http://marshallbooks.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by David Marshall en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:41:37 GMT 2010-01-01T04:41:37Z 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=281474977904410 This is a great article from the Wall Street Journal called "Story Time: The Heck with looking foward. There's value in looking back."  It is about the wisdom of telling stories from the past to . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904410 David Marshall 2009-11-17T07:53:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697775   Since it's almost Father's Day, I will answer this question from my DIY autobiography book.   If I had any trouble with my father while I was young it was in this area:   My dad . . . Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:50:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697775 David Marshall 2009-06-01T07:50:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691094 Book Of Myself: If I Had Any Trouble With Dad... original blog post ...Growing Up, It Was In This Area: Hmm, not much to report here. As my dad was away a lot it was great to see him, and he was . . . Mon, 25 May 2009 07:35:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691094 David Marshall 2009-05-25T07:35:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626377 NEW - Publish Date: March 17, 2009 PICTURE OF ME: Who I Am in 221 Questions Kate Marshall and David Marshall, Broadway Books, March 2009, $13.95 Question: Who are you? Not so . . . Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:46:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626377 David Marshall 2009-03-16T07:46:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464316 If you (or everyone you know) are part of the 90% of voting Americans who have already decided who to vote for in the presidential election and could not be swayed under any circumstances, please do . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464316 David Marshall 2008-10-01T07:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977433263   Book Publishing Digital Community Builder.   I actually did this.   After a 25 year career in the software industry, I decided to make a major career change when I turned 50 in 2005. . . . Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:51:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977433263 David Marshall 2008-08-29T04:51:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404504 A Challenge to Idealistic Progressives Speaking as a social prophet as well as a politically active citizen, I want to clarify the difference between a competent politician and a social prophet. . . . Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:16:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404504 David Marshall 2008-07-23T06:16:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235713 From THE BOOK OF MYSELF, The Middle Years, The World (Hyperion Books, 2007, page 143, www.marshallbooks.com ) If you want to answer this question but don't have time for a long response, . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:14:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235713 David Marshall 2008-01-21T08:14:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231091 From THE BOOK OF MYSELF, The Middle Years, The World (Hyperion Books, 2007, page 145, and The Book of Myself Gather Group)  These are the presidents I voted for: I am 51 years old but . . . Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:51:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231091 David Marshall 2008-01-16T07:51:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102117 My son Ben and I played Poppy Hills Golf Course (designed by Trent Jones) in Pebble Beach, California area for the first time yesterday.  We were also escaping the 101 degree heat in the San . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:20:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102117 David Marshall 2007-08-30T20:20:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067003 For Gather dog lovers, my wife and I have just released our first ebook, The Life of My Dog, which helps you write down and remember all the great things about your four-legged friend's . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:38:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067003 David Marshall 2007-07-26T09:38:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067012 For Gather dog lovers, my wife and I have just released our first ebook, The Life of My Dog, which helps you write down and remember all the great things about your four-legged friend's . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:27:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067012 David Marshall 2007-07-26T09:27:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051942 My father, Gene Marshall, was born in 1932 and is 75 years old.  He lives in a small town in Texas.  He served overseas as a chaplain in the U.S. Army the late 1950s.  This is what . . . Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:32:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051942 David Marshall 2007-07-10T07:32:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977033443 We knew it all the time.... The July 1, 2007 issue of the Bottom Line Personal newsletter has an interesting piece of news that should warm the hearts of writers in relationships everywhere: . . . Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:24:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977033443 David Marshall 2007-06-19T08:24:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977000624 My son Ben is graduating high school next month and just finished his golf team career with a smoking 76 during the Northern California playoffs at Shadow Creek in Brentwood, CA.  His team . . . Tue, 15 May 2007 07:31:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977000624 David Marshall 2007-05-15T07:31:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909456 In 1983, Kate and I were living in Mexico City working for Chase Manhattan Bank.  We were twenty-somethings out to save the world and were madly in love.  We had known each other for about eighteen . . . Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:31:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909456 David Marshall 2007-02-13T11:31:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884049 Memoir, Biography & Autobiography, The Book of Myself, and Struggling Writers & Artists Gather Group members,      NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:  I have just updated our The . . . Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:56:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976884049 David Marshall 2007-01-13T10:56:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875347 Dear members of the Memoir, Biography & Autobiography, and THE BOOK OF MYSELF Gather Groups: I apologize for not publishing more questions from my hardcover book in 2006.  I have been working . . . Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:53:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875347 David Marshall 2007-01-03T11:53:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875337 Dear members of THE BOOK OF MYSELF Gather Group: I apologize for not publishing more questions from my book in 2006.  I have been working on a new narrative non-fiction title that has been all . . . Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:06:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875337 David Marshall 2007-01-03T11:06:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873399 Book of Myself Gather Group Members:   My wife Kate and I are excited for Valentine’s Day 2007. Our new fill-in journal hits the stores in January, just in time to offer couples a fresh new . . . Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:34:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873399 David Marshall 2006-12-31T10:34:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873392 My teenage son Ben and I mostly play at Tilden Golf Course in the Berkeley Hills in the Bay Area.  It is a beautiful hilly par-70 course (68.3 rating, 120 slope from white tees) without any houses . . . Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:06:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873392 David Marshall 2006-12-31T10:06:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818943 My friends nicknamed me "Monkey Man" because I used to scale our apartment building four stories high hanging by my fingers from the brick ledge.  I remember people called me a daredevil . . . Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:55:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818943 David Marshall 2006-10-19T06:55:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764584 Dad said it is important to have beliefs and to share them with others, but he was willing to accept new information that might change his previous beliefs.  For example, when he found out my two . . . Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:52:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764584 David Marshall 2006-07-04T07:52:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764583 Dad said it is important to have beliefs and to share them with others, but he was willing to accept new information that might change his previous beliefs.  For example, when he found out my two . . . Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:47:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764583 David Marshall 2006-07-04T07:47:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976757407 The spring and summer wedding season is upon us.  We just got another invitation in the mail this week. If you are looking for a unique wedding or anniversary present may I suggest THE BOOK OF US: . . . Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:27:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976757407 David Marshall 2006-06-04T08:27:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976756468 J. was my first mentor in the software business in the early 1980's and became a true friend over the years.  He was a marketing genius and about twenty years my senior.  We traded roles . . . Wed, 31 May 2006 08:11:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976756468 David Marshall 2006-05-31T08:11:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976751335 ONE UP ON WALL STREET by Peter Lynch, who was famous for beating the market with his Fidelity Magellan Fund in the 1970's and '80's. He argued that common investors could beat Wall Street . . . Fri, 12 May 2006 08:20:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976751335 David Marshall 2006-05-12T08:20:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750694 ONE UP ON WALL STREET by Peter Lynch, who was famous for beating the market with his Fidelity Magellan Fund in the 1970's and '80's. He argued that common investors could beat Wall Street . . . Wed, 10 May 2006 08:21:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750694 David Marshall 2006-05-10T08:21:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750201 BIG DAY!  I got my first birdie ever on a par-5 today.  In the six years I have been playing golf, I have birdied only five times, all on par-3 holes.  I know I said this site would . . . Mon, 08 May 2006 08:44:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750201 David Marshall 2006-05-08T08:44:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748010 My 16-year-old son Ben and I played the links-style Monarch Bay Golf Course in San Leandro, facing the San Francisco Bay looking west.  Usually it is a beautiful course with one of the most spectalular . . . Sat, 29 Apr 2006 08:14:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748010 David Marshall 2006-04-29T08:14:01Z