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animated-environment.gif actual environmental issues

(in life, health, environment from 2017)

Here are some actual environmental issues we should be addressing instead of climate change (or screaming about the U. S. pulling out o ... read more

music-notes.webp blue ashes music

(in culture, music, rock from 2021)

These guys played in my neighborhood today (still playing, actually) for the neighborhood pool party. They're pretty good, so I thought I'd mention them here. And, apparently, one of my neighbors (or at least someone local) had to step up ... read more

astrakhan-kremlin-2.webp it's a girl, it's a girl!

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

Oh My Gosh what a difference 1 day makes! So, we have a beautiful blond-haired, blue-eyed, 2-1/2-year-old girl!First, the obvious question: What happened to the 4-year-old boy? We don't know. After 2 trips to the Minister of Education, a ... read more

cds-dvds-golden.webp how to copy a music cd to your phone

(in culture, music, tech from 2025)

Question:Is there a way to put a CD onto my phone so I can play them from my phone in my car through the radio? Answer:You would have to put your CD into a PC, have the PC convert those songs to files on its hard drive (C:) somewhere, then ... read more

cobra.webp just cuz you cut off its head

(in life, animals, wildlife, reptiles from 2014)

Just 'cuz you cut off its head... don't assume it's harmless. Chef dies after spitting cobra he was cooking bit him on the hand... 20 minutes after he had cut its head off. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

books-clipart.webp the faded page

(in culture, writing, books from 2021)

Books in the public domain. Free eBooks forever. FP now includes 6312 eBooks in its collection. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

woman-hair-dryer.webp got a haircut

(in culture, appearance, grooming from 2009)

Got a haircut today. Finally! What little I have left -- after all the stress at work and the stress of the recent back pain -- was getting pretty long and goofy-looking unless it was wet and slicked back. Anyway, I was sitting there in m ... read more


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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 from now on.

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.

tulsi gabbard revokes security clearances of biden, harris, hillary, more
That should be standard procedure for all former government employees.

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?

swalwell: pete hegseth and mike waltz should no longer be in the government
Says the guy caught in a Chinese honey trap.

over half of senior canadians want liberal government, youth skew conservative
That's because seniors need social services more than young people do.

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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 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

 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

 leaked reports declare obama's unwritten novel wins

(in culture, humor, silly from 2010)

There's always room for satire hereLondon -- Leaked reports reveal that on Wednesday, dbut Hawaiian novelist Barack Hussein Obama II, 49, will win the Lost Man Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, with No ... read more

 diy arts and crafts

(in culture, arts-crafts from 2019)

If you've ever felt the need to do it yourself when it came to one of your crafty/artsy ideas, you might try CafePress and make something exactly as you want it. Yes, we'll get a small commi ... read more

 vernon coleman md quotes

(in culture, quotes, covid from 2021)

Forcing individuals to have an experimental, toxic drug which has now almost certainly caused more deaths and injuries than any other prescription drug in history surely breaks laws in all civilized nations. The PCR test is the most dang ... read more

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 adoption videos updated

(in family, adoption, holmes, movies-tv-video from 2009)

You can watch them here:Holmes Russian Adoption, Part 1 (updated) ... read more

 the day before

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2007)

Sounds like a movie title. Anyway, it's Thursday morning. ... read more

 and the judge says

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

She's ours!It's official! Elizabeth is ours. The court hearing went very smooth. It took about an hour and a half. There was a judge, prosecutor, a rep from the Child protective services, and the Minister of Education. They had a lot of ... 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

 back in atlanta

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

We're in the Atlanta airport now! Good to be on US soil, except that they keep mentioning George Bush (... as in the Houston Airport). :) It's 1:45a. m. Moscow time right now (5:45p. m. EDT), but I'm not tired. I'm anxious to catch the ... read more

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 just another sunday

(in life, money, shopping from 2013)

Wife and kid are off at this thing called church. Maybe you've heard of it. I'm not sure what to make of it. :)I'm basically just hanging out waiting for the new mattress to be delivered. We told the delivery guy, Anytime! He sounde ... read more

 cows escape california slaughterhouse, stampede through neighborhood

(in life, animals, livestock from 2021)

Hurray for the cows! Showing more backbone than most humans, as evidenced by the latter allowing themselves to be pressured into getting one of these unnecessary (and unwise) covid shots. ... read more

 there is still time to grow these from seed

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

According to this gardening video (What Vegetables Can I Still Plant in August? IN ANY CLIMATE), there's still time (60 days before first frost) to grow these FROM SEED: ... read more

 watching more than 4 hours tv a day linked to poorer heart health'

(in life, health from 2020)

Probably staring at any flickering screen: phone, computer, or TV. Researchers from the University of Groningen scoured DNA of more than 400,000 Britons for genetic locations linked to sedentary behaviour,such as... ... read more

 mike adams interviewed by uncle vigilante about epic cash, defi, bitcoin and private money

(in life from 2023)

This appears to be the future of privacy crypto. Watch on Bitchute ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 1 no 10

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1989)

The Holmes Family Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 10 -- Worldwide Circulation -- December 6, 1989 Newsletter sold! The Holmes Family Newsletter was involved in a hostile takeover. A group of Japanese investors have taken control of the Ne ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

news from La-La Land HAPPY NEW YEAR!!Vol. 3, No. 1, January 4, 1991Newsletter editor murdered!The editor of this newsletter was apparently murdered some time over the weekend according to police. We think it was ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 12

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

The Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 12, September 17, 1990Your Only News Source It's a girl!!We asked Denise if she could hurry up and have the baby because we wanted to put out this issue. And, sure enough, she had the baby two weeks e ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Coyote BreathVol. 6 No. 6, October 26, 1994 Don rides to DenverIn August, Don rode his motorcycl ... read more

 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 5 no 7

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Rotten Apple Journalism with visible holesVol. 5 No. 7, December 1, 1993 Mike Rolls Car!LIVINGS ... read more

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