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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Time to rest a bit
Sunday and Monday will mark a time for this blog to rest a bit, get outside, take a walk – and, umm, get some work done. So stay tuned for next week when I’ll try to catch up. Honor the … Continue reading
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Tracking the real trends in our lives
Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
From the Atlantic by Jeff Goldberg When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service … Continue reading
Free Webinar – Facts over Fear
Register at factsoverfear.org Thanks to Mary M.
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News summary from Helen Cox Richardson
Instead of posting news summaries by Helen Cox Richardson regularly on this blog, I’d recommend that you subscribe: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ If you do so, you can get her newsletter daily for free, or subscribe for more if you wish.
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The International Apostrophe Protection Society
From Aeon Punctuation is dead – or is it? If you’ve ever texted ‘im here’ or ‘its in the car’, you’re in good company. Most of us have, at some point since the dawn of texting, transgressed the boundaries of … Continue reading
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Down Under revisited
Thanks to Pam P. who claims she still has her pet ‘roo, Jack, around somewhere in hiding.
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Masks revisited
Don (Correction Doug C’s) mother in 1918, second from the left in Bingham Canyon, Utah.
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Why Gathering At The Dinner Table May Be The Most Transgressive – And Important – Thing To Do
Michael Hebb is often regarded as the originator of the modern underground dinner. Currently, Hebb is a part of the Summit series culinary team, crafting the upcoming program in Los Angeles where foodie-beloved folks such as Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters, BS Taqueria’s … Continue reading
Caffeine, alcohol and sleep
Thanks to Gordon G.
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AgeWise King County
Al MacR. sent along this bulletin. Please note the section about the always active Barb W. – Skyliner on the go!
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“Facing Death” – Interview with Katy Sewall on The Bittersweet Life
https://bittersweetlife.libsyn.com/episode-320-facing-death-with-jim-demaine The above link in an interview recently where I talk about the current COVID-19 pandemic, protests and isolation–and a bit about my book which will be released in late September.
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Trying not to remember 2020
Thanks to Mike C. for sending this
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Durkan isn’t the first: The history of Seattle mayoral recalls
By Knute Berger in Crosscut Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman speaks with reporters at Pike Place Market during an event celebrating the 69th annniversary of the market. (Seattle Municipal Archives) Despite numerous threats over the years, Seattle has only twice recalled a … Continue reading