Tag: people
group name: fiftyplus
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May 20, 2007 03:48 PM EDT --
Just found out a dear, sweet friend is leaving another group I belong to. I hope it's not permanent but the goodbye sounded pretty definite. I sit here grieving this . . . more
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May 30, 2007 11:43 AM EDT --
Got a call about an hour ago from my neighbor. She is 84 years old and has had multiple medical problems over this past year. Currently she is on oxygen for a bad case of pneumonia. . . . more
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June 18, 2007 12:14 AM EDT --
I've worn many hats in my days on earth.Some were funny to bring about mirth. Some had flowers overflowing and bright.Some dark and stiff letting in no light.Some of the hats I didn't want . . . more
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May 12, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
I just got a bill from my doctor. Since I am uninsured, 15 minutes with a nurse-practitioner (no tests of any kind involved) will only cost me $182! 20 years ago, the same visit would have been about $40. . . . more
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May 23, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
I’ve been tagged by Leslie R. The object is to cite 5 positive things about myself, then tag five more people, sending a note to each. Okay!
1. . . . more
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June 02, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
Okay! You asked for it and I shall deliver. First, let me explain that the name ~Cloak of Peace~ was given to me by a Gather member. I liked it so much that I decided to use it. . . . more
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June 08, 2007 12:30 AM EDT --
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
My heart is singing for joy... . . . more
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June 09, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
Since joining Gather I've been reading lots of prose and poetry. Not that I didn't do it before but not in such volume and concentration. I was trying to think of the personalities . . . more
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June 22, 2007 04:29 PM EDT --
You probably already know - or most of you know - I am to write 5 statements about myself. One of those statements is a lie.
When you do yours, it is recommended that . . . more
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April 14, 2007 03:29 AM EDT --
Who do you see when you look in the mirror each morning? I ask this question because I’ve become keenly aware of the face staring back at me that I now recognize to be that of my father’s. . . . more
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May 28, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
Thank you.
I just wanted to thank all who read my article about my brother yesterday, understood my position and supported me. Yesterday I cried a lot. I think I needed to do . . . more
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May 30, 2007 08:37 AM EDT --
Some of you may recall an article I published a week or so ago about losing a couple of dear friends at another site.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977004921 . . . more
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May 28, 2007 04:38 PM EDT --
I just joined Gather, and it would appear that I have joined at a most excellent time! Triple points sounds like triple the fun.
So, in the spirit of a holiday, and helping me get started out in a good . . . more
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April 30, 2007 03:33 PM EDT --
(A short story about a time in my younger life.)
Cooking and baking has never been my forte. I can follow a recipe and sometimes even follow through to the on-the-table phase. . . . more
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May 29, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
In one of my many stints at therapy, group therapy this time, the counselor asked this peculiar question.
Close your eyes;
Try to clear your mind;
Envision that you are a plant being . . . more
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August 03, 2007 05:46 PM EDT --
Now I know why I hate going to the doctor. They just totally complicate my life. Don't they know I am desperate to get out of town, out of the state, hell, out of the planet!! . . . more
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June 18, 2007 12:23 AM EDT --
This was written last mothers day,just sharing:
You left before we all grew up Though short the time was sweet The love you gave did fill my cup You raised me on my knees And tho you've . . . more
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May 25, 2007 05:20 PM EDT --
This will be a fun and ongoing game; ongoing as long as we want it to.
Okay, here's how it goes. I'll set the scene and name a few characters. You jump in with dialogue, props, maybe . . . more
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June 10, 2007 01:24 PM EDT --
When there's a crisis happening, everyone says, "Man, that's terrible." It's what is said next that defines the difference between conservatives and liberals. The conservatives will . . . more
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June 17, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
Okay, I guess the game plan is to write five statements. Four are true and one is false. You have to guess the false statement. After ten guesses, I'll see if anyone has . . . more
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