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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
24 actors looking good at 90++
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Skyline Legacy Cookbook featured in the Wall Street Journal
Ed note: I was surprised today to get two inquires via this blog about purchasing the Skyline Legacy Cookbook–from people who’d read about it in the Wall Street Journal. Congratulations to Joan Conlon and all the contributors to the legacy … Continue reading
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More smiles
Thanks to Sybil-Ann Traffic lights in Ukraine. The pole lights up too.
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Camping the “old fashioned way”
Thanks to Sybil-Ann
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Webinar on Earthquake Response Wednesday June 16th
Thanks to Mary M. Webinar Series: Seattle’s Earthquake Response Seattle’s Earthquake Response: Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 6 – 7:30pm Staff from the Seattle Fire Department will provide an overview of how the City directs life safety response operations after a … Continue reading
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A walk in Medina Park
Just across the 520 bridge is a nice place to stroll either with or without your dog. Part of the park is off-leash. The main interest near the ponds are the very active Great Blue Herons. This rookery has been … Continue reading
It’s time to visit Seattle’s rose garden
The roses are now in full bloom. It’s a great time to visit this site located at the main entrance of the Zoo. Enter off of 50th St. This main entrance to the Zoo is closed at present so there’s … Continue reading
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Trump try to reorder to Middle East
by Heather Cox Richardson Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Have you tried this Pino?
Thanks to Sybil-Ann
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More pun-ishment
Thanks, I think, to Gordon G. 1. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson. 2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled. 3. Writing my name in cursive is my signature move. 4. Why do bees stay in … Continue reading
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Three F.D.A. Advisers Resign Over Agency’s Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug
Ed Note: Would you want to take a drug which didn’t receive even one “yes” vote from the expert FDA Advisory Panel? One study showed no benefit, the second study showed marginal benefit. The side effects are significant. This drug … Continue reading
Woman who led police on low-speed chase on her mobility scooter wins reversal of her conviction
Not seen yet on 9th Avenue. From the ABA Journal – thanks to Bob P. A woman who led police on a low-speed chase on her electric mobility scooter wasn’t operating a motor vehicle and should not have been convicted … Continue reading
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We Ran the Treasury Department. This Is How to Fix Tax Evasion.
By Timothy F. Geithner, Jacob J. Lew, Henry M. Paulson Jr., Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers in the NYT The authors are former U.S. Treasury secretaries. Mr. Geithner and Mr. Lew served under President Barack Obama, Mr. Paulson under President George W. Bush, and … Continue reading
Opinion: Can you trust doctors to honor your end-of-life wishes? Here’s what to consider.
By STANLEY A. TERMAN, KARL E. STEINBERG in the San Diego Tribune Terman, Ph.D., M.D., is a psychiatrist and bioethicist. He lives in Sausalito. Steinberg, M.D., is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist, bioethicist and nursing home and hospice medical director in Oceanside. The opinions … Continue reading
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Looking to Tackle Prescription Overload
By Paula Span in the NYT Ed note: There’s long been a movement in geriatrics to use “slow medicine”–meaning just that! Don’t over test and over treat. Use lower doses of medications and avoid those with notorious side effects. Look at … Continue reading
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How’s your German – Rhababerbarbara?
Thanks to Joan C.
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To make you smile
Thanks to Don P. Don’t be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years. If you can’t think of a word, say “*I forgot the English word for … Continue reading
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Attacks on democracy continue
from Heather Cox Richardson
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Sailing the Pacific – twice!
Ed note: Thought you might enjoy a friend’s amazing sailing adventures.