http://johnphilipp.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by John Philipp en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:13:56 GMT 2010-01-07T14:13:56Z 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=281474977978522 Thought~Byte No.196       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:58:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978522 John Philipp 2010-01-06T04:58:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978498 Thought~Byte No.195       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:56:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978498 John Philipp 2010-01-06T04:56:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949009 I left the house at 8 a.m. last week to take my cat to the vet for an appointment. I was 20 minutes late because I had to scrape ice off my windshield ! I demand an explanation . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:54:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949009 John Philipp 2010-01-04T04:54:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967806 Thought~Byte No.194       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:53:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967806 John Philipp 2009-12-30T04:53:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967801 Thought~Byte No.193       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:51:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967801 John Philipp 2009-12-30T04:51:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966108 It's almost that time of year when we make New Year's resolutions. It is a time when we make apologies for what we haven't done with our lives and make promises to remedy our shortcomings in the . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:58:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966108 John Philipp 2009-12-28T21:58:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949001 Thought~Byte No.192     Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949001 John Philipp 2009-12-22T14:35:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948994 Thought~Byte No.191     Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:31:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948994 John Philipp 2009-12-22T14:31:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948992 Disclaimer : Some years ago I wrote a column titled "The Christmas Beard." It was about my habit of growing a beard every Christmas season. In the column I said that besides confirming my . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:24:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948992 John Philipp 2009-12-21T02:24:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948929 Thought~Byte No.190       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:10:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948929 John Philipp 2009-12-16T05:10:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948920 Thought~Byte No.189       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:08:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948920 John Philipp 2009-12-16T05:08:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944414 Strange things happen in hard economic times, things we often miss because we are too occupied trying to keep our houses and our jobs and our high score on "Ridge Racer V" at ArcadeZilla. OK, . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:11:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944414 John Philipp 2009-12-14T05:11:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937899 Thought~Byte No.188       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:19:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937899 John Philipp 2009-12-09T15:19:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937892 Thought~Byte No.187       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:16:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937892 John Philipp 2009-12-09T15:16:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932295 Thanksgiving's long over yet leftovers linger — not only in your fridge but in my notes. I always have more items than I can use in a column and sometimes these items are funny but not something . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:56:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932295 John Philipp 2009-12-07T04:56:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926296 Thought~Byte No.186     Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926296 John Philipp 2009-12-02T05:00:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926282 Thought~Byte No.185       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:59:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926282 John Philipp 2009-12-02T04:59:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921784 As I sat on the sofa recovering from Thanksgiving dinner I started thinking about how once again I found myself in the middle of the holidaze . Do not try this at home — thinking . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:48:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921784 John Philipp 2009-11-30T04:48:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916486 Thought~Byte No.184       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:34:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916486 John Philipp 2009-11-25T03:34:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916459 Thought~Byte No.183       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:31:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916459 John Philipp 2009-11-25T03:31:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913030 Last week I carried a sign. It was a political sign. Not one to end a war or allow or disallow abortions or to legalize California's largest cash crop. The sign I carried had a name on it, a person . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:52:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913030 John Philipp 2009-11-23T04:52:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905610 Thought~Byte No.182       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:56:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905610 John Philipp 2009-11-18T04:56:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905592 Thought~Byte No.181       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:54:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905592 John Philipp 2009-11-18T04:54:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900335 I recently went to my doctor's office for a stress echocardiogram. This is where medical technicians wire you up to a machine acquired at a "Star Trek" going-off-the-air sale and run you to exhaustion . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:52:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977900335 John Philipp 2009-11-16T04:52:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894868 Thought~Byte No.180       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:51:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894868 John Philipp 2009-11-11T04:51:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894862 Thought~Byte No.179       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:50:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894862 John Philipp 2009-11-11T04:50:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890479 Diane is a two-bathroom kind of gal. Not two for her, you understand, but two in our house and any place we might rent while on vacation. When there are two bathrooms, one is usually smaller. There . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:07:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977890479 John Philipp 2009-11-09T05:07:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883831 Thought~Byte No.178     Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:16:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883831 John Philipp 2009-11-04T05:16:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883825 Thought~Byte No.177       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:14:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883825 John Philipp 2009-11-04T05:14:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879568 Everyone dislikes lawyers, even other lawyers. I used to think lawyers were below Bush in popularity because they were sniveling, money-grubbing heartless scavengers who feed off the baser instincts . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:09:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879568 John Philipp 2009-11-02T13:09:10Z