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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

amazon.webp how amazon works staff to the bone

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

Walk 11 miles a shift and pick up an order every 33 seconds... how Amazon works staff 'to the bone' ... read more

commerce-clipart.webp death by a thousand cuts

(in life, money, economy from 2021) by don

Hacked pipeline still causing problems, but now the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi is closed, as well as the Mississippi itself. See ... read more

communists-clipart.webp the purpose of communist propaganda

(in culture, quotes, conspiracies from 2020)

The purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most o ... read more

cities-moscow-st-basils.webp update to the update's update

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

I went ahead and paid for the 24-hour internet connection from the room. It wasn't even double the cost of one hour. I also swapped out the flaky cable and that seems to have fixed the connection problem. Wrong. I had to call the techs ... read more

four-young-adults-1.webp which generation am i?

(in culture, research, people, generations from 2025)

I found this interesting... Where were you when the space shuttle Challenger exploded?The answer to that question is just one example of how generations identify with a shared experience. Baby boomers may have watched from a break room at ... read more

flying-dogs.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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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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another-way-cover-2022.webp 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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 screenplay submitted

(in culture, writing, screenplays from 2010)

I submitted a screenplay to Scriptapalooza today. See scriptapalooza. The first deadline is Friday the 5th. The real deadline is April 15. I think first prize is $10,000, but the main thing is that real Hollywood ind ... read more

 couple of good ones

(in culture, humor, jokes from 2018)

OK, three good ones. andand, this just in, something to settle the argument... ... read more

 music by a nephew (and friends)

(in culture, music, reggae from 2020)

Thomas and friends, a. k. a. OneSol are on Facebook, Watch on YouTube, B ... read more

 recently-discovered book repository

(in culture, writing, books from 2019)

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Read, listen or watch the rest here ... read more

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 back in moscow (12/18/2007)

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

We made it this far! The plane ride was terrible for several minutes when we had to fasten our seat belts, which Elizabeth did not want to do. She SCREAMED loudly for quite a while, ticking off everyone nearby. Luckily, part of it was dro ... read more

 skora mweh tam boojum

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

Translation: We'll be there soon. This time next week, actually. I really want to be able to communicate with our daughter Elizabeth when we get there. I've been playing ... read more

can't leave early

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

... but at least it's all over. The Embassy visit went fine. Delta said that the only way we could take the available seats on earlier flights was to pay $2800 extra FOR EACH ticket. We said no. Unless someone wants to donate that to u ... read more

 videos on vimeo

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2009)

In chronological order (I think): Bill in Europe, 1996 ... read more

 a warning to pet owners with kids

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

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 blood ... read more

 back in moscow (11/26/2007)

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

We made it. The flight was horrible. I think I slept about 30 seconds out of the 11 hour flight. It was not a full flight, and half the people around us were able to take up two or three seats, but we weren't quick enough. The other mov ... read more

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 atlanta food forest

(in life, health, food from 2019)

Such a great idea!Atlanta's City Council just voted in favor of transforming over 7 acres o ... read more

 5 ways your boss is killing your company culture

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

I agree. And a big reason for this, I believe, is that hiring-managers hire based on likability, enthusiasm, and an applicant's degree (no matter what that degree is in) rather than on experience and intelligence. So, the people who end u ... read more

 gender unknown

(in life, money, employment, people from 2010)

First time I've ever seen this. Filling out an online job application, the EEOC stuff at the bottom gave me a choice of: MaleFemaleGender UnknownDecline to AnswerI can understand sexually confused, but gender unknown? Really? ... read more

 bee-friendly plants? think again

(in life, health, environment, home-garden from 2014)

Good info. I wonder if Ace Hardware stores are any better? Probably need to buy my plants from the farmer's market. Honey bees are up against a lot these days, no thanks to a lack of acti ... read more

 atlanta trip

(in life, travel, usa, blog from 1999)

Tara and I just got back from a long weekend in Atlanta. It was nice to see the town. I'd passed through before but never stopped to look. The first touristy thing we did after finding our hotel -- the downtown Cour ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 7 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1995)

The Wandering Eye Vol. 7 No. 1, March 19, 1995We're back! Sorry it took so long between issues, but the entire staff was frozen solid in a block of ice the past three months. We just now thawed out. You know how it is. We should have k ... 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 5 no 4

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

Not Just Another NewsletterMONDAY, JULY 19, 1993CIRCULATION: From 8 to 15 (depending on our mood and how many stamps we have)Copyright 1993 / Enterprises / 2 pages BILL ARRESTEDThat's right. Bill, this newsletter's edito ... 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 2 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

HARD COPY Vol. 2, No. 1 Hard-Hitting JournalismJanuary 3, 1990 formerly known as The Holmes Family Newsletter Predictions for 1990 Elvis Presley will still be dead. Vice-President Quayle will be kicked out of offi ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 9

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

WORLD NEWS Award-Winning JournalismVol. 2, No. 9, June 14, 1990 Dad kills rattler! Special to the NewsBack from a week in the wilds of Arizona, Dad and Eleanor told of battles with man-eating coyotes and vicious attack- ... read more

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