http://rlmoore.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Robin M. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:20:41 GMT 2009-12-31T15:20:41Z 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=281474976818511 This is for "Bad-Shirt Stevo P." in particular: I am a member of three blogs.  Each has its own  flavor or culture.  Blogspot is like a  mountain meadow where you can be . . . Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:10:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818511 Robin M. 2006-10-18T19:10:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818493 I found out via aol.com that I am not the only conspiracy wacko that doubts Ken Lay's demise.  Wasn't his death just a tad too convenient?  Isn't he the kind of guy with the connections . . . Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:54:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818493 Robin M. 2006-10-18T18:54:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818456 I feel like Groucho sometimes.  But it seems like a lot of people- here on gather, on the internet as a whole, at work, and in politics- are in a continual  "anti-everything" . . . Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:11:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976818456 Robin M. 2006-10-18T18:11:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976812555 Roscoe wants to wish a "Happy Halloween," to one and all. He says, "I'm a good dog, I am," hoping to get the part of E'Liza Dolittle in the remake of My Fair Lady. . . . Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:36:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976812555 Robin M. 2006-10-10T16:36:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808195 It is funny how many celebrities and politicians make full and tearful confessions of all manner of wrongdoing, once they get caught.  Wouldn't it be refreshing if they vowed to turn that new . . . Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:59:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808195 Robin M. 2006-10-04T16:59:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976806430 I have been doing some drawings for the "700 Hoboes" project which is connected with John Hodgeman's Area of My Expertise.  Anyone is welcome to contribute.  They have a list of . . . Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:51:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976806430 Robin M. 2006-10-02T15:51:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976806358 I have a long haired grey cat named Snooky.  He was found abandoned or lost at an RV park by a friend of mine. Her family already had two cats who were mean to this little one.  In . . . Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:12:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976806358 Robin M. 2006-10-02T15:12:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976801667 Hoquiam has a theater built in 1928 which is in the process of restoration.  It was advertised as  "Beautiful House Is Monument to Faith of Hoquiam Amusement Company In Future of This City . . . Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:24:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976801667 Robin M. 2006-09-26T02:24:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976796391 Cognitive dissonance.  Even as I shook my head at the vacuousness of the characters' lives, I was enjoying the movie.  The situations were not realistic, the people were rich for no apparent . . . Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:33:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976796391 Robin M. 2006-09-19T03:33:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795014 It is strange what the Muslim world chooses to be sensitive about.  I think the Pope should take up cartooning as a hobby for his spare time. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:54:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795014 Robin M. 2006-09-17T02:54:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976794135 It's that ime of year again.  Anybody can enjoy the sport of bird feeding, even if you live in an apartment.  Here is a link to Cornell University's "Project Fedder Watch": . . . Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:04:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976794135 Robin M. 2006-09-15T18:04:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976793705 One of the rallying crys of the immigration reform movement is that English should be the official language of the nation.  I notice many people on gather.com are English speakers living in other . . . Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:14:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976793705 Robin M. 2006-09-15T02:14:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976791620 I have a piece in the short story contest. /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976787350 Nobody is reading it.  Por favor, give it a look-see.  Save my starving cats.  Thank you very . . . Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:18:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976791620 Robin M. 2006-09-12T02:18:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976791613 I bought this print at a garage sale for $5.00.  I would stare at it absent- mindedly from my kitchen nook.  It traditionally evokes a mood of lonliness and despair.   "Christina's . . . Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:01:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976791613 Robin M. 2006-09-12T02:01:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976789254 I cried.  I had to put the dvd on pause and get more hankies.  I had a head ache afterwards.  Good movie. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:56:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976789254 Robin M. 2006-09-08T08:56:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976789253 A dog movie.  If you have dogs, watch it with them.  Their ears will perk up and they will turn their heads very cutely. Sled dogs are abandoned in Antartica, tied to a chain.  Why . . . Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:54:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976789253 Robin M. 2006-09-08T08:54:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976786846 The Grapes of Wrath is a good movie to watch on this labor Day.  (Or even read the book!)  How much has changed since that time?  Not much for the migrant farm worker.  Minimum wage . . . Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:30:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976786846 Robin M. 2006-09-04T15:30:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976786558 Is the worker still just a cog in the machine? Just a piece of flesh to be used up and spit out when no longer in his or her  productive prime?  How do you all feel about your jobs?  (I, . . . Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:57:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976786558 Robin M. 2006-09-03T22:57:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976783727 I have one of those anti-stress squeezy things called "SmushBush."  One morning it got loose in the kitchen and started mouthing off.  He was in the wrong neighborhood!  Roscoe . . . Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:42:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976783727 Robin M. 2006-08-29T19:42:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976783115 On the old TV show, The Kids in the Hall,  Mark McKinney did a shitck about a guy who crushed the heads of people using his thumb and forefinger.  This character got a lot of satisfaction . . . Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:53:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976783115 Robin M. 2006-08-28T20:53:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976781331 Oy, did I have a mess when I got home this morning.  Usually all four dogs greet me at the door and tumble out for breakfast.  This morning, only three.  No Roscoe.  He was locked in . . . Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:22:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976781331 Robin M. 2006-08-25T02:22:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976780268 Hollywood continues its grand tradition of running a good idea into the ground. Here is the sad petering out of the Snakes on a Plane franchise: Dogs on a Recliner.         . . . Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:06:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976780268 Robin M. 2006-08-23T00:06:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976779799 It was inevitable- the sequel to Dogs on a Plane...Cats on a Plane.  Old Mrs. Crumbshaw, the cat-lady of Omak, Washihgton, moves to Arizona for the warmth, taking all her cats with her on the assumption . . . Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:19:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976779799 Robin M. 2006-08-22T02:19:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976779301 I sent these five cartoons into a contest run by the Union of Concerned Scientists.  The theme was "how has government interference affected the work of science?"  Guess I didn't . . . Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:53:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976779301 Robin M. 2006-08-21T02:53:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976778878 I am usually pretty "out of it" when it comes to current fads inpopular culture.  But this "Snake" movie sounds kind of fun.  What say you all?     Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:51:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976778878 Robin M. 2006-08-20T00:51:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976776176 Someone recently posted an article about the ways people can alter their identities on blog sites.  I commented about the famous New Yorker cartoon saying, "On the internet, no one knows you're . . . Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:40:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976776176 Robin M. 2006-08-14T00:40:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976775382 I was tending to the fly population in the kitchen when I came across an unusual species.  I believe it to be a deer fly.  We do have deer in the neighborhood, so why not, although it is . . . Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:26:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976775382 Robin M. 2006-08-12T01:26:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976773468 I search my memory for any image of my grandmothers wearing pants.  None comes.  Both grandmothers were hard working, independent minded women, but did it all in housecoats.  My . . . Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:17:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976773468 Robin M. 2006-08-07T16:17:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976772737 I want to ask a question of everyone here.  I feel that the US is no longer a moral leader in the world, for many reasons which each of you can fill in. And therefore, it is losing its influence . . . Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:14:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976772737 Robin M. 2006-08-05T00:14:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976772146 We had a photograph of the Castro Brothers in our paper last night.  What struck me was how ill fitting the men's suits were, as if they had to take what ever the clothing bank had in stock.  . . . Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:51:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976772146 Robin M. 2006-08-02T22:51:53Z