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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Epigenetics 101: a beginner’s guide to explaining everything
After the discovery and sequencing of DNA, many had a sense of fatalism thinking that our behaviors are pre-programmed from our ancestors. But it turns out that some genes can be modified by the attachment of small molecules such as … Continue reading
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First Hill Community Newsletter
There’s lot’s going on at Freeway Park. Click here for the First Hill Newsletter! We want to show our appreciation for all the mamas out there! So please join us Sunday May 13 – 12-2pm * In the upper lawn area adjacent … Continue reading
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Sleep well – Skyline presentation this Friday April 20th at 4PM
“He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.” ― Ernest Hemingway, A Clean Well Lighted Place We’re fortunate this Friday at … Continue reading
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“Itzhak” at the Regal Cinemas
From Sally Soest: “Itzhak” is a beautiful movie about Itzhak Perlman, his life, his playing, his humanity, his teaching, his family, his sense of what music is and does…. It’s warm and touching and enlightening. It’ s playing today (4/14) … Continue reading
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Remember the 60’s dance parties?
From Big Geek Daddy; “The video is a compilation of several classic 60’s television shows with Let’s Dance by Chris Montez (1962) as the song they are dancing to. I recognized many of these shows as I watched the reruns … Continue reading
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Transforming Age Still Expanding After Four Big Years
From Senior Housing News – sent in by Allan Affleck April 12, 2018 by Tim Regan “Hot off the heels of a years-long, company-wide growth spurt, senior services nonprofit Transforming Age isn’t done growing and changing—not by a long shot, according to … Continue reading
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How, or how not, to choose your health care proxy
Ed note: This video clip is from Ellyn Goodman’s the conversation project. Click here to learn more about conversations and choices.
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Aging Expo in Puyallup Saturday May 4th
AGING EXPO 2018 Saturday, May 5 • 8 am-4 pm Pierce College Campus Center Building Puyallup, WA 98374 Directions www.pierce.ctc.edu/maps To register visit www.aginginpuyallup.org @aginginpuyallup Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the new realities of aging and how to … Continue reading
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Now you see him – now you don’t
From Gordon Gray: Anyone know how this trick was done??
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David Brooks on the failures of anti-Trumpism
Ed Note: Trump is a master at dominating the news. Good or bad, the tweeter in chief dominates the headlines and makes many people cringe. Brooks makes the point that we should instead look at the root causes of Trumpism … Continue reading
First Hill Spring Clean Up
The First Hill Improvement Association is celebrating Spring by hosting the fifth annual Spring Clean-Up! Saturday, May 12th, 10am– 12pm First Hill Park 1201 Minor Ave Meet your neighbors, learn about what’s going on in the neighborhood, and make the neighborhood a … Continue reading
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Let’s bring light rail to First Hill
Sound Transit is in the scoping process for a light-rail extension alignment to Ballard and West Seattle and seeks public comment to refine the route alignment. First Hill is an ideal location for a new station in this route. Our dense … Continue reading
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Why learning Latin stays with you forever
My grandson has taken 4 years of this dead language at nearby Garfield High School. Quirky, true. Beneficial – that’s the debate. I must admit I also took 4 years of Latin and often wish I had learned Spanish. How … Continue reading
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Falcon nesting in a tree –
From Al MacRae
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New falcon nest in the neighborhood
Falcon cam: http://1201thirdtenants.com/falconcam.aspx From Mark Dambourg: “As the site states, the building is downtown at 1201 Third Ave. The current view is of a bird on the eggs in the nest of pebbles which are in a in a wooden frame. … Continue reading
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Recycle those ink cartridges!
Why buy new ink cartridges? Several stores (like COSTCO) will refurbish your old ones, but the most convenient place I’ve found is LxTek – whose products conveniently bought on Amazon. They’ll send you factory recycled cartridges (all types) and a green … Continue reading
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Who is the “Unmoved Mover”
Ed Note: After taking courses in philosophy and religion in college, I found Aristotle and his logic appealingly difficult. Of course, none of us can get our heads around infinite space and time; a beginning to everything; or where does … Continue reading
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Life span calculator
from Margarete Biermanski Interesting calculator developed by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Watch your age in the upper right corner! http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan
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Market to Mohai – an urban trail
By Dana E. Neuts (from the AARP Bulletin) Thirty years after retiring from Boeing, John Pehrson, 91, of Seattle, is helping the city become age-friendly. Pehrson is the volunteer chairman of the Market to MOHAI project. When complete, the 1.4-mile … Continue reading
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Alternate help with prescriptions
Sent in by Katherine Graubard: Washington residents need help paying for prescription drugs. The Health Care Authority (HCA) offers a state-sponsored program to provide savings to all people living in Washington. Click here for information.
Trinity Bingo Night – for WHEEL (Women’s Housing, Equality and Enhancement League)
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH SECOND ANNUAL BINGO NIGHT & DINNER WHEN: Saturday, May 5th from 5pm – 8pm WHERE: Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall FEATURING: Dinner & Dessert· Drinks · 4 Rounds of Bingo · Trivia · Silent Auction · Fun … Continue reading
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