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woman-on-phone.webp restored health and vitality from ditching my cell phone

(in life, health, tech, treatment from 2023)

I generally feel better a lot better! Before the wireless purge I was waking up five-six times a night, walking to the bathroom only to urinate minimally and returning to bed sometimes falling back to sleep, sometimes not. In the weaning ... read more

boss-arrows.gif selfish ceos

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

CEOs who lay off the most people rake in the profitsUPDATE: The above article is gone, but here's ... 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

john-wayne.webp john wayne quote

(in culture, quotes from 2021)

Life is tough. It's tougher when you're stupid. -- John Wayne ... read more

sandcastle-builder.webp andrew torba: time to build our own economy

(in life, money, economy from 2021)

The oligarchs believe they have destroyed American Populism by rigging an election, removing the movement's leader from public view, and by forcing everyone to stay locked inside for a year while the country burns down around us all. They ... read more

bird-warbler.webp bird in the house

(in life, animals, wildlife, birds from 2010)

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. An ... read more

dogs-flying.webp regarding america's most popular dog names

(in family, pets, dogs, names from 2024) by rob mitchell

Hi,I was doing some research and found the information you have on your article about dog names by breed to be helpful: Should I Capitalize That Dog Breed NameI wanted to introduce y ... read more


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'it's impossible': hot temps worry cwc players
Consider it preparation for next year's World Cup

mexican senate prez alludes to 'reconquista' of southwest u.s
So, they're using the bogus Israeli argument of ancestral rights.

more tech leaders learning that ai cannot replace humans, efficiency and accuracy actually getting worse
The chatbots we have to deal with are a prime example.

adl demands anti-zionists be banned off social media once and for all
Just as soon as pro-Zionists are banned, too.

biden regime labeled anyone opposed to covid mandates as domestic violent extremists
The ones injecting people with experimental concoctions were the violent extremists.

msnbc: trump pushing white nationalist agenda to hate-filled base
As opposed to the anti-white, globalist agenda of their own hate-filled base?

luvu wants nfl to ban 'cheapo' tush push play
It is a boring, stupid play.

u.n. estimates half a million refugees returned to syria after fall of assad
Wow, that's great.

kash patel: america needs to prioritize, make sure we stand by our number one ally, israel
Name one thing, anything, that Israel has contributed to the health and well-being of this country's non-Jewish citizens.

they're tracking everybody that criticizes israel, whether you're on a visa or not, citizen or not
I hope they track me. I could use the extra traffic.

trump advisor to washington post: in maga, we are not bibi fans
No sane person is.

the summer of empty shelves is coming
See us-and-china-reach-trade-truce

american man went to a mcdonald's just built, filmed the new play place for kids
That is sad.

kaine: gop senators saying we need to be a check against trump's overreach
Yes, they do. That's their job, always.

elon musk at milken conference: ai will replace bloated, inefficient federal government
I look forward to it replacing bloviating CEOs.

defeat for israel lobby over us bill hoping to impose sentences and fines for boycotting israel
Good. You cannot outlaw the boycotting of anyone.

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dubs-dilemma-cover.webp Dub's Dilemma

Dub was a mid-level IT guy who liked to keep things simple, not get involved, stay out of trouble. Darla had other ideas when he showed up at her lab, the only one left to fix her problem. Come along for the ride as they try to stay one step ahead of their employer, bioweapons maker LeHavre Research.
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I had to leave everyone and everything behind. My life is a lie, a fake ID. All because I stumbled onto LeHavre's secret lab.

They listed their own whistleblower number, but I never trusted corporations. The larger ones don't mess around. Government security pales in comparison to that of corporations involved in certain kinds of research.

They're not openly called hit men, but they designate a few of their security team as proactive and,voilĂ , you've got yourself a hit team. I assumed LeHavre's whistleblower number was that team's... Give your own review HERE! Blurbs, links and more at WilliamArthurHolmes.com.

culture.webp CULTURE

 christian josi (columnist) quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2020)

Polling: The gateway political drug to misinformation, mistakes and malfeasance. -- Christian JosiThis was actually just ... read more

 william casey quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2021)

We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false. William Casey, CIA Director, 1981 ... read more

 a couple of books/novellas on kindle

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2012)

I've published a couple of books/novellas on Kindle recently: Lottery President is a political thriller and ... read more

 leaving zazzle

(in culture, arts-crafts from 2019)

Here's my goodbye letter to Zazzle. Yes, it's awfully bitter and conspiracy theory-ish, but I was upset. :) Your new policy sucks, big time. And when I tried to create something new before the deadline after which they start charging ... read more

 food for thought

(in culture, quotes, employment from 2008)

The corporation is a true Frankenstein's monster, an artificial person run amok, responsible only to its own soulless self. -- William DuggerFor more, go to dreamslaughter ... read more

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 doctors say she's normal

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2008)

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 averag ... read more

 still in moscow

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

We're in a different hotel, the Holiday Inn -- Moscow Sokolniki, for the rest of our stay. This is the one that was originally reserved for our return from Astrakhan. It has ... read more

 preparation for our first trip to russia

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2007)

Tuesday morning. Everyone's still asleep except for me, the pug Joey and the cat Sunny. In preparation for our trip, I'm trying to reacquaint myself with the digital cameras, video and still. I would' ... read more

 adoption videos

(in family, adoption, holmes, movies-tv-video from 2007)

OK, so it took a year, but here they are, finally:Part 1 ... read more

 the day after

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

Well, we're much more relaxed now that we've gotten past the court appearance. The problem now is getting Elizabeth to lik ... read more

 gotcha day and merry christmas

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2021)

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 wo ... read more

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 elephant poaching falls dramatically

(in life, animals, wildlife, elephants from 2019)

Some good news for a change: elephant-poaching-falls-dramatically-africaElephant poaching in Africa has dropped significantly from a p ... read more

 some non-organic foods contain upwards of 180 times fluoride level of tap water

(in life, health, food, water from 2013)

... the average person's cumulative exposure to fluoride from food, beverages, personal care products, and water is up to seven times the recommended maximum level, according to a government-compiled toxicological profile. ... read more

stillhouse hollow falls

(in life, travel, usa, southeast from 2023)

I stopped here a couple weeks ago, on a whim, on one of my regular Sunday driv ... read more

 the good old days

(in life, money, shopping from 2020)

Ah, the good ol' days when the shelves were full! Click the image. ... read more

 at 5,000 years old, ancient cypress in chile may be world's oldest tree

(in life, environment, trees from 2022)

In 1993, a cypress tree stump in Chile was confirmed by tree-ring-counting as 3,622 years old, showing the capacity of these slow-growing relatives of sequoia to endure through centuries. However, another scientist recently found that a l ... read more

family newsletter NEWSLETTER

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 5

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

the rabblerouser Vol. 5, No. 5, August 8, 1993Bill moving to NashvilleBill is moving to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his boyhood dream of being a country singing star! Oh wait, that's Don ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 11

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

the NEWSLETTER Vol. 2, No. 11, August 13, 1990 Doug makes pilgrimageDoug, aka Sluggo, made a pilgrimage to the Mormon church's genealogical library in Salt Lake City over a week ago and hasn't been seen since! Several theories have been ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 3

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

and now... THE NEWS Vol. 3, No. 3 (yes, only No. 3)April 26, 1991 Doug returns from Hungary On March 21, ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 1 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1989)

The Holmes Family Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 6a, September 17, 1989Everyone seems to be on a diet these days. Lucy and Jeannie are trying a low carbohydrate/high protein diet. Don's trying good old reliable starvation. Eleanor is on the Nu ... read more

family newsletter

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 2008)

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 search b ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 3

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

The Obtuse Moose Vol. 6, No. 3, April 21, 1994 Jeannie finds dog Jeannie and John have a ranch in Tracy, California. To help pay the bills, they board a few horses. One of those horses, a fat old gray Arabian mare, had been particularly ... read more

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