http://wilmablued.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Wilma D. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2012 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:56:34 GMT 2013-05-25T06:56:34Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2012 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977603291 The first thing I did this morning was:   turn on the coffee pot My strength is:  problem solving, seeing connections My weakness is: organization(or lack thereof) I feel like . . . Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:27:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977603291 Wilma D. 2009-02-22T16:27:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551124 Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.  ~Benjamin Franklin Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:41:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551124 Wilma D. 2009-01-02T10:41:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551120 Do you think this year will be better than last year? Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:35:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551120 Wilma D. 2009-01-02T10:35:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549382 Will you be making New Year's resolutions? Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:23:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549382 Wilma D. 2008-12-31T11:23:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549379 But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty?  I live according to twenty-year-old habits.  ~Andre Gide Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:20:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549379 Wilma D. 2008-12-31T11:20:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977527813 What's on your Christmas list?   Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:21:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977527813 Wilma D. 2008-12-06T11:21:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977518949 At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ALBERT . . . Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:20:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977518949 Wilma D. 2008-11-26T18:20:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977518942 What are you grateful for? Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:14:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977518942 Wilma D. 2008-11-26T18:14:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977517366 An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise. Victor Hugo Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:33:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977517366 Wilma D. 2008-11-25T11:33:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977516553 Say you want an evolution?   iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan   Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan's . . . Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:43:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977516553 Wilma D. 2008-11-24T15:43:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977516198 Say you want an evolution?   iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan   Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan's . . . Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:16:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977516198 Wilma D. 2008-11-24T09:16:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977515497     Say you want an evolution?   iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan   Dr. Gary Small and . . . Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:21:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977515497 Wilma D. 2008-11-23T13:21:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977490816 This quote makes is seems as if he did. He could be describing my son and many other Aspie's. My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my . . . Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:53:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977490816 Wilma D. 2008-10-28T10:53:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482527 I found a tidbit in an article  from the 2000 presidential election that made me remember why I used to have great respect for John McCain. Back when he was a maverick: Democratic presidential . . . Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:56:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482527 Wilma D. 2008-10-19T13:56:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482503 from Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851777-2,00.htmls .   Catholics can now argue that neither party fits precisely with Catholic social teaching - the Democratic . . . Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:29:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482503 Wilma D. 2008-10-19T13:29:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977476636 The  Democrats want a stimulus package that  was like the one last spring but... Instead,  House  Republicans proposed a number of measures that, they say, will "turn the corner . . . Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977476636 Wilma D. 2008-10-13T19:01:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475886 http://www.hannityisamoron.com/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:15:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475886 Wilma D. 2008-10-12T23:15:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977474540 October 11, 2008 CHECK POINT On Obama, Acorn and Voter Registration By  STEPHANIE STROM Senator  John McCain ’s presidential campaign on Friday stepped . . . Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:40:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977474540 Wilma D. 2008-10-11T12:40:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977474126 *IRAQ & MILITARY AFFAIRS* Skipped over a dozen votes on Iraq in the Senate. ( source ) "Because I know that as successful as I believe we will be, and I believe that the success . . . Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977474126 Wilma D. 2008-10-10T21:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977473548 While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working with cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually, the . . . Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:57:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977473548 Wilma D. 2008-10-10T09:57:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977471209 I can't say I was happy with either candidate because the both dodged the questions, but at least Obama had fresh rhetoric(for the most part). McCain's old tired talking points got him no points. . . . Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:29:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977471209 Wilma D. 2008-10-07T23:29:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469600 What really yanks your chain? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469600 Wilma D. 2008-10-06T14:15:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469592 It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated. Alec Bourne Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:11:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469592 Wilma D. 2008-10-06T14:11:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469016 ROSA BROOKS : Palin's secession flirtation For years she has courted the Alaska Independence Party, which wants to split the state from the U.S. Rosa Brooks  September 4, 2008 . . . Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:19:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977469016 Wilma D. 2008-10-05T23:19:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468601 <hr> from: http://www.slate.com/id/2201342/pagenum/all/#page_start   "On Good and Evil" It is obvious to me Who the good guys are in this one And who the bad guys . . . Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:11:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468601 Wilma D. 2008-10-05T15:11:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468020 or at least most of it. I got five books for me Janet Fitch's second novel andBest American Short Stories and Contemporary Fiction( with duplicates  for the prof whose class I'm sitting in . . . Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:47:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468020 Wilma D. 2008-10-04T19:47:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467725 “ When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. ”   Mae West Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:11:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467725 Wilma D. 2008-10-04T13:11:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467718 Do you get movie soundtracks stuck in your head? I do. Right now it's the one from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Danny Elfman rocks. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:03:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977467718 Wilma D. 2008-10-04T13:03:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461684 What's your law? Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:34:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461684 Wilma D. 2008-09-28T13:34:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461666 It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant . . . Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:00:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461666 Wilma D. 2008-09-28T13:00:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461049 <hr> Is This a 'Victory'? By Peter W. Galbraith 1. We hear again and again from Washington that we have turned a corner in Iraq and are on the path to victory. If so, it is . . . Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:20:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461049 Wilma D. 2008-09-27T17:20:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460922 If you could go back and do one thing differently in your life, what would it be? Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:04:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460922 Wilma D. 2008-09-27T15:04:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460919 The cynic says, "One man can't do anything." I say, "Only one man can do anything." John W. Gardner Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:01:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977460919 Wilma D. 2008-09-27T15:01:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459942 TimesPeople <hr>September 26, 2008 New Billions in Earmarks Approach Enactment By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON - As Congress tried to cobble together a plan to spend . . . Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:29:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459942 Wilma D. 2008-09-26T11:29:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459261 To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.    Confucius Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:21:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977459261 Wilma D. 2008-09-25T17:21:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360618 http://www.slate.com/id/2188042/ poem: A weekly poem, read by the author. " The Names " By Joe Wilkins Posted Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 7:00 AM ET Listen to Joe Wilkins . . . Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:02:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360618 Wilma D. 2008-09-24T10:02:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457790 What's the habit you're proudest of breaking? Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:57:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457790 Wilma D. 2008-09-24T09:57:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457787 time to get back on track: "Avarice, envy, pride, Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all On Fire." Dante from The Divine Comedy Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:54:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457787 Wilma D. 2008-09-24T09:54:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449360 Bop McCain or  Obama Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977449360 Wilma D. 2008-09-15T09:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448991 (CNN)  -- Former Bush adviser Karl Rove said Sunday that Sen. John McCain had gone "one step too far" in some of his recent ads attacking Sen. Barack Obama. . . . Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:10:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448991 Wilma D. 2008-09-14T20:10:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448975 November 24, 2005 Economic Scene Sometimes, a Tax Cut for the Wealthy Can Hurt the Wealthy By ROBERT H. FRANK WHEN market forces cause income inequality to grow, public policy in most . . . Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:55:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448975 Wilma D. 2008-09-14T19:55:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448500 Tax Rates and Unemployment Rates Show Negative Correlation By Jonathan Weisman  First published by,  The Washington Post , March 15, 2004 When President Bill Clinton . . . Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:08:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448500 Wilma D. 2008-09-14T03:08:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448140 This is a good opinion piece from the West Seattle Herald:       Democrats are united By Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Linda Mitchell . . . Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:29:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977448140 Wilma D. 2008-09-13T16:29:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446578 http://www.time.com/time/quotes/0,26174,1840624,00.html Quotes of the Day Thursday, Sep. 11, 2008 For anyone to say that Barack Obama consciously compared . . . Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:30:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446578 Wilma D. 2008-09-11T19:30:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446498 but I found this interesting tidbit at votesmart.org: Media (that have edorsed Obama) (Back to Top) Arizona Republic Atlanta Journal-Constitution Boston Globe Chicago Tribune Los . . . Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:03:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977446498 Wilma D. 2008-09-11T18:03:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445957 In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:30:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445957 Wilma D. 2008-09-11T07:30:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445266 (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama's reference to "lipstick on a pig" has Republicans demanding an apology and Democrats accusing Sen. John McCain of a "pathetic attempt" . . . Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:45:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445266 Wilma D. 2008-09-10T12:45:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445159 http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/rulings/pants-fire/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:00:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977445159 Wilma D. 2008-09-10T11:00:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443296 Woodward And White House Square Off Over Conduct Of Iraq War from http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080908.htm Bob Woodward is stirring controversy in his new book, "The . . . Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:22:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443296 Wilma D. 2008-09-08T11:22:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443280 all from: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/johnmccain Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:01:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443280 Wilma D. 2008-09-08T11:01:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443264 newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/news/ny-v5834132sep08,0,6192698.story Newsday.com Their great policy divide COMPILED BY BART JONES September 8, 2008 In accepting their parties' . . . Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:46:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443264 Wilma D. 2008-09-08T10:46:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443259 from the National Center for Policy Analysis ( http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=16994   Why is it that no one asks how Mccain is going to pay for his agenda??? MCCAIN ON . . . Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:36:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443259 Wilma D. 2008-09-08T10:36:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443249   One hot milf Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:17:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977443249 Wilma D. 2008-09-08T10:17:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977442813 Ironically abortion laws became more liberal under her watch. But her budget slashing is indicative of how much she cares about babies: Meanwhile, both this year and last year, she has used her . . . Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:15:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977442813 Wilma D. 2008-09-07T19:15:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977442809 After their  hagiography of Sarah Palin last week, Newsweek comes out swinging.  Beware the Barracuda Sarah Palin could be an elusive target for Democrats. Howard Fineman . . . Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:10:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977442809 Wilma D. 2008-09-07T19:10:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438024 Major ice-shelf loss for Canada The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report. The floating tongues of ice attached to Ellesmere Island, which . . . Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:50:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438024 Wilma D. 2008-09-03T09:50:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435925 From their website( http://www.voicefortheuninsured.org/amaproposal.html : In short, the AMA advocates a clear role for government in financing and regulating health insurance coverage, with health . . . Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:09:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435925 Wilma D. 2008-09-01T09:09:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435352 Seems Palin's appointment hasn'thelped...   Obama Has Post-Convention Poll Lead; Palin an Unknown (Update1) By Bob Drummond and Nicholas Johnston Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Barack . . . Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:34:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435352 Wilma D. 2008-08-31T15:34:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432871 Security role of US surge 'modest' ANDREW MACK 25/08/2008 9:49:00 AM Iraq is back in the headlines in the US. On the campaign trail John McCain has repeatedly attacked Barack Obama for his failure . . . Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977432871 Wilma D. 2008-08-28T17:38:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427946 My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.  Albert Einstein . . . Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:26:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427946 Wilma D. 2008-08-22T15:26:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427935 Have you ever connected with an old friend or long lost relative through the internet? What happened? Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:19:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427935 Wilma D. 2008-08-22T15:19:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977426247 Even if you don't believe in it -- pretend  you were reincarnated -- what would you want to be? Or what do you think you'd likely come back as?  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:34:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977426247 Wilma D. 2008-08-21T07:34:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977426244 If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything. William Faulkner . . . Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:32:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977426244 Wilma D. 2008-08-21T07:32:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977425706 What is your favorite season? Why? Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:41:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977425706 Wilma D. 2008-08-20T09:41:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977425691 Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:22:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977425691 Wilma D. 2008-08-20T09:22:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424870 A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.   John Barrymore Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:50:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424870 Wilma D. 2008-08-19T07:50:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424868 Do you like to be the center of attention? I don't. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:45:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424868 Wilma D. 2008-08-19T07:45:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424080 What makes you laugh? Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:56:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424080 Wilma D. 2008-08-18T08:56:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424078 Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron (1788 - 1824) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:51:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977424078 Wilma D. 2008-08-18T08:51:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423507 Would you rather eat a bug or visit your in-laws? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:38:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423507 Wilma D. 2008-08-17T10:38:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423504 It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom. Albert Einstein Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:35:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423504 Wilma D. 2008-08-17T10:35:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423333 It is almost a miracle that modern teaching methods have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiousity of inquiry; for what this delicate little plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is . . . Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:42:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423333 Wilma D. 2008-08-17T00:42:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423330 I've been canning salsa all day--so tell me hot or mild? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:38:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423330 Wilma D. 2008-08-17T00:38:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422519   "Success consists in being successful, not in having potential for success. Any wide piece of ground is the potential site of a palace, but there's no palace till it's built." . . . Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:17:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422519 Wilma D. 2008-08-15T17:17:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422110 How many books do you read in a year? I got through jags where I might read three in a week, then not red one for a month. But overall, I'd say around 25. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:20:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422110 Wilma D. 2008-08-15T07:20:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418960 Are you a focused person? Whether you are or not, do you have any strategies to get/stay focused? Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:43:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977418960 Wilma D. 2008-08-11T12:43:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417490 Are weekends for fun, catching up on house/yard work or ......? Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:00:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417490 Wilma D. 2008-08-09T11:00:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417322 I'm sorry, but I can'g  and don't want to be on Gather every minute. Does that have to mean I must  be limited to seeing less than a page of my friends' posts? That  I have . . . Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:42:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977417322 Wilma D. 2008-08-09T00:42:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416848 what's the hardest thing about being part of a family? Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:27:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416848 Wilma D. 2008-08-08T12:27:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416845 I just read that Cheney will be speaking at the Republican National Convention. I'm looking forward to some Zell Miller moments! Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:23:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416845 Wilma D. 2008-08-08T12:23:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415807 More rightly called the question of every few days now, but....What do you believe against all logic? Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:51:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977415807 Wilma D. 2008-08-07T07:51:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977413547 What do you do on a  nearly daily basis to make the world a better place? Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:14:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977413547 Wilma D. 2008-08-04T14:14:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977412099 Do you have friends who have radically different political views than you do? Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:27:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977412099 Wilma D. 2008-08-02T14:27:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977409973 How do you get through Wednesday? Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:10:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977409973 Wilma D. 2008-07-30T17:10:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408922 from: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ig63vWTT9N2IhDKS4AnbLDSne5Tg Workers struggle to clean up oil spill on Mississippi 4 days ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Coast Guard and clean-up . . . Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:53:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408922 Wilma D. 2008-07-29T11:53:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408820 What does the car you drive say about you? Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:35:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408820 Wilma D. 2008-07-29T09:35:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977407643 I haven't posted much lately--no iinternet at home but a question today. What do you miss most about being a kid? Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:02:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977407643 Wilma D. 2008-07-27T17:02:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405039 From my 12-year-old daughter Emily: If a genie gave you just one wish, what would it be? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:29:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405039 Wilma D. 2008-07-23T18:29:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404205 Have you ever been in a disater, natural or otherwise? I've lived through blizzards, ice storms and earthquakes. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:26:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404205 Wilma D. 2008-07-22T17:26:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977403366 Are you happy with how your life has turned out so far? Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:19:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977403366 Wilma D. 2008-07-21T15:19:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977402393 From my 10-year-old daughter Lindsey: Can you live without chocolate? Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:01:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977402393 Wilma D. 2008-07-20T12:01:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401703 What kind of parent are you? Or, if you don't have kids, what kind of parent would you be? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:53:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401703 Wilma D. 2008-07-19T10:53:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401482 Ihaven't written seriously in a over a year and now I'm wondering what killed mymuse. After a lot of thought and kicking myself, I've come to understand thatthere are at least three culprits . . . Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:34:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401482 Wilma D. 2008-07-18T23:34:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400972 I haven't done anything with my life and now I'm 43 and it feels too late to try. I'm sure there are people who have started later--maybe  even you.  Please tell me a story of late . . . Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:06:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400972 Wilma D. 2008-07-18T11:06:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400866 What are your hobbies? Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:21:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400866 Wilma D. 2008-07-18T08:21:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400608 I was  craving Arabic food so I made a chopped salad with red onions, peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers, with lemon juice and cilantro. We grilled kefta which was pork and beef with onions and parsley . . . Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400608 Wilma D. 2008-07-17T23:00:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399981 What is your favorite song--or who is your favorite singer/band? Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:23:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399981 Wilma D. 2008-07-17T07:23:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399375   Congress overrides Bush on Medicare bill Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:41pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress voted on Tuesday to override President George W. Bush's veto of a bill . . . Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:49:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399375 Wilma D. 2008-07-16T12:49:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399188 To quote Duran Duran, who do you call when you've come undone? Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399188 Wilma D. 2008-07-16T08:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398369 How do you find balance in your life between work, family, play, etc.? Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:04:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398369 Wilma D. 2008-07-15T10:04:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977397509 Do you look forward to getting back to work on Monday? Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:03:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977397509 Wilma D. 2008-07-14T10:03:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396821 What does you garden grow? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:18:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396821 Wilma D. 2008-07-13T12:18:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396820 Thank you all, I got enough points to get my Borders card! Thank you all so much. I'm trying to make sure I reciprocate, but if anyone needs special help to get over a hump, let me know. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:15:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396820 Wilma D. 2008-07-13T12:15:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396221 to get a $50 card.  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:58:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396221 Wilma D. 2008-07-12T12:58:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396108 Okay, an easy one today: What's your favorite flower? I love peonies for their showy blooms and fragrance. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:57:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396108 Wilma D. 2008-07-12T09:57:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395679 July 11, 2008 Number of electoral votes based on the latest polls for each state: Barack Obama - 309 John McCain - 229 Latest Poll Results By State State #EV End Date . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:07:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395679 Wilma D. 2008-07-11T17:07:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395671 Common Mechanisms May Underlie Autism's Seemingly Diverse Mutations ScienceDaily (July 11, 2008) — http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710142931.htm Many of the . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:52:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395671 Wilma D. 2008-07-11T16:52:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395377 Are you a glass half-empty or a glass half-full kind of person? Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:48:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395377 Wilma D. 2008-07-11T10:48:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394479 Where's your favorite place to vacation? Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:07:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394479 Wilma D. 2008-07-10T10:07:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394086 (CNN)  -- Recently developed "touch DNA" technology has cleared all members of JonBenet Ramsey's family of her slaying, authorities said Wednesday. . . . Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:25:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394086 Wilma D. 2008-07-09T20:25:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394074 Not really! I've been waiting to see this title from his supporters, but all we get are anti-Obama screeds. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:11:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394074 Wilma D. 2008-07-09T20:11:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977393563 If you had child coming out of high school, would you recommend the military as an option? If, so which branch? Would gender make a difference? Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:32:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977393563 Wilma D. 2008-07-09T10:32:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392903 LANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A Pakistani man is charged with killing his 25-year-old daughter in Georgia because she wanted out of an arranged marriage, police said. Chaudhry Rashid is accused of killing . . . Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:19:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392903 Wilma D. 2008-07-08T15:19:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392645 Are you close to your family--the ones who don't live with you? Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:37:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977392645 Wilma D. 2008-07-08T10:37:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391758 at USA Today Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:13:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391758 Wilma D. 2008-07-07T10:13:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391742 My husband and I were joking about people from the North as having "cool" personalities and people from the South as having "hot" personalites. Do you think climate partially determines . . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:49:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391742 Wilma D. 2008-07-07T09:49:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365732 the  hungersite donates food just for clicking(if you click the other tabs at the top of the page you can help fight breast cancer and  help other causes like animals, he rain forest and literacy. . . . Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:14:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365732 Wilma D. 2008-07-06T14:14:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391016 What is the best about you? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:26:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391016 Wilma D. 2008-07-06T10:26:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390482 What is your passion? Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:50:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390482 Wilma D. 2008-07-05T13:50:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389738 from  http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5309543&page=1 Sen. Jesse Helms Dead at 86 Polarizing North Carolina Lawmaker Was Known as "Senator No" By ANDREA CANNING July 4, 2008— . . . Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:53:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389738 Wilma D. 2008-07-04T12:53:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389597 Happy Independence day everyone! What does freedom mean to you? Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:39:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389597 Wilma D. 2008-07-04T09:39:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389320 Are you? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:18:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389320 Wilma D. 2008-07-03T22:18:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388668 What was your favorite class in school and do you do anything related to that subject for a living? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:32:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388668 Wilma D. 2008-07-03T09:32:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387610 What do you do when you're in a bad mood? Try to get out it? Revel? Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:23:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387610 Wilma D. 2008-07-02T08:23:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386711 I'd like to be curmudgenly and witty--say like Dorothy Parker, but I'm too nice. What would you change about your personality if you could? Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:23:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386711 Wilma D. 2008-07-01T08:23:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386189 I realized that I had way more groups than I could ever visit, if I did visit groups. Rarely do I go group to group--I  usually browse by friends. So I removed myself  from about a quarter of . . . Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:03:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386189 Wilma D. 2008-06-30T16:03:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385889 How do you go about getting what you want out of life? Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:10:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385889 Wilma D. 2008-06-30T09:10:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385401 Why has America become so polarized? Or do you think it's not? Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:46:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385401 Wilma D. 2008-06-29T15:46:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384668 What do you do on Saturdays? Do have certain rituals? Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:50:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384668 Wilma D. 2008-06-28T11:50:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384430 I'm on a Lisa Loeb jag. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:56:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384430 Wilma D. 2008-06-28T00:56:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384371 You're not too tired for this life and it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice. Thank you Lisa Loeb. You rock! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:56:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384371 Wilma D. 2008-06-27T22:56:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384367 And my beer of choice is Shock Top, a nice white ale with citrusy overtones. It's like a cheaper version of Hoegarten(a similar import with a  coriander edge).  I'm buying, what's . . . Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:50:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977384367 Wilma D. 2008-06-27T22:50:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383757 Who has influenced you most in your life?  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:16:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383757 Wilma D. 2008-06-27T08:16:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382901 Another light one for us older folks: Mary  Ann, Ginger, or Mrs. Howell? Or, if you're so inclined: Professor, Skipper, Gilligan, or Mr. Howell? Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:27:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382901 Wilma D. 2008-06-26T08:27:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382635 How do you cook it? A friend gave me some. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:09:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382635 Wilma D. 2008-06-25T22:09:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382088   Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:27:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382088 Wilma D. 2008-06-25T09:27:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382061 The questions have been a bit heavy lately, so I think something lighter's in order today. Planes, trains, or automobiles? How do you prefer to travel? Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:36:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382061 Wilma D. 2008-06-25T08:36:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381242 If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers. Maya Angelou . . . Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:59:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381242 Wilma D. 2008-06-24T09:59:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381173 When is it okay to lie? Is leaving out important truths the same as lying? Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:42:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977381173 Wilma D. 2008-06-24T08:42:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380534 Do you think you can choose who you love? Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:53:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977380534 Wilma D. 2008-06-23T12:53:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977379687 What says "home" to you? Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:25:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977379687 Wilma D. 2008-06-22T11:25:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378246 What do you want more than anything? Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:20:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378246 Wilma D. 2008-06-20T09:20:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377745 And trying to catch up. My question of the day will resume  tomorrow. I  missed you all. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:56:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977377745 Wilma D. 2008-06-19T18:56:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370535 I'm going off to Florida this afternoon, so I may or may not be on Gather for the next week. I'll miss you all. Be good. If you can't be good, at least get a good story from your misbehavior! . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370535 Wilma D. 2008-06-12T09:17:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370531 Last night we had a tornado warning and I woke my husband and kids and got them to the basement. My husband ran back upstairs and brought back his keys, wallet, our cell phones and my computer. He said, . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:14:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370531 Wilma D. 2008-06-12T09:14:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370527 If your house were to catch on fire, other than people and pets, what would you grab before you ran out the door?  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370527 Wilma D. 2008-06-12T09:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369735 I love the Discovery Channel commercial where  people from  all their shows are telling  what they love. You can watch it on youtube if you don't have cable. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:51:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369735 Wilma D. 2008-06-11T17:51:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369516   1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?   Yes, my aunt who late changed her name to Natasha. 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?   This morning-I was feeling   helpless . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:49:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369516 Wilma D. 2008-06-11T14:49:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369058 Have you tried it? I'm having a lot of fun--you create your own radio station. http://www.pandora.com/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:10:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369058 Wilma D. 2008-06-11T09:10:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368982 Sometimes something happens to us and we think it's bad, but it actually turns out to be good.  When did a negative  turn out to be a positive for you? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:17:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368982 Wilma D. 2008-06-11T07:17:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367711 Do you talk about controversial topics (politics, religion, etc.) with with people who have opposing views? Why or why not? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:05:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367711 Wilma D. 2008-06-10T08:05:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977366469 What is the biggest problem facing mankind? Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:53:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977366469 Wilma D. 2008-06-09T07:53:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365662 I spend way too much time playing spades at pogo.com. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:10:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365662 Wilma D. 2008-06-08T13:10:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365541 Related to yesterday's question: Is it fate, luck, coincidence, or something else? In other words, do things happen for a reason? Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:33:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365541 Wilma D. 2008-06-08T10:33:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364825 This is an open access Googleable site(despite having to have a password to get all the way in) and once your work is Googleable, it's  considered published. No longer exclusive. No editor will . . . Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:45:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364825 Wilma D. 2008-06-07T15:45:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364698 Mine is domineering and totally opposite of me in every way, All she thinks about money and  the surface of things. Do you get along with yours? Any advice for my upcoming visit to her house? We haven't . . . Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:26:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364698 Wilma D. 2008-06-07T13:26:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364479 Do you pay any attention to Astrology, Tarot, or other forms predicting the future? Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:40:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364479 Wilma D. 2008-06-07T09:40:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363734 I plan to get a good start on a novel before summer's over. I'm waiting til after vacation to start, though, because I know I'll be derailed by MIL drama. What are your writing goals and what's . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:41:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363734 Wilma D. 2008-06-06T16:41:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363359 How do you do it? Any tips for a total dummy? Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:56:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363359 Wilma D. 2008-06-06T11:56:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363335 Where are you going? I'm going to Florida next week!(To see my mother-in-law) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:41:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363335 Wilma D. 2008-06-06T11:41:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363087 Some of the graduates at Harvard disdained  J. K. Rowling as a commencement speaker, saying she wasn't intellectually challenging enough. Do you think that's true or just ivy league elitism? . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363087 Wilma D. 2008-06-06T08:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362096 May the conscience and the common sense of the peoples be awakened, so that we may reach a new stage in the life of nations, where people will look back on war as an incomprehensible aberration of their . . . Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:12:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362096 Wilma D. 2008-06-05T09:12:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362042 Do you feel called to something with your life? How are you answering that call? Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:59:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362042 Wilma D. 2008-06-05T07:59:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361046 Are you hopeful for the future? Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:35:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361046 Wilma D. 2008-06-04T07:35:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360237 Are you a cat person, dog person, or other kind of pet person? And do you think you can tell a person's personality by the kind of pet they like? Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:25:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360237 Wilma D. 2008-06-03T08:25:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977359404 If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:16:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977359404 Wilma D. 2008-06-02T08:16:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358840 Does absence make the heart grow fonder or is it out of sight out of mind? Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:30:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358840 Wilma D. 2008-06-01T12:30:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358345 For my birthday I decided to come up with a question everyday for a year. Today's is: What are you most proud of having done? Sat, 31 May 2008 16:05:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358345 Wilma D. 2008-05-31T16:05:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358157 Da na nanah! So far, my son's made breakfast and  I got flowers and one daughter gave me a beach bag full of bath treats and chocolate.  who could ask for more?? Sat, 31 May 2008 10:28:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358157 Wilma D. 2008-05-31T10:28:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352730 I  started listening to them this morning and I can't get enough. I think they've been neglected and underestimated. Sat, 24 May 2008 09:47:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352730 Wilma D. 2008-05-24T09:47:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352038 I just RSVP'd to a wedding invitation via an interactive web form. Is that weird or what? Fri, 23 May 2008 11:23:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352038 Wilma D. 2008-05-23T11:23:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351066 School got out yesterday and my kids are looking forward to big chocolate weeks of unscheduled time. Do you make your kids  "do stuff" in the summer, or are they free? Thu, 22 May 2008 07:47:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977351066 Wilma D. 2008-05-22T07:47:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347469 I love Alice Fulton's mix of wordplay, humor  and range. For the uninitiated, Dancescript with Electric Ballerina is an excellent, accessible book to begin with.  Here's a link to her . . . Sat, 17 May 2008 10:05:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347469 Wilma D. 2008-05-17T10:05:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977342194 I was reading a book a week for a while, but now I can't seem to get into anything I try. Do you have any suggestions? I like literary fiction  like Joyce Carol Oates or Margaret Atwood. Fri, 09 May 2008 14:32:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977342194 Wilma D. 2008-05-09T14:32:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296475 I didn't until I Googled the exact title of one of my articles(the one about showing someone you love him) and the first hit was my Gather article. Surprised me, but maybe I'm just naive. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:13:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296475 Wilma D. 2008-03-29T13:13:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296128 I feel like a salmon swimming upstream, always fighting and struggling, yet not getting anywhere. I want to do and be. I want to love and be loved, not be eaten by a bear. Yet all I do leaves me feeling . . . Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:38:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296128 Wilma D. 2008-03-28T22:38:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294298 The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:11:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977294298 Wilma D. 2008-03-26T19:11:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292940 I hate staring at a blank page. That's why reading is so much better than writing.   I've read three books since I've posted a review, so I'm going to lump them together in a psychic . . . Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:29:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292940 Wilma D. 2008-03-25T08:29:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265979 The Dew Breaker byEdwidge Danticat.   Let me preface this by saying that Edwidge Danticatis one of my favorite writers, writing my favorite kind of fiction. Literaryfiction where characters . . . Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:14:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265979 Wilma D. 2008-02-23T10:14:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260562 I'm a quietly affectionate person, not given to grand gestures. My husband of fifteen years is feeling a little unloved these days. How can I show him that he's the greatest? Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:03:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260562 Wilma D. 2008-02-17T13:03:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254038 The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion     I like to read memoirs, because I'm curious as to how otherpeople think and live. The Year of Magical Thinking is Joan Didion's . . . Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:18:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254038 Wilma D. 2008-02-09T13:18:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254024 For me, it's to have lived a meaningless life. A kind of "Beast in the Jungle"(the Henry James story) scenario, where I keep expecting to be important without actually taking any steps to . . . Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:52:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254024 Wilma D. 2008-02-09T12:52:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977248408 Cities of the Plain by Cormac Mccarthy, 1998, Vintage Books.  I had an epiphany while reading this novel. He writeslike Hemingway, and   I am (egad!)not that enchanted with Hemingway. . . . Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:10:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977248408 Wilma D. 2008-02-03T16:10:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242163 The soundtrack in my head is switching between Shawn Mullins(Rockabye, duh!) and  "Sentimental Lady." Aside from feeling terribly mawkish, I'm wondering what the fourteen joys are. . . . Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:28:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977242163 Wilma D. 2008-01-27T23:28:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977228977 I just want this to be good, to quote Lisa Loeb. My husband and I are so tired of our little podunk town that's way to far from an ocean. Our Utopia? A mid-sized city(say 100-500 thousand. Near a coast . . . Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:44:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977228977 Wilma D. 2008-01-13T19:44:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977221531 I just finished Gina Berriault's novel, The Lights of Earth (1984). It's beautifully written, set in San Francisco,   and about huge themes--a failed love affair and the neglect of a scarily . . . Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:03:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977221531 Wilma D. 2008-01-05T20:03:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977218801 I sent out a group email to a lot of the people I've been neglecting and a few have written back. And I sent off a letter to my poet Alice Fulton. Scary stuff. I'm not much of a reacher outer. . . . Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:15:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977218801 Wilma D. 2008-01-04T07:15:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977215710 1. Learn how to have fun--have a date with husband and find fun things to do with kids! 2. Lose weight--lots of it.  Go to the Y three times a week, stop going to Mickey D's for breakfast. . . . Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:07:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977215710 Wilma D. 2007-12-30T12:07:18Z