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The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream. -- Bill Murray ... read more

Someone shared this with me. Pretty good. Here's the Deal ... read more

When I do good, I feel good when I do bad, I feel bad and that is my religion. -- Abraham LincolnWe now live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy free ... read more

How do these people survive? Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. We don't have half dozen nuggets, said the teenager at t ... read more

This is too funny not to share. Almost every driver has been there -- when parking in a large lot or garage, it can be easy to misplace a car. But while most drivers locate their cars after a frustrating few minutes, one German man has be ... read more

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

Help her come up with names starting with the letter B by leaving comments below! comments closed ... read more

The adventure begins. A quiet, unassuming young man and his devoted wife and kids set out for parts unknown, unless you count Missouri as known. ... read more

Elizabeth spent her first official full day at daycare yesterday. The teacher went on and on about how wonderful and good and helpful she was. I say first official day because Tara took her to a free trial day last we ... read more

Finnegan Walter Brouns. Born April 1st at 9:35 AM. ... read more

And now I'm going to bed! :) I'll blog tomorrow. ... read more

In response to my comment, Whatever the mandatory retirement age is these days -- 67? -- it needs to apply to politicians, too. There is no mandatory retirement age, but you legally have to file for retirement on your 70th birthday, whic ... read more

I guess the only diet most of us need to be on is non-GMO. The figures actually show that being 'overweight' is healthier than being 'underweight' or within the 'normal' BMI range -- and can lead to a longer life, Dr Malcolm ... read more

Care2 -- largest online community for healthy and green living, human rights and animal welfare. Care2 gives you the tools to make the impossible possible. Sign Trending Petitions ... read more

Something that's been sitting in your house, unused and unloved, may bring a great deal of joy to, or fill the genuine need of, someone else. Make their day, and give yourself a pat on the back. Knowing that you're doing good can make it ... read more

Two 10-year-old boys in Milton, Massachusetts, are baking homemade dog treats multiple times a week to raise money for a local food pantry. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

Old stuff, but some of it's still funny ... It's basically the precursor to this website. Click the links in the table of contents, above. Otherwise, just do a search in the home page's search b ... read more

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

NEWS, ETC. Vol. 2, No. 15, December 18, 1990Christmas Issue Lucy to Host ChristmasLucy will be having Christmas at her house this year. It's a potluck affair. Only those with food will be allowed in. Says Lucy, It'll be very inform ... read more

The Holmes Family Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 8 Anniversary IssueMay 25, 1990Editor's Note: This is the big one! The big enchilada. The killer tomato. It's the anniversary issue! (Aren't you excited?) It was one year ago today that a yo ... read more

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

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