http://poddys.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Tony P. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:42:28 GMT 2009-12-30T09:42:28Z 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=281474977418544 As so often happens this tim eof year in South Florida we had a thunderstorm this afternoon.   This wasn't the usual quick light storm though, this came in quick and packed some torrential . . . Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:42:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418544 Tony P. 2008-08-11T00:42:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417194 As you may know of you have seen my Squidoo lens on Bournemouth , this is where I grew up, and so I have a fondness for the area and I check the local news every week to see what is happening. Without . . . Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:20:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417194 Tony P. 2008-08-09T00:20:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417190 This is an extract today from the local newspaper in my home town of Bournemouth which I thought was pretty funny. IT'S not the usual fish and chips, but one aquatic business in East Dorset . . . Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:10:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417190 Tony P. 2008-08-09T00:10:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384641 I had over 3,200 points at the end of May, and expected to get an email with the cash option some time in June, but so far NOTHING - NADA! Any thoughts? I now have 3,300 - haven't managed . . . Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:10:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384641 Tony P. 2008-06-28T15:10:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377733 Since they stopped you sending bulk messages, the number of emails has increased immensely. So, since I haven't managed to spend much time on here in the last couple of weeks, and therefore haven't . . . Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:40:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377733 Tony P. 2008-06-19T22:40:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977373952 Just saw this on the tv....... Put my application in... Every bit helps... http://www.naturemade.com/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:59:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977373952 Tony P. 2008-06-15T17:59:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977373601 I took my 2 daughters out today (Saturday) to breakfast at Golden Corral. Buffet food is easiest for 7 and 3 year olds, and if you are not from the USA, let me say that for $13.44 for the 3 of us, that . . . Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:39:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977373601 Tony P. 2008-06-15T03:39:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361397 2 weeks ago I bought an iPod for my girlfriend from bestbuy.com. I used a CJ (Commission Junction) affiliate link on my site to place the order, so I got 1% commission, as well as the $12.50 special . . . Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:41:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361397 Tony P. 2008-06-04T18:41:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977357351 My web site on Baby Boomer Jokes is the Cool Site Of The Day today at Coolpicks.com. I'm so happy - sometimes your hard work pays off... I hope you have time to come look at my site and tell . . . Fri, 30 May 2008 12:41:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977357351 Tony P. 2008-05-30T12:41:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355043 I didn't make it over the weekend - I was too busy with my girlfriend... She is only here from Saturday to Saturday from England, so it wasd a tough decision... Girlfriend vs Gather.....  . . . Tue, 27 May 2008 21:01:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977355043 Tony P. 2008-05-27T21:01:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351685 Thanks to the success of the last competition, I think it's time to do it again. Do you feel like coming up with some more captions for another great photo? This is another from my family collection, . . . Fri, 23 May 2008 02:27:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351685 Tony P. 2008-05-23T02:27:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350835 Last night I commented away, adding 90 comments for the winners of a contest I had held. At the end of the day, I had only 21 new points, which was really disappointing. Today I have commented . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 20:37:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350835 Tony P. 2008-05-22T20:37:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977349846 Round One just ended - David Cook belted out a great version of U2's "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", and David Archuleta gave an amazing performance of ELton John's . . . Wed, 21 May 2008 00:29:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977349846 Tony P. 2008-05-21T00:29:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977348056 This is a picture out of my family collection that I thought might provoke some interesting captions. I welcome you to come up with a funny caption for this picture. The winner, to be announced . . . Sun, 18 May 2008 16:40:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977348056 Tony P. 2008-05-18T16:40:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347821 I have been working on a lensography, which says a bit about me and also lists all my lenses (web pages) on the Squidoo site. However, it's turning more into a full blown autobiography rather . . . Sun, 18 May 2008 03:18:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347821 Tony P. 2008-05-18T03:18:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345745 I broke through 2,400 points this afternoon, hoping to get to 2,500 before midnight. 3 1/2 hours and 50 points to go.... Wish me luck... And then my target is 3,000 by next weekend. Maybe with . . . Thu, 15 May 2008 00:27:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345745 Tony P. 2008-05-15T00:27:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345388 Mothers are wonderful people, they take care of us for so many years, but sometimes, just sometimes, as we get older and mature, have kids of ourt own, develop our own life skills and experiences, they . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 15:49:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345388 Tony P. 2008-05-14T15:49:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344895 YYUR YYUB ICUR YY4ME This is something my grandmother taught me when I was quite small. I will give 10 comments to the first person who can tell me what it means. I did post it to . . . Tue, 13 May 2008 21:22:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344895 Tony P. 2008-05-13T21:22:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344784 I posted what I thought were nice photos in the last couple of days, and also 2 articles last night and this morning, even Spotlighted them, and yet I still get precious little traffic. It's a . . . Tue, 13 May 2008 19:06:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344784 Tony P. 2008-05-13T19:06:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344605 When I take a walk in the evening to work out, or if I am relaxing (which is rare), or flying, I power on my trusty MP3 player and enjoy listening to my favorite songs. Any old song won't do - . . . Tue, 13 May 2008 15:03:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344605 Tony P. 2008-05-13T15:03:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344344 My girlfriend and I met on a Genealogy site. Neither of us was looking for anyone, we were just doing our family tree research, and yet some invisible force drew us together.  We ended up responding . . . Tue, 13 May 2008 02:38:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344344 Tony P. 2008-05-13T02:38:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339115 "THINGS OVERHEARD ON NOAH'S ARK" 10. "Did anyone think about bringing a couple of umbrellas?"  9. "Hey, there are more than two flies in here!"  8. . . . Mon, 05 May 2008 16:36:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977339115 Tony P. 2008-05-05T16:36:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338095 A man goes into a drug store and asks the pharmacist if he can give him something for the hiccups. The pharmacist promptly reaches out and slaps the man's face.     "What . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 02:00:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338095 Tony P. 2008-05-04T02:00:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337219 A Fairy Tale One day, a long, long time ago, there was this woman who surprisingly did not whine, nag, bitch or complain... But, it was a long time ago... and it was just the one day. . . . Fri, 02 May 2008 18:34:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337219 Tony P. 2008-05-02T18:34:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336178 So many people I have met here on Gather have been given wonderful comments on photographs and articles, I wondered if you would be so kind as to review a web page that I created and to let me know what . . . Thu, 01 May 2008 10:56:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336178 Tony P. 2008-05-01T10:56:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335966 Well, I thought that this week Jason would have gone, but NO - he is safe. Yes I like him a lot, but I don't think he has the ability to perform outside his confort zone like the others. . . . Thu, 01 May 2008 01:52:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335966 Tony P. 2008-05-01T01:52:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335948 WHY THE CHICKEN CROSSED THE ROAD GEORGE W BUSH We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. . . . Thu, 01 May 2008 01:22:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335948 Tony P. 2008-05-01T01:22:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335586 The most convenient times for me to publish by articles and images is either later in the evening or early morning.  I notice sometimes however, that when I do this some of them get practically no . . . Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:46:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335586 Tony P. 2008-04-30T15:46:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335263 Can you help please? My personal goal is to get to 1,500 points by midnight tonight. Only 49 minutes to go and 39 points to acquire... Then I am halfway to the cash option... Should be there in . . . Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:13:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335263 Tony P. 2008-04-30T03:13:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335174 I know she often seems out of it, but tonight Paula Abdul just proved she is losing it. The remaining 5 contenstants had sung their first song out of two, Randy gave a quick opinion of how they did, . . . Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335174 Tony P. 2008-04-30T00:36:34Z