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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Racial Equity for Black Washingtonians
Thanks to Al MacR.
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Chinese ice scuptures
thanks to Dorothy W.
WACCRA-Sponsored Seminar Tuesday Jan. 19th at 7:30 PM
Topic: WACCRA Educational Seminar – Facing Death: Finding Dignity, Hope and Healing at the End. Discussion about advance care planning and our choices at the end by the author. Book available here or contact Jim directly. Time: Jan 19, 2021 … Continue reading
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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
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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….
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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
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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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