http://mwilder39.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by carolyn koen en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:22:13 GMT 2010-01-08T18:22:13Z 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=281474977688323 Many times throughout the years I have used this technique and it has never failed me. Whether it was with a person whom I love to see, but just stays way too long, or with someone I don't like. I also . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 16:05:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688323 carolyn koen 2009-05-21T16:05:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649958 I live in a small town in Mississippi, consisting mostly of elderly widowed women. It's the type of place where you might find a fresh baked pie or a jar of homemade jam on your doorstep when you . . . Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:46:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649958 carolyn koen 2009-04-08T07:46:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977069359      Some of you may have wondered where I've been for the past 86 days. Well, the truth is I have become addicted to a computer game called Secrets of War (SOW). I know it . . . Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:31:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977069359 carolyn koen 2007-07-28T17:31:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976965626 After the horrible shootings at Va. Tech, there have been a lot of debates going on about whether students and professors should be allowed to carry firearms to school.  In my opinion, I think that . . . Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:18:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976965626 carolyn koen 2007-04-22T20:18:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962130       The Doctor took away my pain pills for my back last week, and I have been hurting like hell. I still go to work everyday, but it hasn't been easy at all. I usually only . . . Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:09:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962130 carolyn koen 2007-04-18T16:09:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976956331      A little while ago, my roommate knocked on my bedroom door as I was getting dressed for work. I told him, "Just a minute," but he thought I said "Come in." . . . Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:30:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976956331 carolyn koen 2007-04-12T12:30:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976955820      When I was three years old, I found out that I was great in an emergency. It seemed I automaticly knew exactly what to do when my friend Sherry almost cut her finger off. Immediately . . . Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:58:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976955820 carolyn koen 2007-04-11T22:58:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949259 I've always been a big fan of my brothers music,  but I'm curious to see what others think about it.  He just uploaded a video to  YouTube and I would really appreciate any . . . Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:42:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949259 carolyn koen 2007-04-03T18:42:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945743      I remember going on a picnic with my family. I couldn't walk or even talk yet. I was laying by the edge of the table and fell off into a  patch of stickers.  I was . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:53:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945743 carolyn koen 2007-03-30T05:53:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943319      My most frightening childhood memory is the night two gorillas escaped from the zoo in Shreveport, La. It happenened in 1971 and I was only six years old.      . . . Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:27:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943319 carolyn koen 2007-03-27T19:27:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940951      I have been asked this question recently, and I have to admit that it took me quite a while to come up with an answer. I have met many interesting folks over the years, but one . . . Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:19:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940951 carolyn koen 2007-03-25T02:19:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940225 THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the 6 weird things about him/herself. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rules clearly. . . . Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:47:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940225 carolyn koen 2007-03-24T05:47:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939699      Today started off pretty good. I woke up and made my coffee and then logged onto Gather.  I wrote a short article while I smoked like a demon. Then I laid my clothes out on . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:48:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939699 carolyn koen 2007-03-23T17:48:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939480      My friend asked me last night, "Who is the craziest patient you ever had?" It was a tough choice, but I had to go with The Paper Towel Lady. She was 90 years old and . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:11:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939480 carolyn koen 2007-03-23T13:11:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938879      A few weeks ago, one of my family's closest friends got in a motorcycle accident.  Jimmy loved riding motorcycles and drove a BMW for years. Just recently he bought a . . . Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:37:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938879 carolyn koen 2007-03-22T19:37:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976936675      My brother is a drunk. He's been a drunk for as long as I can remember. He moved here to Gloster fifteen years ago to stay with my Mom. For reasons I will not go into now, . . . Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:28:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976936675 carolyn koen 2007-03-20T16:28:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908684      I feel guilty about everything. I feel guilty about things I didn't even do. If someone accuses me of doing something, and I didn't do it, I still feel guilty.   . . . Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:02:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908684 carolyn koen 2007-02-12T14:02:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905163 I love to have dinner parties. I enjoy cooking for my friends and family, and they always seem to enjoy my food.  I have come up with several menu's, but the one that everyone love's the best . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:40:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905163 carolyn koen 2007-02-07T18:40:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905137      When I got to work this morning, I found my eighty-two year old boss crying her eyes out.  I immediately asked her what was wrong, and she started shaking all over. It took . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:41:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905137 carolyn koen 2007-02-07T17:41:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902850 I just had the strangest conversation. I went in the store to pick up a few things, and as I was leaving, a very tall black man approached me. He had an amazing resemblence to Snoop Dog. The conversation . . . Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:24:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902850 carolyn koen 2007-02-04T21:24:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901340      While working as a Dialysis Technician in Austin, Texas I conducted an experiment on some of my coworkers, Of course none of them realized what I was doing. I spread it out over . . . Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:26:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901340 carolyn koen 2007-02-02T18:26:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976899232      I was listening to Aerosmith today and it reminded me of something I haven't thought of in years. In the early 1980's I went to one of their concerts with my friend Maria. . . . Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:48:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976899232 carolyn koen 2007-01-31T02:48:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976896322      This is a very personal story that I am about to share and one that is close to my heart. Everyday I hear about children who are abducted and sexually or physically abused. Some . . . Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:53:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976896322 carolyn koen 2007-01-28T05:53:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894811 Who is so low that I am not his brother? Who is so high that I have no path to him? Who is so poor that I may not feel his hunger? Who is so rich I may not pity him? Who is so hurt I may not know his . . . Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:10:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976894811 carolyn koen 2007-01-26T03:10:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976886567      I first met Mama Dog two days before Christmas 2005. She showed up at my friend Brenda's house, cold, starving, badly beaten, and very very pregnant.  Brenda immediately . . . Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:17:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976886567 carolyn koen 2007-01-25T01:17:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976892333 Several years ago, I went to visit my best friend Sharon, who lived across the street from the Mental Institution. I decided to walk to the convenience store to get some coffee and cokes, and maybe some . . . Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:18:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976892333 carolyn koen 2007-01-23T04:18:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976891070      I just read an excellent article on Gather called KIDNAPPED - THE END OF A DREAM...a memoir written by Ricky Fico. This piece was very well written, and I can't seem to get . . . Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:15:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976891070 carolyn koen 2007-01-21T18:15:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890689      Today I ate the best steak I've ever had.  It was seasoned to perfection. It was tender and juicey, and it had just the right amount of pinkness to it.  My Dad always . . . Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:42:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890689 carolyn koen 2007-01-21T03:42:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890030 Dear Mr. Newman,           I got complaint about one can of ten cent paint. My wife she buy from you're store, and now by cripes, I'm good and sore. You . . . Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:08:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890030 carolyn koen 2007-01-20T07:08:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885390       I've always heard the voices for as long as I can remember. I'm not really sure of who they are, but  they have always been inside me. They tell me things that . . . Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:41:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976885390 carolyn koen 2007-01-15T02:41:30Z