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derby-winner-mystik-dan.webp leading from the rear: how herd instinct shapes kentucky derby closers

(in culture, sports, horse-racing, triple-crown)

I remember my sister telling me how a dominant mare leads her herd from behind, not from in front. Being a lifelong fan of horse racing, it got me wondering how that mindset might apply within that c ... read more

cash-or-gold.webp interesting podcast about gold, silver and housing values

(in life, money, investing)

Interesting podcast about gold, silver and housing values. It's information that people should know about. When will the government and banksters stop suppressing the actual value of silver? And how does the purchasing power of gold and sil ... read more

substack.ico auto repair and other stuff

(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 sug ... read more

money-silver-bars.webp watch this before you buy more silver

(in life, money, investing)

Trump's war looks like the world will go into a depression. Demand for silver looks like it'll fall. But there are many other factors. But the US dollar is also collapsing. So if you've got cash and that cash is decreasing in purchasing ... read more

substack.ico an amazing life

(in culture, writing, blog)

It's been a while since I let you in on the details of my personal life. And I know -- or have to assume because I live such an amazing life -- that you live vicariously through me. Joking!First, I put our Boston terrier, Cleo, in the car. ... read more

linux-penguin.webp online linux distro tester

(in education, tech, computers, software)

Very cool way of getting to know what any particular Linux distro (distribution) looks and feels like... without installing anything. Test drive Linux distros online!Go to d ... read more

retirement-ahead-sign.webp retirement in tennessee

(in life, retirement, advice)

Prompted and edited by Bill. Tennessee is regularly rated as one of, if not THE best states to retire in. No state income tax. There's no ocean nearby but eastern TN has mountains (and bears), while the rest is mostly hilly. Memphis i ... read more

donut-lab-battery.png amazing battery could change everything

(in education, research, energy, tech)

Amazing battery could change everything. Want to live off grid? How about eliminating diesel and gas vehicles?This new battery technology by Donut Lab is coming soon, we can hope. Mike Adams explains the details. www ... read more

carrie-prejean-boller.webp what about religious freedom?

(in education, research, religion)

This is a very interesting conversation between An0maly and a Catholic from California who is very well-spoken and articulate. She's also not too hard on the eyes. :)Carrie Prejean Boller Joins: Do Catho ... read more

food-deviled-eggs-2.webp foods named after cultures... but not really

(in life, health, food, language)

Prompted and edited by Bill. Food history is basically a scrapbook of misunderstandings, stereotypes, and Europeans projecting their fantasies onto other cultures. Let's walk through a few of the most interesting examples. Here are some of ... read more

inflation-real-wages.webp 5000 years of wages in one giant timeline

(in life, money, employment)

Interesting. Key Takeaways:In ancient times, wages were paid daily. Over time, payday shifted with technology, laws, and scale. Biweekly pay dominates today, yet timing gaps still create pressure. Earned Wage Access gives e ... read more

substack.ico links to entire dobie pokorny saga

(in culture, writing, novels)

Here are the links to all five eBooks: Temporary Insanity, Operation Detour, Dobie's Dilemma, Lottery President and Another Way. And I've now got the printed version ... read more

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historic drought and unexpected fertilizer shortages could mean massive crop losses
Why would American farmers need foreign fertilizer? Don't we have enough cattle providing fertilizer?

'open the f**kin' strait': trump threatens to 'blow everything up' if no iran deal by tuesday
The man is deranged. Read this.

brit hume shuts down claims moon landing was fake
The article gives credible evidence of the actual landing(s), but Hume himself does nothing to prove or disprove anything.

most voters say trump hasn't been successful in cleaning up 'deep state,' poll finds
I'm with the "34% Not at all successful" crowd.

us marshals catch suspected war criminal from muslim group living quietly in america
Hopefully, next time Netanyahu visits they'll capture him and his war criminal puppet, Trump.

'the movie stunk! it was stupid!': chris 'mad dog' russo erupts over oscar's best picture winner
The trailer looked stupid, but the word is "stank," not "stunk." :)

reporter: you said iran got ... a tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school. trump: i was just making stuff up ... maybe i sold a tomahawk to some other country
Spoken like a true "honest liar" (as Dave Chappelle put it).

trump declares he will personally appoint the next leader of iran
Trump is now openly doing what the CIA secretly did/does.

the gateway experience of 432hz and exiting the hologram. have our brains become smaller?
Probably.

federal judge rules trump admin may not remove people to third countries without due process
Good!

hellebuyck set for medal of freedom, trump says
Hellebuyck was great, but awarding him the Medal of Freedom is an insult to those who have actually fought for freedom.

former cia officer reveals how politicians are compromised through blackmail and control mechanisms
You mean like Epstein? Yeah, we know.

america's enemies, who's on the list?
Probably anyone who disagrees with Israel... on anything.

the lies get so tedious
Human existence itself is one version of reality versus another. The solution is to create a better reality.

ex-fifa prez backs call to 'stay away' from wc
The ridiculously high ticket prices are accomplishing that.

establishing relationships in your new locale, by sarasue
Good article.

jd vance: the new trump doctrine is f*ck you!
Classy, as always.

if trump succeeds at acquiring greenland, will he stop there?
No, he wants all of North America, and Bibi wants the entire Middle East.

court confirms trudeau's emergencies act invocation against freedom convoy was illegal
Conveniently, too little too late.

satire: nfl announces each quarter of playoff game will be broadcast on different streaming service
It is getting harder and harder to be a sports fan.

you know they march every fbi member into the holocaust museum?
I'm sure they march them into the Holodomor, Nakba and Armenian holocaust museums, too. Oh, wait...

danish pm warns us attack on greenland would destroy nato
You say that like it's a bad thing.

under trump's madness, insanity has consumed this country
Trump is just one of many insane misleaders on both sides of the aisle.



 

One name, five books, a singular journey...
by William Arthur Holmes

Temporary Insanity, Operation Detour, Dobie's Dilemma, Lottery President and Another Way have been stitched together as an episodic saga starring Dobie Pokorny.

Yes, Benny, Alex, and Dub have new names. To those who loved them: thank you. This isn’t a rewrite; it’s a reframing. Each book still stands on its own.

The man, the myth, the legend? In his own mind, absolutely. Follow Dobie's misadventures through bad breakups, cult and anti‑cult entanglements in L.A., hit men and hit women across Southeast Asia, an unexpected lottery win and presidential run back home complete with the by‑now expected assassination attempts, a manifesto, more assassination attempts, an alien or hallucination (depending on who you ask), confrontation with the powers-that-be, and true love at last.


random older posts  

cancer-cells-1.webp joe tippens protocol (original version) complimentary cancer treatment

(in life, health, treatment from 2021)

Fenbendazole dosage guide. Complimentary cancer treatment. Fenbendazole 222 mg. Take 1 capsule three days a week, once a day after a fatty meal. Then take no fenbendazole for four days. Repeat this cycle every week. Bio-Available Curc ... read more

bill-gates-vaccine.webp why depopulationist bill gates wants africa to adopt failed industrial farming practices

(in life, health, vaccines, fraud from 2022)

Powerful groups including the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) insist African farmers should follow the U. S. industrial agriculture model. The organizations have been trying to shape Africas food policies for decades, despite proof ... read more

jail-corrupt-politicians.webp usurpation and the corporation as crime

(in life, money, employment, crime from 2011)

Richard Grossman says that Occupy Wall Street activists need to go beyond greed and corruption and focus on usurpation. As in illegal seizure of power. As in the corporation has usurped illegally seized power from the people. He quo ... read more

job-fair-line.webp ibm's internal plan, fire most u.s. employees

(in life, money, employment from 2012)

The primary method for accomplishing this feat, according to the plan, will be by reducing US employee head count by 78 percent in that time frame. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more

meme-dont-like-spam.webp vacancies available

(in culture, humor, internet, spam from 2021)

A global leader with a yahoo address? I don't think so. Supposedly from Kayla Smith but address is iran. retailer? And it was not sent to me but to bonabsad. Starting to look like randomly-generated AI names, don't you think? ... read more

holiday world (2013)

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2013)

I rode a rollercoaster for the first time in I don't know how long. It was a blast! The Raven has been voted most awesome or whatever wooden coaster several times in the past ten years. The Voyage, now ... read more

simple-smile.webp contributing factors to happiness

(in life, health, mental from 2013)

What a great experiment ... and website!Scientists Discover One Of The Greatest Contributing Factors To Happiness -- You39 ... read more

big pharma in maryland

(in life, health, drugs from 2018)

Josh Mazer is pro-vaccine, but wants vaccines to be based on sound scientific evidence and not to cause more harm than good. He also believes in providing informed consent on the risks/dangers of each vaccine. ... read more

blue-water-drop.webp we are like raindrops

(in culture, quotes, philosophy, religion from 2022)

We are like raindrops. We start out as a collection of molecules in the clouds. When we get too heavy, we fall to the ground as glorious, individual raindrops, only to hit the ground and return to the collection as a puddle, lake or ocean ... read more


Amazon Movers & Shakers

  culture.webp CULTURE

thomas-edison.webp thomas edison quotes

(in culture, quotes, science, health from 2022)

"The doctor of the future will give little medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." -- Thomas Edison ... read more

dinner and a show

(in culture, food, restaurants from 2013)

After stopping at Tara's sister's house in Smyrna to pick up a newly-refurbished Kindle Fire her husband had put together for her, we had dinner at a nearby Mexican restaurant, Mi Tierra. [Now ... read more

advice for writing

(in culture, writing, advice from 2014)

A writer's narrative perspective (their "voice," or, how they come across to their reader) must be: This is me talking to you.

That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.

It's not: This is me 100 years ago speaking in a "classic ... read more

dennis-gabor.webp dennis gabor quote

(in culture, quotes from 2022)

The best way to predict the future is to create it!" -- Dennis Gabor ... read more

newly discovered radio station

(in culture, music, radio from 2009)

I just got my car back from the shop. $1500. Ouch!

On the way home, though, I turned on the radio. All my preset stations were gone. Right. Whenever they reset the onboard computer, it resets my radio station presets. Kinda weird that it w ... read more

  family-clipart.webp FAMILY

hiking with elizabeth

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2019)

Went hiking with my daughter, Elizabeth, yesterday evening. There's a nice little park in Thompson's Station with fairly extensive walking trails on its south end, near the water tower.

We saw an owl, so, with her new birthday-gif ... read more

cities-moscow-st-basils.webp great visit

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

We had a great visit with our little girl this morning. There were no observers. That happens this afternoon. Vika mentioned we should think about showing more affection in front of the observers. It's more in line with how Russians trea ... read more

video-camera.webp 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 more

cities-moscow-st-basils.webp preparation for our first trip to russia

(in family, adoption, holmes from 2007)

Tuesday morning. Everyone's still asleep except for me, the pug Joey and the cat Sunny. In preparation for our trip, I'm trying to reacquaint myself with the digital ca ... read more

e-laughing-pumpkins.webp sunday ride

(in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2013)

Elizabeth dragged me onto another one of her outings this morning. If nothing else, she keeps me in shape. This time, she was on her motorized scooter (the kind you stand on) ... 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 ... read more

cities-moscow-st-basils.webp nothing much to update about

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

She's just driving us crazy. Luckily, Tara is taking the brunt of it. I had to get out and walk around town in the freezing cold, just for the sake of getting out. I was at least useful, coming back with some groceries.

Elizabeth' ... read more

  life-clipart.webp LIFE

cancer-cells-1.webp pancreatic cancer, fenbendazole protocol shrinking tumors

(in life, health, cancer, treatment from 2024)

"I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in August 2023, and without treatment, I had 3-6 months to sort out my affairs..."

... read more

daily-habits-to-tame-stress.webp daily habits to tame stress and boost your peace of mind

(in life, health, advice from 2024) by elijah dawson


Image by Freepik

Stress often weaves its way into daily routines, bu ... read more

another headhunter email

(in life, money, employment from 2016)

I know they're just doing their jobs, but headhunters (job recruiters) can be some of the most dehumanizing people I've ever had to deal with. Because of that, I like to have a little fun at their expense whenever possible. Here' ... read more

co-working-corporate-unsplash.webp letter to a former co-worker

(in life, money, employment from 2010)

I'm glad you and Cathy are doing well. Our daughter Elizabeth is doing well, too. She spent last night with a cousin north of town so she can attend that little girl's birthday party today. Elizabeth's own birthday party was last ... read more

job-fair-line.webp selling insurance

(in life, money, employment, insurance from 2010)

I got a call today about a job with American Income. They said they found my résumé on Careerbuilder. When I get emails like that, I instantly recognize them and mark them as spam and block them from sending any more. But getting a ... read more

  family newsletter NEWSLETTER

paperboy-clipart.png holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 1

(in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

HARD COPY Vol. 2, No. 1
"Hard-Hitting Journalism"
January 3, 1990
[formerly known as The Holmes Family Newsletter] Predictions for 1990

  • Elvis Presley will still be dead.
  • Vice-Preside ... 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, 1989

    Everyone seems to be on a diet these days. Lucy and Jeannie are trying a low carbohydrate/high protein diet. Don's trying good new reliab ... read more

    holmes family newsletter vol 1 no 9

    (in family, holmes, newsletter from 1989)

    The Holmes Family Newsletter A Newsletter With A Mission In Life!
    Vol. 1, No. 9
    Worldwide Circulation
    November 21, 1989
    The Environmental Issue Only 34 days 'til Christmas

    And where will this ... read more

    holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 3

    (in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

    A Face in the Crowd

    Vol. 5, No. 3, May 25, 1993

    Eleanor Gets License

    After taking the DMV driving test every year since the age of 16, Eleanor has finally passed and been given her drivers license!

    "It just go ... read more

    paperboy-clipart.png 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 in ... 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 Yosemite

    On Mother's Day, John, Jeannie, Don and Diane (collectively known as "He ... read more

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