http://tinyinkling.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Anne S. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:02:07 GMT 2010-01-07T12:02:07Z 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=281474977202204 I have a certain iTunes playlist I load up when I feel like I need to hear something peppy and positive. Some of the songs on it are: Linus and Lucy by Vince Guradeli (performed by George Winston) . . . Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:19:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977202204 Anne S. 2007-12-13T03:19:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977200034 If you're wondering why Christian groups, and especially the Catholic church, are warning parents away from The Golden Compass , I have an answer.  To find it, you have to read the series, just . . . Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:03:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977200034 Anne S. 2007-12-10T23:03:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977197272 C.S. Lewis once wrote that what adults call "children's literature" is essentially good writing that is about subjects that are out of fashion with those "in the know". The generally . . . Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:56:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977197272 Anne S. 2007-12-07T18:56:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192794 What's your points goal for December? If you want to get cash or a gift card, what do you want to use it for?  I want to collect Home Depot cards so I can insulate and finish my basement.  . . . Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:57:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192794 Anne S. 2007-12-03T04:57:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192763 I hear two groups of comments from folks who don't understand what it means to be gay or lesbian. The first is the group who says it's a sinful choice that people shouldn't make, regardless . . . Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:04:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192763 Anne S. 2007-12-03T04:04:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192711 When time is slipping by,  And the kids turn to teens,  When the fighting is finally behind us,  Do we wait? Or do we take the jump  and try for happiness? We know . . . Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:56:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192711 Anne S. 2007-12-03T02:56:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977190747 I just got off the phone with my mom and I'm looking for a pencil on my desk to chew on. I'm unemployed and a certain large corporation has at least two openings in my field. I found them on the . . . Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:42:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977190747 Anne S. 2007-11-30T16:42:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189741 This is an Emperor penguin family sold by FAO Schwartz . It features two plush adult penguins, two plush child penguins, and an igloo tent. What do you think? Too much? Just right? A little too making . . . Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:22:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189741 Anne S. 2007-11-29T15:22:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188968 The East Boulder County Artists are presenting their third annual holiday show in Longmont. The details are: 3rd Annual EBCA Holiday Show December 7th -- 9th 372 Main Street Longmont Friday . . . Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:47:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188968 Anne S. 2007-11-28T17:47:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188879 Kris Lovett , a graduate student at the University of Arts found a way to re-use skateboard decks as women's shoes. What do you think? Would you buy these for yourself or as a present? Via . . . Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:26:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188879 Anne S. 2007-11-28T16:26:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188400 Google announced today that it is turning its considerable experience in research, hiring innovative people, and creating large-scale systems to the task of making electricity from renewable sources . . . Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:56:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188400 Anne S. 2007-11-28T01:56:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188375 I just ran across an article describing the Do-nu-matic , an automatic donut-making machine (in the style of Krispy Kreme). My question is, would you give this to someone? Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:45:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188375 Anne S. 2007-11-28T01:45:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184864 I started bible college in 1986. Jerry Fallwell's "Moral Majority" was still a fringe group that sent out pins of baby feet. You still heard Tony Campolo's name as much as Pat Robertson's. . . . Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:13:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184864 Anne S. 2007-11-23T19:13:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182733 Augh! It's that time of year where I'm just starting to hear Christmas carols (picking up the turkey at the store today...) and I'm in that space where I remember how much I love those songs, . . . Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:06:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182733 Anne S. 2007-11-20T22:06:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182536 Paul and Sarah Edwards, the work at home gurus, have posted their "How to Elude Scams, Rip-Offs and other Headaches" chapter from their Home-Based Business for Dummies book. The PDF is . . . Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:27:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182536 Anne S. 2007-11-20T18:27:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182532 LED Holiday Light Exchange! When: 4 to 6 p.m. - Tuesday, Nov. 27 and Thursday, Nov. 29 Where: Downtown Visitors Information Center, on the Pearl Street Mall at 13th Street What: Bring . . . Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:20:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182532 Anne S. 2007-11-20T18:20:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182188 There are many sites which allow you to design items for sale and to get part of the sales price when they do sell. Some of the sites I have used are Zazzle , CafePress , and 99dogs . For each of . . . Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:36:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182188 Anne S. 2007-11-20T08:36:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181234 What's your favorite Thanksgiving day dish? Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:45:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181234 Anne S. 2007-11-19T05:45:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181073 A friend of mine gave me this last year. She was cleaning out stuff left from her first message and this was a give she'd given to her ex-husband, which he'd left behind. This is a wind-up . . . Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:21:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181073 Anne S. 2007-11-19T02:21:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181066 When you take on a story that has its very own plank in the foundations of Western literature, you risk running afoul of a lot of closely-held notions. You can either carefully tiptoe around those notions . . . Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:03:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181066 Anne S. 2007-11-19T02:03:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181021 I didn't grow up in a family that was crazy about shopping. We were more interested in going to the store to get what we needed and then getting on with other things. Last year, my roommate dragged . . . Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:01:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181021 Anne S. 2007-11-19T01:01:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179425 The October issue of Popular Mechanics featured an article on " 25 Skills Every Man Should Know. "  Here's their list, which I've broken down into categories for discussion:  . . . Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:05:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179425 Anne S. 2007-11-18T21:05:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180221 A hundred tiny flashes of white against grey: the pigeons take flight. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:25:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180221 Anne S. 2007-11-18T01:25:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178592 One of the things I miss about going into the office is talking about what people had/are having for lunch.  I heated up a can of clam chower and had it with cheesy toast.   Anybody . . . Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:35:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178592 Anne S. 2007-11-16T04:35:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178307 Start Date & Time: Sat, 12/1/2007 4 pm Location: MCCR - 980 Clarkson Street Event Description: MCCR's 6th Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Concert on World AIDS Day (December . . . Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:42:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178307 Anne S. 2007-11-15T21:42:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178278 Over the summer, I got a Wii. After trying out the boxing, baseball, and tennis games on the Wii Sports disk, it quickly became apparent that I needed to be able to move my living room table quickly and . . . Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:24:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178278 Anne S. 2007-11-15T21:24:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178021 I was playing with the carbon-footprint calculator at www.climatecrisis.net and I discovered that I can go from Average to Lower than Average by driving 8000 miles a year (in the car I own) instead . . . Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:36:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178021 Anne S. 2007-11-15T16:36:54Z