Tag: family
group name: gatherbest
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September 17, 2006 02:22 PM EDT --
for Jenn B., my "jennie james," brilliant young writer and ex-Gatherer who I've worried about for four months since she left us, but now have learned happily is full of more life than ever! . . . more
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March 09, 2008 12:01 AM EST --
When he was growing up, my son, Gabe, always requested the same dinner on his birthday: lasagna and mashed potatoes. These days we skip the mashed potatoes, but still honor the tradition.Forget the gifts; . . . more
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April 17, 2006 12:36 AM EDT --
Originally entered in the Travel Writing Contest, I am now posting to new groups.
Being handed a hot cloth after a long night's flight was a nice gesture, but mine was so hot that I was surprised . . . more
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September 06, 2006 02:46 PM EDT --
My favorite skirt ripped last night as my son, 11, helped me take the clothes off the twisted rope hanging across my backyard. It caught on the rough tin edge of the garden shed as I swung it from line . . . more
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October 08, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Meet Birdie Jaworski. Birdie is a fabulous writer that absolutely captures me in her stories, and is one of the main reasons why I love Gather. She has a way of telling a story that completely . . . more
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August 06, 2006 12:45 PM EDT --
As I begin the downward descent on the arc that is my life, I sometimes fear that I?m going to end up like my Aunt Marion: alone, angry, and crazy as a loon.
Aunt Marion was always a little nutty, and . . . more
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May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT --
I always thought I gave away my small town country roots in every conversation I have ever had. I called the city nearest my small town, "The City", common terminology in a small town, . . . more
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September 26, 2006 12:44 PM EDT --
It was not until I was 32 that I met my two sisters. As noted in previous articles, we were, along with three brothers, taken from our parents when I was 2 years old. Thus, it was an entirely new experience . . . more
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August 04, 2006 01:00 PM EDT --
For-Profits versus Non-Profits
In my twenty three years as a Nursing Home Nurse, I have spent the majority of my time in non-profit facilities, working in one, and traveling to numerous others as an . . . more
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August 29, 2006 05:12 PM EDT --
I am a pariah in my chosen field, Nursing. Do I care? Not a whit. In fact, I relish the role, and will tell anyone who asks why I chose to work in the dregs of the nursing profession, the (cue sinister . . . more
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April 08, 2007 06:23 AM EDT --
I am an Amusement Park junkie, and often use vacation time to visit a specific park. Busch Gardens in Williamsburg,Virginia happens to be one of my all-time favorites, having once lived very close to it. . . . more
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June 18, 2006 06:37 PM EDT --
Okay folks, it is official . . . the time we wait for all year long has finally arrived . . . It is Carolyn Madden's Birthday week! That's right. According to carolyn's about . . . more
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July 18, 2007 09:25 PM EDT --
Gather is welcoming its newest addition into the world! Join us in celebrating the new Family Essential. Discuss why family matters to you and share stories about how your partner, parents, siblings, . . . more
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December 03, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
Going to visit my Dad was always an adventure. Over the years he lived in many different cities all over San Diego County . Every other weekend he'd come to get my brother & I. The adventure . . . more
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July 04, 2008 10:44 AM EDT --
Happy 4th of July to everyone here at Gather!
Even though this day is an American holiday that celebrates our founding as a nation, I know that a great many who "Gather" are from around the . . . more
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February 06, 2007 10:58 PM EST --
A Sweet Life
by Wesley R. Bowman
The window and bladder beckon
As the pillow seduces
Cartoon chatter from the T.V. downstairs
Mingles with the smell of pancakes . . . more
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November 04, 2007 05:15 PM EST --
Last night, we almost messed up the tooth fairy thing. It's been a busy month, traveling far and wide for photo shoots; we're rehabbing some investment property; I've got an illustration for . . . more
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June 14, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
I just called my father to wish him an early Happy Father's Day. My annoyingly punctual and conscientious sister always gets in the first call, winning for herself the title of Best Daughter . . . more
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November 27, 2006 03:12 PM EST --
BEN'S . . . more
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April 10, 2007 03:46 AM EDT --
One year, while on a typical Amusement Park extravaganza, four of us we made our way up to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. We had seen numerous folks wearing Cedar Point T-shirts while stinging in line . . . more
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