http://pointspace.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by *point*space* en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:38:19 GMT 2010-01-06T00:38:19Z 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=281474977978342&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace   My Representative, Candice Miller, a very nice person who is, inexplicably, a Republican, sent me her newsletter. In addition to the usual Republican reasons why we can’t do anything . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:15:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978342&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-05T21:15:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976681&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I am an occasional visitor to a blog called FARK.com.  People search the internet for stories about which they can craft clever headlines.  A story in the Huffington Post entitled " Teach Idiotic . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:35:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976681&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-05T01:35:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976576&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I created a blog ( The Itinerant Lib'rul ), and then I published a post that said, "I have a Blog" (I know - not very inventive.), with a link.  That post was answered, via Gather e-mail, by an . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:28:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976576&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-05T00:28:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975792&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace It occurs to me that global warming is a misnomer, and that climate change is a more accurate depiction of what we see occurring. However, we know that throughout history our planet has undergone numerous . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:09:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975792&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-04T16:09:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975692&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace This is a follow up on my blog/rant, Looks Like I am About To Lose My Insurance... Again . To really understand what I'm writing about, you need to read that... otherwise, any response you might leave . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:01:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975692&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2010-01-04T15:01:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975657&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace On this day in history: *  1528 - Ferdinand of Austria, younger brother to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, issued the first secular mandate forbidding the Anabaptist religious movement. *  . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:39:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975657&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Michael C. 2010-01-04T14:39:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975528&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace G oo d morning...... g oo d morning........ g oo d morning.....   thanks g oo dness It's Monday ! ! !   Fina ll y, the holidays are over... . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:51:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975528&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Randee "The Court Jester of LaLa Land ! ! !" always and forever, I just want to celebrate 2010-01-04T12:51:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974697&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Uglies was an interesting book in that it was set in the future in a world so obsessed with beauty that EVERYONE in it world has massive surgeries provided to them at the age of 16 to make them . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:15:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974697&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Kimber L. 2010-01-04T00:15:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974700&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I have to give Linda A. credit for linking to the article wherein I found this scary little piece.  In all fairness, her article was about the title portion of this article, but I thought the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:25:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974700&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-03T23:25:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974249&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace   Um-m-m-m… NO! OK! You didn’t like that answer? How ‘bout, ” HELL NO! ”? Folks, we can’t DO that. Here’s a prediction (prophecy, for . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:46:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974249&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-03T16:46:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974240&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Amazon freebie: ' I Love the 80s, Vol. 1 (1880s) ' (MP3 Download) for $0.00 (it is the 1880's - classical music, not the 1980's) there are several free mp3 albums on amazon right now Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:33:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974240&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace H M. 2010-01-03T16:33:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973487&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Grave Secret is the 4th book in the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels.  I like the series - it is interesting.  It is about a girl who has been . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:12:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973487&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Kimber L. 2010-01-03T03:12:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973492&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace   OK, everybody… settle down.  C’mon, let’s get that last coffee refill and take our… Dr. Johnson, could we have one meeting here please?!? Thank you.  Dr. . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:54:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973492&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-03T02:54:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973067&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I'm not quite sure why, and I'm not sure I can keep up with it, but I have started a blog at blogspot.  The name of the blog is " The Iterant Lib'rul ," and the url is: http://itinerantlibrul.blogspot.com/ . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:27:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973067&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-02T19:27:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971784&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I decided to run a search on the word "legacy" here on gather and came up with this post . It contained the following sentence: "In leiu of flowers, please honor Michael's memory by doing a good deed . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:49:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971784&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-01T22:49:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971778&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I have been fighting with this one more and more... today it took about a half dozen attempts before I got it to boot up. I've emailed myself a few files I'd hate to not be able to access, but for the . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:28:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971778&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley 2010-01-01T21:28:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972239&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace On this day in history: *  1780 - Pioneer Methodist bishop and circuit rider Francis Asbury wrote in his journal: 'My God, keep me through the water and fire, and let me rather die than live to . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:40:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972239&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Michael C. 2010-01-02T06:40:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972027&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I am a longtime Robert Rankin fan with some of the ones I have enjoyed the most being: Nostradamus Ate My Hamster ( 1996 ) The Fandom of the Operator ( 2001 ) The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:40:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972027&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Kimber L. 2010-01-02T04:40:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971917&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace "The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook." -- Julia Child        Now that is my kind of diet . . . . I think that Julia Child was a . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:37:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971917&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Mary M. 2010-01-02T00:37:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971837&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace There are 3 new 2010 Loreal cosmetics $1 printable manufacturer coupons at Coupons.com - there is one each for $1 off any Loreal eye makeup , $1 off any Loreal lip cosmetic, and $1 off any Loreal . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:39:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971837&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace H M. 2010-01-01T22:39:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971761&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Looked out my rear window, and I saw snow cleared from the ice for skating, children and parents sliding down snow-ramps onto the ice, children and parents playing hockey ( the dates got screwed up on . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:28:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971761&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-01T21:28:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971411&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Iron-gall ink spilled in profusion Over the carefully curried parchment; Dim candle lights dancing On the stone walls of scriptorium . “ Do . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:57:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971411&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Svetlana Goryacheva 2010-01-01T14:57:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971031&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace I haven't redeemed at MyPoints for about two years, so I am out of touch on how long they take nowadays. i redeemed for a $50 CVS gift card on November 19th and it still isn't here yet. I moved and some . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:17:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971031&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace H M. 2010-01-01T04:17:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970767&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Well, boys and girls, this is the final installment of my 365-day project.  It hasn't always been easy, but I stuck with it and have a great scrapbook for the year because of it.  I'll continue . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:40:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970767&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-31T22:40:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970655&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Saw this one on Facebook just now... "My Wish for You in 2010. May peace break into your home and thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills. May . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:57:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970655&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Michael C. 2009-12-31T20:57:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970476&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace My dearest ones – After a prolonged hiatus, I’m finally back on Gather. These last weeks were very difficult for me, both personally and professionally, but my main goal has been . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:43:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970476&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Svetlana Goryacheva 2009-12-31T18:43:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970413&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace New Years is a time for wishes, Love, Joy, Blessings... submit your wish to http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye_interactive.html and have your desires floated out over times square this evening! . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:30:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970413&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Lilith Dorsey 2009-12-31T17:30:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970281&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace welcome to the show to the show that never ends come inside my little friends come inside come inside......   I've been searching the desert . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:58:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970281&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Randee "The Court Jester of LaLa Land ! ! !" always and forever, I just want to celebrate 2009-12-31T15:58:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970201&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace On this day in history: * 1687 - The first shipload of emigrating Huguenots (French Protestants) left France for South Africa. * 1712 - Birth of Peter Bohler, the Moravian missionary who, . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:15:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970201&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Michael C. 2009-12-31T14:15:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970191&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Do You Hear What I Hear? Said the mother to her little child, "Do you see what I see? Yonder in the floor, little child. Do you see what I see? A toy, a toy, lying on the floor. Exactly where it was . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:07:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970191&grpId=3659174697249376&nav=Groupspace Michael C. 2009-12-31T14:07:56Z