Monthly Archives: July 2022

Great view of the Olympic Tower from the Cascade Tower patio

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Modern courting

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Clever definitions

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G. BEAUTY PARLOR A place where women curl up and dye. COMMITTEE A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. DUST Mud with the juice squeezed out. EGOTIST Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.  HANDKERCHIEF Cold Storage.  … Continue reading →

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Spoon-O-Mystery

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Please help Ann M. solve the utility of this strange spoon. Could it be to dig deeper into our favorite ice cream? Do you this heavy spoon is used for? Too rounded for grapefruit, too wide for marrow—what might it … Continue reading →

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Wild bison return to UK for first time in thousands of years

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. The gentle giants released in Kent should transform a commercial pine forest into a vibrant natural woodland Early on Monday morning, three gentle giants wandered out of a corral in the Kent countryside to become the … Continue reading →

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Another Ukraine Artist

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Jim deMaine

From Pam P. Hey Pam, who’s the artist?

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The new Washington Nonprofit Handbook is here

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M.     Communities Rise has published an updated resource that puts nonprofit law into plain language. It has been updated to be consistent with the modernized Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act (RCW 24.03A). Check out the 2022 Washington State … Continue reading →

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Making ‘scents’ of how Seattle smelled a century ago

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. BY FELIKS BANELReporting live from Seattle’s past With the arrival of 90+ degree heat this week, downtown Seattle is getting that summer-in-the-city smell once again – part seaweed, part exhaust, with maybe a pinch of rotting garbage … Continue reading →

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We are not powerless against gun violence: Turn to civic action

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

By Helen Donnelly Goehring Special to The Seattle Times July 23, 2022 Ed Note: Helen is a resident of the Terraces at Skyline It is with a heavy heart that I ponder the media accounts of yet one more mass shooting … Continue reading →

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Americans with disabilities act

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: There are many people with disabilities at Skyline: motility, hearing and sight to name a few. We tend to overlook and take for granted our own abilities, but let’s look around. Let’s keep fighting for a skybridge before … Continue reading →

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Where the Hell is Matt

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Need a smile? Here it is! Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Dubai builds world’s largest vertical farm

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. The city known for importing almost all of its produce will now grow 2 million pounds of leafy greens each year inside the world’s largest vertical farm. As the world begins to turn its back on … Continue reading →

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Hope we have the energy

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Vitamin D doesn’t help at all!

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

In this editorial in the New England Journal, the verdict on the ineffectiveness of Vitamin D is in: simply put–it doesn’t help prevent disease, extend life or prevent fractures.

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The Plague Year – The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy.

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

By Lawrence Wright in the New Yorker From Pam P. As I listened to Matthew Pottinger testify in yesterday’s hearing, I kept thinking I’d heard about him before but it was in the context of Covid.   I was surprised that … Continue reading →

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What Baby Boomers Want (Options!), Senior Housing Delivers

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Put B. By Linda Baker in the NYT The pandemic crushed the senior housing market, cutting occupancy rates and stalling construction. Now, as the market begins an uneven rebound, developers are adapting to the coming wave of aging baby … Continue reading →

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Dutch House Approves to Make Work From Home a Legal Right

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. By Diederik Baazil and Pablo Fernandez Cras in Bloomberg News The Dutch parliament approved legislation to establish work-from-home as a legal right, making the Netherlands one of the first countries to grant remote working flexibility by … Continue reading →

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The Skyline Dog Chorale presenting “Singing With The Sirens”

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna McK. Was it the sirens or were they told their COVID test was positive?

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|The Jewish Deli: An American Tale Told in Pickles and Pastrami

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. The Jewish Deli: An American Tale Told in Pickles and Pastrami “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” a traveling exhibit on the Jewish delicatessen, looks back at a vibrant institution fueled by immigration and irresistible food. In … Continue reading →

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More than I dreamed of

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Whimsey Walks

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. Moss(feed)back A new app?“Apologies for the email out of the blue, Mr. Berger. I am a physician/epidemiologist, formerly on faculty at UW, and also a ceramic artist. I recently started up a project with some neighbors … Continue reading →

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Jefferson’s words on the need to interpret the Constitution over time

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Margaret F. (from a letter to the Seattle Times). Click on this site for more words etched in marble in the Jefferson Memorial. Southeast Portico of the Jefferson Memorial: “I am not an advocate for frequent changes in … Continue reading →

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Amazing sculptures

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Seattle Chamber Music Rehearsal at Skyline

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Diane S. This coming Thursday, from 2:30 to approximately 5 PM, there will be an open rehearsal of one of the pieces which will be played the following evening at the Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival in … Continue reading →

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Car makers ignore the increased injuries in women

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Bob P. Women have 73 percent greater odds of being seriously injured in a car crash than men. Yet the U.S. continues to use dummies based on male bodies for almost all of its crash testing – leaving … Continue reading →

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