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e-snowman.webp thawing out

(in culture, writing, blog, weather from 2010)

Hopefully. It snowed a good 5-6 inches Friday in and around Nashville. It wasn't good snowman/snowball snow, though. Not in our neighborhood, anyway. It was too crusty because of the freezing rain that came after. It made for great sle ... read more

money-clipart.webp the 1930s chicago plan vs the american monetary act

(in life, money, economy from 2012)

If the purpose of money and credit were to discourage the exchange of goods and services, to destroy periodically the wealth produced, to frustrate and trip those who save, our present monetary system does that most effectively! ... read more

funny-get-out-of-the-car.webp get out of the car

(in culture, humor from 2022) by joker

... because this had me in tears, laughing. I guess it's a true story. Click on the image to the left. ... read more

pug-dog-peeing-hydrant.webp get rid of dog urine smell

(in family, pets, dogs, advice from 2020)

Does your whole house smell like dog urine? If so, you've come to the right place! If a dog hasn't been trained correctly or is suffering from a health problem, it's likely that it won't be able to control itself in the house. If your dog ... read more

nashville-cumberland-riverboat.webp best places to go (2013)

(in life, travel from 2013)

Nashville made the list! Here's what they say about it:The new Nashville offers two things worth traveling for: a hot, trendy ... read more

st-louis-arch.webp moving to missouri

(in family, holmes, doug, humor from 2024)

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

animated-slow-clap.gif aetna reverses its decision

(in life, health, insurance from 2010)

My insurance company, Aetna, which denied a $10,000 medical claim last year, has finally reversed its decision (after my second appeal) and decided to process the claim again. Woo-hoo!Let's see how it actually sh ... 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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last-train-out-cover.webp Last Train Out

Clay and his adopted daught­er Jenna look forward to their up­coming "home­land tour" to Russia. His intent­ions are pure. Hers, not so much. When she goes mis­s­ing, he goes looking, only to find she is not the innocent little girl he thought she was. Not even close. His only hope is to get her on the Last Train Out.
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Zenya was just two-and-a-half when two very strange people came to visit her orphanage. They talked funny, she thought, as if almost able to speak properly, but with such horrible accents it was difficult to understand them. She assumed they were stupid. Gloopy, in Russian. They were there to see her, though – just her! – so she let it go.

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 cracking up over lottery president

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

Here's one of my brothers reading my book, Lottery President. He seems to be enjoying it. I swear I didn't pay him to do this. ... read more

 doormats with a difference

(in culture, humor, jokes from 2010)

A few doormats for your consideration... ... read more

 daniel horowitz quote

(in culture, quotes, conspiracies, covid from 2021)

Only the sick governing elites can look you in the eye with a straight face and force experimental injections on you because masks didn't work while simultaneously forcing masks on you because the injections didn't work. ... read more

 pro microphone hand-made in the usa

(in culture, online, audio, tech from 2025)

Got this spam that I thought others might actually find interesting/useful... My name is Phil Routh, and I work with TzAudioe, reaching out to introduce our team. Our company is one of the distributors of TZ Audios LLC... . we've just lau ... read more

 aaron rodgers quote

(in culture, quotes from 2022)

If science can't be questioned ... it's propaganda. -- Quarterback Aaron RodgersCritically-thinking Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a guest on the Pat McAfee Show this week and he spoke about Big Government/Big Pharma/Bi ... read more

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 internet access

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

I'm wondering about internet access now that we've tentatively planned to stay in a weekly apartment in Astrakhan instead of the hotel the entire time. We'll probably want/need that internet access for the sake of something to do. Normall ... read more

 saturday morning

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

Tara made a good guess earlier. She thinks the orphanage caretakers are telling Elizabeth that we will be taking her away soon. Th ... read more

 luncheon for elizabeth

(in family, adoption, holmes, lunch from 2008)

I can't believe how nice my coworkers at Franklin are. On Friday, they had a luncheon at work for Elizabeth and Tara. They invited me, too. :) Great food, several gifts, and the biggest surprise: a money tree. Tara and I were speechless ... read more

 success

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

As you probably read below in Tara's post, our court appearance went very well. Ten days from now we will officially be the pr ... read more

 it's only monday?

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

Monday -- 1 Oct 07 -- 6:37PMzzzDRAHST-vueet-ya, DRAHST-ya, BREEV-yet ee DO-bree-dyen from Astrakhan! I just (phonetically) said Hello, hey, hi and good afternoon (even though it's now evening here) in Russian. I couldn't remember how to ... read more

 diversity

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2017)

Me (folding clothes): I need some of your hangers. Elizabeth: Here you go. Me: Wow, a variety of hanger types, thanks. Elizabeth: Well, I am diverse! Her friends are diverse, actually, but it's an inside joke with us about her overbearing ... read more

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 this year's (2013) vegetable garden

(in life, health, food, home-garden from 2013)

My checklist for this year's vegetable garden:Soil tilled? Check! Top soil added? Check! Plants bought? Check! Seeds for plants not available for purchase? Check! Plants planted? Check!Now the watering ... and waiting begins! Oh, you're wo ... read more

 et tu, corporate america?

(in life, money, employment from 2018)

Even corporate America is blocking Alex Jones / InfoWars these days. Trying to read an article online during my lunch break, I get the following censorship notice: Block Reason: Content Filtering. Category: questionablePathetic, but at le ... read more

 just another sunday

(in life, money, shopping from 2013)

Wife and kid are off at this thing called church. Maybe you've heard of it. I'm not sure what to make of it. :)I'm basically just hanging out waiting for the new mattress to be delivered. We told the delivery guy, Anytime! He sounde ... read more

 don't calm down

(in life, health, mental, advice from 2014)

Go ahead and let yourself get excited. It's OK! You might even enjoy yourself. They say ... getting excited helps with performance anxiety. Read the rest ... read more

newspaper.webp NEWSLETTER

 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

 holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 2

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

Bullseye Vol. 2, No. 2, January 26, 1990formerly known as Hard Copy before that, The Holmes Family Newsletter D ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 5

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Behind the Eight Ball Who is that behind the eight ball, anyway?Vol. 6 No. 5, Au ... 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 5 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

Hoot and a HollerVol. 5, No. 6, September 28, 1993 -- Nashville editionJournalism at its finest! -- Yearly subscription rate: $135 Brouns family buys propertyLATHROP, CA -- John, Jeannie, their kids, Tiffany and Thomas, John's sister and ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 3

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

A Face in the CrowdVol. 5, No. 3, May 25, 1993Eleanor Gets LicenseAfter taking the DMV driving test every year since the age of 16, Eleanor has finally passed and been given her drivers license!It just goes to show that perseverance pays ... read more

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