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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
T’was a month before Christmas 2020
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The Seattle Freeze – did you experience this?
Is it true? Are we unfriendly to newcomers in Seattle? There is a history of this over the past 100 years! I think that Skyline and other CCRCs have done well in bucking that trend. Check out Knute Berger’s video … Continue reading
One ringie dingie…..
Thanks Sybil-Ann! Ed note: This brings to mind Lily Tomlin operating the switchboard!
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U.S. mishandling of COVID echoes the 20th century eugenics movement
by Knute Berger in Crosscut Ed note: In addition to this captivating article, there seem to be a number of undercurrents allowing the pandemic to spread, a major one being the tension between saving older people vs. keeping businesses operating. … Continue reading
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Barack and Michelle: Scenes From a Marriage
by Tim Egan in the NYT He walks too slowly, a languorous Hawaiian ambler. She’s a get-to-the-point woman, in gait and gab. He’s a politician. She has no use for the type. He gets tangled up in fancy talk. She … Continue reading
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Making things last
Thanks to Donna D.
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When the doorbell rings at Skyline!
Pavlov redux: Thanks to Ann M.
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How to eat meat without killing an animal!
Thanks to Mike C. From the Guardian: Singapore’s approval of chicken cells grown in bioreactors is seen as landmark moment across industry Eat Just’s ‘chicken bites’ will be initially available in a Singapore restaurant. Cultured meat, produced in bioreactors without … Continue reading
Birth of a bee
After just three weeks of development, worker bees emerge from their brood cells fully formed, flying out to begin supporting their hive. In a stunning high-definition time-lapse video, the US photographer Anand Varma follows the bee’s stages of development from … Continue reading
Nutty Nutcracker
Thanks to Ann M. for sending this. Read about the Skyline connection below! The Melodica Men Story Please note: Tristan, the one on the left, is Doug and Connie Clarke’s grandson! They started busking on Vashon and then at Pike’s … Continue reading
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It must be Tuesday – check out the soup!
Thanks Sybil-Ann
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Trickle down fallacy: debts, deficits and wealth distribution
From Heather Cox Richardson’s Blog One story jumped out at me today. The Hill reported that as soon as a Democrat is back in the White House, Republicans intend to retrench and be careful about how the country spends money, … Continue reading
Pope Francis: A Crisis Reveals What Is in Our Hearts
In the NYT: In this past year of change, my mind and heart have overflowed with people. People I think of and pray for, and sometimes cry with, people with names and faces, people who died without saying goodbye to … Continue reading
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Maureen Dowd’s brother on the President’s great accomplishments
Ed Note: Most of us have family members that disagree with our politics and “just can’t fathom” why the other side thinks the way it does. Maureen Dowd in the NYT shares this essay by her brother supporting Trump and … Continue reading
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