Tag: random musings
group name: gatherbest
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September 10, 2007 08:59 PM EDT --
CONSECRATION OF THE HOUSE
For my homeland: 9/11/2007
We all have set up walls, to give our selves
a home, built of what seems most strong,
trued to . . . 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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January 19, 2006 12:48 PM EST --
Lack of comments and ratings got you down? As one of the top authors here at Gather, I can tell you that the readership here seems to be a silent majority. So don't take lack of comments or ratings . . . more
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January 23, 2006 07:06 PM EST --
Why is it that as I post this picture of me, I hear the music from Psycho! Do not be afraid though, it is only little ol' me! You've often wondered (or maybe not) what I look like, . . . more
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September 01, 2007 08:41 PM EDT --
An old-technology love poem.
SIDE TWO
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you have to go out there alone they say
alone and backward by candlelight
to gather the names and faces of home
and forward into . . . more
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September 12, 2006 01:04 PM EDT --
Home. The very word conjures up an image so evocative of a secured feeling. A feeling surpassing most other feelings. A place where one can be just himself, no pretensions, no affectations.
Home is not . . . more
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December 03, 2006 01:21 PM EST --
We all have one. An avatar, that little image that identifies you on Gather. Some choose to use the generic Gather logo. Some use a real or doctored photo of themselves, or kids, or . . . more
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November 24, 2007 01:58 PM EST --
/cranky on
My name is Racheline.
It is pronounced Ra-shell-lean.
My name is not Rachel. Please do not take it upon yourself to call me that. Nothing in my name sounds like Rachel. . . . more
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March 22, 2006 06:03 PM EST --
In my last post, I spoke of the editorial process that had taken place without yet having a signed contract. I had received editorial suggestions from the editor/.publisher and my edits in response . . . more
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September 05, 2006 09:58 AM EDT --
It seems I'm having more difficulty studying Chinese these days. I was doing great during last term and through the summer. But it's not so good anymore.
I used to go down to my favorite restaurant, . . . more
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April 24, 2006 11:23 AM EDT --
I filled up my SUV this weekend, and, after seeing the bill, my immediate reaction was, "Someone must die for this!" After a little thought, I knew who should die: foreigners. Foreigners . . . more
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May 02, 2006 12:05 PM EDT --
People are always telling me, "Hey, Allah, you should write another book. All the books you've written before were very popular; I'm not sure if anyone actually read the whole megillah, . . . more
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September 14, 2006 10:21 AM EDT --
Ranting time for me, I guess!
This is something which makes me mad. Now what's that, you will ask me. Rightly so...
I have been observing that people who leave the Indian shores for greener . . . more
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October 27, 2006 11:25 AM EDT --
Just needed to say that. I was almost done with an article - complete with 15 photos already uploaded - when suddenly Gather LOST what I had done and wanted me to sign in again. I havedone . . . more
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January 03, 2006 05:05 AM EST --
I have a theory that to be a truly good writer, you have to have at least a little mental illness: it allows writers to see all the spectrums we write about. Many of the great writers of the past . . . more
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January 10, 2006 10:38 PM EST --
Do you know your Myers-Briggs Personality Type? I am an ENFP. I learned this by taking a personality test administered by my therapist, but I have also taken some for free on the Internet. . . . more
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February 20, 2006 01:40 PM EST --
You are insane. Just admit it. Get over yourself and admit it! Now, don't you feel better? To truly be insane, one must learn the art of coddled insanity.
The benefits . . . more
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August 29, 2007 05:45 PM EDT --
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/08/21/reading.ap/index.html
Interesting piece on CNN that notes the typical American only reads four books a year. It's more if you're female, older or . . . more
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January 20, 2007 04:44 AM EST --
Am I the only one that is driven crazy when I have to scroll through a minimum of 200 names to get to the purpose of the email???
To avoid doing this you can put one person OR yourself as the main recipient . . . more
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May 16, 2006 11:30 AM EDT --
Everyone seems to be so worried about our borders these days, and I'm like, "Chill, dude." Borders are a concept of ancient times when people were totally uncool and all wanted to kill . . . more
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