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steroid level so high in beef it's causing players to fail drug tests

(in life, health, drugs from 2016)

I'm sure it's just a coincidence! :)Five months after Congress voted to remove country-of-origin labeling from pork and beef, the NFL is warning that meat produced in Mexico and China may contain a substance banned as a performance enhanci ... read more

lies lies lies

(in culture, music, conspiracies from 2013) by don

Lyrics from a Frank Zappa song:You will obey me while I lead youAnd eat the garbage that I feed youUntil the day that we don't need youDon't go for help... no one will heed youYour mind is totally controlledIt has been stuffed into my mol ... read more

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

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

tour of nashville (2011)

(in life, travel, usa, nashville from 2011)

Elizabeth and I played tour guide to my sister ... read more

my most recent ebooks

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2020)

Two of my ebooks are available free of charge all month (July) at Smashwords. The links are at the bottom of that page. I've already sold five copies since yesterday as opposed to five copie ... read more

tuesday (11/27/2007)

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

Time flies when you lose nine hours. We fly to Astrakhan this afternoon. This morning, we'll be having the free breakfast that the hotel offers. Then we'll exchange our dollars for rubles (before the dollar devalues even more). I could' ... 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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CULTURE

all-time favorite songs

(in culture, music from 2015)

Or, what I'd want on my MP3 player if stuck on a deserted island (with rechargeable batteries and a ... read more

what is saturnalia?

(in culture, holidays, christmas from 2018)

At no time in the history of the early Christian church was it ever thought that the birth of Christ took place on 25 December. In fact, Jesus' birthday was not celebrated at all until the mid-4th century. Oh, and the lighting of candles ... read more

christmas jokes

(in culture, humor, jokes, christmas from 2020)

A Christmas StoryOne day, this past December, I was rushing around trying to get some last minute shopping done. I was stressed out and not thinking very fondly of the Christmas season right then. It was dark, cold, and wet in the parking ... read more

the lazy pug cafe

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2023)

The Lazy Pug CafeThe Lazy Pug Caf was a dilapidated old farmhouse abandoned years ago. A massive, ancient oak tree, Ol' Lightnin', lurked out back while the house itself served as a sad but ch ... read more

caitlin johnstone quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2023)

I love this quote!Capitol Hill is an assisted living facility for psychopathsRead the article here: ... read more

FAMILY

in the air again

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

Sunday, November 25, 2007, 5:00pm CSTWe're in the air on our way back to Moscow. Delta Flight 46. The current in-flight movie is Evan Almighty, which we saw on one of our other flights to or from Moscow last time. You know, when you je ... read more

elizabeth skiing for the first time

(in family, holmes, elizabeth, skiing from 2015)

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

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

when coyotes (try to) attack

(in family, animals, pets, dogs from 2019)

Well, I had an exciting morning. Who needs coffee to wake up? It was around 5:30 when I let our pug Joey out in the backyard. I'm standing there keeping an eye out for critters (there is no fence) when, sure enough, a ... 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