http://snailpoints.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by snail points en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:01:24 GMT 2010-01-04T18:01:24Z 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=281474977975692&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace This is a follow up on my blog/rant, Looks Like I am About To Lose My Insurance... Again . To really understand what I'm writing about, you need to read that... otherwise, any response you might leave . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:01:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975692&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2010-01-04T15:01:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974577&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I think the way to summarize the movies of 2009 is to say that if you like special effects and don't care about a good story then you were satisfied.  The big blockbusters of the year:  Transformers . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:18:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974577&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2010-01-03T21:18:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974553&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I'm going out on a limb and saying this will win for Best Picture of 2009.  Not necessarily that it IS the best picture of 2009, but because it's peaking at the right time (the end of the year) and . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:57:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974553&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2010-01-03T20:57:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974127&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year, everyone! 2009 was a big year in a lot of ways for us here at Dandelion Studios . It was the year we traveled to China and became parents. We just celebrated our first Christmas together . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:55:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974127&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T14:55:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I started the year with a second attempt at the 50-books goal. I tried it and failed pretty badly in '08 (I think I read around 25 that year). I also started with an actual list of 50 books that I was . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T06:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972784&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace The Non-Designer's Web Book, 3rd Edition By Robin Williams and John Tollett I loved Williams' The Mac Is Not A Typewriter and The Non-Designer's Design Book , which really did a . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:28:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972784&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-02T17:28:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971917&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace "The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook." -- Julia Child        Now that is my kind of diet . . . . I think that Julia Child was a . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:37:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971917&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Mary M. 2010-01-02T00:37:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971647&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need To Know By Joanne Baker I'm out of practice on physics, to this was a really handy review, covering everything from Newtonian motion to relativity to quantum . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:59:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971647&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-01T19:59:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971494&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life by Dr. Joe Schwarcz Dr. Schwarcz presents "67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:34:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971494&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-01T16:34:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970767&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Well, boys and girls, this is the final installment of my 365-day project.  It hasn't always been easy, but I stuck with it and have a great scrapbook for the year because of it.  I'll continue . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:40:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970767&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-31T22:40:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969611&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I watched this in regular 2D, which might have been a mistake.  Without the 3D/IMAX gimmicks you're really left with a very vanilla sci-fi/fantasy movie.  That was in part why I wanted to watch . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:06:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969611&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-31T04:06:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969299&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I went back to work today, and it was not a good day...if looks could kill, I'd be dead.  I've been filling in for someone who has been out recovering from surgery.  She was supposed to be back . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:59:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969299&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-30T22:59:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968368&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace ...I'd like to talk a little about hope... Hope is a very important ingredient in our lives.  We know we need the basics, food, oxygen and a place to live, but our lives are not worth living when . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:04:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968368&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Heather C. 2009-12-30T09:04:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967736&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I had another day off today and spent it running errands, as usual.  I went to the grocery store and the bank.  I planted my bulbs that have been cooling in the refrigerator for 6 weeks.  . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:53:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967736&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-29T21:53:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967340&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Mine are the only footsteps in the snow.   Cuz I'm the only one who goes the places that I go.   copyright 2009 by Amy "Gwen" Kline Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967340&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Gwen K 2009-12-29T16:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966376&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace India's right wing is promoting wrong ideas about Nepal's Maoists. Some are openly taunting Nepal to exist as an independent nation without India's benevolence. Just another . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:03:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966376&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bhumika Ghimire 2009-12-29T02:03:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966364&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I've never read any Sherlock Holmes books or watched any previous movies, so the most I had ever really encountered the detective was on Star Trek:  The Next Generation when the android Data played . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:58:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966364&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-29T01:58:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966318&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace      In partnering with Gabrielle Charbonnet for Sundays at Tiffany's , the talented author James Patterson brings readers a well-woven story full of artfully developed characters.  . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:58:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966318&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Mary M. 2009-12-29T00:58:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966251&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I was off today, but work called me about 7:30 am to see if I was coming in. I wonder what happened to make them do that... I ran a bunch of errands and watched Confessions of a Shopaholic , a very . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:04:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966251&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-29T00:04:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966009&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Sunday, we got up early once again to make the drive back to Atlanta.  Mom gave us a bunch of oysters to bring back with us. Our drive was uneventful; our only problem was that we couldn't get the . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:20:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966009&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-28T20:20:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965703&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I'm posting this to a lot of groups... partly because it covers more than just the rant itself. What I'm ranting about... what's going on with me and my family and our own little health care crisis . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:01:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965703&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace hannah "mighty mouth" wallen (Site Shite Stirrer) 2009-12-28T17:01:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965683&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Hello Gather Friends! 1st Annual Poetry Contest : www.joyfulonline.net   Want to spread the word about upcoming contest. Please share as you see fit! I would hope that you read . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:15:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965683&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Pamela G. 2009-12-28T16:15:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965494&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Saturday, we got up early to have coffee and donuts at Cafe du Monde, one of our biggest traditions.  Afterwards, we got Caroline up and went to the Black and Gold store for Saints merchandise and . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:27:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965494&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-28T12:27:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964900&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Christmas Day we got up at 5 am to make the drive to New Orleans.  My daughter followed us down till we got to Louisiana.  We stopped at Jimmy's parents' house first, while Caroline went to . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:54:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964900&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-28T00:54:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964868&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace On Christmas Eve, my daughter and I went shopping at DSW as soon as they opened, and I got three pairs of shoes...a pair each of boots, short heels, and flats.  Jimmy got off work about 2 pm, so . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:49:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964868&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-27T22:49:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963084&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace I wiped the crumbs from your lips, Spooned another to them also, Then wiped again and stroked your brow. I held your hand in waves on pain, Whispered I was here, And wept . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:16:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963084&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Kevin Munro 2009-12-26T01:16:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962174&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace My 2010 calendar is now available for purchase.  All the photographs in this calendar were done by me.  Many of you have told me that I needed to publish a calendar.  I listened and it . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:21:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962174&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Trudy P. 2009-12-24T22:21:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960938&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Today is my brother Bill's 51st birthday.  He celebrated by donating blood.  His oldest daughter arrived in town today, so he's got his three girls to celebrate with. Isabella is now "creeping" . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:20:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960938&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Bundy P 2009-12-23T22:20:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933912&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Merry Christmas to all and a joyous New Year filled with peace on Earth and go od will towards all.   From your friend on Gather........... Carol Lloyd and her trusty side kicks Junior Bug . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:32:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933912&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Carol Lloyd 2009-12-23T20:32:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960484&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Since it's December 23 it's highly doubtful I'll buy anymore XMas music this season, though I did use the Borders gift card I got from Gather yesterday to purchase one, so you never know.  Anyway, . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:23:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960484&grpId=3659174697250159&nav=Groupspace Paul M. 2009-12-23T16:23:27Z