http://mlstrom.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by ML S. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:05:18 GMT 2009-12-30T12:05:18Z 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=281474977911143 Years pass ever faster The days grow ever short So much left not done So much left not said How I wish I'd told you All I wished to you to know Too many walls I built inside No doors into . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:50:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911143 ML S. 2009-11-21T03:50:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883157 Here's a fun little challenge.  Mensa has a trial test you can take to determine if you would possibly do well on their entrance test.  There are 30 questions with a time limit of 30 minutes . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:22:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883157 ML S. 2009-11-03T17:22:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977868729 I looked at my study window as the cold rain of March fell slowly. Watching rivers of drops slowly make their way down the darkened pane of glass. Stopping and starting as the battle . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:36:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977868729 ML S. 2009-10-25T02:36:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856930 Farmers grow 5 times as much corn as they did in the 30's using 20% less land. 70% more corn is produced per pound of fertilizer than 30 years ago. Only about 1% of corn is sweet corn grown for . . . Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:43:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856930 ML S. 2009-10-16T19:43:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977844526 On my window sill Sits the soulful whippoorwill Singing along so merrily A tune sung so airily What fine start to breaking day I wish all would start this way With open window and feathered song Nothing . . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:12:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977844526 ML S. 2009-10-08T18:12:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841043 In the morn when crows the chanticleer More sleep my want I do aver Why does the cockerel protest so much By God if this keeps up I'll seal his hutch Ungodly hour is five in the AM How I'd love to live . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:52:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841043 ML S. 2009-10-06T20:52:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841475 Once there was a fart Quaintly named Hieronymus Bart Quite certain he was malodorous He really was most heinous Took on a life of his own For nobody would claim this Bart of renown Forced to live a life . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841475 ML S. 2009-10-06T20:50:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841467 As I sit at break of day Along the old wave swept quay I examine the stones set so neat That support my world worn tired feet How marvelous they gleam with mounting spray These stones that make up the . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:48:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841467 ML S. 2009-10-06T20:48:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837940 The busy busy bee Never flew silently From flower to flower He would never sour To chase after treasure golden Of each perfect flower's precious pollen But when end of day would in the west descend To . . . Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:43:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837940 ML S. 2009-10-04T12:43:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837594 To all of us, kids and adults, he was Simply grandpa Joe Gather us together under the gnarled Old oak Tall and strong as grandpa Joe Measured in years so many Nurtured by tales of men and giants And those . . . Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:31:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837594 ML S. 2009-10-04T01:31:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828338 Step to the left Step to the right No music is heard Except that inside   Step to the left Step to the right In mutual embrace Twin loves aligned   Step to the left Step . . . Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:21:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828338 ML S. 2009-09-27T18:21:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776197 It's flying by Slowly Day by day The little girl The little boy Grew and flew away It's flown by So quickly Year by year It seemed just yesterday One blink of the eye And it's all . . . Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:13:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776197 ML S. 2009-08-16T23:13:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656580 One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity. Ralph Waldo Emerson Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:16:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656580 ML S. 2009-04-15T12:16:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655556 If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Abraham Maslow Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:45:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655556 ML S. 2009-04-14T11:45:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654645 The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. Frank Herbert Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:06:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654645 ML S. 2009-04-13T13:06:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653717 I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B. White Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:47:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653717 ML S. 2009-04-12T12:47:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652942 Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. Henry David Thoreau Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:58:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652942 ML S. 2009-04-11T11:58:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651972 That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. William J. H. Boetcker . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:49:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651972 ML S. 2009-04-10T11:49:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651043 There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking Alfred Korzybski Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:44:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651043 ML S. 2009-04-09T11:44:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977650043 Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. Arthur Schopenhauer Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977650043 ML S. 2009-04-08T12:00:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649034 Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Mark Twain Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:43:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649034 ML S. 2009-04-07T12:43:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647766 Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. Niels Bohr Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:49:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647766 ML S. 2009-04-06T11:49:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646937 To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity. Irving Wallace Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:35:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646937 ML S. 2009-04-05T11:35:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646254 It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. Sir Winston Churchill Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:06:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646254 ML S. 2009-04-04T12:06:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645407 The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. Elbert Hubbard Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:39:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645407 ML S. 2009-04-03T12:39:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644367 The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. James M. Barrie . . . Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:29:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644367 ML S. 2009-04-02T11:29:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643416 There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters. Alice Thomas Ellis Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:28:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643416 ML S. 2009-04-01T11:28:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642068 The end is nothing; the road is all. Willa Sibert Cather Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:19:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642068 ML S. 2009-03-31T11:19:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641274 Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. Mark Twain Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:18:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641274 ML S. 2009-03-30T12:18:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640428 Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision.  But today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.  Look well, therefore to this day. Sanskrit . . . Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:19:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640428 ML S. 2009-03-29T12:19:31Z