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Ruth MacGill Explorer ping Ruth You are not connected to Ruth MacGill The Basics Location: San Diego County Hometown: Bethel, CT Gender: female Birthday: October 27, 1922 Sexual Orientation: straight Relationship Status: single Children: I have children (Adult children) Profile updated: Oct 31, 2009 Last signed in: Nov 20, 2009 Member since: Jul 09, 2006 Friends view all » Clifford N. Madame Butterfly ~~ mary ann d ~~ Dexter S. Ed Williams John Knight Kathy W. Chris W. George Vreeland Hill . RJ H. Groups view all » Gatherism The Reader's Lounge Type and post What You want AND dont get Deleted! ! Post Office @ Gather Town ! ! Post Office @ Gather Town ! The Bulletproof Poets Society originalpoetryaspirants Poet's Passion Grass Roots Writing Ruth MacGill's Popular Tags life (72) dogs (61) history (54) random musing (45) people (43) cats (42) politics (41) random musings (29) family (24) indians (21) horses (20) books (18) coyotes (17) weather (17) war (15) moving (15) memories (14) humor (14) wind (13) children (13)

Ruth Curious sojourner Spotlight Interesting TV Shows on PBS – TV abstainers should read this. rating: 10 | comments: 6 For the last year PBS has interrupted its regular schedule about once a month on weekends for pledge breaks, and they would continue that for several weekends in a row. They would substitute . . . more What Should a Good Wife Have Done? rating: 10 | comments: 28 The Key to Saving the World – I’ve got it! rating: 10 | comments: 33 Ruth's Activities view: all activities posts photos videos comments status changes profile updates new friends pings left and received groups joined groups created group comments Ruth replied to a comment by Johnice R. on Personal About Politics: Drug Makers Raise Prices at Record Rate 2:05PM EST "I feel the same way, Johnice. I'm sick to death of hearing a lot of guesses and outright lies about the various health bills that have been proposed. Each one is worse than the last. The good things in . . ." more Ruth replied to a comment by Elsie Duggan on What Should a Good Wife Have Done? 1:48PM EST "I think you understand better than anyone here, Elsie. Loving a husband meant protecting his ego even if it was somewhat at the expense of your own. For me the fact he was away for long spells when I had . . ." more Ruth commented on the post Part 1 = I resolved to get away for a quick trip with my husband to avoid stress that is consuming us by Jan C. 1:43PM EST "Great pictures! I've never been big on dam sites, but I'm sorry I didn't go see this one when I had the chance." more Ruth commented on the post Throwing in The Snake - WWE by Elsie Duggan 1:38PM EST "Snakes get a bad rap. They are not slimey at all, and most will leave you alone as long as you leave them alone - even some kinds of rattlesnakes. The ones I hate and I am afraid of are cottonmouths that . . ." more Ruth commented on the post Throwing in The Snake - WWE by Elsie Duggan 1:38PM EST "Snakes get a bad rap. They are not slimey at all, and most will leave you alone as long as you leave them alone - even most kinds of rattlesnakes. The ones I hate and I am afraid of are cottonmouths that . . ." more first | prev | next About Me People say I'm: kind On Gather, I'm Looking For ...: Friendly exchange of ideas and information Interests Lately I've been listening to: the ringing in my ears I'm currently reading: The Outlaws - the last western by Wayne D. Overholser. The last movie I watched was: Yesterday I watched Billy Elliott and Armegeddon My must-see show is: George Stephenopolis on Sunday Morning. Also Meet the Press. I'd love to visit: Great Britain, France and Australia - historic sites. I'm curious about: Origins of everything. Topping my Wish List is: I'd like to live long enough to pay off my credit cards. Favorite Music, Artists, Genres: I like bombastic classical music, zydeco, and music from the '30s and '40s when I was young. Favorite Books, Writers, Genres: I like a wide variety of books but prefer fiction for relaxation. I read books ranging from exciting tales of adventure to love stories, and westerns. Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres: TMovies - The Russians Are Comming the Russians Are Coming, The Great Race, Folks with Tom Selleck, Pete and Tilly., Actors - Nicolas Cage, Walter Mathau, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, , I like comedies, stories of adventure Favorite TV Shows, Actors: Except for Sunday news shows like George STephanopolus and Meet the Press, and an occasional pro basketball game, I don't watch much on the four major networks. I watch MSNBC, PBS, and old movies most of the time. Favorite Places: Hawaii, the Ttinity River area in California, the Burney Falls area near Redding, old mining towns, and this historic area east of San Diego where I live on the Mexican border Interests and Activities: History - geology, reading fiction, writing non-fiction, sharing experiences on Gather Wish List: I don't wish for much any more. . Affiliations Political Affiliation: Democrat. It took me about 60 years to realize I didn't agree with the Republican party. Religious Affiliation: No affiliations. Employers: U. S. Navy, Winchester Repeating Arms, Douglas Aircraft, General Electric, Armor Meatpacking. I worked 23 years for the Federal Government Civil Service at the SeaBee base in Port Hueneme CA and for the U. S. Treasury Customs Service in San Diego's Federal Bldg. Colleges: 1 incomplete year nurses training at St Lukes Hospital, NYC. Otherwise, only single classes at junior colleges. Most of what I know I learned from reading extensivelmost Major: computers (1959 version), leadership and supervision, All my courses were work related High Schools: Bethel High School, Bethel CT Other Affiliations: Mountain Empire Historical Society, Friends of the Library Ping Me You cannot post a blank ping. You're all pinged out (too much of a good thing is a bad thing). close Displaying 10 of 134 Pings | View all » Hema Karunaratne, Nov 19, 2009, 10:43PM EST welcome to the group view Hema's profile | Ping Hema Lonnie F., Nov 14, 2009, 6:29PM EST Thanks for your comment on Old Dogs and Horses. I left you a comment back. Thanks, Lonnie view Lonnie's profile | Ping Lonnie Debbie G., Nov 11, 2009, 11:48PM EST Hi Ruth, So good to hear from you. I hope all is well. We are doing fine here. I loved Tiny Golfers..as I do all of your writing. Much love, Debbie view Debbie's profile | Ping Debbie Ruth MacGill, Oct 29, 2009, 9:12PM EDT I'd like that too. Your rose icon is exactly the color of the roses my granddaughter gave me for my birthday. They are gorgeous but beginning to fade. view Ruth's profile | Ping Ruth Marlene S., Oct 29, 2009, 8:48PM EDT Hope to add you as a friend... Missy view Marlene's profile | Ping Marlene Sandi S., Oct 16, 2009, 9:08PM EDT Hi, Ruth! Hope you are having a fantastic day! :) view Sandi's profile | Ping Sandi Elizabeth R., Oct 3, 2009, 5:57PM EDT Thanks for the invite, Ruth. view Elizabeth's profile | Ping Elizabeth Dexter S., Oct 2, 2009, 10:57PM EDT Thanks for the invite girl!! (I'll never tell teh truth about which belly button) view Dexter's profile | Ping Dexter Rosa See Ya, Sep 25, 2009, 1:22AM EDT I see that you are connected Carolion. There is some news about her in a post on my homepage. Please read, thank you - Rosa view Rosa's profile | Ping Rosa Allen H., Sep 23, 2009, 6:22AM EDT Hi I accepted you as a friend. Hope you like the posts of photographs and doggerel... 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