http://veriesandborg.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Verie Sandborg en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:53:54 GMT 2010-01-05T17:53:54Z 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=281474977950161 "Where is Tunisia?" or " Why Tunisia?" These were the questions my daughter Pam and I frequently encountered last summer when we told people we would be traveling to Tunisia in mid October. It seems . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:02:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950161 Verie Sandborg 2009-12-16T20:02:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919456 Saturday, November 21, 2009. Lincolnshire, Illinois. 6:56 AM. I have just enough time before I have to leave for a nature hike class to do a few chores, get dressed, eat breakfast, brush my teeth, and . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:15:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919456 Verie Sandborg 2009-11-27T00:15:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891382 Across the sea, thousands of miles from the Atlantic shores of the United States in a cemetery near Tunis-Carthage, Tunisia, lie the graves of 2,841 American Military Dead.  Buried at the 27-acre . . . Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:35:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891382 Verie Sandborg 2009-11-08T23:35:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852240 The sky was cloudy and threatened rain, the weather cool. Only three of us showed up for our fall Saturday morning hiking class. One fellow hiker had a plumbing emergency. The others were traveling. It . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:01:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852240 Verie Sandborg 2009-10-14T02:01:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832964   Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) growing in the prairie at Chicago Botanic Garden, July 3, 2009 I ran across this photo of butterfly weed as I cleaned out my iPhoto . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:41:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832964 Verie Sandborg 2009-10-01T00:41:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977826234 Make no Little Plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble logical diagram once recorded . . . Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:40:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977826234 Verie Sandborg 2009-09-25T16:40:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818218 In 1990, I attended Dr. Jean Houston's Mystery School in Greenkill, New York. I had been introduced to Houston's work in the mid 1980s while working on a Master's Degree at Mundelein College, now a part . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:11:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818218 Verie Sandborg 2009-09-19T00:11:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812616 The advice, "Get it in writing," promises to make a promise we've received happen. But written words depend on the meanings we give them, and these meanings can be inconsistent because cultures and the . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:42:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812616 Verie Sandborg 2009-09-15T00:42:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782021 Earlier this summer I listened to a CD iteration of a fascinating and intelligent novel, Censoring an Iranian Love Story , by Iranian author Shahriar Mandanipour. To increase the amount of "reading" . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:48:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782021 Verie Sandborg 2009-08-20T23:48:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754226 Pam and I chortle as we watch the video monitors and listen to the commentator report the 1860 presidential campaign in 21st-century style. We are in the Campaign 1860 Gallery in The Abraham Lincoln Presidential . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:37:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754226 Verie Sandborg 2009-07-29T00:37:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977730584 Do you do any activities specifically designed to exercise your brain?  By brain exercising, I don't mean our everyday normal use of our mind in thinking about and solving the situations that arise . . . Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:42:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977730584 Verie Sandborg 2009-07-07T00:42:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977664333 As we knelt to get a better look at the two kittens on the floor, one of them scrambled to the edge of a battered couch, looked us in the eyes, and meowed loudly.  Only six-weeks-old, she had short, . . . Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:41:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977664333 Verie Sandborg 2009-04-23T23:41:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648371 Earth Day 2009 is coming.  When did Earth Day begin? Why have an Earth Day?  The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970.  It was led by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, coordinated . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:49:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648371 Verie Sandborg 2009-04-06T23:49:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977627340 Sitting on the hard pew, I was so drowsy I couldn't keep my eyes open or sit up straight.  I was four going on five, and my mom and I were attending one of our church's Wednesday evening . . . Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:08:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977627340 Verie Sandborg 2009-03-17T01:08:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612466 The following poem, which relates an experience I had while jogging, is 20 years old this month.  I wrote it a few days after an ice storm hit my area in March 1989.  Doing vigorous exercise . . . Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:02:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612466 Verie Sandborg 2009-03-03T00:02:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600103 In 1933, the United States was in the grip of the Great Depression.  As part of the New Deal, on March 31 of that year, Congress and President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the Emergency Conservation . . . Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:34:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977600103 Verie Sandborg 2009-02-19T20:34:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977584845 Donning green hard hats and bundled up against the bitterly cold January day, our group set off on a hard-hat tour of the Plant Conservation Science Center, currently under construction at the Chicago . . . Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:29:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977584845 Verie Sandborg 2009-02-05T02:29:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977555329 I bridled as I listened to the moderator introduce the topic and panelists. I had ventured into the cold and snow of this first Thursday night in December to attend a panel discussion on Climate Change . . . Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977555329 Verie Sandborg 2009-01-06T23:28:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977544431 Yesterday when I picked up my mail at the clubhouse of Sedgebrook Retirement Community where I live, I found a holiday greeting in my cubbyhole.  It was from John, a second grader at Townline Elementary . . . Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:27:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977544431 Verie Sandborg 2008-12-24T17:27:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514662 Under Julius Caesar, the Romans first invaded Britain in 55 B.C.E.  Over the next 475 years as they fought, interacted and lived in Britain, they left a strong imprint on the landscape and culture . . . Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:20:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514662 Verie Sandborg 2008-11-22T19:20:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977502937 At about 7 PM on November 14, 1940, about 500 German planes began dropping explosive and incendiary bombs on Coventry, England , an industrial town about 90 miles northwest of London.  When the German . . . Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977502937 Verie Sandborg 2008-11-10T18:38:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977490190 August 30, 2008.  My daughter Pam and I are part of a Trafalgar tour of Britain, and our first major stop is the area about 80 miles northwest of London where William Shakespeare and his wife Anne . . . Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977490190 Verie Sandborg 2008-10-27T20:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977472859 Dating to the Late Neolithic Period, the giant rocks of Stonehenge rise above the Salisbury Plain in England. What's so special about Stonehenge?  Yes, its mammoth stones dominate . . . Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:36:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977472859 Verie Sandborg 2008-10-09T19:36:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404066 For my 71st birthday this year, my daughter Pam and son David surprised me by giving me a Kindle.  What's a Kindle?  Kindle is Amazon's new wireless electronic reader that provides users . . . Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:01:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404066 Verie Sandborg 2008-07-22T21:01:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382215 What do we say to undeveloped countries like China and India regarding raising their standard of living to be equal to that of Western nations?  Don't they have the right to have cars and other . . . Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:22:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382215 Verie Sandborg 2008-06-25T16:22:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369177 According to Jerry, my Michigan pharmacist brother, the second most frequent question pharmacies get after "What have you got for a cold?" is "What have you got for poison ivy?"  . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369177 Verie Sandborg 2008-06-11T17:00:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977349557 Wearing a pink, cap-sleeved cotton dress underneath the white graduation robe, I stood at the lectern and read my presentation to the congregation.  It was June 3, 1951, and I was graduating from . . . Tue, 20 May 2008 19:45:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977349557 Verie Sandborg 2008-05-20T19:45:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343224 It is modest in size.  Its message, however, is powerful and timeless.  The Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama, is a place everyone should visit. Built by the Southern Poverty . . . Sun, 11 May 2008 15:35:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343224 Verie Sandborg 2008-05-11T15:35:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338353 Among the mementos I treasure are three Mother's Day cards that thee children made for their mothers between 1945 and 1972. 1945 The fighting in Europe during World War II had ended only . . . Sun, 04 May 2008 16:14:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977338353 Verie Sandborg 2008-05-04T16:14:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977310948 Not saying a word, I mentally cried Ow! and quickly pulled back my hand and rubbed my fingers to take the sting out of them.  Our teacher, Miss Hollins, had just stepped on the fingers of my right . . . Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:44:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977310948 Verie Sandborg 2008-04-12T20:44:43Z