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rottweiler-puppies.webp eleven rottweiler puppies

(in family, pets, dogs from 2010)

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

books-clipart.webp the faded page

(in culture, writing, books from 2021)

Books in the public domain. Free eBooks forever. FP now includes 6312 eBooks in its collection. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

i dare you to not love this song and lyrics

(in culture, music, protest from 2021) by doug

bitchute/video/OUuSbbx68Xrc/Wish I could be there. Also wish Americans would do this. Of course, the footage from this video is all faked and never really happened (according to the BBC). Maybe they will have another even bigger non-existe ... read more

draft-horses.webp draft horses pull big rig up hill

(in life, animals, horses from 2018)

A Minnesota couple harnessed their Belgian draft horses to help a semi truck driver whose vehicle was stuck on an icy driveway. Read, listen or w ... read more

lazy-pug-cafe-cover.webp the lazy pug cafe

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2023)

The Lazy Pug CafeThe Lazy Pug Caf was a dilapidated old farmhouse abandoned years ago. A massive, ancient oak tree, Ol' Lightnin', lurked out back while the house itself served as a sad but ch ... read more

groucho-clipart.webp ice fishing

(in culture, humor, jokes from 1998) by joker

Saturday morning I got up early, put on my long johns, dressed quietly, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, slipped quietly into the garage to hook the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. There was snow ... read more

baseball-and-mitt.webp atlanta trip

(in life, travel, usa, blog from 1999)

Tara and I just got back from a long weekend in Atlanta. It was nice to see the town. I'd passed through before but never stopped to look. The first touristy thing we did after finding our hotel -- the downtown Cour ... 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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another-way-cover-2022.webp OLD Another Way

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?
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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.

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 christopher hitchens quote

(in culture, quotes from 2022)

Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus and the feeling that you're bound to be okay because you're safely in the majority. -- Christopher Hitchens ... read more

 our first outside christmas lights, ever

(in culture, holidays, christmas from 2008)

That's it. No story. Here's the link:Our first outside Christmas lights ... read more

 fastest trooper

(in culture, humor, jokes, non-fiction from 2010)

In most of the United States there is a policy of checking on any stalled vehicle on the highway when temperatures drop to single digits or below. About 3 a. m. one very cold morning, Montana State Trooper Allan Nixon responded to a call. ... read more

 doormats with a difference

(in culture, humor, jokes from 2010)

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

 quote of the day (6/21/2010)

(in culture, quotes, economy from 2010)

Watching Titanic the part where the ship is sinking is like watching the U. S. economy, where the rich conspire to sink as many of the poor as they possibly can. -- (yes, I thought this one up myself!) ... read more

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 summary of our russian adoption experience

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2008)

To sum it all up: We love our daughter. Elizabeth is a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent little girl. We thank Russia for giving her to us. Otherwise, we did not enjoy Russia. In their defense, we weren't there under normal circumstance ... read more

 detection dogs

(in family, animals, pets, dogs from 2010)

These are no hounds. These are highly trained detection dogs used by biologists to canvass for animals, scat, rare plants and invasive weeds that are easily missed by humans. Read, listen or watch ... read more

 update to the update's update

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

I went ahead and paid for the 24-hour internet connection from the room. It wasn't even double the cost of one hour. I also swapped out the flaky cable and that seems to have fixed the connection problem. Wrong. I had to call the techs ... 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

 you saying i'm ugly?

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2015)

I was explaining to my 9-year-old daughter what networking is, and that I'm not very good at it. She said, That's because a lot of people judge you by your looks. And you're not ... You trying to say I'm ugly?I don't think so, she ... read more

 here's your update

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

Everyone is wanting an update! Well, we're parents of a two-year-old now. No time for updates!She is keeping us busy. Her favorite things to do are: play in the sink, play in the tub, and play in the toilet. She is a waterbaby! One of th ... read more

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 professional house cleaning maid services for women with cancer

(in life, help, services, cleaning from 2011)

Professional House Cleaning Maid Services for women with cancerInterested in giving the gift of a clean home to a woman undergoing cancer treatments? We would love to hear from you! ... read more

 creatine gains for muscles and the brain, especially in older adults

(in life, health, advice from 2023)

health tip worth checking out: creatine-gains-for-muscles-and-the-brain-especially-in-older-adults on Epoch Times ... read more

 my sister's horse rescue

(in life, animals, charity, rescue from 2015)

My sister's Harmony Haven horse rescue and riding therapy operation has a donation page! I hope you've got some pocket change you can ... read more

 the good old days

(in life, money, shopping from 2020)

Ah, the good ol' days when the shelves were full! Click the image. ... read more

 difference between alpacas and llamas

(in life, animals, wildlife, humor from 2019)

In case you were wondering, as I was... Click the image for a larger version ... read more

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 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 3 no 4

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

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

holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 4

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

Not Just Another NewsletterMONDAY, JULY 19, 1993CIRCULATION: From 8 to 15 (depending on our mood and how many stamps we have)Copyright 1993 / Enterprises / 2 pages BILL ARRESTEDThat's right. Bill, this newsletter's edito ... 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 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 4 no 8

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1992)

The Leaping Lizard Vol. 4, No. 8, October 20, 1992 EDITOR'S NOTE ... After Grandma's recent birthday party (see article b ... read more

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