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Monthly Archives: December 2022
The 14th Amendment, Section 3, Plainly States What to Do with an Attempted Coup
by Michael Moore Thanks to Pam P.
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Study Shows Guide Dogs More Arrogant Than Pet Dogs Because They ‘Have a Real Job Unlike Lazy Sparky Over There’
Thanks to Larry S. Ed note: With apologies to pet dogs. Very sorry if this article ruffles some fur 😊. If you’ve noticed guide dogs walking with their chests poofed out a tad more than other dogs and their noses … Continue reading
Medical Aid in Dying – a challenge to the California law
Thanks to Mary M.
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Confrontation at the Selma Bridge
Thanks to Ann M. for this reminder and for the Art of the Month on-going project Residents will remember our Art of the Month display, “Confrontation at the Selma Bridge,” painted by Jacob Lawrence in 1975. A signed print of … Continue reading
U.S. Postal Service honors the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis with a stamp
Thanks to Pam P. Civil rights giant and former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who spent decades fighting for racial justice, will be honored with a postage stamp next year. In a Tuesday announcement, the U.S. Postal Service said the stamp … Continue reading
Notes from historian Heather Cox Richardson – 12/12/22
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Holiday brain teaser
Thanks to Mary M. Answer to be poster (Gloria in eggshells Cs Deo)
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Realizing you just made a big mistake
Thanks to Pam P.
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Appreciating our staff!
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Zelenskyy and the spirit of Ukraine are ‘Time’ magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year
Thanks to Pam P.
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The Vicissitudes of Nanohabitats
Thanks to Mary M. by David B. Williams (author and son of resident Jackie Williams) The other day when it was snowing, my wife and I took a short walk from our house. We headed north two blocks, then east … Continue reading
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WHAT ARE TYPES OF HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICES?
Ed note: I’ve been asked on occasion how one can find an advocate when they have no one close to them who can be their power of attorney or assist with health care navigation. HealthAdvocateX is a national non-profit organization committed … Continue reading
The play call that didn’t work out
Thanks to Pam P.
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Can you guess the Christmas carol?
Ed note: This was posted 6 years ago on the blog. Do you remember?? Answers are below–don’t peek! Move hitherward the entire assembly of those who are loyal in their belief Listen, the celestial messengers produce harmonious sounds Nocturnal timespan … Continue reading
JWST’s best images: spectacular stars and spiraling galaxies
Click the following for: Nature’s pick of the sharpest science shots this month is dedicated to the James Webb Space Telescope, which began peering into the Universe earlier this year. Thanks to Mike C.
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Stressed During the Holidays? There’s an Exercise for That.
By Danielle Friedman in the NYT The holidays may be known for their go-go-go stressful energy, but we also tend to spend a lot of time in December being sedentary. Historically, people are least physically active during the winter, thanks to falling temperatures, limited hours of … Continue reading
Assisted living too often fails older, sicker residents, report says
Thanks to Diana C – Published in the Washington Post Assisted-living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older people and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel … Continue reading
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A French Village’s Radical Vision of a Good Life with Alzheimer’s
by Marion Renault in The New Yorker Four years ago, I spent a morning cooking couscous with my grandmother Denise near Grenoble, France, where she has lived most of her life. We peeled carrots and turnips, seared lamb and chicken, … Continue reading
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Covid becomes plague of elderly, reviving debate over ‘acceptable loss’
Nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older [from Washington Post] Some epidemiologists and demographers predict the trend of older, sicker and poorer people dying at disproportionate rates will continue, raising hard questions about the trade-offs … Continue reading
Why Is It So Hard for Men to Make Close Friends?
By Catherine Pearson in the NYT Ed note: I’m wondering just how vulnerable a man needs to be. Here’s one published comment on the article below: “I have different male friends that I DO different activities with. We do not need … Continue reading
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