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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Swedish Health System set for $1.3B expansion of First Hill Campus
Perkins&Will is designing the 750,000sf tower Swedish Health System is set to break ground its largest project in its more than 100-year history, reports the Puget Sound Business Journal. The $1.3-billion North Tower project, planned at the corner of Marion Street … Continue reading
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Norman Lear: On My 100th Birthday, Reflections on Archie Bunker and Donald Trump
By Norman Lear Mr. Lear, a father of six, is an Emmy-winning television producer and a co-founder of the advocacy organization People for the American Way. News update: Norman Lear died on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. He … Continue reading
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A water spill safety suggestion
It’s possible to shut off all the water in your apartment We’re all acutely aware of the problem of potential of water damage in high rise buildings. Several years ago, after water issues, we obtained water sensors that beeped loudly … Continue reading
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View of the economy
Thanks to Mike C. Ed note: Many are still feeling the pinch of prices in the stores, mortgage rates and costs at the gas pump: see Despite cooling inflation, many costs rising for Seattle residents. This may help explain why … Continue reading
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Freeway Park Twinkle Twinkle- Friday at 4:30 PM
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Wildlife photography
Thanks to Bob P. Wonderful pictures. You can even vote for the best one! Click here to view: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice
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Kilroy inspired graffiti?
Thanks to Sybil-Ann It’s hard to make a comeback when you haven’t been anywhere. Written in the dust on the back of a bus – Wickenburg, AZ ——————————————– Make love, not war. Hell, do both… GET MARRIED! Women’s restroom, The … Continue reading
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Before the DeSantis-Newsom Debate, Let’s Look at Their Economic Records
By Peter Coy Opinion Writer in the NYT I’ll be glued to the TV on Thursday for the debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Fox News. (Not a plug.) It will pit a conservative Republican … Continue reading
Facing my wife’s dementia: Should I fly off to see our grandkids without her?
Marc Silver (thanks to Helen McP) Maria Fabrizio for NPR I had to make a decision. Would I take my first leisure trip without my wife in … well, it seems like forever … to see our grandkids 2,000 miles … Continue reading
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Advent Music at St James Cathedral
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Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month with a special dementia caregiver screening of award-winning documentary Wine, Women, & Dementia –
Tuesday November 28th at the Murano.
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Trump attends Palmetto Bowl as billboards taunt visit
From The Charleston City Paper (thanks to Bob P.) Former President Donald Trump attended Saturday’s USC-Clemson football game as he and thousands of fans encountered seven electronic billboards around Columbia highlighting an anti-Trump message: “You lost. You’re guilty. Welcome to Columbia, Donald.” The billboards, … Continue reading
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After moon landing, Gaylord Perry shocked everyone
Manager Dark said, ‘There’ll be a man on the moon before he hits a home run,’ and he was right. (Thanks to Bob P)
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The changing colors of leaves in the Autumn
Thanks to Ann M. “How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”— John Burroughs “I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was … Continue reading
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The three most important things – Irvin Yalom
“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” – Irvin Yalom Irvin Yalom is an author, teacher and practicing psychiatrist. He has … Continue reading
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