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Monthly Archives: September 2024
Remembering and honoring New York City heroes from 9/11
Ed note: I can remember watching with numbing disbelief as the 2nd plane plowed into the south tower of the World Trade Center –the north tower already aflame from the 1st hit. Please, if you have time, watch the 60 … Continue reading
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Incoherent Rantings – Essay by Heather Cox Richardson
Ed note: How can voters, in good conscience, cast their ballot for a man who no longer makes sense, demonstrates paranoia and megalomania, and rambles suggesting that violence and bloodshed it needed for the MAGA movement to succeed?
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Memory Hub Newsletter – September
Ed Note: Please read about the first artist in residence at the nearby Memory Hub
Posted in Advocacy, Dementia, Education, In the Neighborhood
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Lewis Thomas on Aging
From The Fragile Species: “Florida Scott Maxwell, a successful British actress, a scholar, and always a writer, wrote: ‘Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quite time. My seventies were interesting and serene, but my eighties were passionate. I … Continue reading
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Firefighters raise nearly $1 million for shelter dogs by modeling in charity calendars
The respected first responders of Colorado’s fire departments are skilled at saving lives and combating wildfires, but once a year, they approach things a bit differently: by turning up the heat. The annual Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar, created by a number … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, Philanthropy
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CDC Releases 2024-2025 Flu Vaccine Guidance
Thanks to our inhouse expert, Dr. Ed M. Ed note: Please see the recommended timing is toward the end of October (in order to cover the peak of the flu season). The CDC’s ACIP recommended annual trivalent flu vaccines for … Continue reading
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Does Nate Silver work for a company with a connection to Peter Thiel?
Thanks to Mike C. Yes, Nate Silver has recently taken on an advisory role with a company that has connections to Peter Thiel. Here are the key details: Nate Silver’s New Role Nate Silver, the well-known statistician and election forecaster, … Continue reading
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Mass killing database: Revealing trends, details and anguish of every US event since 2006
How many mass killings are there in the US? High profile public shootings are only a portion of the nation’s mass killings since 2006, analysis shows. A partnership with The Associated Press and Northeastern University USA TODAY – Thanks to … Continue reading
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To Be In Awe
Thanks to Diane S. What gives you a sense of awe? You might imagine standing on a wide-open plain with a storm approaching, or holding the tiny finger of a newborn baby. That word, awe – the feeling of being … Continue reading
Posted in Aging Sites, end of life, happiness, Health
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James Carville: Kamala Harris’s Best Strategy to Defeat Trump
By James Carville in the NYT Mr. Carville is a veteran of Democratic presidential campaigns, leading Bill Clinton’s in 1992. He is a consultant to American Bridge, a Democratic super PAC, and a co-host of the “Politics War Room” podcast. I … Continue reading
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Thoughts on a Sunday
from the Cottage Newsletter (thanks to Pam P) From 1,000 year old words from the mystical poet Ibn Arabi: There was a time I would reject thosewho were not of my faith.But now, my heart has grown capableof taking on … Continue reading
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