Below is everything (newest at top) with "life OR travel OR canada OR blog" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereAUTO REPAIR AND OTHER STUFFfrom 2026 in ( culture / writing / blog )
I took my wife's car to Honest-1 Auto Repair in Spring Hill today. A warning light has been saying oil change required for a few months now, but she doesn't drive much. Works from home. Once the odometer finally reached the mileage suggested on the last oil change sticker, though, I scheduled an appointment for 8 AM today. ... read more NERDY STUFF, TRAILER HITCHES AND SMALL TOWN MAYORSfrom 2024 in ( culture / writing / blog / family )
It's been an interesting past several days. 1) My new 2-terabyte external drive went bad after I'd moved all of my music, pictures and videos to it from other drives; 2) Tara needed my help printing a PDF document, which is always exciting; 3) she also needed help at her mother's house to clean out/organize the garage; and 4... read more ANOTHER NIGHT WALKING THE DOGfrom 2023 in ( culture / humor / blog / animals )
It was just another night out walking our Boston terrier, Cleo. Or so I thought. I put my boots on instead of the usual sneakers because of the recent rain. I like to keep both pairs tied but loose enough to slip on. Still, I have to wedge them on, using my fingers as a shoehorn. I should probably just buy an actual shoehorn... or a targ... read more BRAKES ARE IMPORTANTfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / blog )I emailed this to my siblings, and the following conversation ensued... On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 03:22:31 PM PST: Stumbled across this great new photo of our dog Stein attacking a strange man in the back yard of the Edison house Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 3:33 PM yes, my att... read more THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MOVING TO NASHVILLEfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / blog / nashville )
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Yesterday, I had my first doctor's appointment in several years. Hey, I've been healthy. Shocking, I know.There was a sign on the outside door saying masks required, and a sign on the interior door saying the same thing. The receptionist was wearing a mask. I introduced myself. She asked if I needed a mask. I said sure, she gave me on... read more MOST POPULAR SITE ON THE INTERNETfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / blog / friendsnews )
This site is the 12,157,539th most popular website in the world, according to nibbler.silktide.com/silktide.com ! Wow! We have hit the big time. See image here: /images/friendsnews-nibbler-report-5b00fb13946ac479dcc7fe5e7b7e79d5-956x710.webp... read more HOW TO SUPPORT THIS WEBSITEfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / blog / friendsnews )Please support this website, should you be so inclined: buy one of williamarthurholmes.com/my novels/novellas ; buy me a (virtual) cup of coffee ko-fi.com/holmeswahere or buymeacoffee.com/holmeswahere ; ... read more HISTORY OF FRIENDSNEWS.COMfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / blog / friendsnews )FYI for those researching insignificant corners of the web: web.archive.org/web/20060902062742/friendsnews.com/Wayback Machine Please support this website, should you be so inclined: buy one of williamarthurholmes.com/my novels/novellas ; b... read more FALL IS DEFINITELY HEREfrom 2010 in ( life / health / environment / blog )
It was actually cold all day today, but that didn't stop me and Elizabeth, then the pugs, from spending half of our day outside! First, we went exploring the new neighborhood being built nearby. I don't know why they're building. There's plenty of existing houses that no one wants to buy. Whatever. At least they've created lo... read more TRIP TO ROANOKEfrom 2005 in ( life / travel / usa / blog )
I'm home after a long trip to Roanoke, VA and back. It was quite an experience overall. The 1-3/4 hour drive to SMF was punctuated by the puppy screaming and howling in the crate behind me in the van. She messed the newspapers once and I stopped and changed them. Once I got to the airport, I put her into the carry-on targetbla... read more VISITING FAMILY IN GUATEMALAfrom 2005 in ( life / travel / americas / blog )We visited Evelyn's family in Guatemala, hence the title of the post :) and ate like the pigs that we are. Bijou had fun. I guess the highlight was going to the cemetery. Believe it or not, it was really Gothic, colorful, historical and very interesting, in general.We didn't have much time for sightseeing this time (only 4 days), bu... read more CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAHfrom 2000 in ( life / travel / usa / blog )Charleston, SCWe drove ... and drove ... and drove -- 10 hours or so- from visitmusiccity.com/Nashville until finally reaching Charleston, South Carolina. Along the way, we stopped in Asheville, North Carolina at the Biltmore Estate because Tara had forgotten to get postcards when we were there... read more QUICK TRIP TO CHICAGOfrom 1999 in ( life / travel / usa / blog )
/images/bill-tara-98.webpTara and I left Nashville for Chicago on a Thursday morning. At the last minute I decided to let my cat Myca out. I figured he would return shortly after doing his business in the neighbor's bushes, as usual, and I could then lock him in the house for the duration of our trip. When he... read more PORTUGAL TO HUNGARYfrom 1998 in ( life / travel / europe / blog )
How I Spent My Summer Vacations (Portugal to Hungary) from 1992Portugal/AzoresOn Sunday, July 12th, I woke up... but while getting ready for the flight to Portugal the next morning, I never went back to sleep. In Lisboa, my 2nd cousin and her husband Antonio Melo met me at the airport. They served as chauffeurs, tour guides a... read more TRIP TO EUROPE (1996)from 1996 in ( life / travel / europe / blog )
Jump straight to vimeo.com/3271045the video, here , if you want. I was in Bratislava, Slovakia for Doug and Jana's wedding, but this doesn't include the wedding itself. That was filmed by a professional. This video is so badly done it's almost funny. There's also some footage fro... read more |
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