Here's an article that tells how to do it in leaves or cardboard: selfsufficientprojects/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-only-leavesReceived: 2025-12-23We h ... read more
Major life changes affect everyone. Whether it's a career shift, a move to a new place, the end of a relationship, a health diagnosis, or becoming a parent, these moments disrupt routines and challenge identity. This article explores prac ... read more
Bill: Seems like whenever people mention the greatest names of modern-day personal tech, they mention Steve Jobs (not Wozniack), Bill Gates (not Balmer), maybe Hewlett, Packard and Linus Torvalds, etc. No one mentions the founders of Wo ... read more
In an age where students learn, communicate, and create through screens, developing digital literacy has become as foundational as reading and writing. Schools across the world are redesigning curricula to help middle and high school stude ... read more
Let Greg Reese explain: Watch on Bitchute Received: 2025-11-26 18:32:44 That's interesting. last Sunday our pastor gave a sermon on how powerful gratitude is (No, I haven't looked ... read more
Prompted and edited by Bill. The California Horse Racing Board's approval of dates at Fresno for Watch and Wager harness racing marks a significant step forward for the sport in the ... read more
If you know someone who got these injections and has no signs of cancer yet, this doctor recommends being proactive and not waiting for signs of poor health. Get tested for the spike proteins still working after all this time. It's not ev ... read more
Prompted and edited by Bill How a can of Cheez Whiz became comedy geniusand how to use that rhythm in your own writing. The Blues Brothers' Cheez Whiz Masterclass ... read more
From Temporary Insanity to Another Way, I have stitched together an episodic saga: Dobie Pokorny, The Man, the Myth, the Legend. "Myth" and "Legend" definitely belong within quotation marks.
Yes, Benny, Alex, and Dub have been renamed. To those who loved them: thank you. This isn't a rewrite -- it's a reframing. Dobie carries their spirit, contradictions, and consequences.
Each book stands alone. Start anywhere. Exit clean. The saga unfolds in semi-regular posts on Substack and Facebook.
Driving wife's Jetta while my car gets serviced. I called it a piece of $h! while I tried to climb out. Its door hit me in the forehead during the struggle. So, I guess we're even. ... read more
This is fast and easy. It is good over rice or noodles. frac14 cup butterfrac14 cup lemon juice2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce2 tablespoon soy sauce1 frac12 teaspoon dried oregano1 large clove garlic, crushedCombine all ingredients and p ... read more
It's been a while since I've received a funny enough spam/junk email, but here it is: Dear Contact Us, I am writing to you today under circumstances of extreme urgency. My name is Dennis somebody, a resident of Hurlock, Maryland, and I am ... read more
I finally watched this Food Matters movie last night. It was great. MD's and pharmaceutical execs will hate it, of course. Anyway, I highly recommend it. ... read more
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
Yet again, the solutions for most of the ailments that plague modern society are to be found in the natural world, not the synthetic world of establishment medicine and Big Pharma. Read, listen or watch the rest here: ... read more
"The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often, sinister threats to the Bill of Rights, to freedom of the mind, are concealed under the patriotic cloak of anti-Communism." ... read more
Time flies when you lose nine hours. We fly to Astrakhan this afternoon. This morning, we'll be having the free breakfast that the hotel offers. Then we'll exchange our dollars for rubles (before the dollar devalues even more). I cou ... read more
OK, now we're home! I'll try and do a trip summary tomorrow after a good night's sleep ... in my own bed. Tara says she feels like Dorothy, "There's no place like home!" ... read more
We leave in an hour for Court. I just got back from breakfast. Tara did not join me because she can't eat, she's so nervous. Gotta go get dressed. Wish us luck! ... read more
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
"In turbulent times, being in nature among the trees can offer a vital sense of calm, solace, and inspiration. Here, we share the stories of people who've devoted their professional lives to eco-advocacy. And this Earth Day, ... read more
"A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. Kumulus has designed and produced a product that is able to produce 20 to 30 liters of healthy drinking water per day. ... read more
According to this gardening video (What Vegetables Can I Still Plant in August? IN ANY CLIMATE), there's still time (60 days before first frost) to grow the ... read more
In the summer of 1974, Sacramento witnessed the birth of something extraordinary. Long before triathlons became mainstream, Eppie's Great Race carved its own path - ... read more
Old stuff, but some of it's still funny ... It's basically the precursor to this website. Click the links in the table of contents, above. Otherwise, just do a search in the home page's ... read more
[We're back! Sorry it took so long between issues, but the entire staff was frozen solid in a block of ice the past three months. We just now thawed out. You know how ... read more
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do you realize how powerful gratitude is?
how to pursue self-improvement without burning out right away
harness racing returns to california in 2026
covid bioweapon shots still killing, but not everyone
mundane-in-chaos: why triviality wins big laughs
useful online image identifier
external news feeds
...unless these censors are anti-Palestine and pro-Israel. 
wife's jetta
ronica's oregano chicken
spam: i am writing to you today under circumstances of extreme urgency
food matters film
holding the sun
CULTURE
my nieces' channels
escape from zip ties
adlai stevenson quote
cesar a. cruz quote
happy halloween
FAMILY
tuesday (11/27/2007)
dog grooming
finnegan walter brouns hatched out
it's showtime
our first (and best-ever) dog, daisy
hiking with elizabeth
LIFE
telling our tree stories
wisconsin judge reinstates collective bargaining for state employees
tunisians make generator that produces drinking water from thin air...25 liters per day
there is still time to grow these from seed
eppie's great race: a sacramento legacy that still moves us
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