http://postoffice.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by ! Post Office @ Gather Town ! en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:02:34 GMT 2010-01-01T17:02:34Z 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=281474977971494&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life by Dr. Joe Schwarcz Dr. Schwarcz presents "67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:34:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971494&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-01T16:34:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971503&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace During the past few days of December, I reached to turn the page of the nearest calendar-only to find there was no next page. I have several calendars-desk, bulletin board, and wall calendar at home, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:23:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971503&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Linda M. 2010-01-01T16:23:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971500&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace ` Using only song NAMES from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! ( I saw this going . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:21:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971500&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Donna S. 2010-01-01T16:21:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971493&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace So a couple of days before Christmas, we made a last minute decision to go get David's dad something for Christmas.  Since he really doesn't need a lot of stuff as far as tools and things are concerned . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:20:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971493&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Nancy * ♥ Self-Proclaimed Site Tigger ♥ 2010-01-01T16:20:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970989&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum   (if you wish peace, prepare for war) I have heard this quote before ... I think in school.  I ran across it again today.  And then, I ran across . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:44:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970989&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Lee Y. 2010-01-01T03:44:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971472&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace I just crawled out of bed....of course we didn't get home until about 1 am or so. We went bowling last night....myself, my boyfriend, my grandson, my youngest daughter, my son and his girlfriend.  . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:59:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971472&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Marsha S. 2010-01-01T15:59:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971463&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness. - Cullen Hightower I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. - Douglas Adams It isn't . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:50:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971463&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Dave L. 2010-01-01T15:50:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971457&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Hi everyone!! Wanted to stop by to wish you well and share my thoughts as we move into the new year. Since THE DEVIL CAN WAIT was released in November of 2008, 2009 was a year of book promotion, blogging, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:45:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971457&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Marta Stephens 2010-01-01T15:45:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971447&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace If you are a fan of the Dick Clark's New Year Special and stayed home to tune in last night, you saw Jennifer Lopez perform on stage with her dancers in the rain. No slips or falls for the singer this . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:31:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971447&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Regina A. 2010-01-01T15:31:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971441&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace So how was everyones night?? I hope everyone had a good night? I was mentally drained and needed to just back off and get rejuvenated. Guy brushed my hair which almost put me to sleep right then!! . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:20:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971441&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-01T15:20:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971440&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Good morning and Happy New Year. So far so good ........ I'm still breathing. The 2nd pot of coffee is about gone. We just avoided a Lake Effect snowstorm last nite whipping down Lake Michigan. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:19:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971440&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace R B 2010-01-01T15:19:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971423&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Stores open on New Years Day are important to our family because my son's birthday is January 1.  Besides, often stores open on New Years Day have the best deals of the season.  I like to go . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:58:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971423&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Stacey *Mamasaid* D. 2010-01-01T14:58:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971415&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace I was looking for a new lid for a small CorningWare bowl. Guess they have discontinued the bowl, but lids are still available. That's good. I also never knew there was an official web site for the multitude . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:48:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971415&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace R B 2010-01-01T14:48:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971413&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace HAPPY NEW YEAR! What are you going to call it, Twenty-Ten or Two Thousand and Ten ?   Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:43:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971413&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Matthew M. 2010-01-01T14:43:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971412&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez performed on Dick Clark Rockin' New Years Eve Times Square live at Aria in Las Vegas.  Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez made the fans roar as Justin sang "One Less Lonely . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:40:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971412&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Stacey *Mamasaid* D. 2010-01-01T14:40:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971395&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Svetlana started her New Year fun, and I'm playing, too. Come Join us:   Using only song NAMES from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can't use the band I used. Try not . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:04:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971395&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Nancy Silveria 2010-01-01T14:04:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697245380&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=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-01T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971397&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace I like taking photos and then changing them on the computer with various  photo editors.  This link will take you to a photo editor that is FREE and has several effects you can . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:06:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971397&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace computer artist . 2010-01-01T14:06:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971382&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace J’ says that she doesn’t understand me and why I don’t understand the way computers work with the internet programs like facebook. I tell her that the languages between the mainframes . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:45:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971382&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T13:45:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969422&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace I'm starting the new year out CLEAN like I do every year!   The last week of December is always a big cleaning week for me. I vacuum and scrub and sweep and clean and organize . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:34:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969422&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace granma gran 2010-01-01T13:34:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971373&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year 2010!  It's a new decade with new hope so here's to a healthy, happy New Year 2010!  We watched New Years Eve Times Square live to bring in a happy New Year 2010.  Did you . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:26:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971373&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Stacey *Mamasaid* D. 2010-01-01T13:26:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971371&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace That's right my fellow (and potential new) RedGage members.  RedGage is bringing back their daily contests and prizes. I've been a member there for six months and just love the site. I've . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:20:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971371&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Katie Scarlett (Site Bouncer Wanna Be) O. 2010-01-01T13:20:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace As the surreality of New Year's eve makes way for the reality of this first day of 2010, it seems appropriate to think about what goals I have for the coming year. I could say something like " . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:56:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-01T12:56:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971352&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Kwanzaa is based on the Nguzo Saba (seven guiding principles), one for each day of the observance, and is celebrated from December 26th to January 1st. Day #7 of Kwanzaa: *Imani (ee-MAH-nee) . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:42:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971352&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Johnice R. 2010-01-01T12:42:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971329&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Base Why is that a word? low, lowly, mean What are its origins? Latin, Greek to old French baseball  1845, Amer.Eng., from base (n.) + ball. Earlier references, e.g. in Jane Austen's . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:40:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971329&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T11:40:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971326&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace BY SHINGO TAKANO, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, 2010/1/1 Fearing that Japan will be left behind in trade liberalization efforts, the Hatoyama administration is gearing up to promote negotiations to sign economic . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:28:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971326&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T11:28:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971311&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Arab News, Friday 1 January 2010 (15 Muharram 1431) JEDDAH: The women’s wing of Thanima, a cultural organization of Keralite expatriates, organized a convention here recently to highlight the . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:15:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971311&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T11:15:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971284&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace The Judgement of Paris. c. 1720. Oil on wood. Louvre, Paris, France. Jean-Antoine Watteau, October 10, 1684, supposed day of Watteau’s birth, is actually the date he was baptized at the church . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:57:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971284&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T10:57:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971276&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Well I made it into 2010 How about You? Had a little glass of Sherry to celebrate the occasion It was made in Modesto Where the best Sherry in the world is made Oh!  That’s just my . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971276&grpId=3659174697245380&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-01T10:48:15Z