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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
As a Rabbi, I’ve Had a Privileged View of the Human Condition
By David Wolpe in the NYT Rabbi Wolpe is the Max Webb emeritus rabbi of Sinai Temple and will be a visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School in the fall. For over a quarter century now, I have listened to people’s … Continue reading
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ChatGPT4 wrote this sonnet for me
Ed note: Just for fun I asked the AI program to write a Shakespearean style sonnet about an iPhone. Here’s the result. Yikes! O iPhone, thou art a wondrous device, A marvel crafted with artistry rare, Thy sleek design doth … Continue reading
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Beware of the Medical Industrial Industry’s Incentives
Ed note: In the 1970’s I was interviewed by a medical group in Seattle and was told I could become their “thyroid guy!” I was confused because I was note trained in endocrinology, but that made no difference. They’d just … Continue reading
“Emergency Instructions”
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Record-breaking 7,200-egg omelet is cooked in a record-breaking frying pan in Chehalis on July 24, 1931.
From History Link thanks to Bob P. n July 24, 1931, approximately 10,000 people — including Governor Roland Hartley (1864-1952) — attend the Lewis County Farmers and Merchants Picnic at Alexander Park in Chehalis to see what is billed as … Continue reading
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A Year of Cosmic Wonder With the James Webb Space Telescope
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. By Katrina Miller in the NYT By now, perhaps, we should be getting used to unreal images of the cosmos made … Continue reading
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Washington University Scientists Develop An Air Monitor That Can Detect Covid-19 Virus
Michael T. Nietzel Senior Contributor, Forbes Thanks to Pam P. A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a real-time air monitor that can detect any of the SARS-CoV-2 virus variants that are present in a room in … Continue reading
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What scares you the most
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The First Hill Farmers Market is Back!
Thanks to Sue Van L. It has been four years! Starting today (July 7th, 2023) at 10am, the First Hill Farmers Market along 9th Avenue, between Seneca Street and University Street on Virginia Mason’s campus, will set up shop again. The … Continue reading
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A lot going on at the Memory Hub
The Memory Hub serves the community with a wide variety of activities and programs to help persons with memory loss. Check out and subscribe to their web site to get the excellent newletters. Click here for information about the nearby … Continue reading
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Legacy Admissions Don’t Work the Way You Think They Do
By Shamus Khan in the NYT Dr. Khan is a professor of sociology and American studies at Princeton who studies culture, inequality, gender and elites. He is the author of “Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School.” … Continue reading
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EV batteries remain major challenge for insurers, Thatcham Research says
By Nick Carey (thanks to Kate B.) An electric car is charged at a roadside EV charge point, London, October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – A lack of data on electric vehicle (EV) batteries continues to … Continue reading
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What does that smiley really mean?
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Singing is good for you. Singing with others may be even better.
By By Alexandra Moe in the Washington Post (thanks to Joan C.) The choir met on Wednesdays in a London church, and if the Tube was on strike, it took Hazel Hardy two buses across the city to get there — … Continue reading
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“SHALL WE DANCE?” THE IMPACT OF DANCE CLASSES ON DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS
By Jacquelyn Stephens from the Mather Institute Dance classes are not only fun, but they may also benefit your well-being. A dance class may improve your physical fitness, cognitive functioning, and mood, and a recent study shows it may also make … Continue reading
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