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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
As if spelling bees weren’t hard enough!
Thanks to Paul T.
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Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?
By Gretchen Reynolds Thanks to Mary Jane F. Fitness tracking devices often recommend we take 10,000 steps a day. But the goal of taking 10,000 steps, which many of us believe is rooted in science, in fact rests on coincidence and … Continue reading
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“Forget the Alamo” – not the history you learned in school
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Trump Sues Eighty-one Million Voters for Banning Him from White House
By Andy Borowitz July 8, 2021 (Thanks to Pam P. for astute reporting) PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—Claiming that he has been “treated very unfairly,” Donald Trump is suing eighty-one million American voters for banning him from the White House. “This … Continue reading
Maybe your “memory problems” are normal!
Thanks to Mary Jane F. In the following analysis the French Professor Bruno Dubois Director of the Institute of Memory and Alzheimer’s Disease (IMMA) at La Pitié-Salpêtrière – Paris Hospitals / addresses the subject in a rather reassuring way: “If … Continue reading
The interesting story of maps
Thanks to Rosemary W. The Red and Orange Sections Have Equal Populations – now I can see why the founding Fathers may have insisted on an Electoral College. All The Nations That Have To Be Combined To Be Equal To Brazil’s … Continue reading
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All created equal – a reminder
From historian Heather Cox Richardson
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A few candidates for the Darwin Award
Thanks to Sybil-Ann Note: For once this is not political commentary (or is it?).
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Video of the storming of the Capitol
Click below to watch the storming of the Capitol. From the NYT, thanks to Mike C. (If needed also click on the sound icon at the lower R hand portion of the video). https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007606996/capitol-riot-trump-supporters.html
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A major change in our drug laws
Thanks to Mary Jane F
We have arrived, now tie up!
Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
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Oh, to be dancing again!
Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
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Sing a Capello for the birds
Thanks to Ann M. for sending this link. She noted, “Elaine Chuang (UW Ophthalmologist) spoke here yesterday about birding—she will lead a residents’ bird watching trip sponsored by the Lifestyle Committee. She concluded with this hilarious song, part of quite … Continue reading
UW Covid update symposium
Today’s recording of: COVID Symposium XIX from the University of Washington Update on COVID-19 Variants – Allison Greaney, Genome Sciences, UW The Sad Saga of Ivermectin in COVID-19 – Nick Mark, Pulmonology, Swedish Exercise Capacity after COVID-19 – Erik Swenson, … Continue reading
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It’s open! Life is returning to the library
Thanks to Mike C.
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“Ask The Doctor” episode #6 – about Medical Aid in Dying
At 11 AM on Tuesday 6/22, if interested, you can watch a live interview of Jim deMaine by Michael Hebb, the founder of End of Life Collective. The topic will be Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), often called Death With … Continue reading
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A Father’s Day Quest: Unraveling the Mystery of Your Dad
By Elizabeth Bernstein in the WSJ How well do you know your dad? Our fathers can be an enigma. They typically don’t talk as much as our mothers. They may not share their feelings readily. Many fathers, especially in an older generation, channel … Continue reading
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