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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
How did he do that?
Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
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Thoughts for the day – Heather Cox Richardson
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Are your hearing aids and glasses in the way? Try this!
From Dick D. with thanks! At my doctor’s today. the nurse gave me one of these to help with the mask loops when I commented “with hearing aids and masks and glasses, and now oxygen. my ears are very busy,,,” … Continue reading
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Confessions of a white baby boomer on race relations By Alex Alben Special to The Seattle Times (thanks to Sue P. for sending this) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were my heroes growing up in New York … Continue reading
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Dramatic close-ups capture something percolating and exploding – but what is it?
From Aeon: Winner of the Jury Prize in the 1981 Cannes Film Festival’s Short Films competition, Zea is an impressive and exhilarating piece of macro filmmaking. In a montage, close-ups capture a mysterious yellow subject as it heats and bubbles. But what … Continue reading
Disappearing elms
Thanks to Mike C. for this photo.
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Outrageous statements having less impact
From Heather Cox Richardson: The most striking news of the day was not that Trump has suggested he wants his image on Mt. Rushmore but rather that such an outrageous statement has garnered so little attention. That says something about … Continue reading
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Why don’t we feel pain in dreams? The answer might lie in a new frontier of neuroscience
From Aeon: The UK research scientist Susan Greenfield believes that neuronal assemblies – coalitions of millions of brain cells that activate and disband over a scale of millimetres and milliseconds – could be a Rosetta Stone for explaining shifts and … Continue reading
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Sign for the times
Thanks to Pam and Bob P!
Abolish the Police? Those Who Survived the Chaos in Seattle Aren’t So Sure
What is it like when a city abandons a neighborhood and the police vanish? Business owners describe a harrowing experience of calling for help and being left all alone. By Nellie Bowles in the New York Times SEATTLE — Faizel Khan … Continue reading
Here’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines Arrive
To save lives, and save the economy, we need another lockdown. By Michael T. Osterholm and Neel Kashkari in the NYT Dr. Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Kashkari is president … Continue reading
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“No-travel tips” from Rick Steves
Thanks to Mary M.
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Art Garfunkel’s blind friend who inspired “Sound Of Silence” tells his story
Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sound Of Silence” is one of the best songs of all time and was inspired by Sanford “Sandy” Greenberg, Art Garfunkel roomate and best friend who lost his vision. Sanford released a moving new memoir named “Hello Darkness, My … Continue reading
This could be your moment
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