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record-clipart.webp favorite lines from songs/lyrics

(in culture, music, lyrics, quotes from 2021)

Obviously a work in progress but, here goes... in no particular order. Lyrics verified on azlyrics. PLEASE add your own by leaving a comment below! ... read more

athome-1.webp what crickets eat

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2011)

After catching a cricket and putting it into her bug cage (yes, she has a bug cage), my six-year-old daughter Elizabeth asked, Can you ... um ... look on the Internet and see what crickets eat?I just laughed and said, Yes, I can actual ... read more

boss-arrows.gif 5 ways your boss is killing your company culture

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

I agree. And a big reason for this, I believe, is that hiring-managers hire based on likability, enthusiasm, and an applicant's degree (no matter what that degree is in) rather than on experience and intelligence. So, the people who end u ... read more

family-clipart.webp family members survive the middle east

(in life, travel, middle-east from 2020)

The headline is purposely misleading (a la my old newsletter), just because I can. My brother and his wife just returned from their 16-day trip to Dubai, Egypt and Jordan. It was a great trip and at no ... read more

dennis-gabor.webp dennis gabor quote

(in culture, quotes from 2022)

The best way to predict the future is to create it! -- Dennis Gabor ... read more

cities-moscow-st-basils.webp we're home

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

OK, now we're home! I'll try and do a trip summary tomorrow after a good night's sleep ... in my own bed. Tara says she feels like Dorothy, There's no place like home! ... read more

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rural uprising over british tax change that critics say will hammer family farms
The "elites" do hate family farms and other small businesses.

tom homan declared the trump administration is coming after the globalist elite cabal
More hopium.

romanian shock after little-known, far-right populist enters presidential runoff with most votes
Not so little-known, apparently.

australia drops plan to fine social media giants accused of enabling misinformation
This is the problem with the new use of the word "drop." I can't tell if they're announcing new plans or have stopped planning.

yankees' aaron judge and dodgers' shohei ohtani win mlb mvp awards
They earned it but both disappeared in the World Series.

u.s. shuts kyiv embassy over "significant air attack" threat
It was the US itself that provoked the threat by green-lighting deep strikes into Russia.

is psychiatry "fake science"?
They never got it down to a science, but it is a field of study.

peanut the instagram-famous squirrel did not have rabies after all, state officials say
So, the authorities-experts-officials were wrong... again.

tedros claims the who did not impose anything on anyone during the "pandemic;" no lockdowns, no mask or vaccine mandates
They have no power, so they outsourced it to corporations and governments.

jury: workers fired for refusing covid shot to get more than $1 million each
Fantastic!

outnumbered by puppets: depopulated village in japan crafts dolls for sense of life
After the first three words, I thought this was an article about the US Congress.

dod shreds all remaining constitutional protections from posse comitatus act in anticipation of post-election civil war 2.0
They probably plan to steal it again, and know they'll be called out for it this time.

unambiguous 1st amendment violation: california blocks spacex launches over musk's posts
Newsom needs to be recalled again; successfully this time, please.

wind from hurricane milton tears apart roof of tampa's tropicana field
Who approved/built such a flimsy roof in a hurricane-prone area?

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 action films on netflix

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

Almost half of all action films on Netflix have a variation of this description: He thought he was retired, but has to do One. Last. Job! ... read more

 get out of the car

(in culture, humor from 2022)

... because this had me in tears, laughing. I guess it's a true story. Click on the image to the left. ... read more

 support this site

(in culture, writing, blog, friendsnews from 2019)

... should you be so inclined:Buy one of my books at Amazon or ... read more

 business proposal, file no 180/86

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

Ah, yes, the good ol' Nigerian prince (with a Hungarian email address, for some reason) scam, just looking for somewhere to park my money! First of all, their numbering system is messed up. File number 180 out of 86? Anyway... ... read more

 adlai stevenson quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2020)

The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often, sinister threats to the Bill of Rights, to freedom of the mind, are concealed under the patriotic cloak of anti-Communism. -- ... read more

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 more pictures (12-09-2007)

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

Here are some photos from today of the hotel and the closest major street to us. We didn't get very far on our walk because it was too cold. ... read more

moscow update continued

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

We'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 detai ... read more

can't leave early

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

... but at least it's all over. The Embassy visit went fine. Delta said that the only way we could take the available seats on earlier flights was to pay $2800 extra FOR EACH ticket. We said no. Unless someone wants to donate that to u ... read more

she's ours

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

We have her in the hotel now. I tried typing that sentence earlier but she shut the computer down as I was typing! I don't kno ... read more

 monkey joe's again

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2011)

This could get expensive coming here on a regular basis at $9-$10 every time, but Tara had a coupon that made it half price. We're at the new one in Brentwood/Cool Springs. Much better than the one north of town near ... read more

 happy father's day

(in family, holmes, elizabeth, holidays from 2012)

My daughter just made my day. Here's her card to me. ... read more

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 how to rescue a garden destroyed by grazon contamination

(in life, health, food, home-garden from 2022)

We have about 80 acres in pasture. Four years ago, our co-op started a spraying program. Having horses, Grazon was recommended. I was told it was safe for the horses to stay in the pasture while it was sprayed and even ok for the horses ... read more

 vegetarian starter guide

(in life, health, food, recipes from 2022)

An old PDF I found and realized it had never been mentioned in any posts here. So, here it is... The animals we eat are individuals capable of experiencing pleasure, fear, and pain. Think about dogs or cats you've come to know. They can ... read more

 pesticides causing adhd

(in life, health from 2010)

It might explain the relatively recent phenomena. Read, listen or watch the rest here: health-kids-and-parenting/ ... read more

 steroid level so high in beef it's causing players to fail drug tests

(in life, health, drugs from 2016)

I'm sure it's just a coincidence! :)Five months after Congress voted to remove country-of-origin labeling from pork and beef, the NFL is warning that meat produced in Mexico and China may contain a substance banned as a performance enhanci ... read more

 epa bans all food uses of neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos

(in life, health, food from 2021)

Public health experts and labor rights advocates celebrated Wednesday after the Biden administration announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food to better protect human health, particularly that of childre ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 3

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

A Face in the CrowdVol. 5, No. 3, May 25, 1993Eleanor Gets LicenseAfter taking the DMV driving test every year since the age of 16, Eleanor has finally passed and been given her drivers license!It just goes to show that perseverance pays ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 4 no 5

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Broken Record Vol. 4, No. 5, June 25, 1992Predictable, irritating. Really, no redeeming qualities whatsoever. ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 5

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Behind the Eight Ball Who is that behind the eight ball, anyway?Vol. 6 No. 5, Au ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 2

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Sacred CowVol. 5, No. 2, March 15, 1993 Dad sucked from plane!Well, almost. And it was 41 years ago. Hey, nobody can accu ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 7 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1995)

The Wandering Eye Vol. 7 No. 1, March 19, 1995We're back! Sorry it took so long between issues, but the entire staff was frozen solid in a block of ice the past three months. We just now thawed out. You know how it is. We should have k ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 8

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

The Leaky Faucet Vol. 3, No. 8, December 10, 1991 Steve Denise host ThanksgivingTurkey was served and everybody ate it. What else is there to say? Okay, so it was an excellent meal thanks to the efforts of Denise and those who brought s ... read more

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