I am a singer songwriter who also loves to take frequent dips into the world of writing. I am so very appreciative of Gather because it gives me a ready platform for both of these pursuits. This post - see the long lists below - this post is intended as a quick shortcut to my work on Gather. Its creation resulted in the formation of the Maps To Our Posts Group where I encourage others to develop similar indexes for their work.
Videos of my music:
Tick, Tick, Tick (same song Live at the Fitzgerald Theatre)
The complete list of my Gather writings follows, organized by tag:
Animals -
Our two new cats, Dude and Girlie
Antiques/bottles -
Childhood -
Fear of the dark, (with more comments)
I'd like a bottle of ketchup please
Ronnie's First Memory, (with additional comments)
Slurry (how to tame a mountain flood),
The science project I never did
Twelve inch hamburgers and jukebox heaven
City Life -
Harley (an obituary by a near stranger)
Only the weary know true peace
Urban Bunnies (part 1), (part 2)
Colorado -
A survey from my home town, Ouray Colorado
Bolting (running down hillsides),
Bubs Radcliff (author of the word "fratch"),
Fear of the dark, (with more comments)
I'd like a bottle of ketchup please
Interview with the late R.D. Mount
My rock stand at lookout point
One of the times I almost died
Red Mountain Lodge, (part 2), (part 3), (part 4)
Steel on wheels (the nissan patrol)
The science project I never did,
Twelve inch hamburgers and jukebox heaven
Two shots for the price of none
Why I won't let myself run for office
Community -
Harley (an obituary by a near stranger)
Decorating and home maintenance
Dialog (writing it) -
Are Eddie Rabbit and Bruce Springsteen the Same Person,
Arena sweeper man reviews the grateful dead
Interview with the late R.D. Mount
Disabilities -
Inventory by Voice Recognition Software
Oh. My. God. Voice Recognition Software Works
The black hole knitting frame,
Dreams -
Bolting (running down hillsides)
I was detained (well, not really)
Economics -
A survey from my home town, Ouray Colorado
Do you value self-reliance, or are you a collectivist?
Harley (an obituary by a near stranger)
Have we forgotten to shovel snow?
How an inappropriate SIC code can mess with a stock
How to and how not to save money,
Immigration woes? Export the labor movement.
Is excess necessary for success and happiness
Junk mail piece - the Campbell suit
Mr Forget'is Name who bought be dinner
Roasting nuts in the microwave
Thoughts from a balcony high above the mean streets
What they don't teach you in business school
What's Your Best Dumpster Find
Your home - do you prefer a large house, small house, flat, apartment, trailer or camp?
Ethics and Values -
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
Calling all girlie men, your nation needs you
Do you care to apologize for the term "Islamic Fascists"?
Do you value self-reliance, or are you a collectivist?
Harley (an obituary by a near stranger)
Heaven isn't "up there" somewhere
How to and how not to save money,
I like you mr chimp, we're a lot alike
If your life had a fast-forward button, would you use it?
If'n,
Is excess necessary for success and happiness
Junk mail piece - the Campbell suit
Mr Forget'is Name who bought be dinner
Only the weary know true peace
Ten challenges facing our country
Ten reasons why george w bush is president
Ten Things I Can Get By Without Owning
Thoughts from a balcony high above the mean streets
Tragedy's place in the real world
What's Your Best Dumpster Find,
What does "everything happens for a reason" mean,
Why do you - don't you - clean your plate,
Why I loathe the term "Islamic Fascists"
Why your being gay is just fine with me
Your home - do you prefer a large house, small house, flat, apartment, trailer or camp?
Family -
Grandad, Dad's Roadster and "What, I'm Jewish?"
Is excess necessary for success and happiness
What does "everything happens for a reason" mean
What 10 things do you remember about your folks
Fiction -
That's your potential talking,
The electrical outlet mood alteration study
The promise and properties of worm snivel
Firewood -
Mr Forget'is Name who bought be dinner
Why I won't let myself run for office
Folk art/crafts -
Ten Things I like about our persian rug
Food -
A tutorial and apologia for eating hot peppers
I'd like a bottle of ketchup please
More asian ingredients reviewed
Name a few must-have ingredients
Name a few "notes" in the flavor of beers
Reviewing some Asian ingredients
Roasting nuts in the microwave
The Difference Between Coffee and Cigarette Juice
The Von Welatetz guide to ethnic ingredients,
This sunday's oriental dinner at home
Why do you - don't you - clean your plate
Friends -
Bubs Radcliff (author of the word "fratch"),
September 11 is Larry's birthday
Games -
Grandad, Dad's Roadster and "What, I'm Jewish?"
Suitcase dreams (whose is it?)
Gather -
A blanket explanation for rejecting articles to the no fighting whining or putting things down group
Articles I've featured (9/18/06, 9/19/06, 9/20/06, 11/3/06, 11/16/06, 12/5/06) A great read by X Tabber
Finding good writing using the "most ratings" sort
Gather comment spreadsheet (what I learned)
Groups I host: Colorado, Top Ten Lists, microeconomics, Nonconformists, Logic Project, Words and Language, Dreamscapes, No Fighting, Whining or Putting Things Down, Journalography, No Email Forwards, Chats, Jokes, Promotions or Games, Recommending Other Gather Writers, Stupid Things I've Done, Yardsales & Such, The Humiliated Conservative, Who Wrote What, and What You Taught Me.
Group: no chats, games, jokes or promotions . . .
How and why te create a map to your posts
If you post to a moderated group, try not to edit your post
My comment archive, I've deleted my comment archive
My new group (it's a chat filter)
Open this post (you sniveling worm),
Our own featured article capacity,
So you want to send a bulk email
The mystery of the disappearing comments
Using "reply to all" on gather
Welcome to gather essentials sunday
Gender -
Calling all girlie men, your nation needs you
Why your being gay is just fine with me
GLBT -
Why your being gay is just fine with me
Home maintenance
Building a ventilated cat box, (and then part two)
Changing the bathroom (part 1 - tearing it up), (part 2 - paint it black)
Ten Things I like about our persian rug
Investing -
Journals and such -
Harley (an obituary by a near stranger)
One of the times I almost died
Some thoughts on freezing to death
Suitcase dreams (whose is it?),
This week's groceries (199.83),
Thoughts from a balcony high above the mean streets
Language -
Bubs Radcliff (author of the word "fratch"),
Ten of my issues with words and language
Thirteen Fun Books about Words and Language
Logic -
September 11 is Larry's birthday
Ten smart things that aren't fashionable
The lesser of two evils myth - a boon for Republican candidates
What does "everything happens for a reason" mean
Love -
Janie's Valentine's Present (Part1, Part 2, Part 3),
Media -
Soaps, sitcoms and PBR bullriding,
Ten best things I've seen on TV
Tragedy's place in the real world
Music -
45 Vinyl Tunes, Are Eddie Rabbit and Bruce Springsteen the Same Person, (more)
Arena sweeper man reviews the grateful dead
Creedence clearwarter revival (america's band)
Do you improvise? How do you do it? Any pointers?
Interview with the late R.D. Mount
Name Your 10 Favorite Songwriters
Prince's half-time show (good? bad?)
Review: Amos Lee Supply and Demand
The Fleetwood Mac you may not know
The glory days of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Top 10 covers I'd Like to Hear
Twenty instrumentalists I really like
What were your first music LPs
Nonconformity -
Ten Things I Can Get By Without Owning,
Unconventional ways to stay healthy,
What's Your Best Dumpster Find,
You might be a nonconformist if
Photography -
A few pictures of colored lights
Poetry/Lyrics -
What they don't teach you in business school
Politics -
Are the Republicans willingly ceding control of a mess?
Calling all girlie men, your nation needs you
Do you care to apologize for the term "Islamic Fascists"?
Do you value self-reliance, or are you a collectivist?
I was detained (well, not really)
Immigration woes? Export the labor movement.
Machiavelli Is Not a Founding Father,
Not a happy time for Republican candidates
Ten challenges facing our country
Ten reasons why george w bush is president
The lesser of two evils myth - a boon for Republican candidates
Thoughts from a balcony high above the mean streets
Why I loathe the term "Islamic Fascists"
Why your being gay is just fine with me
Pop Culture -
Name Your 10 Favorite Songwriters
Soaps, sitcoms and PBR bullriding,
Ten best things I've seen on TV,
Tragedy's place in the real world
Twenty instrumentalists I really like
Psychology -
23-year-old Ron and 48-year-old Ron compare notes
Balance (an exercise in getting a life),
Free will may be a reality, but I'm dubious
I like you mr chimp, we're a lot alike
I was detained (well, not really)
If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn't call it research, would we
If your life had a fast-forward button, would you use it?
The electrical outlet mood alteration study
Thoughts from a balcony high above the mean streets
Radio -
I was an evil corporate sellout
Relationships -
Religion -
Heaven isn't "up there" somewhere
I like you mr chimp, we're a lot alike
What does "everything happens for a reason" mean
Why your being gay is just fine with me
Science -
Free will may be a reality, but I'm dubious
I like you mr chimp, we're a lot alike
If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn't call it research, would we
The science project I never did
Stupidity (mine) -
Don't put unopened cans of beer in the fire
One of the times I almost died
Slurry (how to tame a mountain flood)
Steel on wheels (the nissan patrol)
Them two times I got my nose broke
Substance abuse -
A few pictures of colored lights
A tutorial and apologia for eating hot peppers
Don't put unopened cans of beer in the fire
Interview with the late R.D. Mount
The glory days of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Top 10 Lists -
100 interesting things - books and reading, car related, food and cooking, things needing done around the house, work related
How to and how not to save money,
Name a few must-have ingredients
Name Your 10 Favorite Songwriters
Ten best things I've seen on TV,
Ten challenges facing our country
Ten of my issues with words and language,
Ten reasons why george w bush is president
Ten smart things that aren't fashionable
Ten Things I Can Get By Without Owning
Ten Things I like about our persian rug
Ten tips for hosting a successful yard sale
Ten whines for whine collectors
Top 10 covers I'd Like to Hear
Twenty instrumentalists I really like
What 10 things do you remember about your folks
What are you a card-carrying member of?
What were your first music LPs
You might be a nonconformist if
Work
Harley (an obituary by a near stranger)
Have we forgotten to shovel snow?
I was an evil corporate sellout
Immigration woes? Export the labor movement.
Is excess necessary for success and happiness
The stapler memo (this link is bad)
Writing
The intellectual devotional (a book review)
The nonfiction technique of reconstructed dialog
Yard Sales, etc -
Index to my garage sale adventures
Neighborhood Yard Sale Dos and Donts
Suitcase dreams (whose is it?),
Ten tips for hosting a successful yard sale
To Buy or Not to Buy 4/11/06, 4/18/06, 4/23/06, 4/30/06, 5/7/06 (Bryn Mawr), 5/14/06, 5/21/06, 5/8/06, 6/4/06, 6/11/06, 6/18/06, 6/25/06, 7/02/06, 7/13/06, 7/23/06, 7/30/06, 8/06/06, 8/13/06, 8/20/06, 8/26/06, 9/2/06, 9/10/06, 9/17/06, (name changed to Would You Buy This or Not)
Yard sale America (a book review)
What's Your Best Dumpster Find
Would You Buy This or not 9/24/06, 10/1/06, 10/7/06, 10/15/06, 10/20/06, 10/28/06, 11/3/06, 11/12/06, 3/25/07, 4/15/07, 4/22/07, 4/28/07, 5/3/07, 5/13/07, 5/20/07, 5/27/07, 5/28/07, 6/7/07, 6/3/07, 6/11/07, 6/18/07, 7/23/07, 7/24/07, 7/16/07, 7/22/07, 8/5/07, 8/5/07, 8/12/07, 8/19/07, 8/26/07, 9/1/07, 9/9/07, 9/10/07, 9/16/07, 9/17/07, 9/23/07, 9/30/07, 10/07/2007, 10/08/2007, 10/14/07, 10/21/07, 10/27/07, 11/4/07, 11/17/07, 12/2/07,
You bought it; now what? 11/25/06, 12/3/06,
Youth -
23-year-old Ron and 48-year-old Ron compare notes
Bubs Radcliff (author of the word "fratch"),
Don't put unopened cans of beer in the fire
My rock stand at lookout point
One of the times I almost died
Slurry (how to tame a mountain flood),
The science project I never did,
Them two times I got my nose broke
Groups I host: Colorado, Top Ten Lists, microeconomics, Nonconformists, Logic Project, Words and Language, Dreamscapes, No Fighting, Whining or Putting Things Down, Journalography, No Email Forwards, Chats, Jokes, Promotions or Games, Recommending Other Gather Writers, Stupid Things I've Done, Yardsales & Such, The Humiliated Conservative, Who Wrote What, and What You Taught Me.
Post topic categories: (including - Animals; Antiques/bottles; Childhood; City Life; Colorado; Community; Dialog (writing it); Disabilities; Dreams; Economics; Ethics and Values; Family; Fiction; Firewood; Folk art/crafts; Food; Friends; Games; Gather; Gender; GLBT; Investing; Journals; Language; Logic; Love; Media; Music; Nonconformity; Poetry/Lyrics; Politics; Pop Culture; Psychology; Relationships; Radio; Religion; Science; Stupidity (mine); Substance abuse; Top 10 Lists; Yard Sales; Youth)
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Patricia, Carol, thank you. I'll see just how easy I can make it and then share again.
Laura, having a place where the URLs of each article are kept is key. I'm glad you liked this.
Jessie, it was a lot of work to set up the first time, but it's looking like it won't be so difficult to maintain.
So, because you didn't list it: Ron's Great Dvorak Keyboard Article
EB, I discovered in the process that *I* am coming back to this post in order to navigate my own content. So yes, it seems to have a lot of potential.
Irene, thank you.
It would be good to give our best work a longer shelf life while letting the throw awaya slide out of sight.
But I do have a question.. do you really think we should republish every week, won't people get sick of it.. and looks pretty self-promoting? Plus, are you talking about republishin or just editing? If former, specificallly how do you do that?
Edward, my purpose for republishing the summary every week would be to keep it near the top of my list of past postings. Each time I repost it I would delete the previous version. It probably is rather self-promoting, but it's just a post in a blizzard of other posts. I hope people don't get sick of it. If I see any evidence they are, I'll do something different. There are alternatives - starting a group to house the summary, reposting it every month - I don't even know if I can get the system to work yet. I think the future versions will be posted to few, if any, groups for example. I wanted to get the process out there, and the ongoing summary will be more discrete.
Jim, I'm almost jealous. I still don't know how to put a link in a comment. I'm working on it : ) I too have started putting links in my posts, including a couple in today's To Buy or Not To Buy.
[a href="the page link"]the words you want linked[/a]
except change the brackets to greater/less than symbols "< >"
I do think the idea of an author determining their favorite or better works is an excellent idea, especially when they are prolific. Thanks Ron!
AstroGirl, it's a little work to set up, but I know I'm having visits to some of my older posts, so it's working. I want it to work for anyone who wants it though . . .
Very interesting articles and posts that you put on here.
A+++++++++++++++ rating from me.
Wow, This article sure gives me something to do. So, a singer/songwriter, I will definitely check out these links. And by the way, after the last upgrade, you can very easily post HTML links in comments... look at the lower right corner in the comment box, click on "HTML", and it is that easy.
I've noticed that, Carol. I should be making use of it. I've had very good luck with linking. Linking has been very, very good to me.
What a great idea and I've never thought to do it. It looks like a lot of work, but once it's set up, you add to it, so that's not so bad. Thank you for doing this so we can easily find your work.
Marilyn