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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Coping with grief
Trudy James has spoken here at Skyline before. She sent out an email to many today. Here it is in case you missed it.
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Limerick from Skyline
Here’s a great one from Ann A. Where’s yours? I hear limerick writing is easy.The very thought is making me queasy.My friends know where it’s at,They have it down pat,For them it is totally breezy. How can they all be … Continue reading
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Skyline.Notices 4/16/20
Giveaway Val got fingernail polish for her birthday – three colors: purple, golden yellow, and rosey red. Would anyone like to try them out? Just let Val know: vlynch14@gmail.com Announcement There hasn’t been much to announce in these notices in … Continue reading
Can you add a limerick?
Mary M’s family has gotten into limericks and she shares one with us below. Apparently others are into this also, particularly Ross and John listeners. Now the challenge. Please send your limericks (that are fit for publishing) for all to … Continue reading
How a stimulus package works
According to Jeff E.! 🙂 It is a slow day in the small town , and streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit. A tourist visiting the area drives through town, … Continue reading
A new approach to the pandemic in the offing?
If you get a chance, please watch the encouraging video.
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Shut in to shut out the threat – Kaiser Health News
Thanks to Barb W.
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New Domke lectures
Hello everyone, I am writing with info on three items: (a) an open-to-all, free public lecture this Wednesday, “Now or Never: How We Protect Voting Rights in 2020”; (b) a two-lecture series April 27 and May 4, “How Joe Biden Can Win”; … Continue reading
The end of the lumberjack
Thanks to Rosemary W. This equipment is amazing to see
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Music is in our genes
This is Zubin Mehta’s grandson. He’s sure got his grandfather’s genes. So in this time of self reflection, it made me wonder just what genes of ours are embedded in our grandkids, from Linda W.
And another beer
Thanks Gordon G. How does he do it?!
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Virus – how do I “love” thee, let me count the ways
Thanks to Jim S.
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What if ……
Thanks to Don P. for these thoughts. What if … ❤️❤️❤️ So they have canceled the rest of the school year, students are going to miss 2.5 months of education. Many people are concerned about students falling behind because of this. … Continue reading
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History repeats itself
Thanks to Ann M Ed Note: Mary M. notes from a search on Snopes that “This poem was not written by someone named Kathleen O’Mara in 1869 and then reprinted in 1919. This text is actually a modern-day poem written … Continue reading
Fauci Refuses to Say When It Would Be Safe to Reopen Trump’s Mouth WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— In a televised interview on Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to say when it would be safe to reopen Donald J. Trump’s mouth. … Continue reading
Disease control after the curve is bent
Ed note: We will not be back to what we considered normal until we have an effective vaccine. That is more than a year a way. This NEJM article below rolls out a plausible way to use a combination of … Continue reading
A new way to dance
Thanks to Frank C for giving us ideas for how to “dress”