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greeting cards by natalia holmes

(in culture, arts-crafts from 2010)

Greeting Cards by Natalia Holmes, my niece. NOTE: She no longer does this. ... read more

notes from the road to doug's house... and mark twain's boyhood home

(in life, travel, usa, missouri from 2024)

Just past Jackson, Tennessee, after getting onto 412, a trucker had some fun at my expense. I had just passed him and am 99% sure I hadn't merged back in front of him too close. Drivers around here are offended easily. He then came up ... read more

stop buying paper towels

(in life, health, environment from 2010)

Save the rain forests and add a little style back to your dinner table. Use dinner napkins. You know, actual cloth napkins. Remember those? Your mother used to use them. Maybe your grandmother. Anyway, stop buying paper towels! It's a ... read more

stephen hawking quote

(in culture, quotes, science, aliens from 2022)

If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans. ... read more

europe video (1996)

(in life, travel, europe, blog from 1996)

You can watch it here: vimeo/Europe '96I was in Bratislava, Slovakia for Doug and Jana's wedding, but t ... read more

being bamboozled

(in culture, quotes, conspiracies from 2020)

This is great. Pretty similar to one by Mark Twain, actually, but I am adding it here, anyway: One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we have been bamboozled long enough, ... read more

detection dogs

(in family, animals, pets, dogs from 2010)

These are no hounds. These are highly trained detection dogs used by biologists to canvass for animals, scat, rare plants and invasive weeds that are easily missed by humans. Read, listen or watch ... read more

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world court declares israel an illegal nation whose sovereignty should not be recognized
Works for me.

ontario court admits ban on covid protests was unconstitutional
They always admit these things too late (if ever), after the damage is done.

one label under blackmail: the early intersections of diddy and the epstein network
I don't normally care about such stuff, but Whitney Webb makes it interesting.

study reveals ai robots have passed turing test and are now indistinguishable from humans
Indistinguishable from politicians and corporate middle-managers, maybe.

you cannot annex another country: denmark pm to us on greenland
You can if they vote in a referendum to allow it.

airliner strikes kite while landing at reagan national airport, just months after fatal midair crash
That is one airport I will be avoiding.

iowa bill would strip vaccine makers of some liability protection for injuries
Good!

one of putin's limos blew up
Just a few days after Zelensky said Putin would be dead soon. Interesting.

jd vance arrives in greenland: it's cold as s--t here -- nobody told me'
What kind of dumbass couldn't have guessed it would be cold in Greenland in March?

rubio says we should be proud we have a president promoting peace and the end of conflict
Unless you count Israel and Yemen.

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

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 trump has damaged the us's reputation more than all 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.

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ordering a sandwich

(in culture, food, restaurants from 2017)

Man behind the counter: What kind of meat?Me: Tuna. Man: Ham?Me: If by ham you mean tuna, then yes. ... read more

walt whitman quote

(in culture, quotes from 2021)

Keep your face always towards the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you. -- Walt Whitman ... read more

christopher hitchens quote

(in culture, quotes from 2022)

Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus and the feeling that you're bound to be okay because you're safely in the majority. -- Christopher Hitchens ... read more

bob marley quote

(in culture, quotes from 2021)

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. -- Bob Marley ... read more

happy 2/22/22 tuesday

(in culture, humor, calendar from 2022)

A day like today has GOT to be special! Make it a good one! ... read more

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parents can relocate on a budget with these thrifty moving tips

(in family, home-garden, moving from 2024)

Emba ... read more

rottweiler tricks

(in family, pets, dogs from 2010)

Here are some videos by my sister's friend who bought a puppy from her:watch?vPTyOqZemOq4 ... read more

dad's 94th birthday, part 1

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

Part 1, ... read more

our first (and best-ever) dog, daisy

(in family, holmes, pets from 2006)

Daisy graduates! Pic One,Picture from earlier that day!Previous pictures: One and ... read more

holiday world (2013)

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2013)

I rode a rollercoaster for the first time in I don't know how long. It was a blast! The Raven has been voted most awesome or whatever wooden coaster several times in the past ten years. The Voyage, now ... read more

missing cat returns

(in family, pets, cats from 2010)

Good news from best friends Julie and Bert in Las Vegas. One of their cats, Tobie, went missing this past January. He was an indoor/outdoor cat and one day just disappeared. Needless to say, they were heartbroken and spent many hours/day ... read more

LIFE

epidural steroid injection

(in life, health, spine, treatment from 2009)

Well, I finally had my epidural steroid injection that I seem to need every 3 or 4 years for my bulging/ ruptured/ herniated disc (between L4 and L5, for you medics out there). I just got the shot yesterday at the P ... read more

professor brandon garrett on corporate criminal immigration prosecutions

(in life, money, employment from 2020)

Immigration laws are criminally enforced not just against individuals, but also against corporations. For individuals, federal immigration prosecutions are a mass phenomenon. More than a third of the federal criminal docket nearly 40,000 ... read more

i lost my tomato plants

(in life, health, food, home-garden from 2013)

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 screwe ... read more

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random older posts

greeting cards by natalia holmes

notes from the road to doug's house... and mark twain's boyhood home

stop buying paper towels

stephen hawking quote

europe video (1996)

being bamboozled

detection dogs

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ordering a sandwich

walt whitman quote

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happy 2/22/22 tuesday

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parents can relocate on a budget with these thrifty moving tips

rottweiler tricks

dad's 94th birthday, part 1

our first (and best-ever) dog, daisy

holiday world (2013)

missing cat returns

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epidural steroid injection

professor brandon garrett on corporate criminal immigration prosecutions

i lost my tomato plants

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