http://tr3ocrue.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Tyler W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:44:09 GMT 2010-01-06T07:44:09Z 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=281474976957861 ....will we know about it? The old books of religion include some serious God-related acts of supernatual occurrence. There was famines, plagues, seas parting, walking on water, burning of cities, buildings . . . Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:00:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957861 Tyler W. 2007-04-13T19:00:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957554 Sumatra, Indonesia: My girlfriend and I were up early to catch the first boat off Samosir in Lake Toba to get back to the mainland at Parapat. Crossing the still early morning waters surface it felt as . . . Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:51:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957554 Tyler W. 2007-04-13T13:51:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976956787 It wasn't until recently that I realized that all loft/studio apartments were not like (big) Josh Baskin's - especially in New York. I can trace my love for lofts directly to this movie, as . . . Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:54:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976956787 Tyler W. 2007-04-12T18:54:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954716 Let us take a walk down a few of the major changes America has been through and you tell me what you think.... (These are all based on liberal and conservative stances at the time of the event, not . . . Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:58:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954716 Tyler W. 2007-04-10T21:58:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976950021 From the mouth of our leader comes flowers snipped into bouquets and replanted in glass. Roots swish in the current of water gripping nothing but the illusive molecule. The Oracle at Delphi plans the . . . Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:32:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976950021 Tyler W. 2007-04-04T16:32:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949416 Bush criticizes the Democrats bill yet again, and will veto it when it gets to his desk, but Harry Reid may have made the right move. He wants to propose a bill (the House passed it) that would allow . . . Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:37:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949416 Tyler W. 2007-04-03T21:37:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946712 "Income inequality grew significantly in 2005, with the top 1 percent of Americans — those with incomes that year of more than $348,000 — receiving their largest share of national income . . . Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:32:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946712 Tyler W. 2007-03-31T14:32:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946249 I watched a show on MTV about breast implants, they showed a girl at the doctors and they showed the full breast (with nipple) while the doctor was drawing on them with a Sharpie to show what will . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:21:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946249 Tyler W. 2007-03-30T22:21:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943395 His polls are bad. His average poll approval rating is in the mid 30%. His average disapproval is in the mid to high 50%. So what are 30% of the population so happy with? I have asked this question two . . . Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:38:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943395 Tyler W. 2007-03-27T20:38:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943162  The first detainee from Guantanamo to be charged is from Australia. So where do we fight in order to fight them "over there" and not here? Australia?  Out of hundreds of detainees . . . Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:13:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943162 Tyler W. 2007-03-27T16:13:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940434 How many animals have been 'put down' in a 'humane' fashion? Why, when dealing with people, does that same rule not apply? If killing the animal to stop its "suffering" is good, why . . . Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:19:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940434 Tyler W. 2007-03-24T17:19:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940460 Probably to come home safe, right? If so, then why go in the first place? There has to be more to ask for than just that, like hatever reason for entering the armed forces. To protect something, but does . . . Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:16:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940460 Tyler W. 2007-03-24T17:16:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939814  "Bush Plans to Veto Iraq Pullout Bill" is the headline on yahoo, and many other news sources I'm sure. But what does that mean, really?  The polls are growing increasingly against . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:12:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939814 Tyler W. 2007-03-23T20:12:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939668  Bumper sticker philosophy tells me this all the time, "God Bless America", but what does it mean?  If God blesses America.... 1) Then wouldn't 'it' have to bless . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:08:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939668 Tyler W. 2007-03-23T17:08:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938767 First off, why is it that certain Christians in America (the evangelicals) seem to focus their attention so much on the Old Testement. If that is where they focus, shouldn't they be called Jews? But . . . Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:07:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938767 Tyler W. 2007-03-22T17:07:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976937962 When I landed in Vietnam for the first time, I was lucky. I had been dating a Vietnamese girl for two years already and had the good fortune of being exposed to Vietnamese cuisine - and not just pho. But . . . Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:59:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976937962 Tyler W. 2007-03-21T19:59:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976937116 I hear people talk about our country like it should be run like a business. "overspending", "fiscal earnings" "wasted funds" etc... If America is supposed to be run like a . . . Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:34:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976937116 Tyler W. 2007-03-21T17:34:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976913992 The general idea behind free-market capitalism is competition. (Any arguments yet?) Social welfare is provided as a sort of safety net for those in need. Welfare gives the poorest; food and shelter provided . . . Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:31:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976913992 Tyler W. 2007-03-18T17:31:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976923485 "U.S. forces near Sunday's bombing later deleted photos taken by a freelance photographer working for The Associated Press and video taken by a freelancer working for AP Television News. Neither . . . Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:08:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976923485 Tyler W. 2007-03-04T18:08:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976920655 My grandmother always talks of how much nicer and safer her communities were when she was a kid. During the depression, last I checked, people were not doing too well. This is the time she remembers, nostalgically, . . . Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:03:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976920655 Tyler W. 2007-02-28T23:03:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919906 The Eqyptian Pharoahs had wives. They were Pagen (a religion) but one you would be hard pressed to find Christians supporting the institutions of. Presently we have Athiests getting married, with no complaint . . . Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:43:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919906 Tyler W. 2007-02-27T23:43:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919655 In Afghanistan, Dick Cheney was near, and possibly a target for, a blast that killed 23. They must hate us for their freedom, right? Did he get the message? Perhaps, this sounds crazy, I know, but perhaps . . . Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:54:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919655 Tyler W. 2007-02-27T16:54:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976917619 For once the movies may hold the answer to this problem. The United States has run into problems with its tactics to detain terror suspects, or persons who pose a possible imminent threat to security. . . . Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:09:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976917619 Tyler W. 2007-02-24T17:09:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976917016 when the motorcycles rounded the playground we talked of life insurance the firefighters in the ice cave       with axes and purple lights came with a rush       . . . Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:08:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976917016 Tyler W. 2007-02-23T19:08:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976916998 Night created a vacuum, the world outside vanished, white walled universe squared around the kids. The stairs - sirens - calling reform, they knew. They wished for silence in the dark.   They . . . Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:39:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976916998 Tyler W. 2007-02-23T18:39:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976916151 Warming in the atmosphere causes drought, glacier melting, and higher ocean temperatures (which cause stronger hurricanes) among other things. These are agreed upon in science. (any arguments at this point?) . . . Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:25:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976916151 Tyler W. 2007-02-22T16:25:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976915363 When people claim we are defending something in Iraq, I take a pause and a deep breath. This is a fallacy when we are also supporting things like the Patriot Act. These same people claim they have no problem . . . Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:23:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976915363 Tyler W. 2007-02-21T18:23:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976912494 "SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 13 — Just to be clear, Patrick Flynn says he loves public education. He just does not like the idea of paying for it." (NY Times)    Now, how many things . . . Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:18:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976912494 Tyler W. 2007-02-17T15:18:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976912180 I was a customer with only one bank since I turned 18 (I am now 26). I never even looked at changing, even after the incident of the information of their clients (me) being stolen from the system. I . . . Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:37:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976912180 Tyler W. 2007-02-16T22:37:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909841 I have heard some smokers (of whatever) say they have the right to smoke, why is their right being hindered in some places that are banning smoking in all public places (like Washington State). Their . . . Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:07:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909841 Tyler W. 2007-02-13T21:07:54Z