http://modemadness.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Moderator's Madness en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:44:12 GMT 2010-01-08T06:44:12Z 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=281474977981526&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Normally, I do not go and repost stuff from the internet, but due to what happened to me in 1980,  I would be stupid and derelict in NOT warning about fake census workers. In 1980, this one . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:44:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981526&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2010-01-07T12:44:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981296&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace This is the link for you to express your opinion: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/856169122?z00m=19818086   From Care2 email: In late December, an Oklahoma court temporarily . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:32:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981296&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace J. P. 2010-01-07T09:32:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979278&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Happy Hump day everyone! Here's your Wednesday freebies....   1. Free Slim-Fast Peanut Butter Snack Bar Sample (Sam's Club--membership no. NOT required)     http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=14794 . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:54:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979278&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2010-01-07T02:54:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980301&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I can't believe how cold it has been here in Myrtle Beach, SC the past two weeks.  We have been feeling temperatures in the low twenties at night and for this past week or so the daytime temperatures . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:57:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980301&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2010-01-06T21:57:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980162&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Step back mentally And you will see All things in Their Proper Context. Step back mentally And you will see you are not What you think you are. [Rich Note: The “short focal length and narrow . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:33:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980162&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-06T19:33:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979197&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Dipper left for the East Coast, and took Snipper back to school in Connecticut. As they traveled, the green light in the night sky was getting brighter. Benny Is Coming! Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:04:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979197&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Terry M. 2010-01-06T07:04:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979155&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Tonight I stopped by Cold Stone and got another one of Kyleigh's birthday freebies: a cup of chocolate ice cream with brownie. Kyleigh ended up only taking two licks and I got the rest.  Hehehe... . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:47:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979155&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:47:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979105&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace This morning I took Kyleigh in for her 3-year-old check-up. The nurse checked many additional things they didn't use to check before. Kyleigh is 3 ft. 3 in. (90 percentile), 30-3/4 lbs (52 percentile), . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:04:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979105&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:04:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976882&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace It wasn't pre-planned but tonight turned into Round Two of Kyleigh's 3-Year-Old Birthday Party. First of all, I had a coupon for a free birthday scoop of ice cream from Baskin Robbins for Kyleigh. . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:30:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976882&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T04:30:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976817&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Today Kyleigh went back to school for the first time after the long Christmas vacation. She wasn't thrilled to have to get up early this morning. Once we got to the classroom, she clammed on my legs and . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:36:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976817&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T03:36:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976615&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I survived my first radio interview to promote the release of my new fantasy novel, The Keepers of Sulbreth.   It went well and the interviewer asked wonderful questions and led me to go on . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:49:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976615&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Susan Kelley 2010-01-05T00:49:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975372&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Life outside the box Of mental experience Is Paradise Found. Life outside the box Of conceptual matters Is self-transcending. Life outside the box Of self-reflective thought is Beyond conception. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:26:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975372&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-04T10:26:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974846&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace This is what we had for dinner tonight: pot roast with onions, potatoes, and beans, cooked in my new slow cooker, over rice.  The dish doesn't necessarily look all that great but it tasted . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:20:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974846&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-04T02:20:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974291&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Here's a few weekend freebies for you.. tell us what you signed up for!   1. Receive a free Atkins Quick Start Kit (Contains 3 free Atkins Bars)    http://community.atkins.com/security/collectAddress.jsp?rc=FreeBars . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:35:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974291&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Pamela E. 2010-01-03T17:35:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974313&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I received a slow cooker for Christmas - not this past Christmas but quite a while ago.  I never started using it because I don't normally cook and I have no idea what to do with it.  . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:21:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974313&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-03T17:21:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974127&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year, everyone! 2009 was a big year in a lot of ways for us here at Dandelion Studios . It was the year we traveled to China and became parents. We just celebrated our first Christmas together . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:55:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974127&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T14:55:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973880&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Hi all. I have permission to repost anything that I get from this organization. Drug War Chronicle, Issue #614 -- 12/29/09 Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/614 . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973880&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2010-01-03T10:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I started the year with a second attempt at the 50-books goal. I tried it and failed pretty badly in '08 (I think I read around 25 that year). I also started with an actual list of 50 books that I was . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T06:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973477&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace The following conversations happened between November 2009 and early January 2010. ************ Kyleigh, "Daddy I wanna ride-ah horsey!" Daddy, "You want to ride a horsey?  Where . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:37:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973477&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-03T02:37:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973476&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I can't remember exactly what month it was that I started, I think it was around June, but here is my 2009 list so far (as I can remember it). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - J. K. Rowling . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:35:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973476&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Melanie S. 2010-01-03T02:35:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973344&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I was interviewed as a promotion for the release of my fantasy novel, The Keepers of Sulbreth.   I'm excited to see my book on the shelves of B&N and Borders.  Read my thoughts on urban . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:13:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973344&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Susan Kelley 2010-01-03T00:13:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972784&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace The Non-Designer's Web Book, 3rd Edition By Robin Williams and John Tollett I loved Williams' The Mac Is Not A Typewriter and The Non-Designer's Design Book , which really did a . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:28:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972784&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-02T17:28:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972471&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace my caseworker problems, part 2 rant ...Ok, the whole thing got weird. ...I went in last Wednesday to hand over in person, the materials that were requested, knowing that I had a serious . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:49:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972471&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Ed Da Head Toker 2010-01-02T10:49:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972207&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace I had totally forgotten about the birthday cards from Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt P. Kyleigh picked up the camcorder from the Dora backpack set and started taking pictures of the birthday . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:19:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972207&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T06:19:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972139&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Daddy couldn't get a hold of his parents so we let Kyleigh go ahead with their gifts. The first package she opened was a pair of princess slippers with 2 rings and a bracelet.  Kyleigh was very . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:41:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972139&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T05:41:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972069&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Kyleigh cut the cake (with Daddy's help) and had one bite. But her real interest was to open the "big box".  Kyleigh ripped open a small corner and revealed the "Do" part of the logo. She immediately . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:51:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972069&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T04:51:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971981&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace On 12/29/2009, we would ask Kyleigh, "Tomorrow is whose birthday?"  And she would yell, "Kyleigh!" We would ask, "How old are you?" And she would say, "Five!" Then we would say, "No, you are not . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:05:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971981&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T03:05:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971647&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need To Know By Joanne Baker I'm out of practice on physics, to this was a really handy review, covering everything from Newtonian motion to relativity to quantum . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:59:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971647&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-01T19:59:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971510&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Please welcome my Sister-in-law, Amber, who has joined us here on Gather.  I must talk about this 'outlet' a lot, and post links to my articles on Facebook enough, that I pulled her in.  She . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:32:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971510&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Michelle C (faithhopelove20) 2010-01-01T16:32:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971494&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life by Dr. Joe Schwarcz Dr. Schwarcz presents "67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:34:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971494&grpId=3659174697247636&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-01T16:34:10Z