http://mcali.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Alison Mickelson en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:43:49 GMT 2010-01-05T00:43:49Z 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=281474977121841 I almost choked on my coffee this morning when I read this lovely nugget: Co-host of 'The View' doesn't know if Earth is round or flat  The View co-host Sherri Shephard told her other . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:15:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121841 Alison Mickelson 2007-09-19T17:15:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977073045 Yes. You read that correctly. Apparently, June was Goat Trauma Awareness Month. from www.goat-trauma.org/: "The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation was created in 1982 by a small group that originally . . . Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:40:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977073045 Alison Mickelson 2007-08-01T17:40:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977036666 Sometimes graphic designers get bored... and then we play around in photoshop.  Here are some of the fruits of my experimentation today (I'm using CS2). The before's and afters are pretty . . . Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:44:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977036666 Alison Mickelson 2007-06-22T18:44:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034536 This year, the solstice occurs exactly at 2:06 P.M. EDT June 21, heralding the beginning of summer! from Wikipedia: A solstice occurs twice a year, whenever Earth's axis tilts the most toward or . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:55:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034536 Alison Mickelson 2007-06-20T15:55:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977029675           Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:29:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977029675 Alison Mickelson 2007-06-14T21:29:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977019958 My husband is insane. Most of us, when confronted with a sale, can hold back, right? Not my J... may I present to you evidence of gluttony:  *an additional trivia nugget: these took up an entire . . . Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:46:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977019958 Alison Mickelson 2007-06-04T18:46:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014496 It's a fact: I have won the emotional lottery. This Friday, June 1, my husband and I will celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary!  We have been together for 8... the fastest 8 years of my life! How . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 17:08:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014496 Alison Mickelson 2007-05-30T17:08:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008134 My neighborhood got nailed by that storm yesterday (HAIL!!!)... big holes in the siding, the roof is shot, a window was shattered in our garage, window screens resemble swiss cheese, our deck looks like . . . Thu, 24 May 2007 21:24:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008134 Alison Mickelson 2007-05-24T21:24:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977002559 I have a healthy sense of humour. -I find laughter to be one of the greatest joys in life and try to spead it around as liberally as I can. There's not much that a good laugh wont overcome I am . . . Thu, 17 May 2007 17:12:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977002559 Alison Mickelson 2007-05-17T17:12:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976976027 The Freinds Plant Sale is almost here! WHEEEEEE!   I have been getting my "garden nerd" into high gear for this sale since... last years garden seaon ended. Starting next Friday, at the . . . Fri, 04 May 2007 18:42:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976976027 Alison Mickelson 2007-05-04T18:42:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975225 I think the squirrels are trying to make me an offer I can't refuse. Im not paranoid... but last night was the third night in a row that they have left a little "gift" for me on the front . . . Thu, 03 May 2007 19:36:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975225 Alison Mickelson 2007-05-03T19:36:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967130 WhooHoo! Its the macro of an Iris I took last weekend...  To quote the great Eric Cartman: "sweeeet" Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:26:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967130 Alison Mickelson 2007-04-24T18:26:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962151 O.K.  So I have an obsession: gardening. It started out harmless enough:  a backyard square foot vegetable garden & perennial border supplemented with purchases from my first ever visit . . . Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:30:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962151 Alison Mickelson 2007-04-18T16:30:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954664 Jobs That My Cats Are Not Qualified To Do... Tupperware Representative Autopyrotechnician (firework maker) Futurist Prime Minister Arborist Nanny Security Guard Priest Mason Dentist Nutritionist . . . Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:53:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954664 Alison Mickelson 2007-04-10T20:53:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954655 There is a subtle community formed by those whom society cares not to observe, bound by the common knowledge that for them life won't be fulfilling or fantastic or passionate. No one will be inspired . . . Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:44:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954655 Alison Mickelson 2007-04-10T20:44:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954383 Treasury Dept's 250-page list of bad names If you want to buy a car or a house and your name kind-of, sort-of matches a possible, suspected, conceivable alias of someone who might could be a terrorist, . . . Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:59:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954383 Alison Mickelson 2007-04-10T14:59:21Z