by Kathryn E.
Member since:
January 15, 2006

Mid-afternoon reflection (sans café) of the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak, and some semi-serious drivel a la White Rabbit…

October 07, 2006 03:27 PM EDT (Updated: October 07, 2006 03:28 PM EDT)
views: 87 | comments: 58
I missed last night's run,
spirit was willing (not really)
flesh was weak (in the extreme)
must get around to commenting
but first my café;

the more I Gather
the farther behind I am,
it always feels as if
I'm late, I'm late
for a very important date --
Gather's latest offerings;

spirit is willing, flesh is weak
seems I must have café and a nap
(yes, that does work for me)
I have yet to finish commenting on
articles submitted to my groups,
but I will get around to that, hopefully today;

sprit is willing, flesh is weak,
this gather monster doth eat up
its members; zaps us full of energy,
we do not eat, sleep or work;
yet after a time, this gather monster
doth exact its revenge and comes to us
late night, early morn, midday sun,
at home, at work, on the john, the salon,
we must sneak a peak, comment but once --
yet hours pass in bathrobe and running suit
sans café, here we sit.

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Comments: 58 ( 1 removed by Kathryn E. )

Walker Bennett, SF Author Oct 7, 2006, 3:37pm EDT
Another thing Gather doesn't support...Java and dynamic HTML.
gautami tripathy Oct 7, 2006, 3:38pm EDT
LOL! Very true!
Kathryn E. Oct 7, 2006, 3:51pm EDT
Couldn't sleep, my coffee must have kicked in too soon...had to sneak a peek...

Yes, it is a wonder, Walker, why that is true...Java and DHTML should be a sinch!
Kathryn E. Oct 7, 2006, 3:53pm EDT
Oh, yes, don't you know it, Gautami !
Debra H. Oct 7, 2006, 4:15pm EDT
LOL Kathryn did you ever hit the nail on the head with this one!
Mary H. Oct 7, 2006, 4:21pm EDT
So true!
Kathryn E. Oct 7, 2006, 4:24pm EDT
Woo hoo! thanks Debra ! back for a minute, then off to I don't know. sleep?
Kathryn E. Oct 7, 2006, 4:26pm EDT
Thanks Mary !
William M. Oct 7, 2006, 4:30pm EDT
You were thinking about me it seems like.
Cecile V. Oct 7, 2006, 4:56pm EDT
Welcome to my life! Hahahaha!
Synchronicity W. Oct 7, 2006, 5:09pm EDT
i hear ya! today i can't stop myself from sneaking and peeking here on gather.
ghostie g. Oct 7, 2006, 5:11pm EDT
I don't even try to keep up with all the messages anymore. I just read unitl I am tired and the rest of them pile up in my in-box. And STILL it seems I am online all the time!!!
Martha Jette, Author/Editor Oct 7, 2006, 5:39pm EDT
Oh, so true, Katheryn. Oh, so true.
♯ ♪ Oct 7, 2006, 5:40pm EDT
At least you run SOME days! I'm too addicted to do anything else!
john m. Oct 7, 2006, 6:07pm EDT
i run i play i ride but most of the time i drink dont drive dont ride or have sex ahahahhaha
john m. Oct 7, 2006, 6:15pm EDT
its great other people feel the same: as for me i have no feeling one way or the other life is a short lived thing so just do one best to get through it have fun and make many friends if you can
Susan *. Oct 7, 2006, 6:17pm EDT
ah yes....the gather monster has visited my home on a more regular basis lately...he is a long staying guest!
Nathan Schauer Oct 7, 2006, 7:09pm EDT
You give so much to all of us here, supporting and spreading the spirit of gather. Thanks Kathy.
Pina M. Oct 7, 2006, 7:33pm EDT
Giggle! I am still sitting here,too!
Tailgunner Tiedemann Oct 7, 2006, 10:24pm EDT
What a downer! Kathy, you must take care of your self first! Go run, live long and prosper! Tell us about it, but do it first! mgt
Beany F. Oct 7, 2006, 11:52pm EDT
Very true in every word stated. But addiction is also one of the many things we gobble down along with all the other places we visit.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 12:01am EDT
What nonsense, thank you for your 2 cents! Do yourself a favor and get a life !!!
☃ Aunt Shanny Oct 8, 2006, 12:08am EDT
KEO- methinks you have a gather-stalker.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 12:18am EDT
Shannon, she likes me, secretly...very secretly...I don't take her negative comments seriously...


where would we be without diversity on Gather? Looking at our own reflection, me thinks.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 12:36am EDT
William, my dear, I so was thinking of you...now nice of you to notice...
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 12:49am EDT
Cecile, oh yeah...

Synchronicity...somehow, I just suspected, ya know?
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 12:54am EDT
Ghostie and Martha - has anyone suggeted yet that Gather may be hazardous to your health? Or mine? Shouldn't there be a surgeon general's warning?
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:11am EDT
Joanne, QUICK ! Before it's too late ! Get out into the sun!!! Fresh air!!!
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:15am EDT
John Meraw - now what is the ONE THING in your list that you absolutely SHOULD DO?
Not run, not drive, not drink...but.........! Keeps ya young !
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:26am EDT
Susan, as long as the Gather monster and you get along that is fine...unless you over do it...
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:31am EDT
Nathan, you give me too much credit...but I thank you for your kind attentions.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:36am EDT
Pina, writing about the Great Gather unites us all as ONE!
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:40am EDT
Mark, thank you for your concern...I do appreciate it...Life is busy, isn't it? I did run tonight and lived to tell about it...

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976810899
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:49am EDT
Beany, so true, so true.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 1:57am EDT
Now, I'm off to bed - must get to health club tomorrow !!!
Corina Carrasco Oct 8, 2006, 2:35am EDT
Maybe we should have Gather take this and list it as a warning (a la surgeon general) when new people sign up on Gather, so they can't say they weren't warned!

Very nice, Kathryn!
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 4:41am EDT
Haha, Corina - very well said !
Carol Roach Oct 8, 2006, 5:20am EDT
You can say that again, gather is addictive, I was hooked about 1 week after I started here.
vijay kumar Oct 8, 2006, 6:21am EDT
Weare out to gather without eat sleep or work.
well made out poem. liked..
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 10:38am EDT
Thank you Carol. One week? That sounds about right!
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 10:47am EDT
Oh yeah, vijay - don't you KNOW it ! thanks !
amanda wallin Oct 8, 2006, 12:07pm EDT
All too relatable my friend. I'm overwhelmed even though I revel in other people's work. This place provides a respite from life yet it is life sustaining and taps into the most important source of catharsis for me. I love your ability to be funny and simultaneously communicate an essential truth. Well done!
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 12:57pm EDT
Thank you, Amanda. Gathering for Gatherers always provides such gems of truth!
Dolphi D. Oct 8, 2006, 1:29pm EDT
Gather monster will devour you if you go by its whims. Ride it lightly with no obligations; flesh is better counselor in this case.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 3:09pm EDT
Gave me a chuckle, Dolphi...thanks...I don't want to get too tired...

Thanks Jan B !
John S. (arizona) Oct 8, 2006, 4:28pm EDT
".....on the john...." I don't quite know how to take that Kathryn.....;-)
I've been hooked in here since about a week after I started. Beats TV all to pieces. The hours fly by don't they. Take care.
Thanks.
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 5:05pm EDT
OH yeah, hardly watch TV and don't watch Netflix anymore..Nor the Boston Globe, that much...Thanks John S...take it however you enjoy!
julian 'blighted karma' three Oct 8, 2006, 9:12pm EDT
Love it - the struggle betwixt flesh and spirit further complicated by the invention of Gather! :o) I think we ALL relate!
Kathryn E. Oct 8, 2006, 11:22pm EDT
Don't you KNOW it, Julian !!!
Kathryn E. Oct 9, 2006, 5:08pm EDT
OH YES, nancy !
Paul L. Oct 10, 2006, 7:23am EDT
Very nice Kathryn! I have made this a Feature in the group Pastimes.
Kathryn E. Oct 10, 2006, 7:37am EDT
Thank you very much, Paul !
Kathryn E. Oct 10, 2006, 7:39am EDT
Thank you very much, Paul !
Enoch Allen Oct 11, 2006, 12:58am EDT
How is it that you have so much energy? Gather-ing, jogging, thinking 120 miles per millisecond. . .introduce me to your pill-pusher! Pllllease?
Kathryn E. Oct 11, 2006, 10:15am EDT
Funny you should mention pills, Enoch. I just started on diet pills, which give me more energy. As to my energy before the last 10 minutes, well I can only say I am more addicted to writing than to Gather, even. Eaaa gawd, what a statement.
Kathryn E. Oct 11, 2006, 5:54pm EDT
Steve, goooooooooooooooooingggggggggggggggg noooooooooooow!
Cat Givens Oct 12, 2006, 7:36pm EDT
truth well spoken,,,,, I am sure my house would be clean if not for Gather...
Kathryn E. Oct 12, 2006, 8:02pm EDT
Cat - SO true!!! And, if it were not for Gather - we'd all probably be very healthy and well slept, too!

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