Tag: news
member name: Visionaerie B.
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December 05, 2006 12:11 AM EST --
"..we all have the knowledge of DNA, but we still die..Those last few days at Jonestown ain't got nothing on this..How do we tell the people in the white coats, enough is enough?" -- "White . . . more
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January 14, 2007 11:43 PM EST --
There was an interesting story on CBS (TV) News tonight. In San Rafael, California, birdwatchers congregate to watch "European starling" formations! They swirl . . . more
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March 31, 2007 11:54 PM EDT --
A crackened sky gave flight today
When God sent down an earthly ray
Delivering a soul to him
As mortal prospects grew so dim.
He’d made it through a stroke and fall
A brand-new hip, and Caedmon’s . . . more
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June 02, 2007 11:24 PM EDT --
The weathered winds that Marched through May
Set every creature into play
A furry flurry of emotion
Like tidal pools upon the ocean.
When all at once, the thunder clattered
And quiet pause . . . more
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January 10, 2007 11:49 PM EST --
(The following is not intended to criticize honest gun owners -- our bulwark against tyranny -- or anyone facing armed conflicts or tyranny, or anyone from any ethnic group. It merely asks, "What . . . more
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February 10, 2007 11:37 PM EST --
I have great news -- our old unused Macintosh Performa computer was adopted today, by a loving home. A vintage '95 model I got for free from a local business, it was mostly . . . more
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March 26, 2007 12:35 AM EDT --
Taggees, here's your "ghoul"!
1. I was a nine pound, eight ounce baby -- approximately the same size as my brother, born about three years earlier. Three years after . . . more
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April 22, 2007 11:43 PM EDT --
(This was written on April 16, in response to the VA Tech shootings).
I was going to write about enhancing our garden, but it seems like there's a larger garden . . . more
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August 23, 2007 11:18 PM EDT --
With all the depressing news that seems to make its way to us in a constant stream, we could all use a story that really restores our faith in the basic goodness of mankind -- . . . more
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December 09, 2007 11:39 PM EST --
(Sorry I haven't had time to post in a while, having been deluged by too much e-mail!).
I'm amazed that I'm not writing this by gaslight, jacklight, or . . . more
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January 20, 2008 11:19 PM EST --
I've been a big fan of the '20/20' show for many years, loyally taping it every Friday night. Now, however, they seem to be veering dangerously into tabloid territory . . . more
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March 01, 2007 11:48 PM EST --
Last Friday was a real watershed of bad luck in our household. It must have been the barometric pressure drop before that nasty ice-snowstorm, but everything seemed to go wrong. . . . more
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May 15, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
We started the month on a warm and breezy note. I found some old friends online, and met some new ones on Gather. And thanks for all the great comments -- they've made this . . . more
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June 21, 2007 10:53 PM EDT --
Tom came from a singularly strange family -- even by our standards! This characteristic was much in evidence when observing a Disney TV movie at their homestead. The hysterical . . . more
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June 26, 2007 11:27 PM EDT --
In the grand tradition of our previous "Truth or Dare" entries, here is my list of four truthful statements -- plus a fictitious fifth one thrown in as a fun kind of . . . more
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July 15, 2007 11:16 PM EDT --
A recent article by Henry Kramer in 'The Fulton Journal' points out a disturbing fact about our modern environment. Many of the familiar birds we grew up with, are declining . . . more
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July 19, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
The popularity of healthier natural and organic foods has led to a real Renaissance in their marketing and development, with organic sales increasing at double-digit rates (sometimes . . . more
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July 29, 2007 11:23 PM EDT --
I've never been too enthused about the traditional green grass lawn -- it just seems to be too boring and ubiquitous. I'm more intrigued by alternatives like my late uncle's . . . more
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August 03, 2007 11:33 PM EDT --
(Due to the unprecedented response to my previous article on Japanese beetles, I hope to make 'Insect Chronicles' a semi-regular feature on the Gatherscape.)
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September 15, 2007 11:25 PM EDT --
I've been an avid book collector for so many years, but most of our volumes are just based on what we like to read, and not for their collectibility. Once in a while, though, . . . more
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