http://rr-evolution.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Rational REVOLUTION en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:59:40 GMT 2009-12-31T00:59:40Z 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=281474977279503&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Again Scientists Claim Global Warming Not Caused by Humans by Marilyn Mackenzie   The first time I read that humans were not the cause of global warming was in either an AP or UPI . . . Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977279503&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2008-03-09T03:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269155&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Wonder What Thomas Jefferson Really Meant by Marilyn Mackenzie Many people are under the mistaken notion that our founding documents use the phrase, "separation of church and state."  . . . Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:27:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977269155&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2008-02-26T23:27:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271445&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace   Sailing the Maelstrom: A Case and a Curriculum for Meta-Science When I was a child, my mother had a mantra that went like this: "He's going to be a marine biologist like his . . . Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:47:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271445&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Gerry Wass 2008-02-29T12:47:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270774&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Dear Mr. Editor/Publisher, I'm Sure You Understand by Marilyn Mackenzie Dear Mr. Editor/Publisher, I'm sure you understand how busy I am trying to earn a living.  I'm sending . . . Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:21:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270774&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2008-02-28T15:21:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270475&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace   "This war is my war; it is in my image and I deserve it... Thus, I am this war."   Jean-Paul Sartre   To aug men t the horizons towards the evolve men t of men . . . Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:53:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270475&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace TK Rosevear 2008-02-28T05:53:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265269&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace   With the recent technical difficulties that seem to be running rampant here at our fair-weathered community site, my observations have left me feeling like I've been toxically overloaded. . . . Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:07:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265269&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace TK Rosevear 2008-02-22T19:07:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977160161&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace A Nation of Characters by Marilyn Mackenzie Our pastor started a series of sermons about character the day before the shooting at Virginia Tech.  I've heard from friends in other parts . . . Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:23:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977160161&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-28T09:23:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259181&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Debunking Myths About Black Men by Marilyn Mackenzie A few days ago, I received a link to La Shawn Barber's article entitled, "Mental Chains and Civil War."  I didn't go there right away, . . . Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:44:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259181&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2008-02-15T16:44:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258136&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace My words came back to me like birds returning from winter migration; where a lone, immature crane went south, it came back wiser, accompanied by an entire flock.   Where I wrote "In . . . Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:49:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258136&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Gerry Wass 2008-02-14T03:49:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977223964&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Melting Ice Blamed on Multiple Factors by Marilyn Mackenzie It's politically correct to blame global warming entirely on man-made problems.  When scientists discovered that Mars is . . . Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:37:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977223964&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2008-01-08T16:37:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210314&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Compassionate Shopping by Marilyn Mackenzie   It may be too late for you to consider this list while Christmas shopping, but it is something you can tuck away to consult for future shopping. . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:42:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210314&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-12-22T05:42:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977204320&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Just the Usual Unusual Things by Marilyn Mackenzie I was a bit behind in reading my emails.  In fact, if any of my Gather friends have sent emails to my Yahoo address and not receive an . . . Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:52:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977204320&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-12-15T09:52:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184862&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Social Security Disability by Marilyn Mackenzie   Most of us in the U.S. go about our lives without thinking much about the Social Security Disability system.  Why should we?  . . . Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:13:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184862&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-23T19:13:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183314&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Thanks Living by Marilyn Mackenzie I watched as a woman in the grocery store excitedly put four turkeys in her shopping cart. She had gotten such a deal! She chattered endlessly to those . . . Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:22:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183314&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-21T15:22:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178218&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Scary in a Different Way by Marilyn Mackenzie   After listening to the noon news (ABC) and commenting on a story there I'm Afraid, I'm Very Afraid , I changed the TV to have . . . Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:10:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178218&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-15T20:10:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178140&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace I'm Afraid, I'm Very Afraid by Marilyn Mackenzie   Today on the noon news, there was a report of still another taser incident, this time at the Vancouver, Canada airport. . . . Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:56:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178140&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-15T18:56:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169279&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Another look at the world in 1970, seen through the eyes of an 18 year old girl. The Purple Man by Marilyn Makenzie Yesterday God sent a man with purple skin To test the world Everywhere . . . Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:23:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169279&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-06T18:23:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977165615&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Messing with Nature by Marilyn Mackenzie   This morning I got an email from NewsWithViews about something written by Rosalind Peterson about U.S. Senate Bill 1807 and U.S. House Bill . . . Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:20:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977165615&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-02T19:20:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977164592&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Hillary Can't Win by Marilyn Mackenzie     Hey, don't blame me for the title.  Actually, I thought I would just pass along something I got in my inbox this morning . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:24:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977164592&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-11-01T19:24:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977162756&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace The Drop Out Generation Didn't by Marilyn Mackenzie   Timothy Leary said we had to, "turn on, tune in, and drop out."    He meant that we - the hippie generation - . . . Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:07:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977162756&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-31T00:07:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977160183&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace No Tit for Tat Here by Marilyn Mackenzie   When the question of how to handle illegal immigration in the U.S. comes up, I always remind people that other countries do not welcome illegal . . . Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:46:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977160183&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-28T10:46:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977154434&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Doing My Part by Marilyn Mackenzie I'm doing my part for the environment, saving forests and saving trees. I've stopped buying the daily newspaper. My parents always got the . . . Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:36:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977154434&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-22T13:36:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152742&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace My World in 1969 by Marilyn Mackenzie   The moon landing, Vietnam, Woodstock, Kent State, civil rights movement.  There were lots of things going on in the late 60's and early . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:16:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152742&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-20T06:16:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152656&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Follow Your Dreams By Marilyn Mackenzie "There has never been another you. With no effort on your part you were born to be something very special and set apart. What you are going . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:23:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977152656&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-20T04:23:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151167&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace What They Don't Tell Us (about alcohol) by Marilyn Mackenzie   A human is worth less than an animal? Apparently some think so. Recent studies have supposedly shown that light to moderate . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:00:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151167&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-18T17:00:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977147898&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Diversity Noose Reports by Marilyn Mackenzie   I would love to think that the Jena 6 incidient was an isolated one.  But it appears that is not so.  Diversity Inc. Magazinze reports:  . . . Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:16:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977147898&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-15T13:16:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977105568&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace This morning, the motivational quotation I received from Quoteland.com was as follows: Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.       ~  James . . . Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:05:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977105568&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-09-03T21:05:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977117261&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace I was going through the pages that I have saved in my favorites files, getting rid of ones that no longer exist and sorthing those that do into categories.  I came across the links for an entire book . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:08:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977117261&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-09-14T23:08:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977145497&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Years ago, at a writer's site that has long since closed, one sage writer suggested that each one of us write about ourselves, listing each of our good qualities, and including at least one word from . . . Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:22:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977145497&grpId=3659174697249646&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2007-10-12T17:22:17Z