http://rustydog.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Chip Davis en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:33:52 GMT 2010-01-01T09:33:52Z 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=281474977258250 I'd be happy to trade lives with anyone who's healthy. Why?  I've been disabled for over 10 years now!  Yippee!  Another friggin' anniversary to NOT look forward to.  . . . Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:53:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258250 Chip Davis 2008-02-14T06:53:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192007 1.  Were you named after anyone?   Yes, my Dad. (real name not nickname) 2.    When was the last time you cried? Years ago. 3.  Do you like your handwriting? Absolutely . . . Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:34:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192007 Chip Davis 2007-12-02T02:34:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977166119 OK TV fans. Here it is!  The Ultimate Question.....  A) The Daily Show with John Stewart or B) The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert  ??? Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:58:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977166119 Chip Davis 2007-11-03T05:58:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977162603 When this was sent to me it was named "4 Questions, 4 Answers" and I went "HUH?" as there are certainly more than 4 questions.  If I counted correctly there are actually 9 but . . . Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:27:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977162603 Chip Davis 2007-10-30T20:27:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977145158 I did this once before back in July and got a great response. Thanks to all who played the first time!  It's a few months later and I have many new contacts so I thought, Why don't we redux . . . Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:40:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977145158 Chip Davis 2007-10-12T08:40:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141808 If you are a baseball fan you'll be glad to here that the League Championship Series have been decided tonight. In the American League it will be the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians Here's . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:13:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141808 Chip Davis 2007-10-09T04:13:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141632 A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, "You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:08:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141632 Chip Davis 2007-10-09T01:08:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139968 I am up kinda late tonight but that's not really news.  I found myself reading stories from people I didn't know and had never heard of.  If the article I read was of interest to me I . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:59:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139968 Chip Davis 2007-10-07T08:59:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139814 Want to get extra points, here's a great list to use for joining "post anything" groups! I started joining these "post anything" groups two days ago and I'm only about half . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:48:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139814 Chip Davis 2007-10-07T02:48:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977138918 It's no secret I'm a Democrat.  I was born a Democrat and have only gotten more vocal and stronger as I get older.  I write this from a Southern Democratic point of view.  . . . Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:18:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977138918 Chip Davis 2007-10-06T03:18:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977137656 Quote of the Day: "Frankly, it is too easy to pass bills. Bills flow through this body like water." -- Sen. Jeff Sessions In our system of government, Senators have longer terms than Representatives. . . . Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:44:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977137656 Chip Davis 2007-10-04T23:44:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977135411 The Senate agreed last Thursday to increase the federal debt limit by $850 billion -- from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion -- and then proceeded to approve a stop-gap spending bill that gives . . . Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:17:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977135411 Chip Davis 2007-10-02T22:17:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977127427 I was tagged by my new friend Lisa (I love loons) C. and I am tagging Nana to Seven Cutiepies , Mark Lange, Jennifer Oliver, Bridget *VERY proud stay at home mom* A, and ~*Jackie F.*~. Can't wait . . . Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977127427 Chip Davis 2007-09-25T05:17:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977125539 Mark Lange has an incredible record here on Gather.  If you haven't seen his latest article, you have to go here and check it out!   http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977124000 . . . Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:25:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977125539 Chip Davis 2007-09-23T07:25:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977125502 Not sure how this works exactly. I read Jackie F's, so I am following hers! ~Fill out whatever you want~ Answer in the comments and tell me things about you, then post it to see what your friends . . . Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:26:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977125502 Chip Davis 2007-09-23T05:26:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123629 According to the New York Times, in an article published September 19, 2007, "A proposal that Democrats put forward as their best chance of changing the course of the Iraq war died on the Senate floor . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:01:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977123629 Chip Davis 2007-09-21T07:01:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121524 Many of you know I have had some major issues and problems with Gather. Messages have been flying around Gather since I returned Monday about my being lost or deleted by Gather. I do know there were quite . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:55:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977121524 Chip Davis 2007-09-19T10:55:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106967 When University of Michigan social psychologist Norbert Schwarz had volunteers read the CDC flier, however, he found that within 30 minutes, older people misremembered 28 percent of the false statements . . . Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:39:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977106967 Chip Davis 2007-09-05T03:39:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102505 My Kitchen  This was what was called a "galley kitchen".  This house was originally built in 1954 and all the cabinets were simple plywood with standard brass handles.  The countertops . . . Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:12:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102505 Chip Davis 2007-08-31T05:12:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102341 Listen to the actual audio the Minneapolis Police recorded during an interview with U.S. Senator Larry Craig - R - Idaho HERE   Very intersting!!      Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:32:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102341 Chip Davis 2007-08-31T01:32:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101469 An article in Sunday's New York Times Thomas E. Mann writes, "The Democratic Congress’s legislative harvest this year has been bountiful!" Read the complete story HERE  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:03:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101469 Chip Davis 2007-08-30T05:03:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101449 Here's an article in the New York Times I thought you might be interested in:  Joe Trippi, a senior strategist for John Edwards, one of Mrs. Clinton’s Democratic rivals, wrote a memorandum . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:26:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977101449 Chip Davis 2007-08-30T04:26:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977099485 According to the Washington Post four presidential candidates at the Hope & Recovery Summit at the University of New Orleans promised help for the Gulf Coast in the wake of the second anniversary of . . . Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:22:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977099485 Chip Davis 2007-08-28T09:22:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977099479 The MSNBC website says, "the announcement Monday morning that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had resigned also set the stage for what may be one of most contentious confirmation hearings since . . . Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:53:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977099479 Chip Davis 2007-08-28T08:53:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977098294 In his latest writing assignment for "CounterPunch", William Schroder writes about Bush, Vietnam and Iraq.  His strong view is counter to the President on the idea that some how Iraq and . . . Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:10:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977098294 Chip Davis 2007-08-27T07:10:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977086625 Making the rounds via email.  This came to me today:  ****** The Gunslinger  An old prospector walks his tired old mule into a western town one day. He'd been out in the desert for . . . Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977086625 Chip Davis 2007-08-15T11:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977079597 Please note:  This is a work of fiction.  No person or character is real and I do not associate or have any connection with any of the players in this fictional piece.  This is my first . . . Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:13:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977079597 Chip Davis 2007-08-14T03:13:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083581 I got this in an email from a friend of mine.  I don't know the source but it's well worth giving it a read.   The Instruments of Tyranny By John W. Whitehead Two years ago, in . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:36:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083581 Chip Davis 2007-08-12T10:36:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083575 I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it.  So I said "Implants?" She hit me.     How come we choose from just two people to run for president and over fifty . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:19:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083575 Chip Davis 2007-08-12T10:19:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083543 According to jeters168 on YouTube, A Symphony of lies is about the Lies and backpedaling from the White House about the Iraq war, 9/11, WMDs, and Saddam Hussein. George Bush stars, along with Dick Cheney, . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083543 Chip Davis 2007-08-12T07:55:16Z