http://talkboutit.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by THE PLACE TO VENT AND JUST TALK ABOUT THINGS. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:52:20 GMT 2010-01-08T09:52:20Z 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=281474977982540&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace I went into the research clinic Wednesday to continue my human guinea pig act. As I arrived, a fat old man with a cane was talking to the clerk. I like to talk to people, so I started a conversation with . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982540&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2010-01-08T00:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982435&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace   On moist sands the waves continue to blanket the beach. A pink sunrise kisses the horizon when seagulls sing a morning song. The scent of salt water floats on a gentle breeze . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:12:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982435&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace michael reisman 2010-01-07T23:12:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982372&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace January 25, 2010 is the day calculated out to be the most depressing day of the New Year. It is indeed a fact and six factors are used in determining the most depressing day of the year. There is one . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:41:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982372&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Lorelei aka:Ladymermaid 2010-01-07T22:41:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982382&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace I wonder how many people drink water like I do?? I have it near me and drink it with my one cup of coffee in the mornings, I drink it with each meal. I drink it all day long! Can not be bad for a . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:29:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982382&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-07T22:29:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982264&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Is the fabrication of man’s creation, the designed social structure in which we live today a reality, illusion or a combination of both? No one can deny our physical body, our physical environment, . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:04:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982264&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Richard Regener 2010-01-07T21:04:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982137&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Here it is Thursday and Guy is home from work. No work until Tuesday, this shall be interesting!! He was just telling me that the roads are a sheet of ice. Even feeding the horses early and having to . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:44:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982137&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-07T19:44:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982132&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace One of pet peeves is to wait too long for food to arrive after ordering. Consider people whohave an hour for lunch. Last week I waited forty minutes at one place and fifty at another. I think that fifteen . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:42:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982132&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-07T19:42:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982113&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace A flying drone hoover craft/helicopter thing has been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. What’s amazing is, it’s controlled by an Iphone. Video The . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:33:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982113&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2010-01-07T19:33:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982069&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Iguana Bombings Starting in Florida The current wave of record breaking cold in Florida has started some rather unusual events. Iguanas are falling from trees, out cold! Yep, it’s true, . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:05:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982069&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2010-01-07T19:05:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982011&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Three people were killed and five others wounded this morning at 6:30in a shooting at a St. Louis, Missouri, manufacturing company. It’s not clear at this time if the shooter was one of the dead. . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:41:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982011&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2010-01-07T18:41:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981983&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace During World War II, food was scarce on Guernsey Island. Someone came up with this recipe. Because of the popularity of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, this . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:10:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981983&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-07T18:10:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981921&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace We know about road rage, but have you heard about McDonald’s rage? Yes, it is beginning to appear in the genes of humanoids. This is the most recent example. Police in Kansas . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:36:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981921&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-07T17:36:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981820&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace The power place was on fire, they just showed it on the news. Saying the stop lights and such are effected plus the 2000 customers, bbbrrrrr!! Not a good time for power to be out! Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:07:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981820&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-07T16:07:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981682&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Guy noticed this yesterday and brought it to my attention. I think I am creating monsters?? We have a lot of critters right? My parrot has a heat source, my parakeets too. Sick birds are not what . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:33:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981682&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-07T14:33:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980975&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Due to yesterday's success, I went to a different CVS today to see what they had in store for post-Christmas clearance sale. Again I got 3 things. The first one is just a roll of wrapping paper. . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:40:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980975&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-07T05:40:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980963&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Mark your calendars! On Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., enjoy a free pretzel at any Auntie Anne's location.  Too bad I'll be missing this because I'll be in Taiwan. But I hope you get one! . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:30:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980963&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-07T05:30:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980960&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace My dash key (-) on my keyboard fell off during my trip.  The laptop is still under warranty so I had a new keyboard ordered and replaced today.  I really love the new one. It is so quiet and . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:26:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980960&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-07T05:26:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980588&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Between the lines of poems and short stories there is a subtle message. A voice that is spoken with not words written but felt as he writes. It is directed maybe unconsciously to someone that he feels . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980588&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace michael reisman 2010-01-07T00:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980529&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace There are simple pleasures of life that heal us even without us knowing it. If our frame of mind is happy and content, then so shall the body be also. A cure for simple ailments that cannot be found . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:27:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980529&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace michael reisman 2010-01-06T23:27:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980297&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Small towns, small counties not small in acreage but small in people are havens for corrupt law officials. The good old boy mentality. You just thought it was in the movies hu?? Well it is not just . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:40:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980297&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-06T20:40:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979974&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Born here in Corvallis Oregon, did not no Oregon had such ties? Well now you do lol! Here is the story; CORVALLIS, Ore. -- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a new nephew. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:33:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979974&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-06T17:33:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979658&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Today being another day, another refreshing day. I can now talk about the last couple days. Stress is a funny thing. Funny sad, not really funny ha ha. The holidays are very hard for some of us. Schedules . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:02:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979658&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-06T14:02:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979229&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace My husband needs to build a website.  I used to use Yahoo GeoCities but they are closed.  He tried Angel Fire but they have way too many ads. What is a good free web hosting service you would . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:29:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979229&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T07:29:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979203&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace My husband was looking for a free web hosting site, and I had suggested Yahoo GeoCities.  But it turned out GeoCities was closed down in Oct 2009.  I was quite bummed because I actually had . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:12:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979203&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T07:12:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979151&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Today I stopped by CVS and found several interesting Christmas clearance things at 75% off.  I initially picked up a lot of ornaments (including many Hallmark items) but eventually I controlled my . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:40:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979151&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:40:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979115&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace I haven't checked my junk mail folder for months and today I just happened to look at it. On the first page there was a $5 survey invitation from CVS.  I qualified and completed the survey, so now . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:11:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979115&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:11:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979112&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace I am way behind on getting my car's oil changed. I called early last week to make an appointment and left 2 messages.  At that time I was told by the front desk that the scheduling department was . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:09:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979112&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:09:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979108&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Our insurance program recently started a new thing, which is an EOB for the prescription drugs. It's interesting to be able to see how much the drugs are "supposed to" cost as determined by the insurance . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:07:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979108&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:07:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978633&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace In the background are faces and names we forgot. Then we look forward to see new ones placed behind us once again. So when shall the two meet before it is too late? The same page turns . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:11:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978633&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace michael reisman 2010-01-06T00:11:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978601&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace Since I am not feeling real great today I thought I would take some time off and watch a move, call my mother, and do some other stuff. A movie I found very good is a oldie but a goodie over on Hulu. . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:50:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978601&grpId=3659174697241065&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2010-01-05T23:50:45Z