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member name: Christopher Bell
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April 05, 2006 05:12 PM EDT --   From a man who cannot see   A screwdriver or a key   A hammer or a saw   a wrench or pliers, He would have to be a liar If he should say he safely could light  the . . . more
May 13, 2006 10:54 PM EDT -- Long ago and far away, when I was still a young lawyer in my late 20's, I decided to visit a friend from law school who was living in concord, New Hampshire.  I flew from Washington, D.C., where . . . more
September 17, 2006 10:03 PM EDT -- Being able to hear well, or at least well enough, is an important ability for one who is blind.  For example, being able to hear traffic patterns is what enables me to cross streets safely because . . . more
May 11, 2006 01:01 AM EDT --     26. The first depressive episode I remember was after I returned from a trip to West Africa in the summer of 1972. 27. I traveled to Ghana with a small group arranged by the Experiment . . . more
April 16, 2006 04:35 PM EDT -- The American Public media/MPR program "Speaking of Faith",   today presented "Exodus: Cargo of Hidden Stories."  The radio show explored the meaning of the biblical story . . . more
July 15, 2006 06:06 PM EDT -- There is a debate on gather.com as to whether it is virtuous to hold one's tongue when one feels angry, frustrated or slighted by another gather member's writings.  Several articles attacking . . . more
The Swimming Pool
by Christopher Bell
views: 79 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 37
August 02, 2006 11:26 PM EDT -- I have been afraid to go swimming in my apartment complex's pool since it opened in May.  Even on the hottest of days, I could not bring myself to do it.  Why?  I was afraid.  I . . . more
November 05, 2006 01:19 PM EST -- I was really wired about going on the gather cruise to Bermuda.  Ryan and I left Minneapolis early Wednesday morning, October 25 to fly to Boston.  We took an Air Tran Airways flight departing . . . more
May 19, 2006 05:24 PM EDT -- (Republished as revised and reformatted) I have struggled with "toxic shame" almost my entire life. By "toxic shame" I mean a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach accompanied by . . . more
July 09, 2006 02:49 AM EDT -- "Being right is a form of violence," says Eckhardt Tolle, author of "The Power of Now."  An interesting idea, no?   From Tolle's perspective, our need to be right . . . more
April 15, 2006 04:21 PM EDT -- I agree with those gatherites who have argued for a requirement that one must post a comment in order to rate an article.  The use and misuse of the rating system is more difficult to address. I have . . . more
November 16, 2006 12:19 AM EST -- On November 13, barely one week after the mid-term elections cost the GOP control of congress, Secretary of Health and Human services announced the Administration's opposition to the Democratic proposal . . . more
March 16, 2006 05:51 PM EST -- I went to a dinner in a local hotel sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill.  As I had predicted, the ballroom was extremely crowded with diners, chairs and . . . more
May 08, 2006 04:46 PM EDT --   1.                  I was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1951. 2.                  . . . more
April 09, 2006 11:59 PM EDT --   Jim "the Impaler" Sharkey is the Minnesota "Vampires Witches & Pagan party's candidate for governor in this year's gubernatorial election.  The 41-year old sharkey . . . more
April 15, 2006 02:48 PM EDT --  A non-religious friend said to me the other day that if he had to choose from a religion which believes in a man named Jesus Christ who suffered from a grisly death caused by being nailed to a cross . . . more
March 15, 2006 12:49 AM EST -- ----  Supposing gather.com held a convention for all gatherites who wanted to meet live and in person!  Gather groups could meet and even hold debates if the spirit so moved.  There could . . . more
January 24, 2007 01:40 AM EST -- I don’t think I understand the new health insurance initiatives contained in the President’s “state of the union” address this evening.  At least I hope my understanding is . . . more
July 01, 2007 03:07 PM EDT -- A friend of mine sent me the e-mail copied below on the subject of gratitude.  I do not know the original author of the e-mail’s content or I would attribute it appropriately.  Notwithstanding, . . . more
March 18, 2006 01:59 PM EST -- I add here two quick thoughts for improving gather.com.  It would be nice if the "sign in" procedure offered the opportunity to save our password as well as our name.  All I'm looking . . . more
 
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