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farm-basket-clipart.webp buy local food

(in life, health, food, shopping from 2010)

Okay, you're awake, back among the human tribe. Now what? You are not alone in wondering what is the best way to fight the globalists. There is a vastly growing human tribe that understands your frustration of feeling like a helpless fly ... read more

writing-clipart.webp 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

photography-clipart.webp wallpaper backgrounds

(in culture, photography, wallpaper from 2021)

Images collected over the years. If you are the photographer/owner and want your photo removed (or redirected), just let us know. ... read more

harmony-haven-horses-rosie.webp harmony haven (12/23/2010)

(in life, animals, charity, rescue from 2010)

You can watch it here: vimeo/18194031Please donate by clic ... read more

newspaper-extra.webp people everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news

(in culture, quotes, news from 2021)

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news. -- AJ Liebling, The New Yorker journalist f ... read more

big-pharma-clipart.webp the massive statin scam

(in life, health, fraud from 2024) by doug

Thanks to pharma fraud, very few people know the statin drugs so many take have only a 1% chance of helping anyone and can have a massive number of bad side effects. This famous heart specialist from the UK reveals the details and much mo ... read more

orange-cat-clipart.webp the legend of conan

(in culture, writing, poetry from 2005) by don

(Irish Traditional)Once there was a kittenConan was his nameHe grew to nearly 20 poundsBut a kitten he remainedHe grew to be ferociousFeared throughout the landHush, my child and you shall hearThe legend of ConanA harder working kittenThe w ... 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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lazy-pug-cafe-cover.webp The Lazy Pug Cafe

The Lazy Pug Café 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 char­m­ing re­minder of days gone by. Locals were grate­ful someone was final­ly bring­ing the old girl back to life. Come meet pugs Daisy, Chandler and Joey! There are cats and humans, too, but it's all about the pugs! Pugs rule!
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As recently as a few months ago, the Lazy Pug Café was nothing but a dilapidated old two-story farmhouse. Set back forty yards from the road, there was a beautiful old weeping willow in front and massive ancient oak tree out back. Abandoned years ago, the estate's only purpose lately was to serve as a sad but charming reminder of days gone by. Locals witnessing its resurrection were grateful someone was finally bringing the old girl back to life.

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 william casey quote

(in culture, quotes, politics from 2021)

We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false. William Casey, CIA Director, 1981 ... read more

 activist recorded american tv 24 hours a day for 30+ years to protect the truth (documentary)

(in culture, movies-tv-video, research, documentaries from 2021)

The media's version of the truth, anywayBy B. N. Frank Activist Marion Stokes was so concerned about American broadcast networks disposing archives, as well as the influence that television was having on... ... read more

 carl jung quote

(in culture, quotes, philosophy from 2021)

... it is not famine, not earthquakes, not microbes, not cancer but man himself who is man's greatest danger to man, for the simple reason that there is no adequate protection against psychic epidemics, which are infinitely more devastatin ... read more

 couple of good ones

(in culture, humor, jokes from 2018)

OK, three good ones. andand, this just in, something to settle the argument... ... read more

 novels/novellas

(in culture, writing, books, novels from 2018)

Did I mention I've written a few novels/novellas?Another Way: Beyond the Status QuoA politically-incorrect manifesto. Anti-corporate crusader Dobie Pokorny wants to save the world. His old boss, Colonel Charonne, ... read more

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 holmes russian adoption videos

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

The links to both 1 and 2 are here. Part 1 has been updated slightly, in case you want to watch it again. Part 2 might be updated eventually, too, if more pictures come in. Here are the links: ... read more

 and the judge says

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

She's ours!It's official! Elizabeth is ours. The court hearing went very smooth. It took about an hour and a half. There was a judge, prosecutor, a rep from the Child protective services, and the Minister of Education. They had a lot of ... read more

 tuesday (10/2/2007)

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

Just some random notes this morning. There's a real stray dog problem in Russian cities or, at least Moscow and Astrakhan. A lot of people even apparently let their dogs run loose. They're almos ... read more

 watch tara the hero cat attempt to throw a ceremonial first pitch

(in family, pets, cats, dogs from 2014)

Watch Tara the Hero Cat attempt to throw a ceremonial first pitch. The first pitch video is now missing from the Times, so there's now a link to the origina ... 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

 we're home! (for good, this time)

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2007)

And now I'm going to bed! :) I'll blog tomorrow. ... read more

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 extra recess time alleviates adhd

(in life, health, drugs from 2017)

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

 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

 thirteen trees to plant

(in life, environment, trees, fruit from 2025)

As I continue my desire to have edible plants grow in the wild, I had to find a place where they'd grow without me watering them. Well, I might have gotten around that problem. I just learned of air well condensors that get water out of ... read more

 more evidence points to pesticide as cause of mass bee deaths

(in life, health, environment, insects from 2012)

So, literally, for the sake of human survival, please stop using at least this one pesticide by Bayer!A new study published in Naturwissenschaften -- The Science of Nature by a leading bee expert provides damning evidence that a widely-use ... read more

 why your brain craves junk food and what you can do about it

(in life, health, food from 2013)

The good news is that the research shows the less junk food you eat, the less you crave it. In other words, self-control! What a concept!Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

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 holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 7

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

the NEWS Vol. 2, No. 7, May 1, 1990Editor's Note: We would like to apologize for that last issue, but we won't. We'd like to say it'll never happen again, but hey... Mike gets jobMike has taken a job as a process server f ... read more

 holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 6

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

The Leaky FaucetIrritating, yet soothing. Obnoxious, yet hypnoticVol. 3, No. 6, July 30, 1991Sapphire dispute settled out of co ... 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 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 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 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

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