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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
So what about PPE – a doctor’s view
If you want to read an in detail about masks, gloves, viral risk, etc.– click here: https://www.linkedin.com/content-guest/article/saving-your-health-one-mask-time-peter-tippett-md-phd
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“You can’t sleep? Have you tried meditating, then reading for an hour, then going to the couch, then back to bed, then counting backward from ten million, then taking a sleeping pill?”
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The language of whistling
Thanks to Marilyn DiB!
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What would it be like to hear for the first time?
Thanks to Gordon G!
Shelter in Place
Thanks to Marilyn W. SHELTER IN PLACE Long before the pandemic, the trees knew how to guard one place with roots and shade. Moss found how to hug a stone for life. Every stream works out how to move in … Continue reading
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Celebrate Earth Day With Our New Mobile App
Thanks to Barb W! Our popular Tree Walks have gone digital! The new Seattle Tree Walks app lets you explore our urban forest from the comfort of your living room or on your own neighborhood stroll. Now more than ever, Seattleites are … Continue reading
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Poem from New Zealand
Thanks to Rosemary W.! I’m normally a social girl I love to meet my mates But lately with the virus here We can’t go out the gates. You see, we are the ‘oldies’ now We need to stay inside If … Continue reading
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Seattle and the virus – on Frontline
Worth watching. It makes you proud of our city, health teams, mayor and governor.
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Gas price in Eastern Washington
With oil prices below zero, will they soon pay us to fill up? Thanks to Mick C.
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12 Most Ambitious Abandoned Objects
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Is the coast really clear?
Thanks to Barb W.!
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Aren’t babies amazing
Click here if you need a hug! https://www.facebook.com/barricae/videos/10156625182707924/ Thanks to Alice and Joe
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John Phillip Newell shares the wisdom of John Muir
Thanks to Diane S.!
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Having your furry friend exercise with you
We are all homebound and not out getting exercise. Try these exercises that Aimee & her Dog, Billie, do at home. Thanks to Margarete B!
Are you a lexophile?
Thanks Donna D! “Lexophile” describes those that have a love for words, such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish,” and “To write with a broken pencil is pointless.” An annual competition is held by the … Continue reading
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Today’s limerick – please don’t grouse
There is a man in the White House Called many names, even a louse When ever in trouble His temper will bubble And his chest puffs up like a grouse
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Virtual Civic Bootcamp
Thanks to Put B.
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