http://mileso2.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by MJ O. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:50:59 GMT 2009-12-30T14:50:59Z 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=281474977056843 This is the first full weekend of the latest Harry Potter movie, and while I am certain I will go see it, this week found me in line for another movie: Transformers.     Before its release, . . . Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:52:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977056843 MJ O. 2007-07-15T17:52:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977002722 This week I watched the Republican candidates for President in their second debate of the season. Once again the 10 little Indians lined up on stage and dutifully attempted to either hold their ground, . . . Thu, 17 May 2007 19:45:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977002722 MJ O. 2007-05-17T19:45:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975971 Playing pool, darts, and spending time with friends: that was how I spent last night. As a result I missed the first Republican Presidential Candidates debate. While missing the debate should not be . . . Fri, 04 May 2007 17:21:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976975971 MJ O. 2007-05-04T17:21:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963056 Last night I attended a performance of the play, Facing East, by Carol Lynne Pearson. It is about a young man who loves his church more than he loves himself, and as a result commits suicide because . . . Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:39:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963056 MJ O. 2007-04-19T16:39:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962141 Less than 30 days have past since the Soulforce Equality Ride visited the campus of BYU here in Utah. In the past the school actively discriminated and abused students found to be gay. Yesterday it was . . . Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:18:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962141 MJ O. 2007-04-18T16:18:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960216   I once lived in West Texas.  While there I learned a few things I had no clue about previously. Ok, ok, I can hear you saying it now: CLUELESS! Lol   Generally speaking when it comes . . . Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:05:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960216 MJ O. 2007-04-16T18:05:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976958069 When I was 15 a Senator from New York was running for President. The race for the Democratic nomination was tight with primaries splitting between two candidates. If he was to win the nomination the Senator . . . Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:24:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976958069 MJ O. 2007-04-13T22:24:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949390 I have long been a believer that eventually all cultures would merge together into a giant melting pot called 'Humanity'. It was something I believed was happening here in the States. But, another . . . Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:06:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949390 MJ O. 2007-04-03T21:06:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945169 1,212,840,000 seconds to live... Current mood: optimistic Category: Life   It's not that I'm looking forward to being in a cemetery.  But there is a website that predicts the day of . . . Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:08:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945169 MJ O. 2007-03-29T17:08:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938711 The world is changing. Last week we learned that there was a crack in the Southern Baptist Convention. One of their leaders noted that being gay is going to be proven to be genetic. This is a monumental . . . Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:59:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938711 MJ O. 2007-03-22T15:59:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935907 Did you take a vacation sometime in the last 12 months?  In Europe Summer conjures up the idea of 'holiday'.  The crowds travel from northern Europe to the beaches of the Mediterranean. . . . Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:08:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935907 MJ O. 2007-03-19T19:08:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925640 It's THAT time again! Current mood: chipper Category: Life This coming Sunday it will be THAT time of the year when we SPRING forward with our clocks. Yes, it's Daylight Saving Time, that . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:06:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925640 MJ O. 2007-03-07T15:06:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906166 According to a Greek myth, Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the advances of the nymph Echo. As punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable . . . Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:48:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976906166 MJ O. 2007-02-08T20:48:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905247 Once upon a time in my life, certain special days were fun. I enjoyed Father's Day until my father was no longer alive. The same is true for Mother's Day. Next week we are coming up on Valentine's . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:02:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905247 MJ O. 2007-02-07T20:02:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894417 Sunday the movie For the Bible Tells Me So premiered here at the Sundance Film Festival. Last night I had the opportunity to see it here in Salt Lake City.   For the last 300 hundred years . . . Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:25:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894417 MJ O. 2007-01-25T18:25:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879972 We are six months from the traditional celebration of gay pride. And although we in Utah will soon be involved in 10 Gay Days in February, it seems a fair time to raise an issue that's been bugging . . . Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:09:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976879972 MJ O. 2007-01-08T20:09:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976876812 The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated.   - Oscar Wilde   . . . Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:50:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976876812 MJ O. 2007-01-04T19:50:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875928 Neither Senator Hillary Clinton nor Senator Barack Obama have announced they are running for President of the United States.  BUT, the press has annointed them as the front-runners for the Democratic . . . Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:24:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875928 MJ O. 2007-01-04T01:24:42Z