Author Archives: Jim deMaine

Painted stairs

Thanks Sybil-Ann

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Bananas or your ? – what a commercial!

Thanks Sybil Ann

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Five Takeaways From John Bolton’s Memoir By Peter Baker in the NYT John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, plans to publish a damning book next week depicting President Trump as a corrupt, poorly informed, reckless leader who used the … Continue reading

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A pact with reason

From Sue H – thanks This is an invitation to participate in an important online lecture series at the Mercantile Library of Cincinnati later in the summer. These free lectures are called A Pact With Reason and are brought to … Continue reading

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Go fly a kite – really!

Thanks to Gordon G

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Always have your ID with you

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Comedy hour for seniors

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An inexpensive drug reduces virus deaths, scientists say.

A ray of hope, in the NYT. “Scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that they have identified what they called the first drug proven to reduce coronavirus-related deaths, after a 6,000-patient trial of the drug in Britain … Continue reading

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Attack ads aren’t anything new

Not too hard to imagine what’s coming in 2020 and things heat up.

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Stay forever young

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Alexa in the car can get you into trouble

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Joan Baez (2020) for all the Heroes

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He needs a defibrillator

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Did you know that 2020 RMDs are Waived

From the Vanguard web site: The CARES Act provides a temporary waiver of RMDs (Required Minimal Distribution) for 2020. You do not have to take your RMD for 2020 if you don’t want to.

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Social animals cheer you up

thanks Sandy J

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First Hill News

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There’s more to health than the virus!

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Lift Every Voice – the Black National Anthem

How about having this anthem sung after the National Anthem at major sporting events where African American athletes predominate.

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Black Lives Matter – Silent March tomorrow June 12th from 1-4 PM

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County is calling for a statewide day of action in support of all Black lives in Washington State on Friday, June 12th. The day of action will include a general strike and a silent march to … Continue reading

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Back to the bunker?

From the NYT “Take back your city NOW,” Mr. Trump wrote in a tweet directed at Mayor Jenny Durkan and Gov. Jay Inslee. “If you don’t do it, I will. This is not a game.” The president added, “Domestic Terrorists have taken … Continue reading

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How to attract a female

thanks Linda W

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Black Lives Matter – statewide strike & march

Dear friends, Black Lives Matter – Seattle/King County is organizing a statewide strike and silent march this Friday, June 12, to support Black lives in Washington State. In solidarity with growing calls to address systemic racism and end racial violence … Continue reading

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The movement to defund the police is wrong, and here’s why

By Jacqueline B. Helfgott Special to The Seattle Times Jacqueline B. Helfgott is professor and director of the Seattle University Department of Criminal Justice Crime and Justice Research Center. She serves on the Seattle Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Committee. In the days … Continue reading

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Another one down in the neighborhood

Looks like Swedish is still in a growth mode. Wonder how much stimulus money they received? Photo by Mike Caplow

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Haven’t you noticed?

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