http://rocco218r.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Rocco R. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:55:22 GMT 2010-01-04T15:55:22Z 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=281474977398831   I dropped Otto off at the vet's office today to get his castration surgery; he had his 5 month birthday yesterday and it was time for him to have his "little operation." It . . . Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:40:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398831 Rocco R. 2008-07-15T23:40:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337211   I had been feeling a little guilty lately about the way in which I've been shamelessly bragging about my new dog, a Standard Schnauzer I named Otto. A couple of months ago my wife and . . . Fri, 02 May 2008 18:28:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337211 Rocco R. 2008-05-02T18:28:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336646   I've been feeling a little guilty lately about the way in which I've been shamelessly bragging about my new dog, a Standard Schnauzer I named Otto. There is a part of me that feels I've . . . Thu, 01 May 2008 23:45:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977336646 Rocco R. 2008-05-01T23:45:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334025   Otto has come home to us! Our family made the 3 ½ hour (one way) trip from Amherst, Ohio to Bluffton, Indiana yesterday and picked up our boy from the champion Standard Schnauzer breeder . . . Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:34:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334025 Rocco R. 2008-04-28T19:34:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977332692 Tomorrow my wife, daughter, son, and I will travel to Bluffton , Indiana to pick-up our Standard Schnauzer puppy, Baron Otto von Schnauzer, or "Otto" for short. This will . . . Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:05:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977332692 Rocco R. 2008-04-26T18:05:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290435   I asked my Gather.com friends to pray that I would be able to get a dog a couple of weeks ago. That prayer was answered in a miraculous way today! It appeared that my wife and I were headed . . . Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:09:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290435 Rocco R. 2008-03-21T21:09:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977278448   I know that requesting prayer for a dog sounds rather unusual, especially in light of the fact that many people tend only to share those requests that are of a "life and death" nature. . . . Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977278448 Rocco R. 2008-03-07T22:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269696   You've heard it all before; the same old song and dance. Famous last words, such as...       "The check is in the mail." What are some other . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:39:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269696 Rocco R. 2008-02-27T14:39:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269686   I may not look like Vanna White; but then again this is not exactly the real Wheel of Fortune!® Be that as it may, let's have some fun coming up with words that begin with R,S,T,L,N . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:22:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269686 Rocco R. 2008-02-27T14:22:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977267907   I have to say that my favorite childhood memories were when Pat Nixon kissed my little brother on the head, and when I got to shake Chicago's legendary late mayor Richard J. Daley's . . . Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:41:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977267907 Rocco R. 2008-02-25T17:41:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977267858   Senator Hillary Clinton will hold a town hall meeting at a local high school here in Lorain County, Ohio tomorrow and the question on everyone's mind is "Can she win The Buckeye State's . . . Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:20:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977267858 Rocco R. 2008-02-25T17:20:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265602   I have been following politics for a long time. I don't recall seeing as much enthusiasm for a candidate as there is for Barack Hussein Obama. The airwaves are full of his effluvia . . . Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:56:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265602 Rocco R. 2008-02-23T01:56:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264600   Can someone please explain Barack Obama to me? I have been following politics for a long time. I don't recall seeing as much enthusiasm for a candidate as there is for Barack Hussein . . . Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:17:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264600 Rocco R. 2008-02-22T01:17:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264525 I have a couple of "guys." No, I have not decided to "come out" on Gather. :P I am talking about close friends who are close enough to do me favors! For example, I've . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:17:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264525 Rocco R. 2008-02-21T23:17:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977262562   Der SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH HENRY KISSINGER 'Europeans Hide Behind the Unpopularity of President Bush' http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,535964,00.html After . . . Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:02:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977262562 Rocco R. 2008-02-19T22:02:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260868   Middle names are a lot like noses; everyone has one and not everyone is happy with the one they have. Also, like our nose, we are born with our middle name, that is we have it from the moment . . . Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:48:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260868 Rocco R. 2008-02-18T00:48:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260486   Here is a chance to expand your vocabulary! Give us a real word that sounds like a nonsense word. But wait...we will also need the definition. After all, Gather is all about education! . . . Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:49:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260486 Rocco R. 2008-02-17T15:49:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977256057   Handicapping the race for Vice President may seem a bit premature, given the neck-and-neck race for President in the Democrat party. But then again, everything about this race has been "premature;" . . . Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:10:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977256057 Rocco R. 2008-02-12T01:10:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977255775   Dear Senator McCain: Congratulations on your resurrection! Easter came early for you this year; this time a year ago, the pundits had pronounced your campaign "dead and buried." . . . Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:54:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977255775 Rocco R. 2008-02-11T18:54:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253125   "Bobby the Jew," 61 Others Indicted. So read the banner headline yesterday on the website The Smoking Gun. Being of Italian ancestry, I have a keen interest in all things . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:03:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253125 Rocco R. 2008-02-08T18:03:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250019 With Valentine's Day fast approaching, there will be many of our Gather.com friends and families searching frantically for novel ways to show their love for their wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, . . . Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:04:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977250019 Rocco R. 2008-02-05T15:04:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977248466     The Associated Press reported this morning that: Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she might be willing to garnish the wages of workers who refuse to buy health . . . Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:42:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977248466 Rocco R. 2008-02-03T22:42:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247622     Let's have some fun by engaging in some pigskin prognostications. Question 1: What will be the final score of tomorrow's Super Bowl? Question 2: What . . . Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:27:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247622 Rocco R. 2008-02-02T22:27:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247109 Ok Gather.com friends; it is time to dream, and dream big! If you had the time and the money to take one week vacation this year, where would you like to go, and why would you like to go there? . . . Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:30:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977247109 Rocco R. 2008-02-02T05:30:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246623   I have always been something of a "wordsmith." I enjoy a good turn-of-the-phrase, a unique way of saying something, and learning new words. Suffice to say, it drives my . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:48:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246623 Rocco R. 2008-02-01T19:48:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246569   I am an Italian, but I love Polish cooking (sausages, duck, potato pancakes), Korean (bulgogi, kimchee), Mexican (all), and of course dishes from my native land, the favorite being veal parmesan. . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:54:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246569 Rocco R. 2008-02-01T18:54:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246546   In honor of a (potentially) history-making Super Bowl, let's take a moment out of our busy day and honor this great American tradition by listing as many of the All-time great signal callers . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:24:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246546 Rocco R. 2008-02-01T18:24:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246346   Last week I asked my good friend Karen P. from Florence , Alabama what were some good ways to make the most points. I want to work toward the Borders.com gift certificates. . . . Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:16:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977246346 Rocco R. 2008-02-01T15:16:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977245725   Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards have a lot in common: *They both dropped out of the Presidential race practically simultaneously.   *Neither one had a real shot in getting . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:38:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977245725 Rocco R. 2008-01-31T21:38:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244869   No one should be surprised that both Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator John McCain have emerged as their party's respective front-runners and presumptive nominees after this latest . . . Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:38:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977244869 Rocco R. 2008-01-31T00:38:13Z