http://pondering.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Things that make you go hmmm... en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:04:08 GMT 2010-01-04T16:04:08Z 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=281474977975372&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Life outside the box Of mental experience Is Paradise Found. Life outside the box Of conceptual matters Is self-transcending. Life outside the box Of self-reflective thought is Beyond conception. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:26:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975372&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-04T10:26:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967497&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace               Good morning fellow readers and writers. This is what greeted me Sunday morning.  Uh-huh, the thermometer reads -21 . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:32:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967497&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2010-01-04T05:32:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974606&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace With each passing year it seems holiday diner conversations get weirder.  I suspect the cranberry sauce. It is a dish served only at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Too low a frequency . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:28:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974606&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2010-01-04T05:28:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973787&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The ancient Babylonians were the first to make New Year's resolutions and people all over the world have been breaking them ever since. The early Christians believed the first day of the New Year . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:21:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973787&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-03T08:21:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973734&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace published in factoids   There you have it, the holidays are over and most people have gone back to their daily routines. Still some people will have a few parties, family dinners, and get . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:14:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973734&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-03T07:14:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace This is good   http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/12/fiore-cartoon-year-review Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T15:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace I missed one.  How did you do? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02collins.html?ref=opinion     Note: You have to be registered with the NY Times, but it is free. . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:18:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T14:18:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972077&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect.  I was sold on the event by the Rainy Day Books employee who said that he hadn’t seen such a buzz about a cooking personality since the . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:29:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972077&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-02T04:29:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971235&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace "We are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it makes us less safe," Mr Cheney said. "Why doesn't he want to admit we're at war? It doesn't fit with the view of the world he brought with . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:10:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971235&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2010-01-02T00:10:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Just finished The Year the Dream Died - Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover, an excellent review of the events of that terrible year and their affect on many in my generation. Over . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-01T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971228&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace It seems that even though Montrealers are still in the throws of the H1N1 virus, we have Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) virus to be concerned about as well. The Lakeshore General Hospital . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:30:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971228&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-01T09:30:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971082&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace And, how the hell's everybody doin g ...??? I got to my New Year's destination 24 seconds before the ball dropped.  How's that for f'n timing???  Here's to an awesome, bountiful, plentiful, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:52:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971082&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2010-01-01T05:52:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971071&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Light by which you See All that appears is the Light of Awareness. Even the Darkest Night is seen in the Light of Awareness You Are Without the Light of Awareness You Are All You See would disappear. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:01:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971071&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2010-01-01T05:01:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970632&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace As a stockholder who was collectively gang raped by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo, I find this story heart warming. From Forbes Wells Fargo & Co.'s four top executives won't get cash bonuses . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:25:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970632&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-31T20:25:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970593&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace From Yahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is aimed at making sure the housing market doesn't . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:14:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970593&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-31T20:14:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969963&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace   Wishing all of my Gather family the Happiest, Healthiest and most Prosperous New Year ever! Love you All! ~Esther Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:13:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969963&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. 2009-12-31T11:13:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Hi everyone, I hope your holidays are coming along real well. I hope Santa was good and you are all expecting to have a good new year. Santa came sooner than expected for me. I had to . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:04:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-31T00:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969300&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Saw Up In The Air, a great film with George Clooney as a corporate hit man, who travels the country firing people. It made me think of the downsizing at AG Edwards, the first in the company’s . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:01:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969300&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-30T23:01:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968522&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace My cousin Grace has now been in the county jail for four months.  We just got the news that the state has given her two years for her crime.  Her crime?  Her 11 year old daughter accused . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:22:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968522&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. 2009-12-30T12:22:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968500&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace   We all do it, female and males alike yet still in our society, flatulence, passing gas, or plain old farting as it is commonly called, is a normal function of life. It is a myth that ladies . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:41:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968500&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-30T11:41:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967326&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace If you’re the parent of a teen, then I’m sure you’re familiar with the clothing retailer Aéropostale. I’ve got a 16-year old son and a 12-year old daughter who certainly . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:38:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967326&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Stacey "Yeah, I Said It" H. 2009-12-29T16:38:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966469&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace From Voice of America's YouTube channel... New York City political leaders and environmentalists are fighting a plan to permit drilling for deeply buried natural gas deposits in the city's watershed. . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:14:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966469&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Stacey "Yeah, I Said It" H. 2009-12-29T04:14:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Lose interest in Thought and you are Free to Be Happiness Itself. [Rich Note: Alternatives to the third line of today’s offering include: Eternally Now, Everlasting Joy, Everlasting Life, Everlasting . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966224&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Richard Hay 2009-12-28T23:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966008&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace He was one of the many notables who died in 2009. Soupy was a comedian who perfected a hilarious pie-in-the-face routine back in the '60's. There were the shocking deaths-Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:46:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966008&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace August Lady 2009-12-28T20:46:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Published in Examiner.com The scare for the H1N1 virus has been felt globally. Despite the predicted shortages of the vaccine in the USA and late start for vaccinations across the USA and Canada, . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:28:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-28T17:28:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace This movie allegedly cost half a billion dollars to both produce and market…and it was worth every penny.  What I envision for the moment is that a young generation of film fans are watching . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:42:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-28T04:42:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965103&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace               I spent last week off the grid. We don't have internet access down in Almost Iowa and that is a good thing.  It leaves time for books . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:07:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965103&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-28T05:07:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965074&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace By Christmas Eve, the weather service had distilled a full week's worth of storm warnings into a single word: Snowageddon . It's a word you have to take seriously; so we did.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:01:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965074&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Greg Schiller 2009-12-28T05:01:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965095&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace I finally did it! Back in April when I was getting ready for yet another move, I thought that I would be smart and get a perm in my hair.  Not an easy task as my hair was down past my waist.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:54:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965095&grpId=3659174697240464&nav=Groupspace Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. 2009-12-28T02:54:34Z