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Ode to A Cinder Track by George McNaughton views: 6 | rating: 10 | comments: 3

April 20, 2007 08:23 PM EDT -- It is hard to explain to the rising generation the feel of spikes biting into cinder as you dashed around the track during track season.  They just do not understand the feel of power and the sound . . . more

Happy 40th Star Trek by Adira Michaels views: 29 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 13

September 08, 2006 05:53 PM EDT -- Ok, I admit it...I'm a geek, a nerd...a Star Trek fan. ~yeah, I even have the whole Spock/Vulcan greeting hand thing down to fine science~ Today marks 40 years since the Enterprise launched its maiden . . . more

Name a verb by Lisa D. views: 21 | rating: 10 | comments: 16

April 20, 2007 12:20 PM EDT -- run more

i think there is something seriosly wrong by leann l. views: 38 | rating: 9.3 | comments: 16

September 19, 2007 05:24 PM EDT --     i think there is something terribly wrong with our government today i have over the last 10 years realized that the government lies to the general public and hides things that are unpleasant . . . more

Short Story-First Line Challenge-Shared Tears by Sherwood M. views: 39 | rating: 10 | comments: 13

March 01, 2008 04:02 PM EST -- Thought I would try my hand at this challenge. Characters-Middle Aged woman and her neighbor. First Sentence: One petal dangled from the wilting rose, barely maintaining its tenuous connection . . . more

What Race Were the Ancient Egyptians? by MsTish J. views: 32 | rating: 10 | comments: 7

February 04, 2007 02:51 AM EST -- I need help with this gather. Do you know? If So Please enlighten me. more

Never Stop Learning by Robert W. Stock views: 70 | rating: 10 | comments: 14

February 19, 2007 09:34 AM EST -- I first heard about the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) when a friend -- a psychiatrist who was, by the way, not retired -- urged me to check out the organization. He was an enthusiastic member. . . . more

A Proposal for the right person. by Brenda Tucker views: 30 | rating: 10 | comments: 6

March 08, 2007 02:46 PM EST -- I have a proposal for just the right person.  I'm hoping that individual is here at Gather. I am a near 60 year old woman who has had Parkinson's and have taken meds for Parkinson's since . . . more

Iconoclasm: Failing gifted kids by Shava Nerad views: 79 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 17

August 18, 2007 02:43 PM EDT -- Time published an article this week by John Cloud entitled Are We Failing Our Geniuses. In the article he follows a young woman with high intelligence from her held-back life in Texas to a pioneering . . . more

Silent Nights by Tim Miller views: 1

March 10, 2007 10:32 AM EST -- Red is the color he washed from his hurting arms. He knew it was over with for a while and could breathe easy. The dark shirts he wore usually hid the extra and this one had a rip in it now. Why doesn't . . . more

The wearing of white.... by Ruth Stewart views: 44 | rating: 8.3 | comments: 20

September 09, 2006 10:54 PM EDT -- I heard something the other day that made me laugh and feel old at the same time........ Why aren't you suppose to wear white after Labor Day?  This is the answer I heard........It is either . . . more

Indian Style by Calvin Tatsey views: 35 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 16

January 20, 2007 03:10 PM EST -- Saturday, January 7, 2006 began as the day before that and the day before that, except for one thing: a powerful sense of angst, or excitement, I couldn’t decide which one, overwhelmed my personal . . . more

Do you think logically? by Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. views: 71 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 61

August 03, 2007 06:38 AM EDT -- Logical ability refers to the capacity to make and see patterns and relationships from individual pieces of information.  Most often associated with scientific thinking, this skill is highly valued . . . more

What is your favorite letter of the alphabet? by Lisa D. views: 30 | rating: 9 | comments: 20

April 20, 2007 12:27 PM EDT -- I kinda like the swirly S more

Why Do You Gather? by Eric D. Goodman views: 64 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 33

January 23, 2007 09:54 AM EST -- Why are you here?  That is, why did you become a member of the Gather community and why are you here on the site now?   I’m sure there are as many reasons for becoming a member . . . more

Words-Best Friends Or Worst Enemies by Kevin E. views: 40 | rating: 10 | comments: 13

November 10, 2007 02:31 PM EST -- I am a firm believer that there are some words that are my best friends and some words that are my worst enemies. I have learned that there are some thoughts that are best kept to one's self. The . . . more

Sam and Buddy - Call Them and They Come by Douglas Gilbert views: 12 | rating: 10 | comments: 12

August 26, 2006 12:54 AM EDT -- Fiction / ages 3 and up   Sam and Buddy - Call Them and They Come A year ago, when I was six, my Mom gave me a Siamese kitten on my birthday, so I named it Davy Crockett.   But my sister . . . more

Name what Im thinkin about... by becky s. views: 1 | comments: 1

September 22, 2007 09:23 AM EDT -- Thinkin about somethin that begins with any letter between b and j. more

But who's counting? by Brenda Tucker views: 8 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

May 03, 2007 06:20 AM EDT -- There's one job that most of us have that we are not taught the how's, why's and what for's.  There are thousands of books written on the subject.  Some based on theory supported . . . more

The Wedding Present by Linda R. views: 57 | rating: 10 | comments: 42

October 23, 2006 11:03 PM EDT -- Kathryn's article "Things my grandmother told my mother on her wedding night in 1945" /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976822326 made me think of my own sex education or lack of it.  . . . more