http://poppop.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by phil w. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:28:29 GMT 2010-01-04T07:28:29Z 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=281474977970268 Well Gather faithful , I'm not going to make it ! Am I ashamed or downtrodden ? HECK NO ! This attempt has given rise to a new energy and interest in reading . After the Big C and colostomy ,I had . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:28:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970268 phil w. 2009-12-31T15:28:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953139 I AM a product of all the information I Gather daily from the internet ,and I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:32:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953139 phil w. 2009-12-18T15:32:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912854 Did your favorite College football team win this weekend ? NO ! Are you still nursing their lose ? Ruins your whole weekend doesn't it ,especially if your teams rival won ! Were you watching . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:01:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912854 phil w. 2009-11-22T22:01:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902036 I'm not sure whether the recent threatening flood waters ,or the police broke up this makeshift home ! His paper sack wardrobe is to the right , I'm wordless ! What can you say ?     . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:31:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902036 phil w. 2009-11-15T22:31:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977865791 20] All Things Bright and Beautiful  , James Herriot , July 21] The Blue Star , Tony Earley , July 22] One Thousand White Women ,The Journals of May Dodd , Jim Fergus , July 23] The Voice of Bugle . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:52:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977865791 phil w. 2009-10-22T22:52:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846884 My friends and buddies of Gather ! I will be away for a " sort of rest " for a week or so , and just as MacAr thur said ," I shall return " . Be good ,be cool ! Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:46:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846884 phil w. 2009-10-10T03:46:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834411 Abebooks.com asked their readers and customers recently to nominate their choice for their most bleak or depressing read . Now,I read for enjoyment and entertainment ,I don't care to be enlightened ,and . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:54:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834411 phil w. 2009-10-01T19:54:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804772 Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by Nobel Prize -winning author William Golding . Like so many of you ,I was assigned to read this novel in high school or later ! Did ya' read it ,or . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:48:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804772 phil w. 2009-09-08T21:48:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727889 Read 50 Books in 2009 - My Update . 1] The Frontiersmen  ,  Allan W. Eckert , Jan. 2] The Shack  ,   William P. Young , Jan. 3] Rebels & Redcoats ,  George . . . Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:07:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977727889 phil w. 2009-07-03T05:07:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977708856 SUPERSEX A little old lady was running up and down the halls in a nursing home. As she walked, she would flip up the hem of her nightgown and say 'Supersex..' She walked up to an elderly man . . . Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:59:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977708856 phil w. 2009-06-12T05:59:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704536 Trumpetcreeper ,campsis radicans (L.) .Common Trumpetcreeper ,Trumpet Vine . A rampant ,clinging ,and strangling vine .Deciduous ,needs frequent pruning ;suckers profusely and forms impenetrable masses!Fast . . . Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:16:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704536 phil w. 2009-06-08T04:16:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615863 Alright ,this dedicated to all my brilliant female Gather friends and others.   I n the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where a family member lay gravely ill. Finally, . . . Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:00:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615863 phil w. 2009-03-06T14:00:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609797 I need a reminder occasionally to laugh daily and DON"T WHINE !   With feet to take me where I'd go. With eyes to see the sunset's glow. With ears to hear what . . . Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:51:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609797 phil w. 2009-02-28T14:51:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606608 Alright ,all of you  bibliomaniacs, bibliophiles, book reviewers, bookworms, editors, literary critics ,and proofreaders ,we are 2 months along into our 2009 quest to read 50 books. How are you . . . Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:28:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606608 phil w. 2009-02-25T17:28:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977589649 Fellow bookworms, Is there a group on Gather that specializes in trading books ? I couldn't find one,and if not could anyone give us the sites or addresses for their favorites . Most of my local . . . Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:48:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977589649 phil w. 2009-02-10T03:48:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977589442 Mississippi Blond Two bored casino dealers are waiting at the crap table.  A very attractive blond Belle from Mississippi arrived and bet twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) on a single roll of . . . Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:49:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977589442 phil w. 2009-02-09T23:49:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977587700 Grillers, Hope everybody is griilin' and chillin' ! I've had a yen to get one of those: Weber Smokers 18.5 Inch,Smokey Mountain Cooker , Charcoal Smoker . Have any of you folks . . . Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:12:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977587700 phil w. 2009-02-08T03:12:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977586659 The following excerpt comes from a so called "childrens book " ,which I just read for the first time. It's not hard reading ,but there are many tough words and it was written in, I think . . . Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:46:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977586659 phil w. 2009-02-06T21:46:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977579898 Well I'm well on my way to reading 50 books for 2009. I should finish my fifth book tonight. Its Wilderness Empire , by Allan W. Eckert. another historical novel ,but at least it's one I haven't . . . Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:20:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977579898 phil w. 2009-01-30T22:20:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977574582 There's an old song with words to the effect ,that " you don't know what you're missing till it's gone " .My apologies to the writer ,since I know I screwed up the words,but . . . Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:24:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977574582 phil w. 2009-01-25T22:24:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977574580 There's an old song with words to the effect ,that " you don't know what you're missing till it's gone " .My apologies to the writer ,since I know I screwed up the words,but . . . Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:23:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977574580 phil w. 2009-01-25T22:23:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977570402 The doctor has said I'm healing well after my colostomy; my taste buds are coming back to normal, even water tasted bad for so long. I suppose my acceptance of the BAG should be coming along,it's . . . Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:27:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977570402 phil w. 2009-01-21T18:27:13Z