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horse-in-hat.webp please donate to harmony haven

(in life, animals, charity, rescue from 2014)

Please DONATE to Harmony Haven Therapeutic Riding Horse Rescue's fundraiser to build better shelter for the winter. Thanks. Please donate ... read more

nashville-cumberland-riverboat.webp best places to go (2013)

(in life, travel from 2013)

Nashville made the list! Here's what they say about it:The new Nashville offers two things worth traveling for: a hot, trendy ... read more

creating-artwork.webp artwork that we found interesting

(in culture, arts-crafts from 2012)

Artwork we found interesting enough to mention here. Julian Beever's Sidewalk ArtJana's ... read more

steve-kristen-dad.webp dad's 94th birthday, part 3

(in family, holmes, lionel, birthdays from 2013)

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Old SacramentoOnce Bijou and her people hooked up wit ... read more

resume-clipart-1.webp how companies should cut back

(in life, money, employment from 2010)

When faced with too many expenses and not enough income and you have run out of expenses to reduce, rather than firing employees, the fair and socially responsible way to cut costs is NOT to fire employees who had nothing to do with those ... read more

at-home-1.webp recent photos of elizabeth

(in family, adoption, holmes, elizabeth from 2008)

Around the house ... read more

donation-clipart.webp donate your excess clutter

(in life, help, charity from 2021)

Something that's been sitting in your house, unused and unloved, may bring a great deal of joy to, or fill the genuine need of, someone else. Make their day, and give yourself a pat on the back. Knowing that you're doing good can make it ... read more


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islamist sentenced for attempting to bomb hospital
Only Israelis are allowed to bomb hospitals.

donald trump has previously said israel should "rightfully" have power over congress
The man is a complete shill.

gallup: american support for israel has plummeted to lowest level ever in 25 years of polling
They are the new South Africa, and something both Lefties and Righties can agree on.

trump: colleges allowing "illegal" protests will lose federal funding, agitators will be imprisoned
Free speech only allowed when not criticizing Israel.

chinese colonel says america is going down, trump has damaged the us's reputation more than all of his predecessors combined
Wishful thinking from the Chinese military.

company does about-face after telling employees they could be fired if still single by september
Even in China, one of the most totalitarian countries on Earth, you can't be an absolute tyrant.

britain's leftist government removes portraits of churchill, wellington
In their defense, Churchill did work to ensure that World War II proceeded as planned.

cops in germany are raiding people's homes for insulting politicians
Nazis 2.0

germany's "democracy" arrests people for insults, lies & memes
England, China and Thailand, too!

u.s. senator mark warner admitted at munich security conference that israel played role in pushing tiktok ban through congress
... and they do whatever Israel says.

age of transparency: we need mass surveillance of governments instead of citizens
Definitely.

hacker group anonymous warns trump of systemic attacks, calls for mass uprising v fascism
Trump brought down the CIA front USAID, and now another CIA front, Anonymous, is retaliating

graphic: track grocery price trends
Funny that they never provided this to track their buddy Biden's inflation

super bowl projections say record 126m watched
Unfortunately, the game itself was one of the ugliest blowouts in recent years

baby thriving after doctors removed womb for spinal surgery--then put it back inside mom at 26 weeks
Wow!

blackrock ceo larry fink wants to find ways of rebuilding trust
Step 1, stop lying.

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For most people, win­ning $300 mil­lion in the lottery would be enough. They would retire, buy a big house and travel the world. Not Benny. He took the money and ran... for presi­dent. The house he had in mind was the White House. He didn't want to travel the world so much as save it from politicians. Retire? "I'll retire when I'm dead!" he said, not know­ing so many people had that exact retire­ment plan in mind for him.
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Benny sat alone by the door in a recently opened Asian restaurant. The laminated menu offered Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese dishes, with each written in its native language. He had to flip it over for the English version on the back.

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 the digital story of the nativity

(in culture, holidays, christmas from 2013)

This is the Christmas story as told through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Wikipedia, Google Maps, GMail, Foursquare, . . ad infinitum. See YouTube -- THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY ... read more

 airline gripesheet

(in culture, humor, jokes, maintenance from 1998)

After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then r ... read more

 a novel location of pack worker, etc

(in culture, humor, internet, spam from 2021)

Spam number 1Salute,A novel location of Pack Worker of our package association was unblocked. Our business offers a vast fee and training bundle to make you as a teammate of our team's expanding 'n' favorably influential fellowship. We une ... read more

 indian flick with subtitles

(in culture, movies-tv-video from 2017)

I'm selecting a movie to watch on Netflix. I see Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty. It's Indian, with subtitles, but in the category of Action/Adventure. The blurb says Capt. ... read more

 guest posting

(in culture, writing, blog, friendsnews from 2013)

I've been following and listening to Jeff Goins's TribeWriters program, and he says an important aspect to successful blogging (at least as far as getting noticed) is to guest post on other people's blogs. Jef ... read more

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 here's your update

(in family, adoption, holmes, travel from 2007)

Everyone is wanting an update! Well, we're parents of a two-year-old now. No time for updates!She is keeping us busy. Her favorite things to do are: play in the sink, play in the tub, and play in the toilet. She is a waterbaby! One of th ... read more

 elizabeth's first video

(in family, adoption, holmes, movies-tv-video from 2008)

Elizabeth's directorial debut. A probing, provocative, sometimes introspective look at a typical weekend around the house with Mama and Papa and the pugs. Read ... read more

 luncheon for elizabeth

(in family, adoption, holmes, lunch from 2008)

I can't believe how nice my coworkers at Franklin are. On Friday, they had a luncheon at work for Elizabeth and Tara. They invited me, too. :) Great food, several gifts, and the biggest surprise: a money tree. Tara and I were speechless ... read more

 hiking with elizabeth

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2019)

Went hiking with my daughter, Elizabeth, yesterday evening. There's a nice little park in Thompson's Station with fairly extensive walking trails on its south end, near the water tower. We saw an owl, so, with her new birthday-gift SLR ca ... read more

 back in moscow (12/18/2007)

(in family, adoption, holmes, travel from 2007)

We made it this far! The plane ride was terrible for several minutes when we had to fasten our seat belts, which Elizabeth did not want to do. She SCREAMED loudly for quite a while, ticking off everyone nearby. Luckily, part of it was dro ... read more

father's day

(in family, holmes, holidays from 2013)

I'm just writing this post to get something new on the blog other than that free ad for Windows 7. :)We drove up to be with my wife's side of the family today for Father's Day. An extra special treat upon returning home was to discover ... read more

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 veterinarian wanders california coast treating homeless people's pets, free of charge

(in life, help, pets from 2020)

Dr. Kwane Stewart has been a veterinarian in California for over 20 years. But for the past few years, he's been passionately motivated to impact the lives of homeless pets and their owners. ... read more

 for all bosses who dislike directness

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

... and are afraid of offending anyone... Simon Sinek says, Bad leaders may edit the truth for fear of causing discomfort. Good leaders accept that the truth is often uncomfortable. ... read more

 wicklow mountain golden retriever rescue

(in life, animals, charity, rescue from 2021)

I love this kind of story! The family made a thorough search. They left a laundry basket of unwashed clothing near the spot they'd last seen Neesha on the chance she'd home in on the familiar scent marker. They even resorted to drones an ... read more

 rapid virus recovery

(in life, health, tech, covid from 2021)

Frightened with which way to turn? Heard about all the deaths from patients who went to the hospital and died of ventilator-induced lung trauma? During the early part of the pandemic, mortality rates were as high as 97% for covid-19 infec ... read more

 best places to go (2013)

(in life, travel from 2013)

Nashville made the list! Here's what they say about it:The new Nashville offers two things worth traveling for: a hot, trendy ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

Hoot and a HollerVol. 5, No. 6, September 28, 1993 -- Nashville editionJournalism at its finest! -- Yearly subscription rate: $135 Brouns family buys propertyLATHROP, CA -- John, Jeannie, their kids, Tiffany and Thomas, John's sister and ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 8

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Happy Hairball(something we keep coughing up) Volume 5, Number 8 December 20, 1993 Publisher: This guy -gtgt Editor: Same guy Distributor: Brave little delivery boys and girls worldwide Address: Nashville, TN 37215 ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 7

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Rotten Apple Journalism with visible holesVol. 5 No. 7, December 1, 1993 Mike Rolls Car!LIVINGS ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

HARD COPY Vol. 2, No. 1 Hard-Hitting JournalismJanuary 3, 1990 formerly known as The Holmes Family Newsletter Predictions for 1990 Elvis Presley will still be dead. Vice-President Quayle will be kicked out of offi ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

the NEWS Vol. 2, No. 6, April 16, 1990Back in spite of popular demand. WORLD NEWS Mike is back from Germany and looking very European. (Fancy haircut, pale complexion, but otherwise healthy. ) He's having trouble getting used to speakin ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 1 no 2

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1989)

The Holmes Family newsletter June 23, 1989 -- Vol. 1, No. 2 -- Since 1989Editor's Note: This may be the last issue. NEWS ... read more

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