It is currently raining outside. Not too bad chilly either. I am going to just skip the pleasantries and just get on with today's update. Hope you are having a wonderful day. Enjoy it, life is short.
MEMBER CONTEST
Are you a member of Art - Any Medium? It is a great group owned by Chana M. This group is having a contest. The winners will be spotlighted within the group. October 2008 Art - Any Medium Challenge -- Looking For America/Cult Of Personality -- Part 1 This will probably be the last group challenge. I highly suggest you rush over and check out these contests as well as the group.
October 2008 Art - Any Medium Challenge -- Looking For America/Cult Of Personality -- Part 2 This group is a place for people who love art! I want to see what other people consider art. Please leave a picture, poem, short story, critique or review. Let us know the name of the work and the artist.
MEMBER CONTEST
Cindy F. is offering a family four pack to see the Backyardingans live. It is Oct 18th at the Masonic Temple. The show is 11:00am.
Since this is a local show, She is offering the tickets to one lucky local Mom.
She will have her daughter randomly choose a number out of the comment thread to determine the lucky winner.
Contest will end Sunday the 12th at noon. That way Cindy will have enough time to get the tickets to you.
Cindy is offering these tickets to show appreciation to all who have supported me and my family through these difficult times. I wish I had more to offer that wasn't so local. I will come up with something...... Click here for more details
Respond by October 11th
You could win a Free Book! - Who's Your Favorite Cop or Detective from a TV Show?
My youngest daughter loves these shows. 
Chances are you know who Detective John Munch is. Actor Richard Belzer has played the detective on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as well as Homicide: Life of the Street. He's also portrayed him in ten different television series including Law & Order, The Wire, and Arrested Development.
About the book:
IN THIS CAPTIVATING, OFTEN HILARIOUS DEBUT MYSTERY, ONE OF THE GREAT COMEDIANS OF OUR TIME BLENDS FACT WITH FICTION, AS LAW & ORDER: SVU'S RICHARD BELZER'S OFF-CAMERA PERSONA COMES TO LIFE ON THE PAGE, EMPLOYING INVESTIGATIVE KNOW-HOW AND COMEDIC TIMING IN EQUAL MEASURE TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A TRUSTED FRIEND.
Gather wants to know: "Who is your favorite cop or detective from a television show?
Respond by October 11th and you could be drawn to receive a copy of Richard Belzer's new book, I am Not a Cop!: A Novel. Check out this post Who's Your Favorite Cop or Detective from a TV Show? Get a Free Book! to comment & to find out more.
Gather is giving away free tickets for music legend Tina Turner!
You could win a pair of tickets to one of the following cities:
Atlanta- November 10th
Boston- November 17th
Detroit(Auburn Hills) - November 20th
Philadelphia- November 29th
NYC - December 1st
For your chance to win free tickets from Gather, answer the following question in the comment field below: Why is Tina Turner "simply the best"? Tell us which city above you'd like to see her in as well. We'll randomly draw one member for each one of the cities above to get a free pair of tickets and Tina Turner's new CD, "Tina!" Comments must be posted by October 14th. Click here for all the details and to comment.
Share Your Favorite Vacation Photos - We're Giving Away 2,200 Gather Points!
Gather invites you to share your favorite vacation photos in the Gather Travel Essential (travel.gather.com). Each day from now until Sunday, October 12th, we'll randomly select one member to receive 100 Gather Points TM for their travel photo. But that's not all - after October 12th, the Gather Editorial Team will select their favorite travel photo to receive 1,000 Gather Points! They will also give away 500 Gather Points to a second member for writing their favorite comment on that winning photo.
How to participate:
- Between Monday, October 6th and Sunday, October 12th, 2008, post your favorite travel photos to Travel.gather.com. You may only post one photo per day as an entry to be eligible to earn the 100 or 1,000 Gather Points TM for this promotion. You must also include the word "travelphoto" as a tag to help us determine entries from non-entries.
- Visit Travel.gather.com to comment as often as you like on your favorite travel photos. (You could win points!)
- Between October 6th through October 12th, Gather will randomly select one participant for each day to receive 100 Gather Points TM.
- After October 12th, Gather Editorial will select their favorite from all the photos submitted. The member who posts it will receive 1,000 Gather Points TM. Gather will also select their favorite comment on that winning photo. The writer of it will receive 500 Gather Points TM. Click here to find out more.
Jack-O-Lantern Carving Contest
Heather W. is having a Jack-o-Lantern Carving Contest =Prizes for Adults & Children!=
The Prizes are:
Adults:
One Winner:
A Bewitching basket of goodies: Scented candles (made with real essential oils), a ribbon (1st place!), and a few other assorted neat things!
Children:
One Winner:
A Spooky Grab bag of assorted goodies! (no candy because remember kids don't take candy from strangers!) Contents of bag will be determined by age and gender of winner! And a 1st place ribbon
Second and Third Places will get a ribbon!
Click on the link above to read more.
The contest will run until THURSDAY October 30th at 11:59pm EST
YEAH!!! FICTION READERS GROUP IS BACK
The Fiction Readers group has a new leader, so to speak, her name is Kristina. Welcome to Gather Kristina!
This is an amazing first novel with two more to come. If you enjoy adventure, romance, and intrigue all played out by a fascinating mix of characters, then this book is for you. Plus I can't wait for DeVa Gantt to join us and share their story! DeVa is actually a writing sister duo, who published this all on their own before they were snatched up by Avon
The Fiction Readers group has 30 copies of A Silent Ocean Away to provide to members for reviews. For a chance to receive a free book to write a review, please send a request to Fiction Readers Moderator with the the book title in the subject line and your mailing address in the body of the message. Requests must be submitted by October 20, 2008. With your request, please indicate whether or not you would be interested in hosting an online book club discussion. Books can only be mailed within the United States.
Read Kristina's post Fiction Readers' Pick for October -- enter for a free book! for all the details of the contest as well as information on the book. I am so excited!!
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE GATHER COMMUNITY?
Gather Hot Topics has returned! You can once again get all the latest hot topics right here in the Gather Commuity. Gather Hot Topics will be published Monday through Friday by Gather Editorial Team's newest member, Emily Moulton . Welcome Emily!
Bhawana's newborn baby, Visheshis out of the hospital. Yeah!!
Thank you reena d. for letting me know.
•Fåith βråns⊗n• and her family have just moved into
their New Home. Congratulations Faith!!
April H., husband had surgery on his hand on Wednesday. Hope he is ok April
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Comments: 49
Great info!!
I don't think that it's raining here right now. At least, it wasn't when I had the pups out a little while ago.
Hope you are having a wonderful night
Rose,
Good to see you. I have missed you
Heather,
It is pouring it down here.
April,
I love your icon
J,
You are always welcome
Bob,
Good to see you. Hope you are doing ok
Hope you found something that you can use.
Great article Connie. Hope all went well this morning for you. Have a great night.
It did warm up here some too. Good to see you.
Lynn,
Good to see you. I have missed you.
Kimberly,
How are you doing today?
Minipin,
Hope you found something useful
Sharon,
I am glad to see you. I have been worrried about you. Hope you got the apartment situation handled.
Val,
you are very welcome
Cindy,
You are very welcome. See you again tomorrow
Lisa,
I am really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the wonderful compliment.
So wonderful to read that Vishesh is home!
I think I'm glad I lost it. Seems to have paid off.
You know, kids like that truly need to know they have to learn to behave if they want to live in a nice space. People aren't going to put up with the impositions.
I hope you found something useful. Thanks for stopping in
Ellie,
I have missed you. Are you ok??
Lune,
I am glad you like that feature. See you tomorrow
Sharon,
I am so glad you are safe. Thanks for letting me know. Sometimes you just have to stand up and say "ENOUGH!" :)
Yay for Faith and baby Vishesh!!
I am glad you found it useful. Thanks for stopping in
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It is so good to see you. I have missed you. :)
Wendy,
Good luck in the contest. :)
Phyllis,
How are you doing?
Carol,
You are always welcome. Hope you are doing well.
I will check them out now. Thanks for letting me know.
April,
I am so glad he is ok. Keep me informed. I will be thinking of you and him.
Any news on who won the Neil Diamond tickets yet?
Hope you are feeling good too.