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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
The sad fact is that we frequently don’t know how to best care for the old
There’s a new book in progress about “oldhood.” Writer and Professor of Geriatrics Louise Aaronson points out in a NYT Opinion column that we don’t really treat the new-old and old-old any differently. Studies often don’t include the elderly. We don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Aging Sites, Health
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Street drugs, a threat to police officers
I used to use fentanyl frequently. Not recreationally, but medically in doing procedures such as a bronchoscopy. With the patient monitored, I would be gloved and masked and very small titrated doses of fentanyl and versed would at times be … Continue reading
This one’s too easy!
1964 was the memorable time, more than 53 years ago! Please send me your wedding picture to post!
Posted in History
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Sea-Tac’s rain gage has been empty!
From Gordon Gray:
Posted in environment, Science and Technology
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Eclipse solar glasses
From Ann Milam: The market is flooded with “solar glasses” that are unsafe. Please check this reference from the National Science Foundation before ordering a pair: https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filters
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Finding Freeway Park – give your input!
From Sue Van Leuven: The Freeway Park Association is working with SDOT and Parks to design safer and more attractive pedestrian entrances to the Park. take a few minutes to review a series of Finding Freeway Park design boards that can … Continue reading
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Umbraphiles, coronaphiles, eclipsoholics and ecliptomaniacs
From Ann Milam Click here for an interesting history of eclipses from the Smithsonian Magazine.
Posted in environment, History
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One more lovely couple – can you guess who?
Yes, three of you have identified Lea and Merv Schacht – 66 years ago!
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Not seen in the Olympic Dining Room – yet
http://i.imgur.com/i84qjSW.mp4
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Why I didn’t become a surgeon
Every medical student goes though a process of elimination when deciding what kind of doctor they want to become. We hear the old saying, “Internists know everything and do nothing; Surgeons know nothing and do everything; Psychiatrists know nothing and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health
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Petrol Pump Wisdom
A Johannesburg filling station has become quite a landmark in Gauteng with its daily #PetrolPumpWisdom – uplifting quotes written on a chalkboard. Some motorists say they deliberately travel this route just to read the quote which brightens their day. For more … Continue reading
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Join FHIA for the 8th Avenue Tree Walk!
Join the First Hill Improvement Association (FHIA) as we celebrate one of First Hill’s most valuable assets- the tree canopy! We’ll be going on a guided tour of 8th Avenue’s urban forest beginning and ending outside of Town Hall. We’ll all … Continue reading
Posted in In the Neighborhood, Nature
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Planned downtown marina
Big plans by the Port of Seattle. Click here for more info on the Bell Harbor Marina. Some wonder just how big the Port’s budget is!
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Blue angels over the Seattle Tennis Club
The blue angels photographed from the Seattle Tennis Club (STC). The challenge to the Washington State Open (WSO) tennis players is the startling noise as they toss the ball up to serve! The club is on the direct flight bath to … Continue reading
Posted in In the Neighborhood, Sport
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So who is this elegant couple?
Just in! Another great Skyline couple from a few years (62) back! Answer: So do you recognize Nancy and Jeff Ewell? Very few did!
Generation gap
Zits has some wonderful age-related themes. Margaret Fickeisen has passed a few on to me. Here’s three from the Zits web site & Margaret.
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Cliff Mass’s updates on the smoke, fires and global warming
The following is from his website: Click here for more If you want to escape smoke, go south of Olympia or head to the coast. Now the bad news. Today is the good day for air quality around Puget Sound. The … Continue reading
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At the nearby Seattle Tennis Club, the Washington State Open tennis tournament winds up this weekend. There is no charge to watch the high level tennis – or to watch the blue angels buzz overhead! But this year the conditions … Continue reading
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A new generation of boys in the boat
From the Seattle Times: Five years after rather reluctantly trying the sport, Nolan Parks hasn’t stopped rowing. He will compete at the world junior championships in August and row for Northeastern University in Boston starting this fall. (Nolan, shaking hands … Continue reading
Air quality continues to deteriorate as B.C. wildfire smoke fills Washington skies
“SEATTLE (KOMO) — A thick, smoky haze from wildfires burning in British Columbia continued to blow into Washington on Wednesday, giving the skies an orange-brown tint and degrading the air quality. Air quality monitors with Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and … Continue reading
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Living with benign essential tremors
Try putting a pea on a fork and getting it gently to your mouth without shaking. I’ve not been able to do that for some time. I don’t have the tremor at rest which is so common with Parkinson’s often … Continue reading