http://senoritafish.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:25:28 GMT 2010-01-04T18:25:28Z 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=281474977743952 For ty years ago? I was six, we had only shortly before moved into this house in this neighborhood. I was going to start second grade at a new school in a couple of months - strangely enough, at the one . . . Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:07:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743952 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-07-20T22:07:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739378 In anticipation of the upcoming 40th anniversay of the first moon landing, I read about this event the night before in a blog  - Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, Gemini and Apollo astronaut Thomas . . . Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:34:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739378 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-07-16T19:34:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693662 If you see this through Comment Speedway or ViewMasters - I ask that you please don't leave a generic comment.  While normally I don't mind "Thanks for sharing," I'd really like a little more feedback . . . Thu, 28 May 2009 17:46:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693662 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-05-28T17:46:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977689596 Grrr. I should know better than try to post something directly without saving it somewhere else first. " Oops, an error has occurred, would you like to go back to the previous page, where Gather has eaten . . . Sat, 23 May 2009 02:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977689596 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-05-23T02:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640059 (Warning - some sadness ahead...) (To the tune of My Grandfather's Clock - words by Garrison Kiellor) My grandmother's cat was too big for the shelf So he slept every night in a bed . . . Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:42:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977640059 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-03-28T21:42:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631291 I had been going to post to an iPod community I belong about how iTunes was soooo slooooow, slower than molasses in January in a blizzard on Pluto, and what could I do about it. My god, sometimes . . . Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:54:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977631291 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-03-20T00:54:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977629957 In case you missed it Monday, Neil Gaiman was talking about The Graveyard Book on the Colbert Report.   Click for video (tried to embed, but I guess Gather doesn't like Comedy Central . . . Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:19:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977629957 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-03-19T01:19:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977559468 Dream: We were all in the park at the end of my street, flying kites, late in the afternoon (note:  in real life, this park is not all that great a place to fly kites; there are too many trees, . . . Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:52:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977559468 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-01-10T22:52:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977559446 Nifty! Forwarded by a co-worker. The brownsnout spookfish has been known for 120 years, but no live specimen had ever been captured. Last year, one was caught off Tonga, by scientists from Tuebingen . . . Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:31:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977559446 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2009-01-10T22:31:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514141 Of course, most scientists are in term of their projects, which take on life as their children. But some biologists especially, share a commonality with parents of very young children.  Pre-potty-training . . . Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:26:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514141 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-11-24T03:26:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504348 My uncle and dad ... This was taken in 1942 - my father, on the right, quit high school to join the Navy after Pearl Harbor.  He was seventeen.  My uncle John, two years older, was . . . Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:05:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504348 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-11-12T07:05:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977491270 (Reposting as this is something put up shortly after I joined two years ago - but it's that time of year, when it comes to mind...)  October is kind of a bittersweet month for . . . Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:36:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977491270 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-10-28T23:36:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464064 (Warning - tea purists may be offended...)         Tea at Home: Fill kettle with filtered water. Set to boil. After water is boiling, add some to teapot to warm . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:23:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464064 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-10-01T00:23:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449907 I drove in to work today (school starting and getting the kids ready in the morning this week has thrown me off my bus schedule), and listened to Kevin & Bean on the Los Angeles area radio station . . . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:40:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449907 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-09-16T21:40:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977439788 This past August, Runsamuck and I decided to take the kids on their long overdue first real camping trip.  Granted, the fry have been tagging along with their grandmother for a number of years.  . . . Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:52:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977439788 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-09-04T21:52:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436360 Well, as I said once before, I don't dive anymore, but one of my coworkers did the other day.  She gave me permission to put up some of the photos she took. This one was actually found in . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:24:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436360 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-09-01T23:24:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436112 I know my birthday is posted over there on the left; I don't try to hide how old I am.  Nevertheless, occasionally I feel my age as much as anybody, so would it be so terribly much to ask to not . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:23:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977436112 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-09-01T17:23:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434956 Pigeons have never really been invisible to me, nor do I hate them, although I may have been guilty of referring to them as "flying rats" on occasion (but then, I like rats, at least the ones . . . Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:55:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434956 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-08-31T05:55:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431076 One of my family's favorite places to go on a weekend or holiday is the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA.  My husband's grandmother kindly gives us annual passes as Christmas presents, . . . Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:51:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431076 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-08-26T23:51:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427832 I've been wanting to visit Rancho Los Alamitos Historical Ranch and Gardens for a long time.  It's kind of one of those out of sight, out of mind things because, although it's . . . Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:31:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427832 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-08-25T17:31:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427798 (Posted earlier at LiveJournal - some of my friends there had noticed the same thing, but I hadn't seen it posted anywhere else...) So, have not seen Dark Knight (although I loved the graphic . . . Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:47:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427798 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-08-22T16:47:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418731 I'll tell you right now I'm not a hugely experienced geocacher.  I only started in January; I've been aware of it for several years (I think I first read about it in Wil Wheaton's . . . Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:58:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418731 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-08-13T03:58:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383206 I don't dive anymore, but I get a vicarious fix from various websites.  Divebums is one based in San Diego, that I consult quite often and subscribe to their   Divebums Photos of . . . Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:09:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383206 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-06-26T19:09:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369830 Just thought I'd post this for anyone who might be interested.  And if you're not, you can skip it. ;-)  Cool! I just found out there is a Bleach movie playing in a theater . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:48:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369830 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-06-11T22:48:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367493         "Mom, what do you look like if you're tow-headed?" "Well, it means you have really light-blond hair.  If your friend Connor's . . . Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:30:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367493 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-06-10T06:30:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365860 I've been a member here for more than a year, but one thing I've never been quite clear on.  So, esteemed fellow Gatherites, if I join a new community that a lot of my older posts would fit . . . Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365860 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-06-08T20:36:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358971 I stumbled across this webcomic because I will pretty much click any link presented to me (I'm kind of a sucker that way).  And discovered a lovely and poignant webcomic, that will probably resonate . . . Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:00:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358971 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-06-01T20:00:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977356279 Edited to post to the Group Body Part Stories, since I realized it is about a body part! (This being a fanfiction of the science fiction anime Cowboy Bebop - a series about a set of mismatched . . . Thu, 29 May 2008 05:33:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977356279 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-05-29T05:33:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344092 Since National Train Day was Saturday, and the colored train contest is still going on, I thought I'd repost our visit to a historic train on Halloween Day (also my son Gareth's birthday), . . . Mon, 12 May 2008 20:20:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977344092 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-05-12T20:20:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292540 Getting to be that season - if you live in southern to central CA and are interested in particpating in a bit of Citizen Science, why not volunteer to be a Grunion Greeter? Grunion are a unique fish that . . . Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:18:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292540 señoritafish (oxyjulis californica) 2008-03-24T21:18:37Z