considering getting my first and only tattoo. My plan is to get a small tattoo under my watch. My problem is that I can't think of anything I want on my body forever. I thought . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894369 Jericho Ring 2009-11-10T17:13:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892737   I hate it when I buy a small item that costs a buck and a half and it is swathed in a buck's worth of petroleum based, bullet-proof plastic that I need a Bowie knife to get open. . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892737 Jericho Ring 2009-11-09T19:11:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890070 Recently I contributed a few bucks to the Sierra Club. I did it partly because I am deeply concerned for the Earth, partly because the sticker looks cool on my pick up (next to FREE TIBET and the NRA . . . Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:49:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890070 Jericho Ring 2009-11-07T17:49:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977886932 I WOULD LIKE A FEW PARAGRAPHS FROM ONE OF YOU ERUDITE BRITS OUT THERE ON WHY TODAY IS GUY FAWKES  DAY (GRAHAM LEAR??? GEORGEE?? IAN?? ISHBEL??)  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977886932 Jericho Ring 2009-11-05T19:03:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882273   The Yanomamo (sorry, this word processing package does not have the diacritical marks to properly spell the nasalised pronunciation of the name) is one of the few remaining stone-aged cultures. . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:27:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977882273 Jericho Ring 2009-11-03T01:27:29Z