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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Archival Footage
Thanks to Al MacR! In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here’s a lovely two-minute immersion in amazing archival footage from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. No doubt Dr. King would want us to remember … Continue reading
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Eye mask making America great again
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Trump Ignites a War Within the Church
by David Brooks in the NYT After a week of Trumpist mayhem, white evangelicals wrestle with what they’ve become. “Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the … Continue reading
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Coping with today’s world: managing isolation and worry
Slides from Wren Hudgins, PhD. Great tips for all of us.
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Coping with COVID stress
Thanks to Emerald Heights for this link
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Why Yuja Wang is Wonder Woman
From Wikipedia: Wáng Yǔjiā;[1] born February 10, 1987)[2] is a Chinese classical pianist. She was born in Beijing, began studying piano there at age six, and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.[3] By the … Continue reading
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And the record shows….
Thanks to Sybil Ann
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The Tibetan Calendar
Thanks to Ann M. Each year, the Tibetan Nuns Project sells a wall calendar through our online store. Our 2021 Tibetan Nuns Project calendar is available for order now. The Tibetan Calendar vs. the Gregorian Calendar The Tibetan calendar is thousands of … Continue reading
Progression of the mob
Click here to watch how the insurrection progressed: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/12/us/capitol-mob-timeline.html
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The poet Wendell Berry reflects on the sublime peace of escaping into wilderness
When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,I go and lie down where the wood drakerests in his beauty on … Continue reading
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Elections Past and Future – Kim Wyman
Thanks to Jim S. for submitting this.
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Sunday morning gospel choir in Covid-19 times
Ed note: choirs are now singing virtually, each individual in their own home–then mixed by an audio engineer. Our daughter is enjoying this great group–but has yet to truly be with them.
Contrast these world leaders
Thanks to Jim S. The seven countries most affected by Corona virus are: the USA, Brazil, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. Here are photos of their leaders: The seven countries … Continue reading
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Being “retarded”
Thanks to Mary Jane F. From a college classmate: RETARDED GRANDPARENTS – (this was actually reported by a teacher) After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their holiday away from school. One child wrote the following: … Continue reading
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Should we let a fever “ride”
It seems to be a reflex–if you have a fever take some Tylenol (acetaminophen). But maybe we need to think more about this. Here’s an interesting video from ZDoggMD, one of his many great posts.
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protects against key mutation found in fast-spreading virus variants, study shows
Thanks to Frank C. for forwarding this important information By Carolyn Y. Johnson in the Washington Post The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works against a key mutation found in new, fast-spreading coronavirus variants first discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and now spreading … Continue reading
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They walked into a bar and…
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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