Busy parents juggling work and wellness, mid-career professionals carrying heavy expectations, and caregivers who keep everyone else on track often hit the same wall: goals stay clear, but follow-through feels inconsistent. The core tension is exhausting, building self-confidence seems to require ... read more
For seniors in retirement, money can feel trickier than it did during working years, even after decades of being responsible. The core tension is real: a fixed income has to cover rising costs, surprise repairs, and healthcare, and those financial management challenges can make every decision fee ... read more
If you ended up taking the vax and are in danger of getting microclots from it, here's an article about how you might be saved:
Nattokinase Experimentally Eliminates 84% of Amyloid Microclots -- a Pathology Recently Found in 100% of Covid Vaccinated Individuals Tested.
I remember my sister telling me how a dominant mare "leads" her herd from behind, not from in front. Being a lifelong fan of horse racing, it got me wondering how that mindset might apply to horse racing. I asked Copilot, and here is the result...
People read fiction seeking clarity -- in the payoff at the end of the book -- so, one of the worst things a writer can do is to create confusion. People also read fiction for a taste of something better than their own reality. So, keep i ... read more
Woke up this morning to a bird in the kitchen. I had a hunch the cat Sunny had brought something inside because, while still half asleep, I heard her banging around outside of the bedroom somewhere. Anyway, I walked into the ki ... read more
June and I started out at LAX after getting a ride from Aileen. Thanks, Aileen! Our flight to Rome on Alitalia was delayed by about an hour, for some reason. Before boarding, we ran into a friend on the same flight who was with another fr ... read more
If you're looking to get away from it all, here is some hopefully useful information. If you're primarily English-speaking (maybe looking to move permanently), here's a list of countries (whose primary language is NOT English) ranked by ... read more
Signing my daughter up for softball, I had to laugh at this (stripped down) Parents Code of Ethics:I will encourage good sportsmanshipI will place the emotional and physical well-being of my child ahead of my personal desire to win. I will ... read more
After a nerve-wracking trip to the airport and getting through the airport security we finally made it to our plane. We were told that our Rep, Galina, would be flying with us. We never saw her until we were already on the plane. She was ... read more
Turmeric, a spice which they eat loads of in India, essentially shuts down cancer switches in the body. Especially effective for breast and prostate cancer, but really all cancers. I add turmeric to at least one meal a day, as well as cay ... read more
Yet again, the solutions for most of the ailments that plague modern society are to be found in the natural world, not the synthetic world of establishment medicine and Big Pharma. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more
Interesting!The 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah ran the sixth-fastest Belmont Stakes ever, but if he was racing against Secretariat's record time in 1973, he would have been a distant ... read more
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Oh my gosh! She's a handful!Well, we left the orphanage without much incident. She told the orphanage staff that she wanted to leave in the car. But, she refused to let me or Bill hold her hand or touch her other than put her snowsuit and ... read more
Yes, I know today (6/19/2022) is both Father's Day and Juneteenth, but I wanted to know when Arbor Day was. You know, add it to my calendar. Welp, as it turns out, that's not such a simple question. Here's the response I got when I asked ... read more
One name, five books, a singular journey...by William Arthur Holmes
Dobie Pokorny spends his late twenties bouncing between temp jobs in Los Angeles law firms and the gravitational pull of a cult member named Venelia. When that ends badly, he bolts to Kuala Lumpur, where he's swept into the orbit of Riva, a secret-agent-in-training, and her handler, Serge.
When that ends badly, Dobie lands in Nashville and marries Cori (a Riva look‑alike). She's nothing like Riva, but that's the least of his worries once he and newfound ally Darla turn whistleblower against their employer, LeHavre Industries. Shockingly, that ends badly too.
By his mid‑thirties, Dobie retreats to his hometown of Louisville, wins the lottery, and somehow ends up running for president with his brother Shane, his father Rudy, and his new girlfriend Glynnis by his side. It ends spectacularly badly.
So Dobie does the only sensible thing left: he writes a manifesto, hits the road on a speaking tour, and tries to make sense of the universe. The universe -- or at least its representative, a small blue alien named Semmy -- is not helpful. Along the way he meets Kaylie -- the first person who actually fits -- while being pursued by Colonel Charonne's enforcer, Major Watson.
Watching Titanic [the part where the ship is sinking] is like watching the U.S. economy, where the rich conspire to sink as many of the poor as they possibly can." -- (yes, I thought this one up myself!) ... read more
Tara took Elizabeth to the "international adoption specialist" doctors today for a psychological evaluation and another physical exam. They say she is perfectly average/normal for a girl her age. Of course, that puts her well above average f ... read more
I had to take our dog Chandler (my "best puppy", the "big man", or "Chanva" as our daughter Elizabeth used to call him) to the vet Thursday. I had discovered while giving ... read more
I went ahead and paid for the 24-hour internet connection from the room. It wasn't even double the cost of one hour. I also swapped out the flaky cable and that seems to have fixed the connection problem. [Wrong. I had to call the techs ... read more
We visited Elizabeth again today. We caught her when she was in the music room with all the other kids in her age group. She smiled wide when she saw us, but by ... read more
Today we were finally able to celebrate "Gotcha Day" with our now-16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. She and I both forgot on the actual day, December 10th. Her mom, Tara, remembered but Elizabeth was working late, Tara knew it would not work ... read more
It's something I do every night. I actually stopped for several months starting in May, I guess, when my back problems flared up. Then came my knee surgery, which kept me from walking much. Then I got to where I enjoyed not having to walk th ... read more
< width=300 align="right" "" alt="Bill and Tara before Court"> ...from several days ago, the morning of our court appearance. Taken by the other adoptive family in town for their ... read more
If you are eating meat from any of the big factory farms, you should watch this and learn about the details that go on there. It might make you want to raise your own chickens, pigs or cows.
"Once Toys Я Us was taken over, however, the debt [that] Vornado Realty, KKR and Bain used to acquire it was pushed back onto the company, skyrocketing its debt obligations to $7.6 billion."
"Researchers from the UK analysed some of the world's most threatened species and predicted how many would have gone extinct were it not for conservation...
Old stuff, but some of it's still funny ... It's basically the precursor to this website. Click the links in the table of contents, above. Otherwise, just do a search in the home page's ... read more
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world cup 2026 tv schedule
fighting and winning against data centers
how to build confidence and reach your goals starting today
how seniors can build strong financial skills for a secure retirement
if you are looking for a reliable washer and dryer
this is the sodium-ion battery we've been waiting for
good news for covid shot recipients
the story of everything
frequency, spirituality and the paranormal
leading from the rear: how herd instinct shapes kentucky derby closers
interesting podcast about gold, silver and housing values
more advice for writers
bird in the house
greg and june's trip to europe (2013)
looking to get away from it all, permanent-like? here are some suggestions
parents code of ethics
dolphins speak in holographic language
we're in astrakhan
benefits of turmeric (2009)
naturally reduce your risk of allergies
american pharoah vs. secretariat, who would win?
confirmed, multiple e.t. bases on earth stargate program
a novel location of pack worker, etc
the first hours of parenthood
when is arbor day?
external news feeds
Try 2020, immediately following the covid scam. 
CULTURE
quote of the day (6/21/2010)
10 tv series with conscious themes if you're looking for something good
a prince in disguise
friends of humanity
this sort of thing is why i quit facebook and twitter
FAMILY
doctors say she's normal
a warning to pet owners with kids
gotcha day and merry christmas
walking the dogs
picture of us before court
LIFE
something we should know about the meat we eat
battling the corporate elite
bain capital helps kill another iconic american company
conservation: at least 28 bird and mammal species have been saved from extinction since 1993
watch this before you buy more silver
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