http://onedrflday.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:18:17 GMT 2010-01-08T21:18:17Z 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=281474977983668 You know, this is really getting ridiculous. In the last few weeks I've noticed it more because I don't often pay attention to news stories involving murders and kidnappings, and I suppose that is . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:02:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977983668 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2010-01-08T16:02:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970209 Here are my choices of Gather’s Superlatives for 2009 with exact quotes and links to where they can be found with annotations by me in parentheses. Feel free to add any you think . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970209 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-31T20:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966426   Climate Science Fraud Allegedly Evidenced in Peer Reviewed Scientists' Emails When I originally wrote this, there was only one other post on Gather that was written about the fraudulent . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:03:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966426 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-29T03:03:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962678 Guess what? I did get some commercial gifts, and I got one that is specifically appropriate for Gather. I've posted the answer only to me, and later I will reveal what it is if no one has guessed. Can . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:12:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962678 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-25T14:12:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962676 Arguing With Idiots by Glenn Beck   Here is the answer to the question from the Christmas Day Game. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:09:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962676 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-25T14:09:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933591 To My Gather Friends:   You know, I’d been looking over this site this morning, and I have seen all I care to see during my Christmas holiday season of this site’s bashing of . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:16:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933591 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-06T19:16:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931833 Read some of the comments here for the answer. Can you imagine that someone could say these things in the name of honesty? Scroll down for more of the same, if you can handle it. They have the nerve . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:03:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931833 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-05T07:03:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925893 Up until yesterday, I had been totally unaware that there was a case adjudicated in 2005 in Wisconsin, Kaufman v. McCaughtry . This case involved an Atheist inmate who filed a grievance as a result of . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:07:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925893 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-12-01T20:07:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924227 You know, I never mention much of what I do in my personal life for others because as a Christian, I know it’s important to do our alms without recognition of men, for God is the one who sees them, . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:58:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924227 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-30T20:58:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914606 Mark, I'm not going back to your post because there was a reference made that was one that I consider to be the one sin that cannot be forgiven, and I will not return, but you know as well as I do that . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:08:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914606 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-23T23:08:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911803 I’ve only seen one post on Gather about this, and it’s certainly surprising to me, or should it be? It seems that hackers have infiltrated computers of prominent and reputable scientists in . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:48:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911803 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-21T18:48:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907665 There's a post on Gather that says that Obama said he won't be reading Palin's book, Going Rogue, and the poster said there should be no offense taken. I don't know whether any of you remember the old Bob . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:30:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907665 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-19T03:30:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898531 I want to tell you people one thing. I don't care if you don't believe another word I say. In fact, I don't care whether most of you ever believe a word I say because most of you wouldn't recognize truth . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:33:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898531 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-13T01:33:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897855 I want to know why we are considering deploying 40,000 additional troops into Afghanistan when Hillary Clinton just said, "Clearly, al Qaeda left Afghanistan and we let them out. You know, we should . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897855 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-12T16:48:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895300 I've been reading that a group called Prayer Warriors was banned from Gather for copyright infringement. I guess there's some musical group with the same name. Someone insisted that was the reason, but . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:32:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895300 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-11T05:32:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885298 I like to explore the site and see the sights fairly regularly. Usually, I keep my doors locked and windows rolled up, slowing down enough to silently capture the essence of what is happening among those . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:42:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885298 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-04T20:42:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881964 More often than not, on this site I give people far too much credit for having knowledge of what I assume is just common knowledge. Certainly, there are things that are sometimes more common knowledge . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:58:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881964 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-11-02T20:58:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879317 I had seriously considered that I would not return to Gather because there is too much diversity in levels of understanding and ability to think through issues. Certainly, this is not a new revelation . . . Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:48:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879317 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-10-31T17:48:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849736 Sometime last week, I was introduced to yet another of what I'll creatively label as fandangled concepts  in attempts to sharpen the acuity of infants.  Apparently, parents are teaching . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:09:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849736 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-10-12T15:09:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849095     March 21, 2009 12:07 PM EDT (Updated: October 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT) views: 66 | comments: 14 Update: October 11, 2009 With so many posts about Obama's Nobel Prize, this post came . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:11:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849095 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-10-12T03:11:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843530 Here is the link to the poll. These two questions and answers bother me because I do not understand the reasoning behind the answers. "By a 65 - 28 percent majority, American voters are willing to . . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:46:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843530 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-10-08T02:46:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841126 I created this rather whimsical post about alters last month on September 8 th . One of the things I mentioned in the post was that there are people who create alters to impersonate the people they . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:31:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841126 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-10-06T16:31:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832312 Facts, oooooooooh, that’s a  frightening and castrating word, especially in the plural, for the village idiot viewers of MSNBC who are of the unyielding faith that its word is sacrosanct . . . Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:17:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832312 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-30T17:17:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830830 I found this cut and paste politically correct medley of jokes  to be very funny... all of it . What I didn't find so funny at all is reading the comments and finding that two people found only . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830830 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-29T18:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829390         .............................................................................................................................................................................. . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:52:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829390 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-28T16:52:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829258 I hit the My Friends tab at the top of My Gather page to see who was here, and another window opened to the Disney ad. I closed the window and repeated this, and the same ad opened instead of the My Friends . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:42:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829258 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-28T14:42:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821952 The first part of the series will attempt to show you why I am what they call a climate skeptic. The second part of the series will specifically deal with honesty, though the concept of honesty is something . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:00:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821952 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-22T16:00:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818744 I watched this documentary with Bill Maher, and I can see how it might be interesting to an atheist, someone without faith, because it touches on several of the questions that they have about the Bible . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:42:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818744 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-19T14:42:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814628 I learn new words on this site very often, but these aren’t your usual Webster Dictionary entries, and you won’t find them in any standard, English dictionary. These words are created by people . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:11:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814628 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-16T13:11:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813468 Oppositional defiant disorder is a psychological abnormality characterized by continual insubordination and disruptive behavior in children and adolescents in response to adult authority. Lifting a line . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:16:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813468 Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz 2009-09-15T16:16:04Z