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trees-grassy-woods.webp leave the trees, please

(in life, health, environment, trees from 2017)

Another reason for short-sighted land developers to leave as many trees as possible when destroying/preparing the site for the next new neighborhood. People living in neighborhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffe ... read more

donation-clipart.webp donate your excess clutter

(in life, help, charity from 2021)

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

flowers-dandelions.webp backyard weed that might replace all your medications

(in life, health, food, home-garden from 2022)

A powerful, pesky weed can potentially replace all of your medications, and it's probably growing in your backyard. Backyard Weed That Might Replace ALL Your Medications ... read more

telecomm-5g-pole.webp 5g coming to ohio and tennessee

(in life, health, environment from 2019)

And that's not a good thing. See also Senate commerce hearing and ... read more

zeba-sneakers.webp these zeba sneakers look cool

(in culture, fashion, shoes from 2020)

These Zeba shoes look great! Expensive, but very nice! You can put them on without bending down or even retying them!Read, listen or watch the rest here: zebashoes/Hands-free Sneakers. Put ... read more

marijuana-buds.webp more than half using prescription drugs quit after using cannabis and cbd

(in life, health, drugs, treatment from 2019)

A survey on cannabidoil (CBD) usage found that women are more likely than men to use CBD and once they start using it, they quit traditional forms of big pharma painkillers like Tylenol, ibuprofen, and Vicodin, Forbes reported. ... read more

adoption-video-frame.webp adoption videos updated

(in family, adoption, holmes, movies-tv-video from 2009)

You can watch them here:Holmes Russian Adoption, Part 1 (updated) ... 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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 old music, newly uploaded

(in culture, music, piano from 2008)

Here's some piano music I've composed over the years, mostly from the late 80s and early 90s. I rarely play nowadays. None of the compositions (if you can call them that) had names until just now. And none of it is very professionally pl ... read more

 van morrison quote

(in culture, quotes from 2021)

Remember, those who are shutting down our economy haven't missed a paycheck since lockdown began. We are not in this together. -- Van Morrison ... read more

 struggling fisherman finds rare pearl worth $330,000 while searching for food

(in culture, people, money from 2021)

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

 get into farming

(in culture, humor, jokes from 2019)

Some bad language, but funny. Get Into Farming ... read more

 bill and tara's excellent adventure

(in culture, movies-tv-video, transportation from 2000)

It started out as an innocent attempt at dinner and a movie on a Saturday night. It turned into... Tara's nightmare!We had dinner at Schlotzsky's, each of us ordering one of their 8 personal piz ... read more

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 keep your dog safe from dognapping

(in family, pets, dogs, advice from 2021)

If you're anything like us here at Breed Advisor, we simply can't imagine life without our four-legged family members. That's why we were horrified to learn that approximately 2 million canines are dognapped each year. Sadly, dog abductio ... read more

family gems of old

(in family, holmes, mementos from 2024)

Just now I perused some of the family newsletters Bill wrote about 35 years ago. So funny!! They are a real family treasure now. Of course, these were all kept in a folder by Dad. Included there was something I remem ... read more

 elizabeth's first video

(in family, adoption, holmes, movies-tv-video from 2008)

Elizabeth's directorial debut. A probing, provocative, sometimes introspective look at a typical weekend around the house with Mama and Papa and the pugs. Read ... read more

 what a day

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

Where to begin... The original plan was for us to go to the Minister of Education and submit our dossier and then formally receive our referral. What really happened:Galina called the ministry this morning only to find out that they were ... read more

 gotcha day and merry christmas

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2021)

Today we were finally able to celebrate Gotcha Day with our now-16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. She and I both forgot on the actual day, December 10th. Her mom, Tara, remembered but Elizabeth was working late, Tara knew it would not wo ... read more

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 kroger policy

(in life, money, shopping from 2018)

I think Kroger has a policy of periodically moving everything around in order to stimulate our hunter-gatherer instinct, never knowing which aisle our next meal is in. ... read more

 free lunch, or is it?

(in life, money, employment, lunch from 2013)

I've been chosen (with 5-6 others) to Have Lunch With ! (one of the VPs at work) tomorrow. I've been instructed to come prepared to discuss real issues and solutions regarding my job. Not looking forward to it. At least it's a free l ... read more

 giving machines are all the rage

(in life, help, charity, tech from 2021)

We bought the Lumber item just the other day at the Giving Machine in front of Nashville's Bridgestone Arena as my wife's friend Andrea Ballard sang Christmas carols nearby. See more here: ... read more

 jon ashley on the corporate prosecution registry

(in life, money, employment, crime from 2020)

The Justice Department regularly announces corporate crime settlements with deferred and non prosecution agreements. Sometimes they make the agreements public, sometimes they dont. And over the years, corporate crime defense attorneys ha ... read more

 angry people

(in life, health, mental from 2013)

Funny how the day after commenting on Facebook (see below) about driving past a local rich neighborhood, this morning in that same neighborhood I ticked off the driver behind me by having the gall to use a turn lane properly. You do realiz ... read more

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 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 1 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1989)

The Holmes Family Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 6a, September 17, 1989Everyone seems to be on a diet these days. Lucy and Jeannie are trying a low carbohydrate/high protein diet. Don's trying good old reliable starvation. Eleanor is on the Nu ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 12

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

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

 holmes family newsletter vol 4 no 2

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Leaky Faucet Vol. 4, No. 2, February 13, 1992 The quintessential newsletter. Warning: May not be suitable for the humor impaired ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 8 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1997)

Once in a Blue MoonVol. 8 No. 1, February 1997A lot has happened since our last newsletter, so let's just jump right in with the news... Mike and Evelyn get married Almost two years ago now (June 21, 1995, actually), Mike married his l ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 8

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Happy Hairball(something we keep coughing up) Volume 5, Number 8 December 20, 1993 Publisher: This guy -gtgt Editor: Same guy Distributor: Brave little delivery boys and girls worldwide Address: Nashville, TN 37215 ... read more

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