http://jessicaharper.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by jessica harper en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:44:26 GMT 2010-01-04T20:44:26Z 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=281474977744016 Today is a day of great historical significance. I know what you're all thinking: footprints in moon dust. Well, July 20th got famous long before 1969. Let's take a look at a certain wacky business that . . . Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:06:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744016 jessica harper 2009-07-20T23:06:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647602 If you're an out-of-work actor, there's a whole new world of opportunity opening up for you in real estate. Get this: Talk about April Fools. One of this year's biggest was that guy who . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:19:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647602 jessica harper 2009-04-06T04:19:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611578 So, here's a story for you. A flight from Dubai empties at the Melbourne airport, a man is randomly yanked from the wad of disembarking passengers, and for once, they've picked a winner. (I myself . . . Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:00:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611578 jessica harper 2009-03-02T05:00:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588647 Groundhog Day came and went in L.A. (I'm told it was February 2nd) and nobody noticed. We can't afford such trivial ceremonies in this big, fat, broke state, and also, since it's currently . . . Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:44:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588647 jessica harper 2009-02-09T05:44:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977515962 So I heard this morning that a dog, driving his owner's van, crashed into a coffee shop. The owner had left the pet alone in the vehicle, in a parking lot, with the engine running, so the pooch took . . . Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:44:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977515962 jessica harper 2008-11-24T05:44:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977512802 Although I have to tell you that Thanksgiving is one meal I really don't mind making (the holiday spirit propels you through the rough parts), this year I'll be giving thanks that my sister-in-law . . . Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:33:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977512802 jessica harper 2008-11-21T03:33:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977502540 Word on the street is that Saddam Hussein's yacht is for sale. The Ocean Breeze , after a heated ownership dispute, is now the property of Iraq. Iraq is selling it, not because they can't . . . Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:34:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977502540 jessica harper 2008-11-10T05:34:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977496044 I admit to being an Obamaniac, and now that we're down to the wire, I've got the election day jitters. I find I'm seeking comfort: I can't take the suspense one more. big fat minute. . . . Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:23:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977496044 jessica harper 2008-11-03T04:23:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977492197 Although you read the polls and wonder Why the chick is smilin', You really must admit, one VP Candidate is stylin'. So, 'though I sort of hate her guts, And her campaign is failin', . . . Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:35:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977492197 jessica harper 2008-10-29T21:35:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977476365 When I search my memory for the Halloween costumes I wore as a child, I can only recall two. I was about seven when I dressed as a gypsy. The costume featured a red skirt, a ribbony headdress, and . . . Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:50:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977476365 jessica harper 2008-10-13T17:50:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436341 ¬My husband has a thing about buying gas. It's sort of like asking for directions: he won't do it until the situation is dire. As you can imagine, this sometimes gets him in trouble, as it did . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:28:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436341 jessica harper 2008-09-01T22:28:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977413411 It started on Saturday, when my daughter, who is in in Switzerland, told me that at a local music festival there, a booth in the food court offered roasted crickets. (Other options at the stand included . . . Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:00:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977413411 jessica harper 2008-08-04T16:00:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408268 Every day, Oliver (my hyper golden retriever) brings me his tattered, deflated soccer ball precisely at 5:35 p.m., minutes after he's eaten dinner, sensibly suggesting that I help him burn off a . . . Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:33:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408268 jessica harper 2008-07-28T18:33:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394807 I love the Hollywood Bowl, but I love it for the wrong reason. I don't love it because it's a beautiful outdoor venue where you (and nearly 18,000 other patrons) can sit under the stars and . . . Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:35:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394807 jessica harper 2008-07-10T20:35:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391167 I don't know about you but I can't wait to ride the new ferris wheel at the Santa Monica pier. The old one sold on Ebay in April for about $132,000, and its new owner is a real estate developer . . . Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:14:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391167 jessica harper 2008-07-06T19:14:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391146 One recent piece of fascinating news is that archeologists discovered Ferry Farm, George Washington's long lost plantation, and the story about young G.W. chopping down the cherry tree reared it's . . . Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:44:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391146 jessica harper 2008-07-06T17:44:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386125 When I'm desperate (5pm, no idea what's for dinner), my default plan is to roast a chicken. Nobody doesn't like roast chicken, which makes it a Miracle Food in a house like mine which is full . . . Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:41:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386125 jessica harper 2008-06-30T18:41:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386114 Since it was just the 4th of July and we're having an exceptional cherry season, I find myself recalling the story of how George W. (no, not him, I mean the first president) was lionized for copping . . . Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:29:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386114 jessica harper 2008-06-30T18:29:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362752 Last week I was desperate for an outfit. I was going to an A-list Hollywood party and had nothing to wear except for the sixteen other Hollywood party outfits that I had worn and retired. I took my . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:44:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362752 jessica harper 2008-06-06T03:44:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977359236 As a writer of children's music, I always make a mental note when I hear an artist performing a song that was not intended for kid listeners but would suit them just fine. There are lots of songs . . . Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:02:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977359236 jessica harper 2008-06-02T04:02:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358457   One amazing story in the news recently concerns a baby inAlbany who tumbled out of a second-storey window (while her mother wasmomentarily distracted) and fell into the arms of a postal worker . . . Sat, 31 May 2008 23:25:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358457 jessica harper 2008-05-31T23:25:40Z