Tag: gatherjournal
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June 16, 2008 05:55 PM EDT --
As I look at these last days of the school year, I wonder how much different I would be now if my summers had all the things that kids have today. Things like cell phones and cars and computers. And televisions. . . . more
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July 07, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
We're all sitting out by the pool at a Fourth of July cookout. The burgers and dogs are plump and sizzling. Te steamed clams are plentiful. The fruit salad is all red, white, and bluey. And best of . . . more
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June 24, 2008 11:32 AM EDT --
In my growing up years, the person I probably felt closest to was my older brother, Frank.
I know this admission would surprise him. We haven't been all that close these past twenty years or . . . more
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March 16, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
For those who might be wondering, here are the groups I presently host:
GatherJournal (http://gatherjournal.gather.com) - A place to post your thoughts and musings - how your day is, what interests you, . . . more
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May 13, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
I really hope he'll go someday.
But I don't think he will -- the serious luggage inspector who crossed my path at the airport last weekend. He was an official-looking older man with a big badge . . . more
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September 21, 2007 12:05 PM EDT --
I first met Aunt Rose some thirty-three years ago. I’m sorry to say, though, that I don’t remember the exact place or time of our first meeting.
I’m usually pretty good about . . . more
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March 17, 2008 01:37 PM EDT --
" Time it was and what a time it was it was,
A time of innocence, a time of confidences.
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph.
Preserve your memories, they're all that's . . . more
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May 03, 2008 03:23 PM EDT --
You would have thought I was making my debut as a Broadway star. That's how nervous I was about the upcoming Mother's Day performance in the school basement. Nervous? Scared out of my wits was . . . more
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February 11, 2008 02:21 PM EST --
Humble down to their roots,
Trees know:
What they are meant to be isn't
Up to them.
It's up to other forces
Inside and outside of themselves --
How tall they will grow,
How long . . . more
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July 31, 2007 12:45 PM EDT --
My first thought was to deleted it – that e-mail I received this morning from someone named Lorraine Lordi. Obviously, it was a piece of spam that had somehow squirmed into my inbox. . . . more
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May 27, 2008 04:37 PM EDT --
In a light-filled room in a Boston hospital, Senator Kennedy sits smiling, surrounded by his family. He wears that famous Kennedy grin we have come to know by heart. That smile we associate with courage . . . more
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April 07, 2008 12:06 PM EDT --
Imagine a world where the only telephone in your house is a dull, clunky black contraption stuck to the wall. Where the only television in the home has rabbit ears and three wavy channels. Where if you . . . more
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June 03, 2007 01:10 PM EDT --
Hi, everybody! This is just an update on what groups I am currently running, for those who may have missed out or are still looking for a group to post their articles to. Check these out and love a group . . . more
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June 09, 2008 12:40 PM EDT --
At the end of February, like any good patient, I went for my annual checkup. At my doctor's suggestion, I agreed to a few extra tests. Ten weeks later, when the worst of winter was almost behind me, . . . more
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July 20, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another;
there is no recipe for living that suits all cases." Carl Jung
They're on their last legs, my 9-year old pair . . . more
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September 21, 2007 08:50 AM EDT --
Do any of you use software??
I noticed one on here that was advertised. I was pleased with what it offered until it spelled "licence" incorrectly for this country! So, I am . . . more
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October 23, 2007 10:52 AM EDT --
It was just a package of cheese. One you toss in your cart without giving it a second thought. Because it’s always good to have some on hand in case company stops by.
For some reason, . . . more
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September 18, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
I can’t get those two pictures of him out of my mind.
The first one: He’s perched among the rocks and weeds on a dusty median strip. On one side of him, traffic rushes eastward out . . . more
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November 03, 2007 08:01 PM EDT --
Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a race car not called a racist?
If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes? . . . more
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November 03, 2007 08:07 PM EDT --
Here is a link to see what some pets do: http://www.linkydinky.com/PetOwnersAway.shtml
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