OK, now we're home! I'll try and do a trip summary tomorrow after a good night's sleep ... in my own bed. Tara says she feels like Dorothy, There's no place like home! ... read more
Parenting Tip 426: When taking out recycling/trash, check its contents. I almost threw out our daughter's purse and wallet! parentingtips ... read more
Public health experts and labor rights advocates celebrated Wednesday after the Biden administration announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food to better protect human health, particularly that of childre ... read more
A writer's narrative perspective (their voice, or, how they come across to their reader) must be: This is me talking to you. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not: This is me 100 years ago speaking in a classical voice. It ... read more
An elephant in a Zambian national park was caught in camera climbing over a wall to steal some mangoes from a safari lodge... Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more
InterestingThe most common sense, natural solution to inattentive behavior in school children, however, may be the basic idea of giving children more time to free play and to engage their bodies in physical activity. It's such a simple ... read more
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?
first few lines
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.
There will be in the next generation or so a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude and producing dictatorship without tears so to speak. Producing a kind of painless concentration camp for entire societies so that p ... read more
A struggling fisherman from an impoverished village in Thailand's Nakhon Si Thammarat province made an incredible discovery on the beach. 37-year old Hatchai Niyomdecha happened to be walking along the... ... read more
New Los Angeles Driver's ExamFor those not fortunate enough to live in Los Angeles, here is a copy of the Los Angeles Driver's Exam. For those of you who are, study real hard. This is a new exam. Since driving conditions (and cultu ... read more
I'm happy to say that this time next week, we will be in Astrakhan, Russia! We leave the States on Friday, September 28 and arrive in Moscow on the 29th. Depending upon the schedule of the flights to Astrakhan, we may have to stay in Mosco ... read more
continued from Hiking with ElizabethThe scariest part was when we stopped. Then he stopped. I had my phone in hand, looking at the map. There was a tense moment until he smiled and said, Y'all lost?Just ... read more
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
This virus is not Ebola and it has come nowhere near approaching the death rates associated with H1N1 of 1918. By some measures, it's not been as deadly as 1957-58, a virus that came and went without much public attention at all. New pat ... read more
Turmeric, a spice which they eat loads of in India, essentially shuts down cancer switches in the body. Especially effective for breast and prostate cancer, but really all cancers. I add turmeric to at least one meal a day, as well as cay ... read more
I'm starting a new job next week, so I ran a test of how long it would take to get there after dropping Elizabeth off at school. It was 7:42 when they started letting the kids inside, allowing me to leave. I could do like a lot of parents ... read more
Some random spammer (TommieSkask) sent me this, but it was interesting. Probably written by AI, but I cleaned it up and am publishing it. See below. Packing for a multi-day upland bike journey demands detailed planning and deliberation ... read more
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
the Evening Star Post-Tribune Dispatch (we couldn't decide on a name) Vol. 3, No. 4, June 4, 1991 Bikers ride to YosemiteOn Mother's Day, John, Jeannie, Don and Diane (collectively known as Hell On Wheels) rode their motorcycle ... 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 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
breaking 
add your own news! 
we're home
parenting tip #426
a few pictures
epa bans all food uses of neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos
advice for writing
elephant climbs 5-foot wall to steal mangoes from lodge
extra recess time alleviates adhd
external news feeds
Works for me. 
CULTURE
lee child quote
aldous huxley quotes
struggling fisherman finds rare pearl worth $330,000 while searching for food
transportation jokes
dennis gabor quote
FAMILY
more pictures of elizabeth in california
to the embassy
this time next week
hiking with elizabeth, part 2
back in moscow (12/18/2007)
LIFE
who wanted lockdowns?
benefits of turmeric (2009)
new job starting next week
the effects of fluoride
organizing for an extended mountain bike trip
NEWSLETTER
holmes family newsletter vol 7 no 1
holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 6
holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 3
holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 4
Daily Wire 
In These Times 
From The Trenches 
Info Wars 
Western Journal 
Veterans Today 
Grameen Foundation 
Greater Good 
Panam Post 
Health Nut News 
Hearty Soul 
L.A. (ABC Ch. 7) 
Nashville (NBC Ch. 4) 
Louisville (WDRB Ch. 41) 
CBS News 
NYer 
Caravan To Midnight 
A Fool's Work Never Ends 
Steve Quayle 
Black Vault 
Grand Ol' Opry 
Constitution 
City Data 
Universe Today 
Watchers News 
Redorbit 
Spoof 
Reddit 
US Soccer Players 
Blood Horse 
Kentucky Derby 
Test Your Internet Speed 
Tube Ninja 
Odysee 
Steem It 
Top Secret Writers 
