Tag: spirituality
member name: Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom
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June 05, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
It was a perfect May morning. The sky was clear and the temperature was mild. It was one of those pregnant with possibility days, the kind of day that would make S. Clay Wilson's Checkered . . .
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October 12, 2007 04:18 PM EDT --
I had five toes on each foot
The last time that I counted them.
It took a while. They wouldn't stop moving.
I find the symmetry reassuring.
If the ring toe were to be removed from . . .
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September 27, 2007 04:32 PM EDT --
In today's high tech, high pressure world we sometimes neglect our spiritual side. One thing we can learn from other religions is the importance of animal totems. They bring something to . . .
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December 05, 2006 01:44 PM EST --
Just a short note inviting you to take a gander at an article by Betty Bowers, Ann Coulter's smarter brother, on the War on Christmas. Of the two lads I prefer Betty.
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September 29, 2006 07:07 PM EDT --
I've been looking at people's profiles. I know it's voyeurism but they're freely available. One thing I've noticed on several is that their favorite authors include, as . . .
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July 06, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Here's a nice little brain teaser for you. English words that begin with Q whose third letter is not a vowel. One word per comment.
I'll start. quxtlon
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August 27, 2007 05:08 PM EDT --
I don't go to theaters much. My wife expects audience members to be civilized. She's almost always disappointed. At home this weekend we watched "Jesus Camp," a documentary . . .
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October 19, 2006 03:56 PM EDT --
I recently received a comission from a gather member to write a tune about hedgehogs and dead squirrels. Out of the goodness of my heart I threw in a bonus animal.
I came home last night just before . . .
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October 17, 2006 03:37 PM EDT --
As some of you probably know, Jackie L refused my offer of a place on my No Obligation Future Spouse Waiting list. I don't know why she'd refuse an opportunity like this. . . .
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May 01, 2007 08:19 PM EDT --
There once was a kitten that lived in an animal shelter. She wasn't sure how she got there. She knew that she'd had some memory lapses. The humans treated her well enough. . . .
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May 18, 2007 04:09 PM EDT --
I'm a chronic procrastinator.
I have a sick/sarcastic sense of humor that puts people off.
I'm very sloppy in my personal space--my office/studio. Sometimes there's not even a path.
I don't . . .
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May 22, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA 5/22/07
Tension is in the air at the Katz residence. As the third day of the Other Cat Occupation begins the fight for territory continues. Growling and spitting, especially behind . . .
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May 28, 2007 03:28 AM EDT --
Dublin, CA 5/27/07
Opal, Otis, Morty, and Eva have agreed to a truce. Morty has received exclusive use of the early 19th century crib. All have agreed to share the two litter . . .
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September 04, 2007 10:46 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA
9/4/07
Two weeks ago I received an email from the payroll department at my work advising me that I'd maxed out on vacation and would not be able to accrue any more. . . .
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April 29, 2007 07:44 PM EDT --
Before we get to the meat of the article, here's a little poem:
On the Sidelines
The game of life is hard.
You have to scratsh and claw
For evry yard
You manage to advance.
The . . .
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May 22, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
Since the beginning of time groups of people have invaded territory occupied by other groups of people. The people who were there first often called the invaders barbarians, implying that the invaders . . .
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August 31, 2007 05:49 PM EDT --
Quid pro quo.
For demi-gods like me
It's sometimes hard to see
That on Gather right here
There's only one to fear.
It's Charles, the diety
Who holds heaven's gold key. . . .
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May 18, 2007 06:16 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA 5/18/07
Cats Otis and Opal are terrified by the prospect of a home invasion by other cats. Their humans, Nippy Katz and Naomi Calamese have informed them that daughter Name Withheld and . . .
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June 07, 2007 07:11 PM EDT --
I'm tired and dishearted. I don't know what it is about human beings. They seem not to have no respect for amphibians. I do my best to share my wisdom, expecting nothing . . .
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June 15, 2007 04:28 PM EDT --
Somewhere in cyberspace, July 15, 2007
Yesterday another skirmish in the Gather War took place. Your reporter was there, embedded with the troops of one of the sides. Since the details of . . .
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