http://kidder.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Dan (Cowboy Up) V. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:53:48 GMT 2010-01-08T21:53:48Z 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=281474977978148   Car thieves have been having a lot of easy targets lately. There's been a rash of cars left running being stolen during the record cold we have been having. We had three in one day alone, where . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:26:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978148 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2010-01-05T19:26:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976872  Beijing winters are normally cold but dry and usually with only a a light dusting of snow. But Sunday, the city recorded up to 33 centimetres (almost 13 inches) of snow, the most since 1951. . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:51:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976872 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2010-01-05T12:51:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974423   The record-low temperatures we've had here made for a cold start to the new year.  One of the side effects has been many cars that wouldn't start in the bitter cold temperatures. . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:58:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974423 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2010-01-03T18:58:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972933   Today's date, January 2, 2010, is a special day! It is what's called a "palindromic date!" Simply put, it means the number can be read the same way in either direction.  01,02,2010, . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:43:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972933 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2010-01-02T17:43:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972896   Sioux Falls set a record low of -30 ° Fahrenheit this morning, smashing the old record of -20 ° set way back in 1928! It also marks the first time the temperature has . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:17:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972896 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2010-01-02T17:17:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971653   Gene Autry, the Singing Cowboy (1907-1998) will soon be honored with a postage stamp on which he will be featured along with three other cowboys of the silver screen. The other cowboys featured . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:28:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971653 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2010-01-01T19:28:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970414 We bid adieu to many talented people in 2009.  I know they don't mean as much to us as those loved ones, friends & relatives we lost in the last year, they will personally be remembered . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:06:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970414 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-31T22:06:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970685 Some Very Good Advice Here! The Zen of Sarcasm 1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:06:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970685 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-31T21:06:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963681   We set a record for snowfall amounts on Christmas Day in the Sioux Falls area. The previous record was 10 inches set back in 1945. We received a total of 10.5 inches Xmas Day, and a 3 day total . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:47:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963681 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-26T17:47:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962982 Missing: One Snowman, Last Seen: Yesterday   He looked just like the above last time I saw him! > >   Today, vanished!   How much snow did we get?? . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:55:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962982 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-25T21:55:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962859     I remember seeing this on tv when I was just a kid! So simple yet so profound! Merry Christmas! C):-) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:21:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962859 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-25T18:21:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962832   The snow keeps piling up and the winds keep howling! Interstate 29 has been closed from the Canadian border all the way through North and South Dakota to the Iowa border. Interstate 90 has been . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:41:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962832 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-25T17:41:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962047 Part of my annual Christmas tradition is the reading of the story of Shep the Dog from Ft. Benton, Montana.  Hope you enjoy the story as much as I do! During the summer of 1936 a sheepherder . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:54:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962047 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-24T19:54:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961192   To all my Gather friends, and "Weather or Not?" group members, I hope you all have a very happy and blessed Christmas and Holiday Season! May it be filled with fun, family, food and . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:47:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961192 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-24T13:47:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960720  A huge storm barreling into the Upper Midwest right before Christmas could be a blizzard stronger than any storm seen here in the past 40 years. According to the Weather Service we probably . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:23:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960720 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-23T19:23:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959640 I received this in my email today and wanted to share it with my Gather friends!   Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:37:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959640 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-23T02:37:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958008   Snow started falling mixed with freezing rain just as I was getting off work Monday night about 5:00. It turned into all snow later on but made for a slick drive home. The forecast did not . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:46:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958008 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-22T12:46:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956073   I love ol' Grandpa Jones and his narration of The Christmas Guest! Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:25:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956073 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-20T23:25:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955783   I recently attended my church's (St. Marks Lutheran, Sioux Falls) annual St. Lucia Festival.  This is a ceremony where a girl is elected to portray Lucia. Wearing a white gown with a crown . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:20:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955783 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-20T19:20:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955719 One of the neatest Christmas videos ever in my opinion! The Trans-Siberian Orchestra performs "Christmas in Sarajevo".  Unfortunately, You Tube doesn't allow the embedding of this video and there . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:31:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955719 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-20T17:31:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953806 If you have travel plans in the Midwest or central plains states for Christmas, this might interest you. The National Weather Service issued this statement earlier today:  A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:35:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953806 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-18T23:35:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951811   Despite plenty of sun Wednesday & today, we're still feeling the chill here in SE South Dakota. It's our 13th day with a below average high, almost a complete reversal of November when it . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:22:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951811 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-17T19:22:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950880   If you've followed my posts and photos you've probably seen some of the things I've posted about the Crazy Horse Memorial, and how the original sculptor Korzak Ziolkowski is one of my heroes. . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950880 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-17T19:08:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946326   CBS will be broadcasting "Christmas At The Cathedral" nation wide on television Christmas Eve Night. Continuing more than a decade of sold-out performances, this year's production features the . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946326 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-14T19:33:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945086 THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE: 1) You believe in Santa Claus.   2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.   3) You are Santa Claus.   . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:59:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945086 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-13T17:59:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944066         How About you??   Written and sung by then 11 yr. old Gayla Peevey back in 1953! C):-) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:48:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944066 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-12T17:48:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935570  Light snow is set to develop mainly along and south of the Missouri River late tonight. Accumulations from that are expected to be an inch or less, but conditions are expected to deteriorate Tuesday . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:31:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935570 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-07T19:31:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932551 (I posted this last year, but with 12 degrees & light snow falling here this morning I thought it might be a good time for a reminder, and worth posting again!)   The last few mornings . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:57:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932551 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-07T12:57:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933918   Don't get it confused with Christmas, but today is St. Nicholas Day! Not really related to Christmas, as they are celebrated seperately in some European countries. Sometimes they have today . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:02:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933918 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-06T23:02:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930561 I woke up this morning and they were everywhere. Santa Claus's! You've never heard such a ruckus until you've had a whole herd of Santa Claus's running around! All those "Ho-Ho-Ho's!" and bragging . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:25:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930561 Dan (Cowboy Up) V. 2009-12-04T19:25:16Z