http://oxnardoasis.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Oxnard Oasis en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:46:52 GMT 2010-01-06T00:46:52Z 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=281474977951592 My cat Simone was diagnosed with kidney failure and will probably not live to see the end of this day.  All I can do now is try to end her suffering.    Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:14:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951592 Oxnard Oasis 2009-12-17T17:14:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935384 The ladies of Wisteria Lane are putting on the Wisteria Lane Christmas program outdoors this year and just in time for the plane crash!  Bree is the hostess with the mostess.  Lynette . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:03:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935384 Oxnard Oasis 2009-12-07T18:03:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924238 Here is the run-down of last night's Desperate Housewives. Susan found out that Bree is seeing Carl. At first she is super angry and gets Bree in a headlock, but then, after Bree and Carl admit everything, . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:05:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924238 Oxnard Oasis 2009-11-30T21:05:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893199 In 1872, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Bradwell v. Illinois , 83 U.S. 130 (1872), in which Mrs. Myra Bradwell appealed the Illinois Supreme Court's refusal to allow her to . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:41:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893199 Oxnard Oasis 2009-11-10T00:41:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872352 The National Association of Women Lawyers recently conducted a study on women in law firms which reveals some troubling results. Fewer women than men are equity partners or members . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:37:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872352 Oxnard Oasis 2009-10-27T15:37:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853170 With Kathryn's blessings, I offer you my own rundown of the events on the last episode of Desperate Housewives. Bree and Carl are still having an affair. One day, while they are . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:54:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853170 Oxnard Oasis 2009-10-14T15:54:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851441 Fundraiser to benefit     Nikki Valenzuela at Presto Pasta November 9, 2009         Eat at Presto Pasta in Ventura on this . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:41:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851441 Oxnard Oasis 2009-10-13T15:41:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835715 Right now, PBS is airing a documentary made by Ken Burns called "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."  The series was two hours each night this week starting at 8:00 p.m.  Tonight . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:27:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977835715 Oxnard Oasis 2009-10-02T15:27:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820939 The attached photos are of my cat Simone, who was just diagnosed with feline diabetes last month.  Here she is on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the back yard.  The funny thing is what you . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:05:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820939 Oxnard Oasis 2009-09-21T20:05:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805704 Under the "felony murder rule," accomplices to murder, even if unarmed, can be imprisoned for life.  This is the law in most of the United States (only Hawaii, Kentucky, and Michigan have discarded . . . Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:32:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805704 Oxnard Oasis 2009-09-09T15:32:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796213 My cat Simone was diagnosed with feline diabetes last month.  Although I am satisfied that the vet I took her to is competent, nobody at the vet's office ever explained to me what feline . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:04:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796213 Oxnard Oasis 2009-09-01T20:04:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756912 The following are some things I heard while I was on jury duty this week (all true, I swear). HOW TO GET YOURSELF EXCUSED FROM JURY DUTY : 1)  Tell the judge you have twelve kids, . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:12:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756912 Oxnard Oasis 2009-07-30T20:12:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746251 As many remember Michael Jackson for "Thriller" or Neverland, lawyers are remembering him for an innovative dance shoe patent. The shoe design, which was patented in 1993 by the . . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:37:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746251 Oxnard Oasis 2009-07-22T15:37:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734281 Douse me in blood, like I was when I first came out of my mother's belly, streaming in tears and struggling for breath; Strike me with a thunderbolt, until the electricity running through my veins lights . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:50:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734281 Oxnard Oasis 2009-07-10T22:50:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652431 Last month, a Women's Leadership Conference featuring many prominent women pioneers and activists was held in West Hollywood, California.  The focus of the conference was the portrayal of women . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:56:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652431 Oxnard Oasis 2009-04-10T20:56:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977623382 California State Assembly member Tom Ammiano thinks so.  He has introduced legislation in California that would legalize pot and allow the state to tax its sale.  State tax collectors estimate . . . Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977623382 Oxnard Oasis 2009-03-13T18:36:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977585419 In honor of Presidents' Day, let's take a moment to think about Abraham Lincoln, the lawyer. Most people remember Abraham Lincoln for his work as the 16th president of the United States.  . . . Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:59:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977585419 Oxnard Oasis 2009-02-05T20:59:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977570553 The Associated Press reports today that the new Obama administration just circulated a draft order calling for the closing of the controversial detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba within one . . . Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:40:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977570553 Oxnard Oasis 2009-01-21T20:40:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554185 Much consideration has been given recently to the high costs of prosecuting death penalty cases given our country's current economic crisis.  Consider this: one obvious way to cut down on . . . Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:20:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977554185 Oxnard Oasis 2009-01-05T21:20:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977548707 He's been high up in the White Mountains Down in the desert low Now he waits for his passing Gone today Here tomorrow.  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:07:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977548707 Oxnard Oasis 2008-12-30T20:07:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977539470 So, this year I am going to Snowflake, Arizona for Christmas.  I've never been to Snowflake before.  This year my 91 year-old grandfather moved into a nursing home there (to be close to . . . Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:30:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977539470 Oxnard Oasis 2008-12-19T00:30:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977532741 The New York Times reported yesterday that the use of capital punishment has decreased this year, as state and federal courts have executed 37 inmates (a 14-year low) and sentenced 111 people to death . . . Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:48:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977532741 Oxnard Oasis 2008-12-11T21:48:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977526379 An article published today in "Live Science" magazine reports on the findings of a new study which concludes that the threat of punishment actually deters people from freeloading.  A "freeloader" . . . Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:50:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977526379 Oxnard Oasis 2008-12-05T01:50:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977524156 So you say I have no role in it, That my history's too short, Like some god damned secret society Kept separate and apart. Yet back to me you'll come, When someday you're . . . Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977524156 Oxnard Oasis 2008-12-03T00:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977505018 According to today's Orange County Register, University of California, Irvine biology professor Alexander McPherson has refused to take state mandated sexual harassment prevention training.  . . . Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:09:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977505018 Oxnard Oasis 2008-11-12T21:09:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977497508 Recently my fellow Gatherer, Bryan, posted an article analyzing a common saying we have all heard before: "If you don't vote, you don't have a right to complain."  And . . . Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:59:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977497508 Oxnard Oasis 2008-11-04T16:59:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977476679 Denver Broncos slot receiver Brandon Stokley suffered his tenth career concussion in yesterday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.  But, the fact that this man has suffered ten concussions . . . Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:50:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977476679 Oxnard Oasis 2008-10-13T23:50:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459401 I looked at the things around me And tried to figure out what they had in common With the things I had before. And I realized how fragile it all is. The wax drips, The record skips, . . . Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:20:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459401 Oxnard Oasis 2008-09-26T00:20:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445596 Cocktails by the pool; Baseball and barbeque; Discovering you; It was the longest day of the year.                 . . . Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:09:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445596 Oxnard Oasis 2008-09-10T23:09:20Z