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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. -- John LennonUPDATE: Now, after watching Inventing ... read more

"Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. I think you would find no expert in the field of sociopathy/ psychopathy/ antisocial personality disorder who would dispute [that] a small minority of ... read more

Welcome! Its timely to stress that The Political Compass has been on the internet since 2001. The uniqueness of our take on politics is reflected in the gratifyingly enthusiastic reviews weve enjoyed in the national media of many ... read more

I visited a struggling family member today. He still has trouble walking. Has to hold onto things as he goes. Trouble seeing, too. You never know what he can see or not see in front of him. At least he was much less scary/out-of-it today. H ... read more

Weve turned off, unplugged and hidden the TVs from ourselves! The plan is to keep it that way throughout the summer. Well see how long it lasts. :) Something tells me well be "cheating" by watching more stuff on our ... read more

OK, now were home! Ill try and do a trip summary tomorrow after a good nights sleep ... in my own bed. Tara says she feels like Dorothy, "Theres no place like home!" ... read more

Its 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 wa ... read more

Elizabeth dragged me onto another one of her outings this morning. If nothing else, she keeps me in shape. This time, she was on her motorized scooter (the kind you stand on), while I rode my bicycle. No fair making the old man use pedal po ... read more

Going to California ... 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 him a bath what looked like a bloody ga ... read more

It was father-daughter day (for me, my brother, nephew and our daughters) at NorthStar ski resort in Lake Tahoe. See ... read more

Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day, and yet pollinators are at a critical point in their own survival. Many reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however, that more nectar an ... read more

I was having a hard time converting a digital photo down to the correct 2"x2" physical size. Then I found this article: take your own passport photos. At first, I was thinking "Tell me something I dont know." Then I ... read more

Facebook currently has more than 800 million users. Any company of this size is sure to have some detractors. Compared to other leading social media sites, however, Facebook has the lowest customer satisfaction score from the American Custo ... read more

Nashville made the list! Heres what they say about it: The new Nashville offers two things worth traveling for: a hot, trendy new food scene and its famous, funky mu ... read more

We had a freeze Tuesday night, so I lost my tomato plants and probably my cucumbers. :( I replaced those original tomato plants, adding cherry tomatoes, and might have lost those too because, even though I hadn t planted them yet, I sc ... read more

The Wandering Eye Vol. 7 No. 1, March 19, 1995[Were back! Sorry it took so long between issues, but the entire staff was frozen solid in ... read more

the NEWS Vol. 2, No. 7, May 1, 1990[Editors Note: We would like to apologize for that last issue, but we wont. Wed like to say itl ... read more

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

The Leaky Faucet Vol. 3, No. 7, October 14, 1991 Mike lands great job!Michael has been named Executive Producer of Cal State Stanislaus new bi-we ... read more

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

The Holmes Family newsletter June 23, 1989 - Vol. 1, No. 2 - Since 1989[Editors Note: This may be the last issue.] NEWSJeannies dog, Chance ... read more