http://tzor.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Christopher B. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:17:06 GMT 2013-05-24T08:17:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981855247 Note: It could be possible that Gather (whose database is as stubborn as a marble statue of a mule and about as flexible) simply had a hiccup when I decided to randomly check the offers today and that . . . Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:15:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981855247 Christopher B. 2013-03-01T14:15:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981853856   I live in what should be a red area in the blue state of New York.  What I see around me I can see at all levels within local, county and state; one can even see reflections elsewhere . . . Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:54:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981853856 Christopher B. 2013-02-25T15:54:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981852420   I see it has been a long while since I posted an article in my “Conservative in a Blue State” series.  To be honest, it is somewhat depressing being in a “Blue State.”  . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:52:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981852420 Christopher B. 2013-02-21T14:52:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981847974   “ I can drive my Zamboni in the HOV lane.  Can you? ” The name for my Yahoo Fantasy Hockey Team is “ Hybrid Zamboni .”  This is due to a combination . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:17:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981847974 Christopher B. 2013-02-08T22:17:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981837130 At the local level of the Knights of Columbus, known as a “Council” the top position is called the “Grand Knight.”  The second highest position is the “Deputy . . . Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:45:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981837130 Christopher B. 2013-01-11T17:45:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981834787   Once upon a time, in a small sleepy little village, some brilliant bureaucrat thought they could save money by building the elementary school next to the cemetery.  They did not know that . . . Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:52:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981834787 Christopher B. 2013-01-06T21:52:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981782483 The Fare at River’s End It was early in the day when Khanedd, the Dwarf, entered the village where a large river ran into the vast sea.  The village, appropriately named “River’s . . . Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:25:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981782483 Christopher B. 2012-11-28T14:25:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981729688 Cadhan: Male Elf Cleric Many people often complain about how vanilla is boring.  Cadhan might also be considered boring at first but he is an important element that binds the group together . . . Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:33:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981729688 Christopher B. 2012-10-29T13:33:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981725745 Death: Female Half Elf Ranger “Death unto the enemies of the forest,” does not sound like a person’s proper name.  If she has one, she never reveals it to anyone.  . . . Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:45:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981725745 Christopher B. 2012-10-26T22:45:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981722945 Haldrow: Male Half Underworld Elf Paladin One of the most interesting things about Haldrow is his appearance.  As Khanedd would point out, “ It was not just his dark complexion.  . . . Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:19:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981722945 Christopher B. 2012-10-25T13:19:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981720718 Khanedd: Male Dwarf Fighter It is said that Khanedd was not the most intelligent dwarf from the northern highlands.  This is not to say that he was, in any way stupid, merely that his intelligence, . . . Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:39:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981720718 Christopher B. 2012-10-24T14:39:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981696104 Oh my, is it October already?  When you are an old monastic time really flies.  The radio is filled with football, baseball playoffs and there was that one night where two guys argued with . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:29:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981696104 Christopher B. 2012-10-11T13:29:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981672978 The mayor looked at the scene of devastation before him.  This was supposed to be a happy and joyous fair, he thought.  The prayers of the priests who had beseeched God successfully for rain . . . Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:07:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981672978 Christopher B. 2012-10-02T17:07:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981667158 TIME They say time’s a dimension, identical to space. I see it clearly, in the wrinkles on my face. I see it on my hairs, once red, then brown, now gray. When I complain, I’m told . . . Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:01:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981667158 Christopher B. 2012-09-28T14:01:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981662993 A conversation between me and Gather … in my mind Me: Hello Gather Gather: Why hello!  What would you like to do? Me: I would like to post this picture. Gather: Excellent!  . . . Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:08:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981662993 Christopher B. 2012-09-26T15:08:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981599180 The Long Island Ducks and the Camden River Sharks play in an independent league (ALPB).  It should come as no surprise that sometimes, surprising things happen.  Somehow, I managed to get it . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:41:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981599180 Christopher B. 2012-08-30T22:41:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311572 Over the course of the past weeks and months, there has been a common theme that oil prices (and thus gas prices for the later is highly dependent on the former) has been kept high by speculators in the . . . Sat, 05 May 2012 16:53:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311572 Christopher B. 2012-05-05T16:53:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981301010 I have been reading up recently on the Progressive movement in the late 19 th / early 20 th centuries; a movement that still has considerable influence on modern progressive liberals to this day.  . . . Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:11:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981301010 Christopher B. 2012-04-30T14:11:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981271067 Well, it has been years since I dropped by NPR subscription.  I still get the Marketplace email (which I generally ignore because, for an email, it is terribly designed.  I cannot even find . . . Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981271067 Christopher B. 2012-04-18T16:00:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981238064 I attended a Sci-Fi convention this weekend just a short drive from where I live.  The first lecture I attended was a brief summary of Gene Roddenberry’s economic model of the future.  . . . Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:26:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981238064 Christopher B. 2012-04-02T14:26:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981154987 No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if . . . Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:57:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981154987 Christopher B. 2012-03-01T11:57:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981141034 The Grand Old Party has been trying to pin the blame of high gasoline prices on President Obama.  President Obama is trying to pin the blame on everything else, but mostly the Grand Old Party.  . . . Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:13:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981141034 Christopher B. 2012-02-24T12:13:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981115427 Now that Zynga is public, it is easier to see the financial picture that makes up the games of the Facebook game supplier. According to TREFIS, FarmVille accounts for 2.4% of current stock price and . . . Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:10:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981115427 Christopher B. 2012-02-15T15:10:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981102684 What is this place, where we are meeting? Only a house, the earth its floor, Walls and a roof, sheltering people, Windows for light, an open door. Yet it becomes a body that lives When we are gathered . . . Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:56:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981102684 Christopher B. 2012-02-10T16:56:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981099299 There is a dichotomy between the terminology of the left and the right where the terms of the left generally tend to be the used in direct opposition to their meaning while the terms of the right, even . . . Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:52:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981099299 Christopher B. 2012-02-09T12:52:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981071644 I have season tickets to RPI Hockey where the men are currently in last place. So you can guess this isn't going to be about them. Instead I want to talk about the Women of RPI who play ice hockey. They . . . Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981071644 Christopher B. 2012-01-29T18:00:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981059267 I'm working on my first minor edit of my NaNoWriMo 2011 Novel "Future Fear."  This is mostly doing a lot of block copying, removing text that just didn't fit well, adding whole new paragraphs . . . Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981059267 Christopher B. 2012-01-25T16:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980940722 I was going over my laptop folders doing routine end of year throwing out of items that I no longer need and came across the letter I composed to cancel my automatic withdrawal for my local NPR Station.  . . . Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:31:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980940722 Christopher B. 2011-12-21T15:31:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980931952 This is the third in a series of blogs about the structure of government and how the Constitution of the United States, inspired by the design principles of government laid out in the Deceleration of . . . Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:57:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980931952 Christopher B. 2011-12-19T13:57:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980918908 In my first article, “ We hold these truths to be intuitively obvious to the casual observer ,” I compared the bottom up unalienable rights of the people being the basis of government of Thomas . . . Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:08:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980918908 Christopher B. 2011-12-16T12:08:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980913575 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit . . . Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:22:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980913575 Christopher B. 2011-12-15T12:22:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980905612 So I got this email today.  In fact I got it twice.  “It is our pleasure to inform you that you are being considered for inclusion with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S . . . Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:20:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980905612 Christopher B. 2011-12-14T13:20:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980865853 Intro Apple Complex is a fictional future from my 2011 National Novel Writer’s Month Novel.  In this future world, humanity has exiled itself indoors in a gigantic complex where people . . . Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:50:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980865853 Christopher B. 2011-12-06T16:50:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980859596 “Wading River” is the name of my fictional city if Zynga’s CityVille Facebook game.  With a population of over fifty thousand, it is also the current capitol of the State of Long . . . Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:58:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980859596 Christopher B. 2011-12-05T11:58:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980847930 Intro Apple Complex is a fictional future from my 2011 National Novel Writer’s Month Novel.  In this future world, humanity has exiled itself indoors in a gigantic complex where people are . . . Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:51:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980847930 Christopher B. 2011-12-02T13:51:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980844135 Intro Apple Complex is a fictional future from my 2011 National Novel Writer’s Month Novel.  In this future world, humanity has exiled itself indoors in a gigantic complex where people are . . . Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:09:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980844135 Christopher B. 2011-12-01T12:09:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980696209 (Started at Midnight - 1781 words - not bad for working at night - 2 hours of work) Wakey Wake at Apple Complex “Wakey wake,” the crisp metallic voice cried in the darkness in a methodical . . . Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:15:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980696209 Christopher B. 2011-11-01T02:15:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980629895 A very famous (or so he says) RPI Alumni will not be attending the annual Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reunion this year because, in his own words, “There ain’t no home games for the . . . Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:03:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980629895 Christopher B. 2011-10-21T11:03:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980624777 Executive Overview – ULTRAVIOLET CLEARANCE ONLY According to computer directive CD-U-777714922011, all citizens of Ultraviolet clearance must submit, in electronic copy, a 50,000 word novel . . . Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:00:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980624777 Christopher B. 2011-10-20T17:00:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980379634 The kaleidoscope option on LunaPic takes a wedge of the photo and rotates in a number of times (the default is 5).  I took a photo of fireworks and cropped the one explosion.  There are three . . . Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:54:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980379634 Christopher B. 2011-09-23T13:54:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980347739 CityVille is a game on Facebook produced by Zynga.  In this game you build residences, businesses, and other community strucutres in order to grow and supply an ever expanding city.  Here is . . . Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:15:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980347739 Christopher B. 2011-09-20T14:15:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980076002 The gates open one hour before game time at Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip, New York, home of the Long Island Ducks.  Sometimes those who come early can get stuff, bats, hats, bobbleheads, . . . Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:21:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980076002 Christopher B. 2011-08-27T16:21:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979836109 Wading River is a growing community, the capitol of the state of Long Island, the 51st state in the union.  It boasts the finest baseball team in the country, a zoo, and one of the finest resorts . . . Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:33:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979836109 Christopher B. 2011-08-06T18:33:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979808217 As a result of donating blood I was able to get two tickets to Citifield to watch the Mets play the Marlins.  The tickets were at the highest level, the promenade, but were right behind the first . . . Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:19:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979808217 Christopher B. 2011-08-03T13:19:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979762589 WELCOME TO BETHPAGE BALLPARK (Central Islip, N.Y., July 28, 2011) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 8-7 on Thursday night in the second game of . . . Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979762589 Christopher B. 2011-07-29T13:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979762256 The Long Island Ducks, an independent professional baseball team (Atlantic League) on Long Island had as a pre-game entertainment the dheerleaders and dancers from Molloy College.  I took a lot of . . . Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:52:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979762256 Christopher B. 2011-07-29T10:52:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979744538 I went to Yankees Stadium on July 26 to see them battle the Mariners We had two rain delays, but the Yankees Won! (If I could only type the way Ron Sterling says that!) This time I took the time to photograph . . . Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:06:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979744538 Christopher B. 2011-07-27T12:06:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979554843 Back in April I posted an article about my experience with one of Zynga's facebook games, the game known as cityville, where you grow up a city from a single household to the capital of the state and . . . Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:07:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979554843 Christopher B. 2011-07-03T21:07:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979540296 A series of stores line the area at 160 Adams Avenue in Hauppauge.  Some of these stores come and go; a few however say and grow. The Grill Room has been around for years, slowly changing . . . Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:18:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979540296 Christopher B. 2011-07-01T14:18:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979527774 I finally decided to head to my local beach and get my parking sticker.  Still not many people on a wonderful weekend, but I'm sure we will get more people in July as the water warms up.  It . . . Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:14:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979527774 Christopher B. 2011-06-29T16:14:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979501796 My herb garden this year has a combination of herbs, lettiuce and tomatoes.  I have these really cool planters that have a channel in the middle of them so they can sit on a pattio ledge.  It's . . . Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:40:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979501796 Christopher B. 2011-06-24T20:40:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979489294 My friend and former co-worker is a Cubs fan; although he never lived in Chicago he often wound up at Wrigley Field to watch a Cubs game.  So he decided to take the rare opportunity of the Yankees . . . Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:06:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979489294 Christopher B. 2011-06-22T15:06:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979308303 This is an interesting animation . I started out with a simple cell phone of a status of Mary, crowned by flowers. Then I exploded the image The first image was the attempt to transiaiton . . . Mon, 09 May 2011 16:39:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979308303 Christopher B. 2011-05-09T16:39:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979307988 It's time to get out of my office and start walking.  So I decided to walk down the road today, down Hary Chapin Way, otherwise known as Davids Drive.  At the start of Davids Drive on . . . Mon, 09 May 2011 14:47:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979307988 Christopher B. 2011-05-09T14:47:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979291548 DENVER, April 11, 2011 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput delivered a keynote address at the University of Notre Dame student-organized Right to Life lecture series Friday, . . . Wed, 04 May 2011 12:34:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979291548 Christopher B. 2011-05-04T12:34:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979275796 CityVille is a Facebook Game developed by Zynga In this game you build and grow your own city Through quests and gameplay you get housing, businesses, etc. You also get to help out your friends with their . . . Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:30:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979275796 Christopher B. 2011-04-29T19:30:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979258253 Holy Thursday starts the traditional three days that lead up to Easter Sunday; starting with the Last Supper on Thursday, the passion of our Lord on Friday and at the evening of the Saturday, the resurrection . . . Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:03:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979258253 Christopher B. 2011-04-24T10:03:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979249819 Hey, did you hear about the guy who brought gunpowder to the tea party? Yea, I don’t understand the problem either.  The tea bagger reference was only a joke.  Conservatives . . . Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:11:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979249819 Christopher B. 2011-04-21T16:11:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979167197 Just saw this on a Newsmax email ... unfortunately no link with the email. Vice President Joe Biden has a very clear idea of what should happen to a president who orders U.S. military forces to launch . . . Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:27:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979167197 Christopher B. 2011-03-27T20:27:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979136380 The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ronkonkoma is one of the few parades on Long Island, in honor of the famous Irish saint hosted by the Knights of Columbus.  As a result, the Knights of Columbus Honor . . . Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:52:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979136380 Christopher B. 2011-03-13T19:52:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979017290 Weeks of snowfall have been followed by periods of warm weather, light rain / ice and periods of freezing weather.  As a result the snow cover on my lawn has a frozen glaze over the top, much like . . . Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:27:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979017290 Christopher B. 2011-02-04T10:27:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978927422 Before I begin, I need to put some context to this story.  The context makes a strange story even so off the wall as to be nearly in the world of the twilight zone.  In New York City, 41% of . . . Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:32:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978927422 Christopher B. 2011-01-15T11:32:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978913201 Back in November, I reported on a strange occurrence around a tree in my front yard where it seemed that it was pushing the leaves away from it.  With the snow storm today, I think I have an idea . . . Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:49:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978913201 Christopher B. 2011-01-12T17:49:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978890911 Yes there is a joke in the title; I’ll get to it eventually.  My experience with Café Word from Zynga is somewhat negative.  Out of all the games I play on Facebook from Zynga, . . . Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:00:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978890911 Christopher B. 2011-01-08T13:00:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978890443 Farmville is a game produced by Zynga on Facebook.  While not all of Zynga’s games deserve rave reviews, Farmville has managed to please more times than it has managed to annoy.  The basic . . . Sat, 08 Jan 2011 10:44:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978890443 Christopher B. 2011-01-08T10:44:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978873660 And no wonder; this is the bar at the departing terminal for the Key West International Airport.  The Conch Flyer Resturant serves great food and drinks before you pass through the security checkpoints. . . . Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:39:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978873660 Christopher B. 2011-01-04T13:39:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978868840 It’s time for the POP QUIZ!  Who is buried in Grant’s Tomb?  What color was George Washington’s white horse?  How long is the Seven Mile Bridge? I’ll give you . . . Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:41:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978868840 Christopher B. 2011-01-03T12:41:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978861955 Fort Jefferson is located on the Dry Tortugas, a series of islands 68 miles west of Key West.  The first European to see the islands was Juan Ponce de León, who visited in June 21, 1513. Ponce . . . Sat, 01 Jan 2011 23:39:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978861955 Christopher B. 2011-01-01T23:39:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978841539 Out of all the old bridges of the Florida Keys, the old Bahia Honda Bridge is the scariest.  Originally all the bridges of the Florida Keys were built as railroad bridges by Henry Flagler.  . . . Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:39:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978841539 Christopher B. 2011-01-01T22:39:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978771227 Two days ago I went outdoors with my camera and my monopod to take photos of the holiday outdoors lights.  The results were not good.  While a monopod might help when the shutter speeds are . . . Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:58:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978771227 Christopher B. 2010-12-08T09:58:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978747681 I no longer visit Gather frequently anymore.  There is so very little to see and so very little to read.  Oh sure there are the news feeds, but news feeds are everywhere and I can get a better . . . Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:18:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978747681 Christopher B. 2010-12-01T16:18:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978731069 I have a question for all the experts out there.  Here is a cell photograph of a tree in my front yard.  The leaves fall from the trees; they blow where they will.  Why then are there no . . . Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:16:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978731069 Christopher B. 2010-11-26T16:16:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978724323 LunaPic is an online graphic editor.  It has a number of general photo adjusting stuff, some cute stuff (motivational posters, dollar bills, and even an Obama style poster) along with special . . . Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:16:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978724323 Christopher B. 2010-11-24T15:16:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978612205 Albany, NY (LifeNews.com) -- The Catholic bishops of New York have released a new statement about the upcoming congressional elections. In a contest seeing campaigns for the House and Senate shape . . . Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:05:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978612205 Christopher B. 2010-10-18T11:05:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978602334 “Mommy,” the little girl asked.  “Where does candy corn come from?” “Well,” the mother replied.  “I suppose you should know the truth.  . . . Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:02:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978602334 Christopher B. 2010-10-14T22:02:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978493521 It seems that the group's owner Arielle K. has not been online since March.  The only person who has been requesting to add things to this group, aside from me is rajendra singh s from India . . . Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:56:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978493521 Christopher B. 2010-09-03T11:56:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978467406 Recently I upgraded my cell phone to a Samsung Flight.  I finally got around to playing with the camera features.  One of these features divides the shot into sections and allows you to put . . . Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:51:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978467406 Christopher B. 2010-08-24T14:51:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978460725 “In heaven, there is no beer,” or so the song goes.  In Riverhead there is plenty of Beer, both Budweiser and Zywiec (from Poland).  Just north of the main section of Riverhead . . . Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:27:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978460725 Christopher B. 2010-08-21T17:27:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978448190 This morning on FOX News, one of the commentators made an interesting faux par when talking about a gravely ill person who was visited by a Catholic Priest.  Instead of using the more common name . . . Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:01:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978448190 Christopher B. 2010-08-16T14:01:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978411211 (Central Islip, N.Y., July 29, 2010) – Every time the Long Island Ducks play baseball at Suffolk County Sports Park birthday boys and girls of all ages get to celebrate their birthday.  . . . Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:49:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978411211 Christopher B. 2010-07-30T13:49:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978393075 I have a sump for a neighbor.  He never bothers me but on occasion he does need to be trimmed of various plant growth that can impede its proper function.  Recently, my father asked me to . . . Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:23:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978393075 Christopher B. 2010-07-25T22:23:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978389210 Everyone either loves or hates the Yankees (and that includes the fans).  It's either the pitching, or the fielding, or the batting or the coaching.  But what about the grounds crew?  . . . Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:55:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978389210 Christopher B. 2010-07-23T13:55:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978352156 There is going to be a party tonight, I know So I’ve already covered the fireworks in a different post .  This post will concern the concert before the fireworks.  Located in front . . . Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:03:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978352156 Christopher B. 2010-07-06T16:03:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978351906 I was in Philadelphia last week for the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2010 International Convention (but that is a subject for another post) and managed to stay long enough to see the big July 4 . . . Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:35:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978351906 Christopher B. 2010-07-06T13:35:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978329925 Bocce – a very interesting game We had a corporate outing at a local park last week, one of the features of the park were two bocce courts.  We provided the balls and had a little friendly . . . Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:03:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978329925 Christopher B. 2010-06-26T11:03:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978325993 J une is busting out all over, and there were a number of renovations to the café in this exciting month.  In my May Edition , I reported about how I turned the café inside out . . . Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:27:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978325993 Christopher B. 2010-06-24T19:27:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978286701 In a recent post on June 2 – Galileo and the Church – I wrote about how Galileo confused science with meta-science.  I briefly touched on the notion that Galileo’s sun centered . . . Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:59:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978286701 Christopher B. 2010-06-08T10:59:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978282458 Liberal llamas love Obama You can hear them as they sigh Liberal llamas’ love-o-rama When they hear Glen Beck they cry “What of Bush; that evil oil man Did he not lie; did people . . . Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:19:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978282458 Christopher B. 2010-06-06T17:19:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978279078 So, there I was going to get my lunch today when I saw a convoy of Canada geese along with the little ones walking down the road towards the entrance to my place of employment.  I already had the . . . Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:09:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978279078 Christopher B. 2010-06-04T15:09:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978273951 Yesterday, while driving home on a Bus from Albany (the bus was for a pro-life lobby event, but don’t worry, this is not about that event), I was watching a video on intelligent design (don’t . . . Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:42:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978273951 Christopher B. 2010-06-02T12:42:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978269892 Waiting for their turn to queue on the line and show off their stuff; Smithtown, NY . Mon, 31 May 2010 17:51:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978269892 Christopher B. 2010-05-31T17:51:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978264609 Things were not going well at the Benedictine monastery and it fell to Brother Maynard to tell the abbot about the dilemma.  The abbot welcomed Brother Maynard with open arms and asked him what . . . Fri, 28 May 2010 12:23:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978264609 Christopher B. 2010-05-28T12:23:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978260921 Is always wonderful! (Unfortunately I don't have any photos of myself golfing, but here are some photos of the course and my other golf buddies!) . . . Wed, 26 May 2010 18:01:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978260921 Christopher B. 2010-05-26T18:01:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978242686 It’s May and the Café French Onion has been rapidly changing as the weeks passed.  On May 1 st , the Café still had a portion dedicated to the Casino of Space as well as one . . . Mon, 17 May 2010 23:59:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978242686 Christopher B. 2010-05-17T23:59:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978232557 It’s hard getting good news and information from the generally progressive media, even locally on Long Island.  Fortunately, there is a blogger who keeps track of all the good news and politics . . . Wed, 12 May 2010 14:36:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978232557 Christopher B. 2010-05-12T14:36:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978232036 My drive this morning got me thinking about public radio and why (although I am generally conservative in nature) I am such a strong supporter of public radio and especially NPR (which tends to generally . . . Wed, 12 May 2010 10:14:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978232036 Christopher B. 2010-05-12T10:14:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978198716 The North Brookhaven Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society put on an A Cappella Variety Show on Saturday, April 24 th at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook.  . . . Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:39:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978198716 Christopher B. 2010-04-26T13:39:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978131387 Another interesting game on Facebook, run by Zynga Games, is Café World.  Like Farmville, this is a virtual simulation world.  The goal of Café World is to run your own café.  . . . Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:54:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978131387 Christopher B. 2010-03-26T11:54:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978129719 Georgie Porgie pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away. There is nothing that quite impresses me than Progressive self righteous; . . . Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:16:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978129719 Christopher B. 2010-03-25T17:16:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978125290 News from Iran (coutesy of Reuters) The authorities in Iran continue to block the travel of the nation's most prominent poet. Last week, as she was about to board a flight to Paris, police . . . Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:40:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978125290 Christopher B. 2010-03-23T22:40:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978120265 For immediate release: Sunday, March 21, 2010 For more information: Derrick Jones, (202) 626-8825 mediarelations@nrlc.org Statement by the National Right to Life Committee . . . Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:07:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978120265 Christopher B. 2010-03-21T20:07:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978116632 . Spring will soon be officially here and the signs of spring are all over the Farmville farm.  St. Patrick’s Day is still going on strong on the farm and I’m still collecting . . . Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:56:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978116632 Christopher B. 2010-03-19T22:56:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978090309 I would love to say “neither snow nor rain …” Unfortunately; there were so many snow storms in the first two months of the year that I did cancel a number of my planned events into . . . Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:14:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978090309 Christopher B. 2010-03-08T11:14:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978081043 . The snow has finally left the Farmville Farm, although there is still a little snow around the penguin area.  I think this is a result of the natural “magic” of the mysterious . . . Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:33:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978081043 Christopher B. 2010-03-03T13:33:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978061637 Be it ever so humble, there is no place like my Farmville Farm.  A blanket of snow hit the farm again, just in time for the Winter Olympics.  The bunnies took to the bunny slope, . . . Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:51:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978061637 Christopher B. 2010-02-22T13:51:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978041400 The snowstorm that hit the east coast last weekend managed to completely miss my little part of Long Island.  Today we were not so lucky.  The snow started to come down early in the morning . . . Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:43:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978041400 Christopher B. 2010-02-10T21:43:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978037226 I seem to recall a year ago hearing the Democrats and the president say (as a part of their attempt to be, at the time, bipartisan), “We won; you lost; get over it.”  Well, we did get . . . Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978037226 Christopher B. 2010-02-08T13:06:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978034073 It was interesting looking at my interest feeds this morning; Real Reason Behind The Tea Party and Tea Party-ers bring nothing new to the table... Consider some of the opening lines in these . . . Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978034073 Christopher B. 2010-02-06T11:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978032673 ( Or when there are times when you shouldn’t bother to argue with idiots ) For the past few years, the little parish of St. John the Baptist Church in Wading River, Long Island, New York has had . . . Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:19:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978032673 Christopher B. 2010-02-05T14:19:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978025606 I started taking full screen shots of my Farmville Farm this year, although I have been playing for some time and have smaller photos on my pages at Facebook. (Currently two albums HERE and HERE . . . Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:56:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978025606 Christopher B. 2010-02-01T13:56:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978010322 ( Well most of it, the smallest piece – the one that was finished first and was sitting in the warehouse the longest – failed to meet Ethan Allen’s quality standards.  So we will . . . Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:41:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978010322 Christopher B. 2010-01-23T10:41:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978006664 One of the greatest time wasters of the current age is an application that is attached to facebook and is run by Zynga called “Farmville.”  People raise crops and animals (but the animals . . . Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:26:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978006664 Christopher B. 2010-01-21T12:26:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977983622 WADING RIVER (Tzor News Agency) – Snow fell this morning highlighting a prediction from a prognosticator in Southold that it would snow every weekend in winter 2010.  Critics point out the . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:38:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977983622 Christopher B. 2010-01-08T10:38:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977675 (I said it was going to be a trilogy and it will be a trilogy; even though the window treatments have arrived separate from the furniture.  Back in Episode 5, “The Painters” the living . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:02:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977675 Christopher B. 2010-01-05T10:02:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976263 Where is the NPR I used to know and love; the one that considered “all things;” the one that had an editorial staff to ensure that things were “newsworthy” and not just a disguised . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:32:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976263 Christopher B. 2010-01-04T16:32:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973251 And hopefully, by the grace of God I never will.  Never before in the history of the internet have I ever seen a bunch of foul mouthed mean spirited pontificators as I have seen in this bastion of . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:31:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973251 Christopher B. 2010-01-02T17:31:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972898 SOUTHOLD (Tzor News Agency) – After the shocking prediction at the annual prognosticator’s party that it would snow on every winter weekend in 2010, the unknown prognosticator’s (whose . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:26:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972898 Christopher B. 2010-01-02T12:26:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971942 The inauguration of the elected officials of town government is always a solemn occasion. On the first day in January, the inauguration of the elected officials of the Town of Riverhead took place . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:32:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971942 Christopher B. 2010-01-01T20:32:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970585 Fortunately, this was not the snowfall that occurred the weekend before Christmas that kept people snowed in their houses for days.  In Wading River it looks like only a few inches fell and I . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:57:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970585 Christopher B. 2009-12-31T14:57:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964089 The pre-Christmas snow was fun to photograph, but even better to apply interesting effects to.  There is an effect on Dumpr called “ Alien Vision .”  I managed . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:58:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964089 Christopher B. 2009-12-26T22:58:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962460 Photos of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church and the Choir for Midnight Mass. First and foremost, our director and organist, Dan Grable. The Choir The Nativity . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:51:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962460 Christopher B. 2009-12-25T01:51:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961117 Well they are a little to young to come a wassailing and they probably wouldn’t know what figgy pudding was even if it was in front of them, but they came, and they sang and they collected stuff.  . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:26:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961117 Christopher B. 2009-12-23T21:26:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959590 It's the third day after the snowstorm and the parking lots are still a sluggy mush (thank goodness it's been above freezing over the day).  Here are some of the piles of snow made in the parking . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959590 Christopher B. 2009-12-22T20:53:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955834 This morning I awoke to a lot of snow; most of the snow fell during the middle of the night; I don’t think it was over a few inches when I went to bed at 10 PM.  But it’s really deep!  . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:46:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955834 Christopher B. 2009-12-20T14:46:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945671 Performing at Palmer Vineyard on Saturday December 12th.   ( Next Saturday Palmer Vineyards will have "Toot Sweet" a classical flute trio. ) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:23:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945671 Christopher B. 2009-12-13T22:23:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939860 ( You may recall in Episode 4: The Floor, our hero left the house while the floors were sanded and finished.  We return to the same location in order for the painter to do his thing with the space. . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:02:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939860 Christopher B. 2009-12-09T20:02:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932584 ( You might be wondering why I am trying to pull a Star Wars by starting the first in the series with “episode 4.”  The reason is more mundane than simply trying to steal a well known . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:37:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932584 Christopher B. 2009-12-05T18:37:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884723 Two things happened in New York State yesterday that, unfortunately, will probably be lost by the state leadership in the Republican Party.  Never the less, since “all politics are local” . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:16:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884723 Christopher B. 2009-11-04T09:16:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872176 There is something interesting if not outright ironic when a Democratic incumbent not only places a photo of the great Republican President Ronald Reagan but adds a quote about the problems of government . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:50:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872176 Christopher B. 2009-10-27T09:50:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870563 “Now is the hour for all good men to come to the aid of their country.”  What about all good women?  What about their towns, counties and states?  The Riverhead Republicans . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:18:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870563 Christopher B. 2009-10-26T12:18:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866819 After seeing Prima Donna’s almost giddy post about how Glen Beck’s ratings were down on a given week, I figured a bucket of refreshing cold water should be thrown.  After all if . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:08:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866819 Christopher B. 2009-10-23T11:08:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858664 I’ve been playing NationStates for several years.  The game is a “Nation Building” game where you decide on daily issues for your nation and suffer the consequences.  Most . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:25:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858664 Christopher B. 2009-10-18T08:25:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854976 There is nothing like going to a candidate “Meet & Greet” session sponsored by a civic association.  It’s sort of like going to the dentist; a necessary act but one which . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:51:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854976 Christopher B. 2009-10-15T12:51:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853032 I just heard this on NPR: Golf In Cross Hairs Of Venezuela's President Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has ordered the nationalization of the oil industry, steel and cement companies — . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:19:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977853032 Christopher B. 2009-10-14T10:19:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977844094 The Revolutionary Series started as a novel idea for the National Novel Writing Month program.  The idea was to create a fantasy equivalent of Colonial America at the time of the French and Indian . . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:15:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977844094 Christopher B. 2009-10-08T09:15:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842980 I love to stop at Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard but this weekend was exceptionally busy with an event that featured a fundraiser of a series of professional photographs of their rescue horses.  . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:17:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842980 Christopher B. 2009-10-07T15:17:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842488 The Long Island Coalition for Life held its 12 th Annual Stand Up for Life on October 4 th , 2009 in two locations.  The western location was in Huntington, and the eastern location was . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:13:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842488 Christopher B. 2009-10-07T09:13:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841222 Cohoes Falls is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the towns of Cohoes and Waterford, New York, United States. Discovered by the indigenous Mohawk tribe, they called the falls Ga-ha-oose, which . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:53:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841222 Christopher B. 2009-10-06T13:53:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841184 Situated at the highest point on the Palisades Cliffs (elevation 532 ft.), Point Lookout at State Line Lookout commands unparalleled views of the Hudson and Westchester (New . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:22:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841184 Christopher B. 2009-10-06T13:22:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840856 I heard an interesting story the other day.  A friend of a friend of mine called my friend trying to get his family affairs in order as he was going to jail to serve a three year term. . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:13:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840856 Christopher B. 2009-10-06T09:13:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839522 This year was a “perfect storm” in many ways for me as a graduate of RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) as the newly combined Reunion and Homecoming was made on the opening of . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:55:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839522 Christopher B. 2009-10-05T14:55:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818751 The idea of the political cartoon as an expression of our right to freedom of expression has a history that goes back well beyond the founding of our nation and the Bill of Rights.  Martin Luther . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:15:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818751 Christopher B. 2009-09-19T11:15:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816191 The Commander John J. Shea Assembly of the Knights of Columbus held an indoctrination meeting at the Long Island State Veterans Home , (located at Stony Brook, on the campus of the State University . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:15:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816191 Christopher B. 2009-09-17T11:15:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812698 Today the town arrived at the street where I live, to attempt to patch a roadway that is in bad need of outright repavement.  While they were there they also worked a little on the sump; well . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:10:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812698 Christopher B. 2009-09-14T22:10:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812186 My Barbershop Chorus performed yesterday at the Brookhaven Town Fair at the Longwood Estates.  When I arrived I grabbed a bit to eat and watched a fashion show with people in revolutionary war . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:11:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812186 Christopher B. 2009-09-14T15:11:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810380   The installation of officers of a council of the Knights of Columbus is always a most solemn occasion. The ceremonial, which is open to the public, brings officers, members, . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:46:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810380 Christopher B. 2009-09-12T22:46:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810040 Recently, I made a post about the state of the sump next to my house .  A few days ago the town arrived (do they actually read Gather … I’ll just consider it a coincidence) and they . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:01:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810040 Christopher B. 2009-09-12T15:01:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808519 You lie You lie like a rug Like a nice Kashmir rug That I have in front of my fireplace That I got from a seller In India It’s good You can dance on it Well sort of It’s kind of small . . . Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:59:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977808519 Christopher B. 2009-09-11T09:59:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802430 (Note: to get the joke follow the link.) Does anyone want to host a Tea Party?  I'll bring the gunpowder . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:57:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802430 Christopher B. 2009-09-06T21:57:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802311 Living in Riverhead, a town on Long Island that has been mismanaged by the demonic Democrats for far to many years, it is common to lament about the pathetic state of the roads, the complete lack of development . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:00:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802311 Christopher B. 2009-09-06T19:00:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798743 On Wednesday, September 2 nd , at 6PM the Riverhead Republican Party held the grand opening of its headquarters for the 2009 campaign season.  The location of this headquarters and the building . . . Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:02:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977798743 Christopher B. 2009-09-03T12:02:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795712 This is almost as fun as “Where’s Waldo?”  My friend and former co-worker managed to get my photo at a Long Island Ducks game while I was taking photos of the game from across . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:59:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795712 Christopher B. 2009-09-01T09:59:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794439 Yesterday was a beautiful day in the neighborhood and I decided to take the short drive to one of my favorite spots, the Bating Hollow Farm Vineyard .  So let’s start off this review with . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:06:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794439 Christopher B. 2009-08-31T11:06:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791282 As a conservative who listens to NPR I always cringe when they announce another commentary from Daniel Schorr.  Last night’s commentary was also another cringe moment, but for other reasons.  . . . Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:30:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791282 Christopher B. 2009-08-28T11:30:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789039 Games on Facebook are often boring affairs, often requiring you to get more and more friends to play the game.  Some are literally “set it and forget it” requiring you to make a turn . . . Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:06:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789039 Christopher B. 2009-08-26T16:06:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784698 I see a common complaint about the CARS program; that the savings was not enough.  The fact is that small savings in clunkers is better than larger savings in better cars.  The following chart . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:34:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784698 Christopher B. 2009-08-23T11:34:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784318 Perhaps you have seen the advertisement, a close-up of a woman in somewhat medieval attire with large cleavage and the caption “Play Now My Lord.”  Another caption was “Save . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:53:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784318 Christopher B. 2009-08-22T20:53:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770090 The enemy is evil.  We must oppose the enemy at all cost and by any means because he dares opposes us, who are all good and wonderful and of course obviously correct.  We must not argue . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:06:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770090 Christopher B. 2009-08-11T17:06:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770040 We normally associate parks with wildlife and plants of all kinds, but the “industrial” park is an interesting thing indeed; buildings where industries of all kind can be found together.  . . . Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:14:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977770040 Christopher B. 2009-08-11T16:14:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762097 The sun was shining, the water as smooth as glass (18 th century glass that is, you know the ones with the ripples on it but I’ll take that any day) and all we needed was the fish biting.  . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:01:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762097 Christopher B. 2009-08-04T10:01:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759490 Made with lamb, and potatoes mashed by hand.  Here it is before the oven.   Here is is after the oven.   Here it is on the plate.   . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:39:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759490 Christopher B. 2009-08-01T22:39:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758935 It must be tough running for superintendent of highways in my town because he literally went swimming with the sharks!  All in good fun for a fundraiser. Held at the town aquerium, this . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:59:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758935 Christopher B. 2009-08-01T10:59:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756379 (Central Islip, N.Y., July 29, 2009)  The Long Island Ducks defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5-4 on Wednesday before a past-capacity crowd of 6,033 in a rain shortened game at Citibank . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:28:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756379 Christopher B. 2009-07-30T10:28:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754364 Tomorrow is my birthday, but since I will be at work and watching a Ducks game I got my presents tonight.  The biggest present is a really big set of binoculars.  This isn’t for looking . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:24:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754364 Christopher B. 2009-07-28T21:24:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752263 There has been a constant cry in the health care debate, a notion that is simply assumed at face value as an absolute truth; health care costs are rising and that is a bad thing.  I never like . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:38:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977752263 Christopher B. 2009-07-27T11:38:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746389 And now for something completely different; or is it really more of the same?  When last we left the soap opera that was Albany, Governor Patterson managed to appoint Richard Ravitch as Lt. . . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:50:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746389 Christopher B. 2009-07-22T13:50:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746123 This was my first visit to Yankee Stadium.  I didn’t take many photos (only a hundred) and because I was moving or because of the night game conditions, many were blurry.  I also didn’t . . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:25:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746123 Christopher B. 2009-07-22T10:25:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739393 Now I am normally not one to complain about change, and in fact I’m not really complaining but with the recent addition of AP Content to gather it seems that all of the classical Gather posting . . . Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:38:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739393 Christopher B. 2009-07-16T15:38:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737781   There is nothing like a baseball game, and nothing like a small, home town, independent league baseball team.   The Long Island Ducks are one of the eight teams of Atlantic League Professional . . . Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:33:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737781 Christopher B. 2009-07-15T09:33:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737508 Tonigt the Long Island Ducks Game was sponsored by North Shore LIJ Southside Hospital, who hosted their 3rd annual health night.  They gave out T shirts, and had a variety of booths inside on various . . . Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:28:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737508 Christopher B. 2009-07-14T23:28:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737000   I like to use Microsoft Word when writing both posts and comments.   In both cases I can use the many features of Microsoft Word (especially the spelling checker and the grammar assistance) . . . Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:40:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977737000 Christopher B. 2009-07-14T11:40:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734209 So after all is said and done, the defections, the coca cola quorum, and the attempt to appoint a Lt. Governor, who would have thought the easiest solution would actually work.   Once the Democrats . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:35:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734209 Christopher B. 2009-07-10T16:35:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733211   At this point it would be nice if we had something "completely different" but all roads leads to the flying circus.   In the center ring is Gov. David Patterson, who just could not . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733211 Christopher B. 2009-07-09T15:40:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733123   Those who are familiar to the posters on Gather know the standard response for the causes of the recent financial crisis; everything is blamed on the previous administration, and the economy . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733123 Christopher B. 2009-07-09T13:36:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729762   These fireworks were taken at the end of a Long Island Ducks game in Central Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.   My camera is a Kodak Easy Share DX6490 and I had set the settings to the . . . Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:52:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729762 Christopher B. 2009-07-05T18:52:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729053 It's hard to march in a parade and take good photos at the same time.  Once I got to the end of the parade, I was able to direct my cell phone camera at the cars that followed behind me.  . . . Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:03:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729053 Christopher B. 2009-07-04T14:03:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728584   I had made an inquiry online many months ago.   Last month I got a call saying that the new models were on their way and if I wanted one I needed to put down a deposit.   I wanted . . . Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:10:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728584 Christopher B. 2009-07-03T19:10:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725748 Even when I go to Explore posts, the latest post I see is from six hours ago.  (12:15 PM ... it is currently 6:15 PM) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:15:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725748 Christopher B. 2009-06-30T18:15:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725668 In a previous test, I checked the functionality of Word formatting to Gather formatting.   Colors , Bold , Italic , Simple Underline , Superscript and Subscript are all supported.   . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725668 Christopher B. 2009-06-30T16:21:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725611 Honestly, I'm waiting for the Dead Parrot sketch.   Albany has moved from being a circus to being reruns of Monty Python's Flying Circus.   Today, apparently, was the department of Silly Walks. . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:22:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725611 Christopher B. 2009-06-30T15:22:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724629 Waiting for the train to pass me by. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:19:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724629 Christopher B. 2009-06-29T15:19:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724376 There is an old saying, when life hands you lemons you make lemonade.   When life hands you limes and mint leaves, grab some rum and club soda and make a mojito.   I think the Albany situation . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:53:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724376 Christopher B. 2009-06-29T09:53:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977721211 There is a good editorial in The Washington Times: " Who are the uninsured? " I strongly urge you to read the entire article.   The editorial makes one point before going into the numbers; that . . . Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:36:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977721211 Christopher B. 2009-06-25T10:36:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720622   This is a test of what abilities gather can easily transfer from Microsoft Word documents (as well as that of Microsoft Excel). This is only a test.   The first paragraph is written in . . . Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720622 Christopher B. 2009-06-24T18:11:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719535 Several years ago, I was on an online message board when someone showed a photo they were going to use for "facebook."   The photo was mostly a shot of her shoulder.   I joked that it was . . . Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:12:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719535 Christopher B. 2009-06-23T16:12:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717869   The 8 th annual charity drive ball was held on June 19 th , 2009 in honor of the Sunrise Fund.   Located at Stony Brook Hospital it is a group that helps children and the families of . . . Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:04:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717869 Christopher B. 2009-06-21T23:04:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716032   There was a time when news took months to travel from continent to continent, across wooden vessels powered by the wind.   Months turned into weeks, weeks turned into days, until now . . . Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:49:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716032 Christopher B. 2009-06-19T16:49:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713809   So here I am about to drink a nice cup of tea ( Cranberry Blood Orange if you must know) and I see some people on Gather are still obsessed with tea parties.   I mean the very thought . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:47:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713809 Christopher B. 2009-06-17T15:47:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711915   Albany is in many ways like a soap opera, dull and boring until Friday when they throw this sudden cliff hanger to make you turn in on Monday.   So let's do a quick review of what has . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:02:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711915 Christopher B. 2009-06-15T14:02:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711175   The American Ex Prisoners of War had their New York State Convention at the Villa Roma last week.   This year my father decided he wanted to go so I drove him from Long Island and back. . . . Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:07:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711175 Christopher B. 2009-06-14T20:07:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710774   The Fr. William J. Crowley Council of the Knights of Columbus (Council #5817) is an active council in Wading River, Long Island, New York.   Under the direction of Grand Knight Jim Tuite, . . . Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:24:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710774 Christopher B. 2009-06-14T09:24:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710589   To be honest, this is not original, but it is interesting because of the origin.   Jack Benny started the running joke the year after he had his special for his 39 th birthday, apparently, . . . Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:04:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710589 Christopher B. 2009-06-14T00:04:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709371 This week I had the opportunity to take my father to The Department of New York American Ex Prisoners of War convention at the Villa Roma Resort Hotel .   I was there several years ago while . . . Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:12:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709371 Christopher B. 2009-06-12T15:12:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700401   Perhaps President Obama misspoke.   Perhaps President Obama wasn't properly briefed.   Perhaps President Obama failed at kindergarten math.   Perhaps Joe Biden is contagious. . . . Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:00:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700401 Christopher B. 2009-06-03T14:00:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977699254   What's pink, has three axels, holds a lot of people, has a hot tub, and dares to call itself a "mini?"   No I didn't see a pink elephant, I saw a pink Mini Cooper, not only looking like . . . Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:20:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977699254 Christopher B. 2009-06-02T14:20:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977696319   I know there is a lot of discussion, about the problems of the "two party" system.   Some people complain that the two parties have become too much alike.   Others complain that . . . Sat, 30 May 2009 11:50:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977696319 Christopher B. 2009-05-30T11:50:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695232   Yes, I said "dancing."   That's not something one tends to think of at a Baseball game, except probably between innings when suddenly they play "YMCA" but lately at the Long Island Ducks . . . Fri, 29 May 2009 09:24:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695232 Christopher B. 2009-05-29T09:24:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694319 While walking along in a golf outing dedicated to a fallen Army solder I started thinking of traditional rivalries between the branches.   Everyone knows of the Army / Navy game but what if they . . . Thu, 28 May 2009 12:10:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694319 Christopher B. 2009-05-28T12:10:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691577   Christopher W. Beattie     Family Father: Charles Beattie Mother: Mildred Mary Beattie Mother's Maiden Name: Munger Place . . . Mon, 25 May 2009 18:03:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691577 Christopher B. 2009-05-25T18:03:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690805   I was in the parade, so these are photos before the parade where everyone was getting ready.     Sun, 24 May 2009 19:26:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690805 Christopher B. 2009-05-24T19:26:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690716   One of the most interesting things on Long Island is the tramway that connects the Jamaica station of the Long Island Rail Road with JFK Airport.   Travelers who want to get to far away . . . Sun, 24 May 2009 16:16:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690716 Christopher B. 2009-05-24T16:16:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690245   They are still doing some work to the front of Lincoln Center.   The central water fountain is not working yet.   But all in all, the renovations are moving along.   I went . . . Sat, 23 May 2009 22:24:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690245 Christopher B. 2009-05-23T22:24:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690225   There are several lines to the Long Island Railroad.   The central line goes all the way to Greenport, but the electric tracks stop at Ronkonkoma.   For this reason, and because there . . . Sat, 23 May 2009 21:51:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977690225 Christopher B. 2009-05-23T21:51:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688844   There is nothing as nice as an evening at Citibank Park watching the Long Island Ducks in Central Islip, New York.   I was hoping to take a lot of photos this evening, but my battery decided . . . Fri, 22 May 2009 00:18:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688844 Christopher B. 2009-05-22T00:18:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688295 Tom Golisano: " I love New York. But I'm not going to pay any more for the waste, corruption and inefficiency that is New York state government. "   Start spreading the news; they're leaving . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 11:32:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688295 Christopher B. 2009-05-21T11:32:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686531   "Where is the flag?" "Is has to be a dogleg." "It's a par 3.   You can't have a dogleg on a par three!" "Wait, there it is.   . . . Tue, 19 May 2009 11:32:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686531 Christopher B. 2009-05-19T11:32:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686520   My parent's house always had a "bath and a half," two rooms separated by a sliding door.   The main room had a sink, a toilet and a shower (it was supposed to have the washer . . . Tue, 19 May 2009 11:19:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686520 Christopher B. 2009-05-19T11:19:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683597   Flowers, they say, are where you find them; even in the parking lot of a building in an industrial park.   The sky was overcast but my cell phone camera was up to the task this morning. . . . Fri, 15 May 2009 14:59:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683597 Christopher B. 2009-05-15T14:59:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682630 CHRISTIAN TODAY Health authorities in Sweden have ruled that gender-based abortion is not illegal according to the countries law and can be allowed to happen in Swedish hospitals, according to Swedish . . . Thu, 14 May 2009 15:13:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682630 Christopher B. 2009-05-14T15:13:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682325   Getting old and getting frail, Upon my stairs, a second rail, New one on left, old one on right, I can use both, I'll be all right. One day, I know, these legs shall fail And they . . . Thu, 14 May 2009 08:49:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682325 Christopher B. 2009-05-14T08:49:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977680634   It's time to work on the bushes and flowers in front of my front porch.   It's time to pull the weeds and let the flowers and the flowering bushes grow.   Here are some before . . . Tue, 12 May 2009 10:21:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977680634 Christopher B. 2009-05-12T10:21:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977680625   It's spring and it's time for me to start working on my St. Francis Garden.   I wanted to register all the various foliage, the bushes, the ground cover, and the locations where . . . Tue, 12 May 2009 10:09:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977680625 Christopher B. 2009-05-12T10:09:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679643   Sometimes it seems as though I feel like I'm a conservative trapped inside a blue state.   Like a brightly colored straight jacket, it seems to constrict me.   People wonder, for . . . Mon, 11 May 2009 09:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679643 Christopher B. 2009-05-11T09:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679156   I am an only child, but fortunately my mother was not.   While my mother's brother is across the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, my mother's sister is here on long island, with . . . Sun, 10 May 2009 18:26:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679156 Christopher B. 2009-05-10T18:26:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678556   US Population Estimate: 300,009,000 at 00:31 GMT (EST+5) May 10, 2009 <q>- 17 minutes ago</q> World Population Estimate: 6,778,792,699 at 00:31 . . . Sat, 09 May 2009 21:09:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977678556 Christopher B. 2009-05-09T21:09:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977676340   Recently, the change of party affiliation of Arlen Specter has caused the liberal media to go on a witch hunt and to proclaim that they alone know the cause of the problems of the Republican . . . Thu, 07 May 2009 12:29:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977676340 Christopher B. 2009-05-07T12:29:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977675288   Thanks to twitter, I discovered this wonderful report called "Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom"   Here is the executive summary. This paper . . . Wed, 06 May 2009 10:59:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977675288 Christopher B. 2009-05-06T10:59:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674894 I had a little problem uploading a video to Gather, so here are some imbeded videos that I uploaded to photobucket.       . . . Tue, 05 May 2009 22:24:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674894 Christopher B. 2009-05-05T22:24:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674769   Yesterday was the first night of my 10 game pack tickets to the Long Island Ducks, a baseball team in the ALPB (Atlantic League Professional Baseball).   The Ducks play at Citibank Park, . . . Tue, 05 May 2009 20:04:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674769 Christopher B. 2009-05-05T20:04:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977671909   In the post " To Answer Chuck L's question: Why the Christian Right? " Chuck L raises the following questions. Why are fundamentalist Christians so attracted to support of . . . Sat, 02 May 2009 11:29:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977671909 Christopher B. 2009-05-02T11:29:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670969 I am starting to get tired of the President of the United States of America turning the bully pulpit into the bull **** pulpit.   Bobby Eberle of GOPUSA states my frustration in the most plainest . . . Fri, 01 May 2009 09:20:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670969 Christopher B. 2009-05-01T09:20:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670345   One of the things I find fascinating is a "gazing ball."   There are many types of gazing balls but the idea is the same; a sphere designed to reflect in some interesting partial . . . Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:08:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670345 Christopher B. 2009-04-30T14:08:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670329   I live in a development called Quail Hollow; in fact I live in the hollow of Quail Hollow.   There is a curve at the bottom of the road and it has been sorely in need of repairs.   . . . Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:53:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977670329 Christopher B. 2009-04-30T13:53:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667252  It's spring!   It's that wonderful time of the year when the air is warm and green things start falling from the trees.   (As opposed to that other time of the year when the . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:59:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667252 Christopher B. 2009-04-27T11:59:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977665710   Yes folks, it's good old "tingle up my leg" Chris Matthews at it again, stepping beyond the border of journalism, passing the boundary of commentary and entering the uncharted . . . Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:52:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977665710 Christopher B. 2009-04-25T11:52:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662056   On the GOPUSA web site, Debra Saunders makes an interesting observation, supported by facts, showing that the bi-partisan ire of the tea parties may have been missed by the Democrats but . . . Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:20:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662056 Christopher B. 2009-04-21T11:20:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977661051   Harris Sherline has an interesting article on GOPUSA about a commentary about the stimulus bill in the Orange County Register. The article is worth reading but I would like to quote one part . . . Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:02:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977661051 Christopher B. 2009-04-20T12:02:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658574   A "Tea Party" ( Taxed Enough Already ) was held in the town of Riverhead, on April 15th, at 6 PM in the evening, right next to our historic waterfront.   The tea party was . . . Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:02:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658574 Christopher B. 2009-04-17T10:02:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655735 I am sure you are familiar with the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, who wind up committing suicide because of their families and their attempts to keep their marriage a secret but compared to the latest . . . Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:29:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655735 Christopher B. 2009-04-14T11:29:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653771 The Old Lies!   The Old Lies! The Good Old Lies for me! I love to tear down Neo-Cons For their stupidity! The basic rule of any dictatorship is to first control the media.   This can . . . Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:02:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653771 Christopher B. 2009-04-12T10:02:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653550 These past days the Church celebrates the tridium of the passion, death, and most importantly resurrection of Jesus Christ.  On Thursday we celebrated the "last supper" and Jesus' commandment . . . Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:37:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653550 Christopher B. 2009-04-11T23:37:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651286 Everyone knows the first book of the Bible, and the story of Adam, Eve, and that nasty lawyer like serpent.   Chapter 3 talks about how the serpent tricks Eve and Adam and after getting caught playing . . . Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:58:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651286 Christopher B. 2009-04-09T12:58:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649467   NB: I have highlighted portions of the article that pertain to Knox's positions on the Pope, the Roman Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.   Obama may go out of the way to . . . Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:06:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977649467 Christopher B. 2009-04-07T16:06:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647826   Yesterday marked the feast of Palm Sunday.   The feast marks the "triumphal" entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before his passion and death.   In the Roman Catholic Church, . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:34:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647826 Christopher B. 2009-04-06T09:34:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641434 I took my father (and mother) from Wading River, to East Hampton, on the south fork of Long Island, for the celebration of the 70 th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 550.   My father, . . . Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:25:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641434 Christopher B. 2009-03-30T11:25:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639700 Mercy HS & R.P.I   For some strange reason (which seems out of season; April 1 st is a few days away) I get an error while uploading photos to an album.   Therefore I will . . . Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:34:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639700 Christopher B. 2009-03-28T09:34:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977638239 Global warming, with the resulting rise in the earth's ocean levels is starting to worry various officials in heaven, unnamed angels were reported to have been saying.   "You know," . . . Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:19:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977638239 Christopher B. 2009-03-26T16:19:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977637203   One of the biggest things of the 21 st century is twitter.   I am a man of few words and I'm not the blogging type.   Never the less, even the short messages of twitter are . . . Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:08:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977637203 Christopher B. 2009-03-25T17:08:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977635973   Jeffrey Schneider, Musical Director Broadway Past and Present featuring great music from Les Miserables Rodgers & Hammerstein Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim . . . Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:40:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977635973 Christopher B. 2009-03-24T22:40:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633703 The ladies of an exceptionally minor local political party are in a bind.   With so many major political parties in the area and minor parties as well they face certain elimination unless they . . . Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:37:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633703 Christopher B. 2009-03-22T13:37:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633600 Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, . . . Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:43:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633600 Christopher B. 2009-03-22T10:43:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977632912 onservatives are generally fond of quoting Reagan when he commented that, "government wasn't the solution; government was the problem."   In today's liberal mindset government . . . Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:19:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977632912 Christopher B. 2009-03-21T11:19:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977632164   After a recent meeting of the Riverhead Republican Club where they announced they had just created something in Face Book for the Face Book members (in order to attract a younger group to the . . . Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:19:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977632164 Christopher B. 2009-03-20T13:19:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977630678 Aside from the infamous case of mistaken identity in the "Life of Brian" it appears that in the news lately someone else was mistaken for someone they wanted to "crucify" in the nation's . . . Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:39:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977630678 Christopher B. 2009-03-19T11:39:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626599   Photos from "The Passion and the Messiah" March 15 - Stony Brook Featuring soloists David Kirk, Leslie McBride, Donna McBrien and Gary Bertino and the 30 voices of the North . . . Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:36:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626599 Christopher B. 2009-03-16T09:36:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622164 When you take cell phone shots by hand in regular lighting, blurr problems are common.  One idea is to turn them into "art" by a paining technique.  Currently I have been using Microsoft . . . Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:17:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977622164 Christopher B. 2009-03-12T15:17:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620934   On Monday I posted a quick post titled, " N. Korea threatens war if satellite is shot down ."   Back then I only had a blurb from my network provider's homepage. Now I have . . . Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:55:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620934 Christopher B. 2009-03-11T15:55:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620865 I just discovered this following interesting bit of information: According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group: Congressman Ron Paul leads the pack among House Republicans and has 20 earmarks . . . Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:38:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620865 Christopher B. 2009-03-11T14:38:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620494   I know it's still early to think of these things, but I think that the first 100 days of the Obama Presidency would make an interesting Opera.   I'm sure that one day John Adams . . . Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:57:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977620494 Christopher B. 2009-03-11T08:57:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977618583   I think we are starting a new trend in Gather.   Isaiah b. wrote a post on a post by Julie Ann Dawson.   I've added a reply but I thought this deserves its own post.   . . . Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:15:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977618583 Christopher B. 2009-03-09T15:15:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977618227 What a lovely day to start the working week.  (Note to self avoid looking at the news when trying to access your local webpage for your email.)  I suppose there are worse things that can happen . . . Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:59:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977618227 Christopher B. 2009-03-09T08:59:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977617407   Did you change your clocks and spring ahead? Or will you soon change your clocks? Will you spring ahead or fall back? This Daylight Savings Time is so confusing; each nation can have their own . . . Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:54:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977617407 Christopher B. 2009-03-08T08:54:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615943   "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." (Leona Helmsley)   One of the things that I have always found odd over the years was the instance of the Democratic . . . Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:18:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615943 Christopher B. 2009-03-06T10:18:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614098 Things are getting to serious.  Things are getting too depressing.  I need some news from a real news source.  Failing that, how about The Onion?   Obama Outfitted With 238 Motion . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:21:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614098 Christopher B. 2009-03-04T10:21:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614049   There has been a lot said about the controversial "talk show" host Rush Limbaugh.   He's the guy the liberals love to bash and downright silence.   In fact, if they . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:30:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614049 Christopher B. 2009-03-04T09:30:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614022   The North Shore Chamber Choir Presents The Passion and the Messiah Sunday, March 15 th at 2:00 pm Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Stony Brook   Featuring soloists . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:55:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614022 Christopher B. 2009-03-04T08:55:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613244   In our modern society, " global warming " now called " climate change " is all the rage.   The dangers of increased CO2 in the atmosphere have reached the point where . . . Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:35:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613244 Christopher B. 2009-03-03T13:35:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611953   The common argument the president makes to "balance" the biggest pork barrel spending spree in the history of the country can be summed up by decimating the military in an area of . . . Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:41:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611953 Christopher B. 2009-03-02T10:41:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611815   As of 8 AM it looks as though a little under 6" fell in Wading River, although with the winds some might have already blown away.   The winter storm warning is in effect until 6 . . . Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:27:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611815 Christopher B. 2009-03-02T08:27:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611487   Liberals never cease to amaze me.   You would think that without Bush to bash anymore that the hate of liberals would be slowly abated.   But like kids on a sugar rush looking to . . . Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:31:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611487 Christopher B. 2009-03-01T22:31:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977610812   Mother Nature, in defiance of Al Gore's "Climate Change" predictions, sent snow to Long Island on March 1 st .   Weather forecasters are suggesting she may continue this . . . Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:43:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977610812 Christopher B. 2009-03-01T09:43:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609810 Imagine a world without punctuation. I know that there many who think they live in such a world. They are not aware of the problems that it presents. The following letters differ only in terms of proper . . . Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:59:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609810 Christopher B. 2009-02-28T09:59:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977608165 Yahoo Briefcase is apparently shutting down so they sent an email to tell me to download my stuff before it was too late.  Little did I know that there in my general files was my first National Novel . . . Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:20:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977608165 Christopher B. 2009-02-26T20:20:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605112 The following is a chapter from my 2008 National Novel Writing Month Novel written in November.   I post it today because the chapter is all about today.   If this actually does happen . . . Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:30:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605112 Christopher B. 2009-02-24T08:30:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977601610 A blonde teenager, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a handy-woman and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood. She went to the front door . . . Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:15:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977601610 Christopher B. 2009-02-20T22:15:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598965  THE FULL ARTICLE FROM REUTERS CAN BE FOUND HERE By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, underscoring the Vatican's ruling on an issue that divides Americans, . . . Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:02:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598965 Christopher B. 2009-02-18T15:02:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598795   COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about . . . Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:06:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977598795 Christopher B. 2009-02-18T12:06:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977596958 Young Chuck in Montana bought a horse from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the horse the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the horse . . . Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:36:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977596958 Christopher B. 2009-02-16T19:36:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977589958   I live on Long Island.   Move over New Jersey, you've lost the title of the most insane drivers.   They drive every day on the Long Island expressway.   The posted speed . . . Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:27:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977589958 Christopher B. 2009-02-10T09:27:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588301 I use Twitter occasionally.   (No really 332 updates isn't a lot!)   But a picture is worth a thousand words and I use Twitpic more often.   I finally even managed to get my . . . Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:38:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588301 Christopher B. 2009-02-08T17:38:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977586568 Ah yes the current trend of Regular Gas Prices over the past few years is like a work of art you might see in MOMA (right after you visited the sleek resturant known as the Modern with the unisex restroom). . . . Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:05:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977586568 Christopher B. 2009-02-06T15:05:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977582217 Last night, under the glare of stadium lights, the Pittsburg Steelers saw their own shadows indicating another 6 more weeks of Football.   This morning Punxsutawney Phil won his 6 th Groundhogs . . . Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:16:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977582217 Christopher B. 2009-02-02T09:16:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977579481   Tomorrow is the day the Church honors St. John Bosco, the patron saint of chocolate milk.   Wait, you mean he's not the patron saint of chocolate milk?   Then why is a brand . . . Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:28:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977579481 Christopher B. 2009-01-30T09:28:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977577280 It's a good thing I can work from home on days like this.  Not that it's really bad; in fact that's the problem, it's not bad enough.  Several inches of snow has already fallen . . . Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:17:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977577280 Christopher B. 2009-01-28T09:17:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576488 Saint Thomas Aquinas , O.P. (also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino ; b. ca. 1225; died 7 March, 1274) was an Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order , and an immensely influential philosopher . . . Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:58:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576488 Christopher B. 2009-01-27T13:58:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977569523 Today the 44 th President of the United States was sworn in.   The markets responded to this event by taking a nose dive: DJIA 7,949.09 -332.13 (-4.01%) Nasdaq 1,440.86 -88.47 (-5.78%) S&P . . . Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:41:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977569523 Christopher B. 2009-01-20T19:41:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977560181 I just saw this in an email from Newsmax.   Doesn't surprise me in the least.   I think they should rename the position of Attorney General of the State of New York to the title "Chief . . . Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:30:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977560181 Christopher B. 2009-01-11T14:30:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977544742 Here is the latest on the recount Senate recount: Franken leads but margin narrows  (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Today, the state Canvassing Board is scheduled to award votes from thousands . . . Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:16:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977544742 Christopher B. 2008-12-24T21:16:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977493477 Earlier in the campaign Obama made the remark that he didn't look like all those presidents on the $1 and $5 bills.  Aside from the fact that there are only two presidents on those two bills . . . Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:22:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977493477 Christopher B. 2008-10-30T22:22:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977493380 Obama's message on taxes seems to be based on two fronts; both seem to be a case of class warfare, the little guy vs the big guy.  The real question is whether these attacks  are justified. . . . Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:53:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977493380 Christopher B. 2008-10-30T20:53:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977493286 Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the . . . Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:49:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977493286 Christopher B. 2008-10-30T18:49:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482826 The Knights of Columbus is an organization of Roman Catholic Men.  The Columbiettes is an organization of Roman Catholic Women.  The Marian Council, in Cutchogue New York had their installation . . . Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:22:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482826 Christopher B. 2008-10-19T20:22:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482721 This fall, I'll be joining 100,000 authors in the challenge of writing a book, from scratch, in November. It's going to be a busy month! As I write my novel, I'll be raising money for . . . Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:12:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482721 Christopher B. 2008-10-19T18:12:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977481914   When in the course of human events, or just the manure of the average campaign season, it becomes common place for people and politicians to defend taxes as patriotic, or to insist that ear marks . . . Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:36:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977481914 Christopher B. 2008-10-18T19:36:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469292   My cell phone at best often makes slightly blurry photography.   In the past I have used a "water color" effect from Microsoft Photo Editor to give it a nice feel even without . . . Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:20:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469292 Christopher B. 2008-10-06T09:20:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468946 Yes indeed it's nice when GOD comes to play for your spaghetti dinner.  Two of the members are members of our local Knights of Columbus Council that held this event.  The raffle went towards . . . Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:47:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468946 Christopher B. 2008-10-05T22:47:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468700 Photograps from Stand Up For Life East LIE Exit 70S, Cty. Rd. 111, Manorville   Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:55:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468700 Christopher B. 2008-10-05T17:55:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468108   It came to me in a dream.   Well not exactly, but it started from a dream.   In my dream there were these robots, sort of like transformers, and they had come to earth and the people . . . Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:11:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468108 Christopher B. 2008-10-04T22:11:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977466736 September 25, 2008 STAUDENRAUS TROUNCES ALESSI IN NEWS-12 DEBATE Republican Challenger - with Record of Reform & Results - Pledges Tax Relief Now Through BiPartisan Tax Cap Suffolk . . . Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:57:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977466736 Christopher B. 2008-10-03T10:57:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977466327 Veterans of Foreign Wars PAC Supports Lee Zeldin PATCHOGUE, NY (10/02/2008; 1342)(readMedia)-- In a stunning reversal from previous campaigns, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:56:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977466327 Christopher B. 2008-10-02T22:56:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465987 PATCHOGUE, NY (09/29/2008) The Republican and Conservative Party candidate for New York's First Congressional District is demanding that his opponent vote against the misguided plan for Main Street's . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:04:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465987 Christopher B. 2008-10-02T16:04:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465556   People are still wondering and arguing why the bailout bill skidded to a halt in Congress last Monday.   Apparently, as the Senate now unofficially thinks, the reason was that it lacked . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:27:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465556 Christopher B. 2008-10-02T09:27:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462762   I was passing by my Yahoo page, on the way to my Yahoo fantasy football league scores when I glanced at the top stories from the Onion, that infamous funny news paper.   Suddenly there . . . Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:34:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462762 Christopher B. 2008-09-29T16:34:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462440   It was raining cats and dogs as I drove to the south fork of Long Island to attend a special fund raising event for Lee Zeldin, who is running for the 1 st New York District of the United States . . . Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462440 Christopher B. 2008-09-29T10:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462415 The un-refreshing troll (bug) has returned to Gather.   It is somewhat annoying in that it seems unique to Gather.   This morning I saw that I had "1 friend request" on the page. . . . Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:49:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977462415 Christopher B. 2008-09-29T09:49:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461237 The Town of Southampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County , New York , U.S. , partly on the South Fork of Long Island . As of the United States 2000 Census , the town had a total population . . . Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:51:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461237 Christopher B. 2008-09-27T22:51:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459829   Inspired by a post by Jared G , entitled " I Want a President Who's Smarter Than Me ," I thought I needed to write a counter argument.   I do not want a person who is per . . . Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:45:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459829 Christopher B. 2008-09-26T09:45:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977458806 Yesterday, in doing some quick background information for a report about American History for my local Knights of Columbus 4 th degree assembly meeting, I discovered from the History Channel web pages . . . Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:31:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977458806 Christopher B. 2008-09-25T09:31:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450937 Excuse me Mr. Obama, I mean Senator Obama, sir. Um . . . know you are busy and important and stuff. I mean running for president is very important and . . . ah . . . I hate to bother you. I will . . . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:59:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450937 Christopher B. 2008-09-16T21:59:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449515   I originally wrote this as a response to some Democrats who were insisting that the ability to type on a computer keyboard for long periods of time is somehow a disqualifying condition for the . . . Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:58:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449515 Christopher B. 2008-09-15T11:58:57Z