As the Gather Turns # 2

Welcome to the second installment of As The Gather Turns.

When we left Gatherland last, some Gatherites were anxiously waiting for the return of Rob Appell and his new leg. Carol B. was worried as only a mother could worry. “Rob, are ya back yet? How did it go?” she pinged. RUTH LUCE really pinged it to him, “DUDE!!! …….. no word yet???!! Hey, whatever it is, even if you got to depress us, that's what we're here for and why keep all the baddy's to just yourself? Pass them around! And if it's that it went so well and you've walked half way across the state already well fill us in, no one in Gather will sleep tonight you know!! Love ya.......”  When he finally showed up the next day, he greeted everyone with a large smile. He deserves the kudos given to him by his friends – he has worked hard for a year; first getting up on one leg, and now getting back up on two.  Many friends have helped hold him up, and he shows great appreciation for the packages friends have sent (Cookies!) Tracy Fabre was so overjoyed for his new leg she even broke out in poem!  Steph-in-NE  had to use Denise B’s sleeve to wipe her tears of joy. Kitty grinned sheepishy and yelled “Run Forrest Run!”  Donna f. used the occasion to entertain everyone with her story of a patient she had that was beating staff members with his leg. Everyone got a “kick” out of the punchline, “I called the cops and had to tell her, ‘He’s armed with a leg’” 

 Austin Cushing rushed home from his first day on his new job to share the details with his friends, and work on all his Gather groups and his Half.com store. Kara T. and Shaunee C. greeted him with “atta boy” and Missy (who’s getting better every day) was amazed at the amount of tasks that man can accomplish in one day!

 Joe S. is going to great lengths to try to catch a cicada for his bug-loving son, which for some strange reason are only hanging out high in the tree tops where he lives, causing Joe to climb onto the roof of his house and up into trees in parks with a tiny plastic toy net swinging at cicadas that laugh at him as they fly away. Lyn S. and Dena Straughn are laughing at this amusing sight, while Dawn S. offers words of encouragement by telling Joe what a great dad he is.

    Sarah G. (who needs a mani/pedi badly) is having trouble with her new neighbor, who is behaving strangely by knocking down her own door (!) at early morning hours, disturbing the peace in her apartment building and causing Sarah concern for her family’s safety.  Heather M. and Sarah S. showed sympathy and offered the opinion that the neighbor must have been drunk. 

 Speaking of behaving badly, Rick L. and Donna S. are flirting hot and heavy in each and every trivia game and cartoon party that Rick hosts, leaving many Gatherites wondering if more than just pinging is going on between those two. Let’s join one of Rick’s trivia games, where Rick amazes his friends with his vast knowledge of bizarre topics ranging from washing elephants to weird laws.  Currently the question is “What does a dog have to do to prove his intelligence?” Selene S. came up with the best answer, “Can they walk in stilettos while balancing a bowl of glow in the dark latex things on their heads?”  Liz D. thought the answer was “Not chase parked cars?” , while Sean A. offered, “sing songs” as his best guess. Lesli B. was sure the answer was, “Put antlers on their heads and see how well they fend off moose (meese or mooses)?”  It’s always a blast at one of Rick L.’s trivia games.

 Something is amiss with Gather’s most eligible bachelor, Robert B. (King and Poet Laureate of LaLa Land), who is sporting a towel on his head and looking rather haggard in his new icon, which is not at all like his usual handsomeness.  He admits to being overworked in the comments to his new poem “Out of Balance”, which Rory M., Elsie Duggan and Marie J.R enjoyed immensely. Which leaves us to wonder – Will our poor Robert ever dry his hair and get some sleep?

And finally, we are left wondering about other Gatherites: Will Randee ever get help with his 300 Sunday newspapers?  Will Joe S. ever catch a cicada? Will Carl Lee ever be ready for prime time? Why does Jeff P. have a black square as an icon (as he is being led to slaughter)? Why is Sandi crying? Why does Jasper W. have a picture of a human butterfly? What is that thing that the children are holding in the picture that ~Twisted Lil Angel ~ Amber Moore has up?  

 So much Gather, so little time.

Thanks for reading.