http://ursulamajors.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by GayLynn P. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:34:16 GMT 2010-01-06T15:34:16Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810057 From an e-mail from a friend, it's a little dated, but none the more relevant: It’s beyond passing the Kool-Aid; it’s time to wind the Cuckoo-Cuckoo clock!  I saw this coming . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:10:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977810057 GayLynn P. 2009-09-12T19:10:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776400 This is fun! Pick your Artist: Michael Jackson Are you a male or female: My Girl Describe yourself: Dirty Diana   How do you feel: Bad   . . . Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:27:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776400 GayLynn P. 2009-08-17T03:27:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776150   Pick your Artist: Beatles   Are you a male or female: Girl   Describe yourself: Sexy Sadie   How do you feel: I’m Down   Describe . . . Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:28:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776150 GayLynn P. 2009-08-16T22:28:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774181 Some of my Gather friends know that since July 1, I have been on "temporary" lay off from my employer.  I was supposed to be re-hired in 3 or 4 weeks.  Tic-tok, 6 weeks passed and nothing happened.  . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:22:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977774181 GayLynn P. 2009-08-14T20:22:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747378   It all happened so fast her head was spinning. The first time he hit her, she realized she’d made a horrible mistake. How did she get here? All the signs had been there before they married, . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:23:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747378 GayLynn P. 2009-07-23T08:23:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741370     The passing of Walter Cronkite is a great loss to those of us that remember him from his news anchor heyday. Cronkite was the voice of reason, reassurance and truth for viewers who looked . . . Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:53:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977741370 GayLynn P. 2009-07-18T06:53:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738076   She awoke with a start, her thin nightgown soaked with sweat. She blinked and tried to remember where she was and what happened. Disoriented and feeling haunted, she staggered to the window. . . . Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:24:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738076 GayLynn P. 2009-07-15T19:24:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732409 She’d left Las Vegas too late. Now driving down that lonely stretch of highway 40, she cursed under her breath. It was turning into a dark and stormy night and she did not want to get stranded. . . . Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:25:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732409 GayLynn P. 2009-07-08T20:25:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711270   Are you so predictable or Am I that clairvoyant? I knew before you did You weren’t coming today It’s easier this way, really Fewer surprises, . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:22:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711270 GayLynn P. 2009-06-15T02:22:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691519   I didn’t mean to lose you I didn’t want you to go All I wanted was for you to know How much you mean to me   Words poorly chosen Pouring out my pain Intense words . . . Mon, 25 May 2009 20:17:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691519 GayLynn P. 2009-05-25T20:17:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672173 My Adventure Partner, Gayle (see my post "Canoes are Temperamental") is out of commission!  She went adventuring on her own yesterday, taking a bike ride on the only sunny day in the foreseeable . . . Sat, 02 May 2009 22:48:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977672173 GayLynn P. 2009-05-02T22:48:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666746 Especi ally yellow ones. Yesterday, f o r the first time ever, I attended the Spring Paddle Festival at Vancouver Lake in Washington .  All of my prior boating experience . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:19:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666746 GayLynn P. 2009-04-27T00:19:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977664933   Memories don’t visit as often as they used to. They would tiptoe into my room, Sit on the end of my bed, And just talk.   Searching, I have to hunt them . . . Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:40:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977664933 GayLynn P. 2009-04-24T16:40:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656449 Sick at heart Mind numbing fear Overfilled with anxiety Drowning in dread Riddled with doubt Not knowing hurts Let me be wrong Stressed and taut . . . Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:29:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656449 GayLynn P. 2009-04-15T06:29:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654358 My Mood Tag Survey- Below is My Mood Tag Survey about me and the FIVE friends I have tagged to fill it out next! Return to healthyliving.gather.com to start your own survey! 1.  What is the number . . . Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:17:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654358 GayLynn P. 2009-04-13T05:17:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653326 What do you collect?  I have noticed that several of my Gather friends are collectors and we all have things we treasure.  Most of my collections started by accident.  For example, I used . . . Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:23:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653326 GayLynn P. 2009-04-11T21:23:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648505 R ules: IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS! COPY, PASTE INTO TO NEW POST, ERASE MY ANSWERS, ENTER YOURS, AND POST. USE THE 1ST LETTER OF YOUR NAME TO ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. . . . Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:04:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648505 GayLynn P. 2009-04-07T01:04:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647621       Starring: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkerson Genre: Drama (I would add thriller with comedic touches) This is one of the most intriguing . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:07:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647621 GayLynn P. 2009-04-06T05:07:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647335 I thought it would never happen, but spring seems to be here in Oregon at last.  Just last week we had freezing temperatures and I had to move the young plants back into the shed.  But yesterday, . . . Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:15:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977647335 GayLynn P. 2009-04-05T21:15:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642228 myFave way to start my day is: Stretching and coffee myFave thing about myself is: my passion myFave way to make myself feel good is: exercise, water and eating healthy. myFave person . . . Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:20:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977642228 GayLynn P. 2009-03-31T06:20:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977630253 This has been a very busy week and I have not had time to comment and read all of your posts.  The good news is that I finally feel like a human being again (had the flu for weeks!) and I'm taking . . . Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:09:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977630253 GayLynn P. 2009-03-19T07:09:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609586   Pretty petite poodle Perched on my shoulder Knows she’s special. Completely self-possessed and Assured of her place in the world She’s the object of my adoration, Black ball . . . Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609586 GayLynn P. 2009-02-28T07:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605925 This is NOT a pushover test. There are 20 questions. Average score is 12. It will help if you are over 60! This one will be difficult for the younger set. Have fun, but no peeking! Good luck . . . Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:53:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977605925 GayLynn P. 2009-02-25T01:53:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977603812         Hope died for me in 1968. In April of that year, Martin Luther King, Jr. was felled by an assassin’s bullet and two months later, Robert F. Kennedy met the . . . Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:27:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977603812 GayLynn P. 2009-02-23T08:27:47Z