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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Amazing couple at the Bluwater Bistro in Leschi
Thanks to Rosemary W.
AgeWise King County
Ed note: Please peruse the great articles in this issue. You’ll find articles dealing with arthritis, dementia, caregiving, DWD, fire safety and advance care planning.
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New wheels for a great guy
Gordon comments, “Comment: The experience has indeed been life-changing😊”
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Tom Lehrer redux
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Ed note: It’s once again a scary time as Putin rattles the nuclear option. How far into a corner do we dare to push him?
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At the Frye – Art on the Mind
Art on the Mind: Ten Years of Creative Aging Now through April 3 Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle This exhibition shares stories and works of art that highlight the experiences of people living with dementia, their care partners, … Continue reading
The Memory Hub Grand Opening
The Memory Hub Grand Opening Wednesday, March 23, 2 – 4 PM 1021 Columbia Street, Seattle Enjoy live music, light refreshments, program demonstrations and ribbon cutting. Meet the collaborators, including UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, the Frye Art Museum, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Dementia, In the Neighborhood
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The new electric Mercedes runs on AA batteries!
Thanks to Janet H.
Posted in Humor, technology
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New technology is changing the driving experience
Thanks to Mary M. If you have a newer vehicle, just how does all that new technology really work for you? Check out the AARP offerings below. AARP just announced Smart DriverTEK, a free Zoom-based workshop re new vehicle safety technology. … Continue reading
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Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here’s how you can help
NPR’s Rachel Treisman contributed to this report. As the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has unfolded, so too has a humanitarian crisis that has forced civilians to flee their homes or take refuge in bomb shelters and subway stations throughout … Continue reading
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Ukrainian woman offers seeds to Russian soldiers so ‘sunflowers grow when they die’ – video
A woman is being hailed on social media after she confronted a heavily armed Russian soldier and offered him sunflower seeds – so that flowers would grow if he died there on Ukraine’s soil. ‘You’re occupants, you’re fascists,’ she shouts, standing about … Continue reading
Update from Heather Cox Richardson
Thanks to Diana C.
The Problem with Certain People (your choice)
“He had delusions of adequacy .”Walter Kerr
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Jack Palance Vs. Vladimir Putin
by Sunny Bunch Thanks to Mary Jane F. On weeks like these, it’s hard not to feel … well, a little silly or impotent writing about movies and their business. So instead of doing that, I’m going to relay a … Continue reading
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Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Thanks to Alice W. whose daughter and son-in-law and Jeff Robinson all graduated from Harvard Law and moved to Seattle in the same year. Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, ACLU deputy legal director Jeffery Robinson draws a … Continue reading
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Volunteers for urban art
Thanks to Al MacR. Hello volunteers, We’ll be restoring the columns under I-5 on James Street downtown Sat March 12 & 26 and would love your help. Here is the link to sign up with all the info: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4caca823a6f4cf8-james Please feel … Continue reading
He Wanted to Make the Whole World His Patient
Ed note: Sadly we note the passing of a pioneering physician sociologist who has inspired so many. The foundation Paul Farmer left behind, Partners in Health, is a charity well worth supporting. His book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, was reviewed at … Continue reading
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What Wyoming has done to improve the migration pathways
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Antelope crossing in Wyoming
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
11-year-old girl tells Biden why she should be nominated to Supreme Court
Thanks to Bob P. by DEBRA CASSENS WEISS in the ABA Journal An 11-year-old girl has written to President Joe Biden asking that he nominate her to the U.S. Supreme Court. The girl is Maddi Morgan, who told Biden that … Continue reading
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O Captain, My Captain
Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain, My Captain!” as a dedication to Abraham Lincoln, a man he greatly admired Although it seems like it is just a poem about a sea captain who dies at the end of a victorious voyage, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Remembrances
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How to prolong the life of your N95 and KN95 masks
Ed note: This article is one of most practical one I’ve found in terms of reusing a mask and how to store one not in use. Please note that the Corner Store at Skyline has KN95 masks for sale at … Continue reading
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Love those snow men and women!
Thanks to Sybil-Ann. Keep scrolling down to see more
Is loving not being on social media?
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‘I was walking past her bedroom and spotted her legs sticking out’: Helge Skodvin’s best phone picture
From The Guardian – thanks to Bob P. It was April 2020, the sixth week of home schooling, and eight-year-old Lara was fed up. Her father, photographer Helge Skodvin, along with his wife and two elder daughters, was stuck inside with … Continue reading
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What if you fall, are alone and don’t have your pendant?
Sue P. sent along this note she recently received from a friend. “I fell in my office when my chair tipped over. Could I reach my cell phone? No. Was I wearing my safety … Continue reading