http://lanabaker.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Lana B. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:45:06 GMT 2010-01-04T21:45:06Z 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=281474977951640 I have been using the Nature Made Wellness Rewards for several years now.  I get $7 coupons fairly frequently, because I use a lot of NM products.  I love them! I've gotten cute little gadgets . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:24:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951640 Lana B. 2009-12-17T17:24:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885793 You know how Pinnochio had a conscience, and Jiminy Cricket embodied it?  I mean, I know we're talking about fictional characters.  Sometimes I just wonder about strange things. Does your . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:42:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885793 Lana B. 2009-11-05T02:42:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884027 So, I found this at Target for $7 and decided that was too good a deal to pass up.  I have very coarse, dark leg hair.  Thanks, Dad.  Anyway, I brought it home and tried it out.  It . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884027 Lana B. 2009-11-04T03:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883912 I had to think about this before posting it.  I've got two lists: tangible and intangible.  You choose. Tangible: Gift Cards - Amazon (desperately need a new computer), Target, gas, Lane . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:10:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883912 Lana B. 2009-11-04T02:10:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855293 Of course, I corrected the spelling mistakes in the html.  I have no idea what this means, if anything.  Maybe someone who knows me can say if it has any bearing on reality. <table border=1><tr><td> . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:01:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855293 Lana B. 2009-10-15T20:01:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793906 Two of the photos are my new kitties, Samson and Remy.  I got them from a friend of mine, who found them under her house.  They're six months old, both boys.  Remy was named Remingon Steele . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:28:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793906 Lana B. 2009-08-31T02:28:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712067 Yesterday I went to the dollar movie with my roommate.  I wanted to see 17 Again, because I thought it looked cute, and because, let's face it, I'm a pervy old lady, and Zac Efron is hot.  Anyway. . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:40:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712067 Lana B. 2009-06-15T21:40:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702006 I refuse to engage in intellectual combat with an unarmed man. I'm referring to a gather post in which the poster cannot back up his arguments, only insists on repeating the same two phrases, assuming . . . Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:59:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702006 Lana B. 2009-06-05T03:59:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672419 I actually weighed 305 pounds.  What the hell?  I used to be underweight.  Birth control pills are the bomb.  NOT. My roommate has apparently not been paying either the utility . . . Sun, 03 May 2009 05:17:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672419 Lana B. 2009-05-03T05:17:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672397 I had a flat tire this week.  Somehow I got a razor blade in my tire.  I had to call someone to come change it for me, because I'm not as strong as I used to be.  Grrrrr.  The . . . Sun, 03 May 2009 04:40:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672397 Lana B. 2009-05-03T04:40:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672379 Last weekend I threw some chicken breasts and cans of soup in a crockpot and called it dinner for the next day.  I added rice to the crockpot about an hour before dinner.  My daughter actually . . . Sun, 03 May 2009 04:08:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672379 Lana B. 2009-05-03T04:08:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631397 Well, this movie wasn't quite what I was expecting, mostly because I haven't read the graphic novel(s?) and so had no expectations of it living up to the "book."  Whatever I was . . . Sun, 03 May 2009 03:56:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631397 Lana B. 2009-05-03T03:56:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631398 The movie Push was um, interesting.    It was never really clear to me who exactly the bad guys were.  A corporation?  A group of other Talents?  Something or someone else? . . . Sun, 03 May 2009 03:32:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631398 Lana B. 2009-05-03T03:32:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649854 I've been wondering about manners and couth and common courtesy.  I know that I was reared in a fairly strict home, and what was considered good manners was drummed into our heads for years.  . . . Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:04:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649854 Lana B. 2009-04-08T04:04:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649806 We all have endless to-do's in our everyday lives from finishing a report at work to buying groceries. But are you also focused on your to-do goals and dreams in the long haul? Copy this . . . Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:54:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649806 Lana B. 2009-04-08T02:54:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648561 I'm watching Nora Roberts' High Noon on Lifetime.  I just got finished reading this book a couple weeks ago.  I have to say that the book was much more suspenseful and detailed.  . . . Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:47:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648561 Lana B. 2009-04-07T01:47:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648390 I’ve filled out the questions for myself, which you can see below, and have tagged my five friends with the Mood Tag Survey . Now it’s your turn to play too! Simply copy and paste the article below . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:48:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648390 Lana B. 2009-04-06T22:48:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648154 I found out today that I have two new cousins!  The twins arrived on 3/28/09 in OKC.  They were 26 week babies, just above two pounds apiece.  The boy is Slade and the girl is Timberlane.  . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:43:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648154 Lana B. 2009-04-06T18:43:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640093 A few weeks later on the Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner - It does work!  Once I was able to climb the stairs at least once a day, I put the shower cleaner into the upstairs shower, which is a standard . . . Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:20:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640093 Lana B. 2009-03-28T22:20:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977625237 I'll start with this:  I liked it.  Keep in mind that I had a free ticket to see this movie. There is a LOT of violence (killing) in this movie.  Just so you're forewarned. . . . Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:41:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977625237 Lana B. 2009-03-15T05:41:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977624029 Tonight my sister was in town, and since we are both on a budget, I chose to use the last two coupons to take my sister to dinner.  Since she is diabetic, she was delighted with the opportunity to . . . Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:02:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977624029 Lana B. 2009-03-14T05:02:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977623529 So, after finding all those people on facebook that are from my high school, and then getting a couple of emails from reunion or whatever it's calling itself today, I did a search for an old, um, . . . Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:26:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977623529 Lana B. 2009-03-13T20:26:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622680 Guess youdata doesn't like T-Mobile, since I've not gotten any of the three text messages I've requested.  Too bad. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:04:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622680 Lana B. 2009-03-13T03:04:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622668 Kid told me that her new facebook page was terrible, so I had to go check out mine to see what she was talking about.  Of course, since I visit so infrequently, I did not notice anything different.  . . . Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:59:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622668 Lana B. 2009-03-13T02:59:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622618 Apparently, I won 100 points during the last few days.  Maybe during a chat in which I participated or something.  Cool! Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:56:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622618 Lana B. 2009-03-13T01:56:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977621505 I gotta say that I just don't understand why people do this, in particular why my relatives do this. I use my cell phone as my main, if not sole, means of telephonic communication.  I've . . . Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:12:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977621505 Lana B. 2009-03-12T06:12:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977617174 My ears perked up at the opportunity to review T-Mobile. I've been with T-Mobile since 2000.  Back then, it wasn't even T-Mobile.  The old name escapes me at the moment. Anyway, . . . Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:39:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977617174 Lana B. 2009-03-08T02:39:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614753 Spend more time on Gather. Set aside time each week to do my surveys (every penny helps, you know). Keep volunteering at Habitat for Humanity. Keep Tuesday and Thursday daytimes free for my own . . . Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:27:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614753 Lana B. 2009-03-05T04:27:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614723 I visited my acupuncturist last week for a session of entering her bookkeeping stuff.  While I was there, she took a look at my right ear staple, and after some discussion, I decided to have her . . . Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:57:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614723 Lana B. 2009-03-05T03:57:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614718 I've never gone this long in my life (since, oh, say 5 years old) without reading a book.  It's been at least this entire calendar year and most of December. I have no idea what's been . . . Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:51:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614718 Lana B. 2009-03-05T03:51:06Z