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Monthly Archives: May 2023
35 Photos Of Nostalgic Things That Will Be Instantly Recognizable To Anyone Over 60
I think all of us residents here at Skyline remember most of these. Tang was one of my main items to take backpacking. Submitted by Bob P. Click here to remember
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A trip back in time
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Tom Hanks at Harvard
Thanks to Mary M.
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THE ONLY FLAG THAT DOESN’T FLY
Thanks to Sybil-Ann Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It’s a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg … Continue reading
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Where have all the flowers gone?
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Memorial Day – a bit of history
The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s, Americans in various towns and cities had begun … Continue reading
Today’s sign on 8th floor of the Terraces
Please be aware that COVID is still with us and take appropriate precautions.
The outlines of the next Covid-19 booster are taking shape
Wall S Journal. May 26 – Thanks to Ed M. Health authorities and vaccine makers are moving toward targeting the next shot on one of the newest forms of the virus now dominant in the U.S., according to people familiar with … Continue reading
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In Flanders Fields
The poppy’s association with the fallen began with this poem, written after a WWI battle in 1915.
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Do Mosquitoes like your soap?
Thanks to Mike C.
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By David Brewster in Post Alley/Seattle A disturbing, Seattle-relevant story in the New York Times traces the exodus of highly educated employees from “superstar cities.” Seattle and other expensive coastal cities are definitely on the list, and the story notes the loss of magnetism … Continue reading
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“Charity is like springtime or summertime warmth, which makes grain, grasses, and trees grow. Without charity, or spiritual warmth, nothing grows.” Emanuel Swedenborg
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What Is Causing So Much Pink Eye?
By Emily Sohn on May 12, 2023 in The Scientific American. Thanks to Ed M. A new variant of the virus that causes COVID is drawing international attention, not just for its rapid spread but for its tendency to cause one unexpected symptom: … Continue reading
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Under a new pilot program, Boston is rolling out free digital libraries at 20 bus stops across the city
What a cool idea! Thanks to Pam P. Riders waiting to take the bus in Boston may notice something new at their bus stop: a sticker on the ground with a QR code they can scan to enjoy free reading … Continue reading
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From State Senator Jamie Pederson
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Dear friends and neighbors, The lack of affordable housing and homelessness are two of the primary challenges facing our state. In the last decade, roughly one million people moved to Washington, but only about 250,000 … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Mother’s Day
by Heather Cox Richardson – (Thanks to Pam P.)
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My “Rethinking Climate” talk, up on YouTube
I have been painting a picture of where we are heading if we fail to successfully intervene. That should not be taken to imply that, within decades, debilitation and collapse are inevitable. All you have been hearing is the first … Continue reading
The Panama Hotel opens in Seattle’s Japantown in the summer of 1910.
Thanks to Bob P who wrote: “Many years ago, Pam, myself, and two of my relatives from Sweden spent a pleasant time there, with Jan Johnson. It is an interesting place to visit.” This historic site is memorialized in the … Continue reading
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Seattle’s first affordable housing high-rise tower in 50 years welcomes its first residents (and it’s on First Hill)
Thanks to Mary Jane F. This week, people who used to live outside began moving into a new building on First Hill. It’s the first new affordable housing high-rise tower Seattle has seen in 50 years. It represents a different … Continue reading