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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Should I Take a Vitamin for Brittle Nails?
Ed Note: “The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.” William Osler. This seems to be more than obvious by walking the isles of expensive supplements and vitamins at COSTCO and any pharmacy. … Continue reading
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Republicans reveal replacement plan for Obamacare
Oops! Someone seems to have misplaced it. Sorry, can’t seem to find it anywhere! Maybe it’s locked in drawer somewhere. But wait, there may be three or four plans, who knows? Trumpcare/Ryancare awaits the light of day.
Great source of health, safety and aging information
Ed note: This web site http://www.agingkingcounty.org/advisory-council is well worth subscribing to for all kinds of health and safety tips. Below is just a taste of one of their articles on food safety for your edification and to whet your appetite. Food safety … Continue reading
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Trumpcare vs. Obamacare by Atul Gawande
There’s a joke going around that Congress and the President are going to repeal Obamacare — and replace it with the Affordable Health Care Act. Harvard physician and author Atul Gawande writes about how difficult the choices are in the … Continue reading
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“Pilot” of the masses
(Only problem is that he can only turn to the right)
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A message in a sand castle & “fake news” from Pogo
A wise message from a State’s rights small government President. Wonderful to find this quote on a Coronado beach. A similar corollary is from Walt Kelly through Pogo (below). We need to say this over and over again: The “enemy is … Continue reading
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Obamacare in Trump country
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Withering Into the Truth
by Parker J. Palmer (@ParkerJPalmer), columnist (submitted by MJF) Though leaves are many, the root is one; Through all the lying days of my youth I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun, Now may I wither into the … Continue reading
Madeline Albright speaks out
From Exodus to Action: Claiming our Common Humanity in the Refugee Crisis. Sunday, February 26 10:15 a.m – 3:30 p.m EST (from MJF) Watch the live broadcast here
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What is kindness?
“Those who are guided by kindness hardly even notice evil in another but pay attention instead to everything good and true in the person. When they do find anything bad or false they put a good interpretation on it.” – … Continue reading
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An unfortunate truth
Submitted by Sylvia P.: Abuse in nursing homes received attention in a recent CNN story titled “Sick, dying and raped in America.” We are fortunate at Skyline to have strong leadership in preventing abuse but it is of national concern … Continue reading
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Seattle’s hills are the worst. Here’s a way to cope.
Below is a new map which delineates the hard to navigate Seattle Hills. We’re appropriately marked “red” on Cherry and Columbia but “green” on 8th and 9th at Skyline. This is an attempt to help us navigate the sometimes difficult … Continue reading
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How to Get Out of the Cycle of Outrage In a Trump World
Arianna Huffington: mother, sister, flat shoe advocate, sleep evangelist, HuffPost founder, and founder and CEO of Thrive Global: www.thriveglobal.com Thrive Global – Feb. 6, 2017 If we live in a perpetual state of outrage, Trump wins (sent in by MJF) Ed Note: … Continue reading
“Nidoto Nai Yoni – Let It Not Happen Again.”
From Crosscut by Thomas Shapely: “When September 11, 2001 occurred, some of us argued that a second date would now “live in infamy.” The first, of course, was December 7, 1941, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the day the … Continue reading
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A ghost from the past
“It’s time we have a little chat.”
First Hill second to none
From the First Hill Improvement Association: “The First Hill Improvement Association is devoted to highlighting the constellation of people, places, and businesses that make our community such a rich and vibrant place. We’re proud to premier First Hill: Second to None, a series … Continue reading
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The interned and the undocumented: the immigration spectrum in the US today
From Aeon and the NYT: “With many Americans either too far away or too busy to care for their elderly relatives, the task is frequently shifted to professional caregivers – often female immigrants from cultures where caring for elders is seen as … Continue reading
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