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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
The vaping epidemic
Ed note: My grandchildren in middle and high school confirm what is being reported below. There is also a second epidemic of lung injury due to vaping. Why isn’t Juul out of business? From the February 20, 2020 edition of … Continue reading
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“Art” in the garage?
Did the art committee approve this large tennis ball sticker decorating the bleak concrete on B2 in the garage? Is a new trend starting? Do we need a subcommittee for garage art? What is your opinion?
Posted in Art
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Up it goes – craning our necks
Thanks to Mike C., “Not my kind of work!”
Posted in In the Neighborhood, Skyline Info
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Not for the acrophobics
Great photo from Put B.
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Presidential ‘tweets’ on the free press
By The Seattle Times editorial board President Donald Trump, easily fending off his remaining challenger for the Republican nomination in Iowa and New Hampshire, continues to lob insults against media organizations covering the campaign. While friction between presidents and the press … Continue reading
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A Cat Man: Mr. Lincoln
by Meg Groeling – thanks Ann M. for letting us know! There are times when research seems repetitive. Battles, generals, troop movements, the effects of one thing upon another, and on and on. It is an endless stream, and once one … Continue reading
Two eagles make a heart
Great pic from Mike C.
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Skyline.Notices 2/13/20
Wanted Irene Campbell (kiscinike@msn.com) would like to borrow a pasta maker to construct a dessert. If you can loan her one, send her an email to let her know. Announcement The Papyrus Store in Downtown Seattle is closing. Everything is … Continue reading
Paging Michael Bloomberg
By Thomas L Friedman in the NYT My fellow Americans, we face a national emergency. Never before have we had a president so utterly lacking in personal integrity, so able to lie and abuse his powers with such impunity and … Continue reading
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What goes up must come down
Thanks to Mike C. for the great photo!
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Skyline author and his beloved Corgi
We have talented authors among us. I recently found out this memoir – congratulations Hollis! The paperback and kindle version can be found on Amazon.
Meet the 71-year-old staging a one-man protest in his Trump-loving retirement community – The Villages in Florida
Ed McGinty is a rare protester in the Trump stronghold of The Villages. “When Trump won, it changed the whole ballgame for me,” McGinty says. “I thought to myself, ‘This was supposed to be a joke. What’s wrong with these … Continue reading
Diagnosed with dementia, she documented her wishes for the end. Then her retirement home said no.
Ed Note: A common fear in aging is the onset of dementia–something not unfamiliar to all of us. Should we all have a dementia directive–the answer in my opinion is “yes.” But will it be honored–the answer is “it depends.” … Continue reading
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After 91 years
Thanks Michael C. for the photo and sad memory
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This orangutan saw a man wading in snake-infested water and decided to offer a helping hand
Thanks to Pam P. (CNN)The natural world never fails to surprise us, and this moving encounter between an orangutan and a man in Borneo has melted hearts all over the world.Amateur photographer Anil Prabhakar captured the fleeting moment, in which one of the Indonesian island’s critically … Continue reading
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What’s a true apology?
Ed note: We see a lot of “non-apology apologies” in the media and may have been involved some half-baked efforts ourselves. Let’s face it. It’s hard to admit fault! Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin had it right, “It’s … Continue reading
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