trump orders major overhaul of childhood vaccine policies"Trump has signed an order that calls for fewer childhood vaccines and also recommends splitting the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) shots. 'Decades ago, children received only a small fraction of the vaccines required today,' Trump said on Monday. 'In those times, people were much healthier and of ... read more
equine recoveryThis is nice to see: "When Recovery Is Possible. We Make It Our Mission. The HISA Equine Recovery Foundation (HERF) exists to provide a safety net when a racehorse suffers a career-ending but treatable injury. HERF ensures immediate access to quality veterinary treatment and rehabilitation in o ... read more
how to reduce financial stress and protect your mental well-beingBusy parents juggling work, caregiving, and bills often carry a quiet fear that one surprise expense will unravel everything. That pressure can turn into financial anxiety that follows them to bed, shows up as irritability, and chips away at focus, sleep, and self-worth. The hardest part is how isol ... read more
unvaccinated singles have their own dating app... and it's workingIt was inevitable. Know any singles who refuse to date vaxxed people? It's a very nice reward for those who stood strong in the face of incredible peer pressure at the height of the scamdemic. From: Jeffrey Prather On Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 at 12:12 PM, someone wrote: See the rest here. ... read more
is your lettuce safe to eat?For decades, Americans have been reminded to "eat their greens" as part of a healthy diet. For many, that now comes with the bizarre concern, "Is this safe?" The reason for safety concerns over lettuce and many other produce items is simple -- cyclospora, a parasite spreading like wildfire across t ... read more
the tenth amendment (supremacy clause) vs mandatesInteresting. By Paul Engel. November 15, 2021. Does federal law always supersede state law? Is OSHA’s vaccine mandate the supreme law of the land?What can the state and the people do to reinstate the rule of law? By now, you’ve probably heard of Jen Psaki’s response to a question about Texas standin ... read more
colorado's empty classrooms are a warning for americaVery interesting facts and related ramifications. Colorado colleges are bracing for what education experts call an 'enrollment cliff.' Fewer high school graduates mean fewer college applicants. Read/watch here. Or here Fewer high school graduates mean fewer college applicants, shrinking tuitio ... read more
how to build confidence and reach your goals starting todayBusy 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 ex ... read more
From oil to bonds and crypto to silver and gold, this is advice worth your time. ... read more
this morningAt first light, I let Cleo out to go potty. A little later than usual. It's normally still dark or mostly dark out by the time I've fed her and she's finished inhaling her food. I stood watching her through the glass door. I sometimes prop the door open to let the cool morning air in, but it was no ... read more
survey finds only one-third of women under 25 have a positive view of menThis is shocking information and is a major reason to home school all children and not be indoctrinated into this modern cult. "Our culture is being transformed at a pace that is difficult to comprehend. The numbers that I am going to share with you in this article paint an undeniable picture about ... read more
my myracehorse horsesI own 0.001% of two fillies through MyRaceHorse. That's one-thousandth of one percent, so even if the horses become millionaires, it doesn't add up to much for me. It's just fun. Elevated, a 2 year-old filly out of Flightline trained by Bill Mott, "flipped" in the paddock in her first start attempt ... read more
how parents of special needs children can balance life and career successfullyWorking parents raising disabled children often carry two full-time roles at once, and the overlap is where the hardest work-life balance struggles live. Between school calls, therapy schedules, sleepless nights, and the pressure to stay reliable at work, balancing personal and professional life can ... read more
how seniors can build strong financial skills for a secure retirementFor 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 feel h ... read more
great explanation why you should have physical silver"In this episode, I sit down with precious metals expert Micah Haines to break down why the Bank for International Settlements just warned that today's stock market is riskier than 2008, why the AI bubble sits at the center of that warning, and why China has been quietly buying physical gold while c ... read more
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daily habits to tame stress and boost your peace of mindImage by Freepik Stress often weaves its way into daily routines, but it doesn't have to control how you live. Thoughtful strategies can elevate both mental and physical health, creating space for a calmer existence. Incorporating mindful practices and refining your habits offers practical solutions ... read more
quote of the day (7/14/2012)"The War on Terror"™ is a product. It doesn't exist to keep us safe. On the contrary, it exists to keep us in a state of fear." -- Liberty Underground News Service ... read more
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Temporary Insanity:
Long before winning the lottery and running for president, Dobie was living in L.A. working as a word processing temp. He thought this latest assignment was just another gig... until he met Venelia, Elroy and the Dynamos.
advice for writingA writer's narrative perspective (their "voice," how they come across to their reader) must be: This is me talking to you. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not: This is me 100 years ago speaking in a "classical" voice. It's not: Speaking as if from professor to student or from adult to ch ... read more
an entire day with elizabethI can't believe I made it. Of course, it's not over yet. It's only dinner time. It's been a LONG day. I'm at McDonald's as I write this. I tried to get online with their free wi-fi, but you have to have an account already before you can use it. Now I know. For some reason, this McDonald's reminded m ... read more
riding the metroWe're going to attempt to ride the Metro subway to Red Square today. Wish us luck. The exits aren't numbered, they are listed by name ... in Cyrillic. Of course, the overhead announcements are in Russian. One helpful thing is that the announcements are in a male voice if you're going toward the cent ... read more
scientists may have detected new unknown structure deep in the earth's core"We've all been taught the same thing in school: the earth is made up of four layers -- the crust, the mantle, the inner core, and the outer core. We've known this all along, and we probably haven't given it much thought the moment we school.In reality, the ground beneath us tells of tales before ma ... read more
reigning champions of major u.s. sports... as of June 21, 2026 Kentucky Derby: Golden Tempo MLB: L.A. Dodgers MLS: Inter Miami NBA: New York Knicks NFL: Seattle Seahawks NHL: Carolina Hurricanes All-in-One List · Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup Classic Winners ... read more
moscow update continuedWe're in Moscow.Bill already summarized our trip here. I do believe that I am fully initiated into the sisterhood of Mothers. I have changed an exploding poopy diaper in an airplane bathroom, with turbulence! I'll spare you all the details, but let's just say, I will be burning our clothes from that ... read more
complete list of emojisFor the most comprehensive and official reference, check out the Unicode Consortium's Full Emoji List It includes: Every emoji character and sequence Their Unicode code points Sample images from major platforms (Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc.) Descriptions and keywords for each emoji If you want a ... read more
way to go, joegotta get the whole world pushed to the eventual TransHuman agenda:https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/05/02/biden-admin-giving-500k-grant-to-teach-english-to-transgender-youth-in-pakistan-1355203 THE TRANSGENDER TRANSHUMAN AGENDA Silicon Valley techies are all for transhumanism because they're so w ... read more
on the subject of pandemics and mask mandates"Article I, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution states: "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." In other words, NOT the president and his or her "executive orders" and "mandates." S ... read more
trip to europe (1996)Jump straight to the video, here, if you want. I was in Bratislava, Slovakia for Doug and Jana's wedding, but this doesn't include the wedding itself. That was filmed by a professional. This video is so badly done it's almost funny. There's also some footage from Budapest, Prague and Berlin. The st ... read more
your novel blueprintGood article for writers. "Writing a novel and building a house are pretty similar when you think about it. For instance, most builders or homeowners spend a lot of time dreaming...: Your Novel Blueprint WritersDigest.comGo to Another peek at my booksAnother Way: Beyond the Status QuoLottery Preside ... read more
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Temporary Insanity, Operation Detour, Dobie's Dilemma, Lottery President and Another Way have been stitched together as an episodic saga starring Dobie Pokorny.
Dobie’s twenties in L.A. are a blur of temp jobs and one disastrous romance with a cult member named Venelia. When that implodes, he escapes to Kuala Lumpur, where he’s drawn into the dangerous orbit of Riva, a secret‑agent‑in‑training whose world is built on shadows and secrets.
Nashville offers no refuge. He marries a woman who resembles Riva but is not her, and when he and his colleague Darla expose corruption inside their company, they’re forced into Witness Protection.
Resurfacing in Louisville, Dobie’s fortunes swing wildly when he wins the lottery. Instead of laying low, he launches an impulsive presidential campaign, putting himself back in the crosshairs of powerful enemies.
Still searching for meaning, he writes a manifesto and takes his message on the road. The universe answers with Semmy — a little blue alien whose motives are as unclear as the danger closing in.
Hunted by Colonel Charonne and Major Watson, Dobie finally finds an anchor in Kaylie, the first person who brings clarity to the chaos surrounding him. But even hope comes with consequences.
external news feedsu.n. estimates half a million refugees returned to syria after fall of assad
Wow, that's great.
fox news reports from china: 'they see everything'
Same as every other government's goal.
bill gates funds first-ever use of artificial intelligence to create 16 synthetic viruses capable of replicating
Dumb-ass. What could possibly go wrong?
singapore launches world-first data center powered by human brain cells
GlobalResearch.ca says: It assures the public that the cells are NOT taken from human brains or fetal tissue.
biden regime labeled anyone opposed to covid mandates as domestic violent extremists
The ones injecting people with experimental concoctions were the violent extremists.
most voters say trump hasn't been successful in cleaning up 'deep state,' poll finds
I'm with the "34% Not at all successful" crowd.
gavin newsom's styrofoam ban inspires launch of snitch line for californians to rat each other out
A styrofoam food container ban is long overdue. Snitch line, not so much.
the ed gein story,netflix revels in darkness
Aren't they always reveling in darkness?
war department investigating allegations against mark kelly, court-martial possible
Military personnel are SUPPOSED TO defy illegal orders.
mtg says trump is unstable, calls for his removal over 'absolute madness'
Most people agree.
netanyahu says he will not comply with trump's peace deal, will strike iran and lebanon whenever he deems necessary
Time for Trump to treat Netanyahu like an enemy combatant.
king charles tells u.s. to prepare for war with russia
Luckily, no one takes Charles (or any so-called royalty) seriously.
trump announces invasion of venezuela to come
Such a pinhead.
federal judge rules trump admin may not remove people to third countries without due process
Good!
our first amendment stands as a major block to the ability to hammer disinformation out of existence
Poor guy can't shut people up fast enough.
a victory for informed consent: cdc panel reverses decades-old newborn vaccine policy
So far, it looks like RFK Jr is the only good thing about this Trump administration.
trump pushing white nationalist agenda to hate-filled base
As opposed to the anti-white, globalist agenda of the Dems' own hate-filled base?
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culture
elements of a story
They say... What are the main ELEMENTS OF A STORY? Setting, Character, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Point of view, Tone, Style. I know they're not saying which order, but I would put Character first, then Conflict, Tone, Point-of-View, Theme. Plot, Style and Setting come last. : Elements of a StoryNew ... read more
colonel charonne quotes (from another way: beyond the status quo)
'"You're that Commie, Pokorny! I should shoot you where you stand!""Pokorny's still out there selling that tripe and it needs to stop. Now! I want him gone! You know what I'm saying?" -- Colonel Charonne from Another Way: Beyond the Status Quo ... read more
people you'll be missing and why
by JeannieThe time has come for you to move on,but I'm sure you'll be missing us while you are gone;No more conversation with boss Catherine to really make you think,You'll miss your adventures with supervisor Stella who is always in the pink;The daily reports from Lala about her bodily functions wi ... read more
one of my favorite twain quotes
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed." -- Mark Twain ... read more
those who tell the stories rule society
'Those who tell the stories rule society.' -- Plato Or, maybe it was the Native American Proverb... 'Those who tell stories rule the world.' It might be more accurately stated as "Those whose stories are heard/read rule the world." Some of us are fairly invisible out here. :) ... read more
dear brother
by Jeannie Number 4 of 7 The middle child was he In his final months of life We rushed to him to see He helped me with my music Keyboard and guitar The thought of him not being here Is really quite bizarre He always was a thinker Debating was his thing He wrote so many good s ... read more
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education
always read articles from the bottom up
You should always read politically-sensitive articles from the bottom, up. That way you start with the most salient facts (usually downplayed and put at the bottom). Take the headline (often misleading) with a grain of salt since that is the conclusion they want you to reach, as well as the pictures ... read more
xi jinping declares war on genghis khan
"Last month, an exhibition on "Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire" was cancelled at the last moment by the History Museum in Nantes, in France, due to pressures from the Chinese Embassy. The latter had asked to remove from the name of the exhibition the words "Genghis Khan," "Mongol," and "Empire." ... read more
power grid operators warn of potential electricity shortages amid transition to clean energy
Intentional, manufactured shortage."There will never, ever be enough windmills and solar panels to energize a modern society. Technocracy's war on coal, oil and gas is total lunacy but is designed to shrink and control economic activity. Get ready for shortages, rolling blackouts and grid...' . ... read more
sprint now allows editing how you appear in caller id
This is great. I think I blogged once (here), complaining that I couldn't change how my name appears on the receiving end's caller ID. It showed my legal name, William, but I wanted it to say Bill. The foreign girl in Sprint customer support clearly did not understand the concept of "nicknames" and ... read more
questions for copilot (august 6, 2025)
QUESTION: I've got an external drive that works fine if I plug it in (mini usb) after windows 10 has started, but if I reboot with it still connected (I'm not telling windows to boot from any devices), it messes up the windows boot process. it has a "recovery" partition on it and bootmgr and bootmgr ... read more
lesson for today
There is an old hotel/pub in Marble Arch, London which used to have gallows adjacent. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial, of course) to be hung. The horse-drawn dray carting the prisoner was accompanied by an armed guard who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prison ... read more
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family
links to all holmes family adoption posts
This Time Next Week -- I'm happy to say that this time next week, we will be in Astrakhan, Russia! We leave the States on Friday, September 28 and arrive in Moscow on the 29th. Depending upon the schedule of the flights to Astrakhan, we may have to stay in Moscow one night or we will board another p ... read more
just another week to go...
... maybe less! That cheers me up. That's assuming everything goes as planned ... and it WILL. I believe in positive thinking (when I'm desperate, anyway, because it leads to positive actions, which lead to positive results, or at least your chances are better). I don't always practice it, but I try ... read more
picture of us before court
From several days ago, the morning of our court appearance. Taken by the other adoptive family in town for their first trip, the Mees. We have one more visit today before we pick her up Monday. Our ten-day wait is over tomorrow, but because that's Sunday, we wait until Monday. Then we start the proc ... read more
sights of astrakhan
I'm attaching pictures we made of Astrakhan and our room. We are staying at the Hotel Azimut in Astrakhan. They are going through major renovations right now. It's kind of funny to see the interior design mix. The lobby is decorated in Art Deco while the rooms are decorated in traditional Russian de ... read more
counterfeit seresto collars linked to pet deaths and injuries
"If we can't depend on the EPA to warn the public about something so thoroughly documented, should we depend on the agency..."Read the (see related links here) ... read more
elizabeth skiing for the first time
It was father-daughter day (for me, my brother and nephew, and our daughters) at NorthStar ski resort in Lake Tahoe. See Elizabeth's First Time Skiing ... read more
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life
u.s. diabetes rates rise to nearly 1 in 6 adults
'CDC data shows diabetes prevalence has reached 15.8% of U.S. adults, with 11.3% diagnosed and 4.5% undiagnosed, highlighting an urgent need for increased screening and prevention Men face higher diabetes risk (18%) compared to women (13.7%), while rates surge dramatically with age, affecting 27.3% ... read more
how seniors can build strong financial skills for a secure retirement
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 feel h ... read more
bna to smf (2022)
Elizabeth and I returned home late Tuesday night after a few days in California, visiting family. I still despise air travel, and the mask requirement only makes it worse, but a couple of our American Airlines crew members were happy to tell us it expires next month. Using Doug and Jana's house in S ... read more
creating job opportunities for people with disabilities
People with disabilities often have difficulty entering the job market due to a lack of access to applications, reasonable accommodations, and support networks. Employers can make their hiring process more inclusive by taking deliberate steps to provide more job opportunities for people with disabil ... read more
using shungite for health
Did you know about this rock from Russia? It's supposed to neutralize wireless signals. I perceive a difference when I put it on my wifi-router, which I rarely use due to a kind of buzz I perceive in my head. But when I put a couple of these rocks on top, that buzz goes away. There's fake shungite f ... read more
how amazon works staff to the bone
Walk 11 miles a shift and pick up an order every 33 seconds... how Amazon works staff 'to the bone' "Adam Littler, 23, told of the 'unbelievable' pressure of working for the retailer; Amazon staff have previously claimed they are tracked around huge warehouses via GPS - but the firm denies this; ... read more
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