http://rantingraving.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Rantings, ravings, cribbing, whinning, cursing----do all that and more en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:50:11 GMT 2010-01-03T08:50:11Z 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=281474977973357&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Kyleigh has been taking Amoxicillin since August for Kidney Reflux.  We have been filling this prescription at Wegmans because they offer free anti-biotics.  The prescription (and subsequent . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:16:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973357&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-03T00:16:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace As we look ahead into 2010, the third year of the Great Recession, the big question on most people's minds relates to the job market. When will it recover?  When will companies start hiring again? . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-02T11:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971228&grpId=3659174697239566&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=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-01T09:30:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697239566&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=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-31T00:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968166&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace I got "Milo and Otis" and "Benji Collection" because they have dogs and cats and I was told they were great kids' movies. But Kyleigh is not interested at all. She wasn't particularly excited when she . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:02:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968166&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T05:02:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace I recently bought the Merry Madagascar DVD.  But after I watched it, I wished I had not wasted my money.  It's not funny, and I don't like several parts of the storyline (I think some parts . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:42:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T04:42:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967960&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace This morning I had an appointment at 9 AM with the Urologist for Kyleigh.  Prior to the visit, the Urologist's office had asked for several test results and X-rays.  I called our primary pediatrician's . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:16:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967960&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:16:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966537&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace I was/am feeling pretty sick all day long and I had told myself that I would need to go to bed early today (and I still have to get up early tomorrow because we have an appointment with a kidney specialist . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:05:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966537&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T05:05:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966221&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace I developed a bad headache and nausea during the trip home last night and the symptoms didn't go away even though I took a few Tylenol. I feel crappy all day and it's not going away! I am just . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:25:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966221&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-28T23:25:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966173&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace The night before our trip to IL, both of my headlight bulbs burnt out. So today I tried to get them replaced.  I knew I had to take it in to a shop because the driver side lamp is behind the battery . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:49:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966173&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-28T22:49:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965703&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace I'm posting this to a lot of groups... partly because it covers more than just the rant itself. What I'm ranting about... what's going on with me and my family and our own little health care crisis . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:01:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965703&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-28T17:01:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964007&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace i   On Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Nigeria, who claimed to be an agent of the terroirst group al-Qaida, attempted to ignite an exlposive device aboard   . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:31:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964007&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Timothy V. 2009-12-27T04:31:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962555&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace It doesn't look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go Take a look at the gals and men Glistening once again With lots of sweat on faces all aglow   It doesn't look a lot like Christmas . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:11:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962555&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Nurse Nancy S. 2009-12-25T10:11:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956063&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace According to the plan, we were heading out to spend Christmas with my husband's parents in Illinois the morning of Friday 12/18/2009.  Kyleigh became sick on Sunday 12/13/2009, so I had to stay . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:12:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956063&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-20T23:12:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-20T22:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955416&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace As I sit here all alone I ponder on memories and feel like a clone I am not like I used to be memory,eyesight and hair all changing as the years go by surely everyone can see things I used to know . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:55:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955416&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace ron h. 2009-12-20T09:55:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954806&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Never seen a storm quite this bad before up to 24'', may be the worst in their history of keeping track of "SNOW STORMS".   IT'S COMING DOWN LIKE A BLIZZARD NOW. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:46:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954806&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace L. H. 2009-12-19T18:46:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952173&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace We are heading out on a road trip to Illinois to spend Christmas with my husband's parents. We were going to take our time and drive half-way each day Friday and Saturday, but Great Grandma's funeral . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:11:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952173&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-18T00:11:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949673&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Kyleigh appeared to be doing better in the last day or two. But just now, about 5:45 AM, she puked all her dinner out.  It was one of the more messy ones too, and I got it all over my face and hair, . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:20:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949673&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-16T11:20:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948769&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Ehhh, Where to begin. I'm feeling overwhelmed today.I'm feeling lethargic, contemplative, my brain won't stop thinking and analyzing things. It's so gloomy out and I hate it.I love the sunny warm weather . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948769&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Jenna S. 2009-12-15T21:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947569&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Here is one way you c an tell!  LMAO               Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:18:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947569&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace ron h. 2009-12-15T06:18:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947543&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, "Do you want to have sex?" "No," she answered. I then said, "Is that your final answer?" She didn't . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:33:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947543&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace ron h. 2009-12-15T05:33:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946676&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Wow. Just... wow. I mean, yes, there's a purpose in it, maybe. Or maybe not. Or maybe just eew. I thought the iVibe app was a gross idea... and then they come up with this: WTF: Poo Log . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946676&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T17:59:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946577&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace ...because I wasn't going to say Holy Cow! like the news reporters did. Sorry, but while I can see a resemblance, it's more of a suggestion than anything. It looks that way to me only because the image . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:52:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946577&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T16:52:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946400&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace I don't know any more details than are in the email, and I don't know if I'll ever get any update on this... but I'm passing it on anyway. If nothing else, it's yet another example as to why the child . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:17:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946400&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-14T14:17:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946142&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Christmas is just 11 days away and I am sure that many of you are excited about the gift for you that is under the tree. Wondering what it is. Many of you have picked it up, given it a little shake, may . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:31:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946142&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Nurse Nancy S. 2009-12-14T10:31:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945918&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace An Acrostic Poem Inspired by Jersey Nana and Jennifer Wagner From Associated Content I invite you all to create an acrostic poem using the name of a Christmas Song . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:04:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945918&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-14T07:04:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945855&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Today I was in a McDonald's alone. After I ordered, 2 guys came in and said they called ahead for 30 something (I think it was burritos but I wasn't sure).  I wasn't really paying attention.  . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:08:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945855&grpId=3659174697239566&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-14T06:08:21Z