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draft-horses.webp draft horses pull big rig up hill

(in life, animals, horses from 2018)

A Minnesota couple harnessed their Belgian draft horses to help a semi truck driver whose vehicle was stuck on an icy driveway. Read, listen or w ... read more

shopping-cart.webp diary, 7/25/2010

(in life, money, blog, shopping from 2010)

Just got back from an all day shopping excursion. I don't know how Tara does it every week. I told her that was harder work than going to the office all day. She said, So, you appreciate me more now? Of course, I said yes. First we we ... read more

co-working-corporate-unsplash.webp letter to a former co-worker

(in life, money, employment from 2010)

I'm glad you and Cathy are doing well. Our daughter Elizabeth is doing well, too. She spent last night with a cousin north of town so she can attend that little girl's birthday party today. Elizabeth's own birthday party was last month. ... read more

money-clipart.webp money matters

(in life, money from 2023) by steve

and I were talking and I don't remember how it came up but JFK Jr. was mentioned. There was that video with the theory that he is still alive and the real Q. looked up more about him and he died in 1999. Hmmm, turn 1999 upside down ... read more

monopoly-man.webp food stamp corporate welfare

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

Millions of Americans are angry because food stamp recipients can use their benefits to buy junk food but don't realize that they are able to do so because corporate America wouldn't have it any other way. Coca Cola, Kroger, Walmart, Kello ... read more

unabomber-clipart.webp hiking with elizabeth

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2019)

Went hiking with my daughter, Elizabeth, yesterday evening. There's a nice little park in Thompson's Station with fairly extensive walking trails on its south end, near the water tower. We saw an owl, so, with her new birthday-gift SLR ca ... read more

joke-fda-deposit-box.webp thanks to the fda, you really have no idea what's in your food

(in life, health, food, safety from 2011)

It's been stuck this way since the early 1990s, when the FDA hired former Monsanto lawyer Michael Taylor to write the regulations, or lack thereof. ... read more


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one label under blackmail: the early intersections of diddy and the epstein network
Interesting.

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

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

united airlines plane strikes kite while landing at reagan national airport in 'scary' incident-- just months after fatal mid-air 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 people should be proud we have a president promoting peace and the end of conflict on this planet
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 america is going down, trump has damaged the us's reputation more than all of his 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.

cops in germany are raiding people's homes for insulting politicians
Nazis 2.0.

germany's "democracy" arrests people for insults, lies & memes
England, China and Thailand, too!

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another-way-cover-2022.webp OLD Another Way

Anti-corp­orate crusader Dobie Pokorny wants to save the world from oligarchs like Colonel Charon­ne.  On his speaking-truth-to-power tour, he meets and falls in love with Kaylie while enduring attacks at every turn.  They each think the other is out of their league, but there's a con­nection. Can they outrun Charon­ne and his minions?  And, what's up with Semmy, the little blue alien?
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Dobie Pokorny was on tour in support of his manifesto, Another Way: Beyond the Status Quo. Driving north from Tennessee, after an angry mob in Indianapolis, he veered southwest. With stops in Illinois and Missouri – things got interesting in Missouri – followed by Oklahoma and Texas, it got downright weird in New Mexico.

His latest book was an anti-corporate diatribe born of a lifetime of people-watching and corporate employment. He never had a career. Just employment. One job a... Give your own review HERE! Blurbs, links and more at William Arthur Holmes dot com.

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 most popular site on the internet

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

This is the 12,157,539th most popular website in the world, according to silktide! Wow! We have hit the big time. See image here: ... read more

 great quote re the greater good

(in culture, quotes from 2024)

From the writers of the TV show, Nikita, from 2010-2013. Yes, I've been watching. A guilty pleasure. First, I protect the people I love, then I worry about the greater good. From ... read more

 bill and tara's excellent adventure

(in culture, movies-tv-video, transportation from 2000)

It started out as an innocent attempt at dinner and a movie on a Saturday night. It turned into... Tara's nightmare!We had dinner at Schlotzsky's, each of us ordering one of their 8 personal piz ... read more

 joke images

(in culture, humor, jokes from 2019)

WARNING: Not necessarily for kids (or the squeamish). AnimalsAll Joke Images ... read more

 hitler quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2021)

Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it. -- Adolf Hitler (no, we're not endorsing him or this idea) ... read more

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 baby shower

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2008)

Tara's female family and friends threw Elizabeth a baby shower last weekend. I was the only man there. The only reason I went was so that any other men showing up wouldn't be the only man. Oh well. I was able to get a lot on video, and ... read more

 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

 we're in moscow

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

We'll be spending the night in Moscow, after all, and flying down to Astrakhan tomorrow afternoon. I was stressed out without an internet or even a usable power connection. But I'm obviously connected now. I had the power converters, but ... read more

 picture of us before court

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

... from several days ago, the morning ... 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

 went for a walk

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

... in the freezing cold, we were THAT bored. I'm starting to hate this place. There's just nothing to do when we're n ... read more

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 cash back

(in life, money, shopping from 2017)

Don't you hate it when you tell the self-checkout register that you want cash back. Then by the time you're finished, because the $!? machine has screwed up so many times, you've forgotten all about the cash? Yep, if you want to get rich j ... read more

 paying off a credit card

(in life, money from 2011)

That's a nice headline, and it felt good doing it today. Granted, the bulk of the balance was simply transferred to another credit card. But still ... :) I also closed out the checking account associated with the card, making sure to clo ... read more

 how much money you should save for a comfortable retirement

(in life, money, savings, retirement from 2025)

Many Americans are anxious and confused when it comes to saving for retirement... ... read more

 from hill to valley, a long-winded postcard from the road

(in life, travel, usa, southeast from 2021)

The drive from Spring Hill, Tennessee to Valley, Alabama was uneventful... until we we ... read more

 check out a company before applying there

(in life, money, employment from 2011)

GlassDoorSearch company reviews and ratingsWe're serving up trusted insights and anonymous conversation, so you'll have the goods you need to succeed. ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 14

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

The Daily Gargoyle Vol. 2, No. 14, November 16, 1990 Just when you thought it was safe to open the mailbox!Editor's note: For those of you who actually believed, or hoped, ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 3

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

Billy Club Vol. 2, No. 3, February 8, 1990 aka Bullseye, Hard Copy, The Holmes Family Newsletter ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 1 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1989)

The Holmes Family Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1, Since 1989May 25, 1989Editor's Note: This may be the only issue, so pay attention! AnnouncementsWell, the big news, of course, is Steve and Denise's engagement. The wedding is set for t ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 7

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

the NEWS Vol. 2, No. 7, May 1, 1990Editor's Note: We would like to apologize for that last issue, but we won't. We'd like to say it'll never happen again, but hey... Mike gets jobMike has taken a job as a process server f ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Stupid Kangaroo Vol. 5, No. 1, February 1, 1993 Editor's Note: This newsletter welcomes the New ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 4 no 3

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Leaky Faucet Vol. 4, No. 3, March 18, 1992More of the same, basically. Doug elected president ... read more

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