http://ravibedi.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by ravi bedi en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:26:08 GMT 2009-12-29T17:26:08Z 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=281474977750865 Had I broken my own legs, it would have caused me less pain than seeing the majestic grand piano lying on the floor of the officers’ mess lounge in Delhi, with its legs broken. I couldn’t . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:14:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750865 ravi bedi 2009-07-26T02:14:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642465 Does anybody Know? Who is the oldest member still active on Gather? Who was the first to join gather? Who has posted maximum number of pictures? Who has maximum posts to his/her credit? . . . Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:37:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642465 ravi bedi 2009-03-31T14:37:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642459 Spotted in a toilet of a London office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW. In a London Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT . . . Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:29:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642459 ravi bedi 2009-03-31T14:29:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977486450   This came in today. I wish to share with you all. MISS THIS GUY? 'Here's my strategy on the Cold War:   . . . Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:32:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977486450 ravi bedi 2008-10-23T15:32:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394532   With due apologies to our Gujarati friends; this came in my mail.  Gujarati Funeral ... Excellent one. A family in Gujarat was puzzled when the coffin of their dead mother . . . Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:26:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394532 ravi bedi 2008-07-10T15:26:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391698   This case happened in a hospital's Intensive care ward where Patients always died in the same bed and on all Sunday morning at 11a.m, regardless of their medical condition. This . . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:25:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391698 ravi bedi 2008-07-07T12:25:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292242 We all have to go one day --  it's inevitable. But what happens here on gather if I'm gone for good? Nobody on gather will know, and gather will hardly notice anybody missing . . . Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:11:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292242 ravi bedi 2008-03-24T15:11:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977282515  I got this in my mail. Thought I should share with you.    A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN   The only question asked was:   Would you please give . . . Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:13:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977282515 ravi bedi 2008-03-12T15:13:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243967                           Winter to me is a blessing. I long for it. Unfortunately . . . Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:27:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243967 ravi bedi 2008-01-30T03:27:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977194823 I got this in my mail today: PRINCESS DIANA When you rearrange the letters: END IS A CAR SPIN MONICA LEWINSKY When you rearrange the letters: NICE SILKY WOMAN DORMITORY: When you . . . Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:14:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977194823 ravi bedi 2007-12-05T11:14:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188232                                         . . . Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:47:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188232 ravi bedi 2007-11-27T22:47:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171203 This is my club. 103 yrs old! It has a huge wooden dance floor but no dance, a piano that nobody plays (it's in pretty bad shape), and a glorious past very few know. And, it has a golf course where . . . Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:55:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171203 ravi bedi 2007-11-08T14:55:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977125713     Last winter, I connected with a like-minded person-- a round-faced English lady with longish boy cut hair as revealed by her picture-- through a site devoted to writing. We exchanged a . . . Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:23:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977125713 ravi bedi 2007-09-23T15:23:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071082 I have gone to numerous sites, but Gather is the most user friendly site on earth. It's THE most straightforward forum, which contains some trash, but a lot of gems too!I have been on Gather for . . . Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:15:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071082 ravi bedi 2007-07-30T16:15:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977059540     I recently lost my mother-in-law at age 85. She was a good soul who suffered for many years. Medical science has progressed so much that it would not let her go despite her suffering and . . . Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:48:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977059540 ravi bedi 2007-07-18T15:48:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977035425 This is a typical  Indian wedding scenerio where the ladies in their finest silks gather to sing songs of happiness while the men folk get busy at the bar in their lounge suits!  Cheers, . . . Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:03:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977035425 ravi bedi 2007-06-21T15:03:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034439 A typical newly married couple in India, who just exchanged garlands. There's no "you may kiss the bride here". Well not yet, but we are getting there soon! Don't they look cute . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:45:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034439 ravi bedi 2007-06-20T13:45:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960145 Mr. Richard Gere likes India; we all know that don't we? And, he likes to smoooooch our Shilpa Shetty, publically on stage, in the name of promoting Aids awareness! Madam Shilpa is not complaining; . . . Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:19:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976960145 ravi bedi 2007-04-16T16:19:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976948123 In the good old days couples cuddled up for warmth on a cold winter day, or embraced each other in the comforts of an air-conditioned room on a hot summer day. When kids came, they occupied the middle . . . Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:13:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976948123 ravi bedi 2007-04-02T13:13:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910334 I have an interesting question to ask of gather friends: What would you have liked to be if you had the choice, man or woman, and why? Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:10:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910334 ravi bedi 2007-02-14T14:10:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905053 The New New-Delhi   In the good old days (70s through 80s) I could do Delhi to Jodhpur (640 plus miles) in about twelve hours in my old Standard Herald car (Triumph in UK) that too via longer route . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:50:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976905053 ravi bedi 2007-02-07T15:50:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904957 On a recent trip to Delhi, my wife and I went to a famous Mall at Gurgaon to buy a pair of gloves for a lady. We searched several posh stores, but no one could produce one. We went up and down, but . . . Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:37:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904957 ravi bedi 2007-02-07T13:37:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976891694 The Great New Expressways of India   There is no doubt in my mind that we in India have reasons to rejoice at the great expressways coming up, connecting North-South and East-West regions . . . Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:59:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976891694 ravi bedi 2007-02-06T16:59:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873277                         A  Very   Happy  New Year   To You                          . . . Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:39:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976873277 ravi bedi 2006-12-31T04:39:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976848601 I recently got this in my mail from a friend. I thnik I should share with you all. > Dr Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder > of the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in his . . . Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:12:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976848601 ravi bedi 2006-11-28T12:12:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976832214       Gather…Gather…Gather   It is so damn addictive And downright seductive So very delightful And yet so spiteful   Once you have looked You are hooked . . . Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:00:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976832214 ravi bedi 2006-11-06T04:00:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976825199 I read a nice piece posted by Cherryl Williams today...about the ills of credit cards. It has tempted me to write this piece. If you are looking for prose, read no further. Otherwise you are welcome to . . . Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:14:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976825199 ravi bedi 2006-10-27T16:14:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976814706 It's time Gather adds the above categories also so that we know what goes into the slush pile! Believe it or not, there are some gems to be found there also.   Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:16:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976814706 ravi bedi 2006-10-13T12:16:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976813361   Gather…Gather…Gather   You are so damn addictive And downright seductive So very delightful And yet so spiteful     Once you have looked You are hooked For . . . Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:23:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976813361 ravi bedi 2006-10-11T16:23:13Z