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operation-detour-cover.webp riva petkovic quotes (from operation detour)

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

You might be smart with computers, but in real life you are a complete idiot. Programmer, data entry clerk, whatever. How have you not gone insane already!?Put some clothes on! Nobody wants to see that. ... read more

edgar-allan-poe.webp edgar allan poe quote

(in culture, quotes from 2021)

Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear. -- Edgar Allan Poe ... read more

thought-bubble.webp our thoughts

(in culture, quotes, philosophy, religion from 2019)

All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. -- Buddha ... read more

co-working-corporate-unsplash.webp professor brandon garrett on corporate criminal immigration prosecutions

(in life, money, employment from 2020)

Immigration laws are criminally enforced not just against individuals, but also against corporations. For individuals, federal immigration prosecutions are a mass phenomenon. More than a third of the federal criminal docket nearly 40,000 ... read more

emergency preparedness food storage

(in life, health, food from 2011)

Emergency Essentials -- Be Prepared Emergency Preparedness Food Storage. That's the Boy Scout motto, isn't it? Never hurtsBePrepared is the world's largest dedicated online ma ... 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

family-clipart.webp family members survive the middle east

(in life, travel, middle-east from 2020)

The headline is purposely misleading (a la my old newsletter), just because I can. My brother and his wife just returned from their 16-day trip to Dubai, Egypt and Jordan. It was a great trip and at no ... read more


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gallup: americans support for israel has plummeted to lowest level ever in 25 years of polling
Good!

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!

u.s. senator mark warner admitted at munich security conference that israel played role in pushing tiktok ban through congress
... and they do whatever Israel says.

age of transparency: we need mass surveillance of governments instead of citizens
Definitely.

hacker group anonymous warns trump of systemic attacks, calls for mass uprising v fascism
Trump brought down the CIA front USAID, and now another CIA front, Anonymous, is retaliating

graphic: track grocery price trends
Funny that they never provided this to track their buddy Biden's inflation

super bowl projections say record 126m watched
Unfortunately, the game itself was one of the ugliest blowouts in recent years

baby thriving after doctors removed womb for spinal surgery--then put it back inside mom at 26 weeks
Wow!

blackrock ceo larry fink wants to find ways of rebuilding trust
Step 1, stop lying.

australia passes tough hate crime laws with mandatory jail time for nazi salutes
Looks like we need to "spread democracy" to Australia

satire: world heath organization warns trump funding cuts may delay release of new pandemic
I love this!

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 temporary insanity

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2019)

Long before winning the lottery and running for president, Benny was living in L. A. working as a temporary word processor (typist). For his latest assignment, he thought he was taking just another temp job. He didn't anticipate Venelia ... read more

 review my books

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

If you've read any of my novels, please give them a review on Amazon (click the book's image, below or on the right, then click the Write a Customer Review button on its Amazon page, to the left), on ... read more

 non-fiction humor 3

(in culture, humor from 2020)

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

 started a new story today

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2013)

I started writing a new story today. Can't say much about it except that it's pretty much sci-fi, though it might wander into religion and politics. So, yeah, it should offend just about everyone. Then I took a break and started cleaning ... read more

 best and worst self-publishing sites

(in culture, writing, advice from 2019)

This is a good site showing who to trust (or not) when it comes to self-publishing: Self-Publishing Services Rated by the Alliance of Independent Authors ... read more

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 walking the dogs

(in family, holmes, pets, dogs from 2008)

It's something I do every night. I actually stopped for several months starting in May, I guess, when my back problems flared up. Then came my knee surgery, which kept me from walking much. Then I got to where I enjoyed not having to wal ... read more

 an email exchange

(in family, holmes, bill, humor from 2001)

Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001, 2:59 PMTara McKinneySubject: rescheduled againBetter not bring any boyfriends home tonight. I'll be here, after all. It's been rescheduled for tomorrow. Got a call from TekSystems-Huntsville. They'v ... read more

 chandler's a good dog

(in family, holmes, pets, dogs from 2012)

Chandler's a good dog. He's been through a lot in this life (before we adopted him) and will probably never fully recover. Never fully trust anyone again. I know the feeling. Maybe that's what we have in common. Whatever it is, I just ... read more

 in the air

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

28 Sept -- 3:55pm CDT -- We're in the air on our way to Moscow. A little bit of good news is that it's only a 10 hour flight instead of 12 as we had thought. ... read more

 we're in astrakhan

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

After a nerve-wracking trip to the airport and getting through the airport security we finally made it to our plane. We were told that our Rep, Galina, would be flying with us. We never saw her until we were already on the plane. She was ... read more

 riding the metro, part deux

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

All three of us went to Red Square this time. I'm glad Tara was able to see it. Elizabeth was fascinated, too, but probably won't remember a thing. We then had lunch at ... read more

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 bitcoin information

(in life, money, crypto from 2023)

I'm hearing about crypto currency attacks by our criminal rogue government, but not sure what this means. Adams pays close attention to this type of thing so I'll wait to hear his interpretation. He's saying Bitcoin is a great on-ramp to ... read more

 how to drain a toilet

(in life, help, maintenance, advice from 2017)

I realized halfway through the task of draining the toilet that I didn't know how. I'd never done it before. I've drained the tank plenty of times, but not the toilet bowl itself. It all started after I had to use a snake to unclog it. ... read more

 auto-gyros

(in life, travel, transportation from 2020)

I've seen this gyrocopter taking off and landing from the John C. Tune Metro airport. Maybe he's doing sales demos or something. Pretty cool looking. Read, listen or watch the rest here ... read more

 the case for a 25 hour work week

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

Whatever you may think of this theory, there are certainly many who think (including Sheryl Sandberg) the status quo 40/50... Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

 freelancers union, a federation of the unaffiliated

(in life, money, employment from 2013)

Freelancers union, a federation of the unaffiliated. Looks like a good idea. We're working to secure a better future for independent workers. Join usmembership is free!Freela ... read more

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 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

 holmes family newsletter vol 4 no 5

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Broken Record Vol. 4, No. 5, June 25, 1992Predictable, irritating. Really, no redeeming qualities whatsoever. ... read more

 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 6 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Itchy Trigger FingerVol. 6, No. 1, February 6, 1994Earthquake in Southern California!We're sure you've heard all about it on the news, but we just wanted to mention it in case you've just recently emerged from a cave. It happened at 4: ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 7

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1995)

Yee-Haw The only newsletter we do!Vol. 6, No. 7, December 29, 1994Belinda Has Puppies!Another one of Lucy's dogs has gone and had a litter of pups. This time the mother is Belinda, a Rottweiler, and she gave birth to a litter ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 2

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

the NEWSLETTER Vol. 3, No. 2 February 10, 1991 It's a girl... and a boy and a girl and a boy... Chance, a dog, has given birth to seven little dogs. Three boys and four girls! Hasn't she ever heard of birth control? The puppies ... read more

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