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 Thailands Nakhon Si Thammarat province made an incredible discovery on the beach. 37-year old Hatchai Niyomdecha happened to be walking along the... here ... read more

mangled english ( in culture, humor, language, english from 2020)

This is pretty old, from the old newsletter in 1992, when the Soviet Union still existed, but its still funny How English is Being Used in Different Parts of the WorldIN A TOKYO HOTEL Is forbitten to steal hotel towels ple ... read more

art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable ( in culture, quotes, art from 2020)

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. -- Cesar A. Cruz arikoinuma.com ... read more

memes about memes ( in culture, humor, internet from 2019)

A couple of good ones. onetwo ... read more

a day at the races ( in culture, writing, stories, horseracing from 1998)

[from 1994]The first Saturday in May. What does this date mean to you? Probably nothing, except that Spring has finally arrived, unless you live in California where its been Spring already for two months or more - real Spri ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 5 no 7 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1993)

The Rotten Apple Journalism with visible holesVol. ... read more

one hour with elizabeth ( in family, holmes, elizabeth from 2009)

We had a list of stops to make. First came Ace Hardware for a clothes line and a no-pest-strip. Elizabeth had rediscovered her Barbie electric guitar earlier that day and brought it with her on this trip. She wanted to bring it int ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 13 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

Hometown NewsVol. 2, No. 13, October 20, 1990[Editor0s Note This is most definitely the last issue.] Bill graduates! After seven months, Bill has finally completed his computer programming course! The school, MTI Busin ... read more

birthday card from grandpa ( in family, holmes, elizabeth, birthdays from 2013)

Elizabeth received a birthday card from Grandpa today with $20 inside! She said, "I love your dad! Tell him thank you very much! Your dad is rich! I wouldnt have thought such an old old person would have so much money!" ... read more

sleep, what a concept ( in family, adoption, holmes from 2007)

I slept on the floor most of last night. Its a little after 7 a.m. here. Elizabeth refuses to sleep in her crib, even though were told thats what she slept in at the orphanage. So, she sleeps with us in our bed. That ... read more

care2 largest online community for healthy and green living ( in life, help, charity, internet from 2012)

Care2 - largest online community for healthy and green living, human rights and animal welfare. You Care. We Care2. Be a part of the worlds largest community for good. ... read more

note to recruiters ( in life, money, employment, interviews from 2013)

I almost posted this to LinkedIn, but thought better of it since hiring managers and headhunters generally have absolutely no sense of humor regarding "the hiring process." If they would admit (at least to themselves) that they ha ... read more

alzheimer's reversal ( in life, health from 2014)

Wow! All you need to do is ... Eliminate all simple carbohydrates and gluten Eliminate processed food (wait, is that even possible?) Eat more vegetables and fruits Eat wild-caught fish Meditate twice a day ... read more

sepsis, and how your local hospital scores ( in life, health, healthcare from 2022)

A good tool to see how well your local hospitals rate as far as MRSA sepsis-caused deaths is this CMS government website. To make it more readable, you can narrow down the columns to just Hospital Name and the Payment Reduced colum ... read more

million pollinator garden challenge ( in life, health, environment, home-garden from 2015)

Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day, and yet pollinators are at critical point in their own survival. Many reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however, that more necta ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 13 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

Hometown NewsVol. 2, No. 13, October 20, 1990[Editor0s Note This is most definitely the last issue.] Bill graduates! After seven months, Bill has finally completed his computer programming course! The school, MTI Busin ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 6 no 5 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1994)

Behind the Eight Ball Who is that behind the eight ball, anyway? Vol. 6 No. 5, August 21, 1994 Jeannie Breaks Hand Jeannie, a DMV employee in Tracy, CA, broke her hand after falling off her bicycle on the way to work recently. [ ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 7 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

the NEWS Vol. 2, No. 7, May 1, 1990[Editors Note We would like to apologize for that last issue, but we wont. Wed like to say itll never happen again, but hey...] Mike gets job Mike has taken a job ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 2 no 12 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1990)

The Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 12, September 17, 1990 Your Only News Source It0s 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 t ... read more

holmes family newsletter vol 3 no 7 ( in family, holmes, newsletter from 1991)

The Leaky Faucet Vol. 3, No. 7, October 14, 1991 Mike lands great job! Michael has been named Executive Producer of Cal State Stanislaus0 new bi-weekly cable television show. It will basically be a show focusing on happenings ... read more