Author Archives: Jim deMaine

Also on Wednesday the 21st – in the Madrona Room and 5th floor patio.

For foodies, you can have a frozen yogurt with toppings out on 9th Avenue, then top it off with strawberry shortcake on the 5th floor patio. Who needs dinner anyway??

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Brain Health Block Party – Wednesday June 21st

One of the five stops is on 9th Avenue in front of the Terraces. Come, learn and enjoy!

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The seasons

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Amsterdam shows why the U.S. criminal justice system is a failure

Thanks to Marilyn W. Opinion by Jennifer Rubin. Jennifer Rubin writes reported opinion for The Washington Post. She is the author of “Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump.” Twitter I recently traveled to the Netherlandswith family. One evening, after an … Continue reading

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Juneteenth

by Heather Cox Richardson Tomorrow is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.  On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern … Continue reading

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Swingin’ on Friday night

Hope we have more gatherings like this at Skyline. Great to see so many there — both staff and residents and guests!

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Let’s keep that private

Thanks to Janet M.

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Update on COVID-19 Vaccine for the fall

Thanks to Ed M.   The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) met yesterday, June 15th, to discuss and make recommendations on the selection of strain(s) to be included in the periodic updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 vaccination … Continue reading

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Illinois becomes first state to pass law curtailing book bans

Thanks to Pam P. llinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivers remarks at the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) 2019 legislative conference in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo CHICAGO, June 13 (Reuters) – Illinois has become the first … Continue reading

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Been shopping?

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Meditation and resilience – The Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media is an independent production company that aims to help curious people understand the world, and themselves. Our host and Executive Editor Shankar Vedantam has been reporting on human behavior and social science research for more than 25 … Continue reading

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Please sign in

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Trump outdoes Nixon

Thanks to Mike C.

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Nearby Memory Hub Block Party

You’re invited to celebrate Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month this June! Join your First Hill neighbors for our first annual Brain Health Block Party.    From 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday June 21, stop by any participating site to … Continue reading

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In the days before cellphone location

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Aging Well Resource Fair – Saturday, June 24, 2023

North Bellevue Community Center (NBCC) 4063 148th Avenue NortheastBellevue, WA 98007-3118Register Now

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Giving Red America a Reason to Love Electric Vehicles

By Binyamin Appelbaum in the NYT June 10th Photographs by Reva Keller Mr. Appelbaum is a member of the editorial board. Ms. Keller is a photographer based in Seattle. Electric vehicles are rare in Moses Lake, Wash., a small city in the … Continue reading

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Digital Ageism

By Lisa Napoli in Next Avenue – thanks to Mary M.  My cell phone started ringing just as I turned the key in my front door. George, my dear friend and neighbor in downtown Los Angeles, was calling. We had just … Continue reading

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Love that pie?

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Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient’s family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuits

BY JESSICA GRESKO, ASSOCIATED PRESS – 06/08/23 3:08 PM ET from The Hill Thanks to Sylvia P. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the family of a nursing home resident with dementia that had sued over … Continue reading

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The prescience of Tom Lehrer

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My grandson’s phone in NYC today!

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Unexpected result from an operation

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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Isn’t that punny?

Thanks to Sybil-Ann The Roman emperor’s wife hates playing hide and seek because wherever she goes, Julius Caesar. I like what mechanics wear, overall. If you are being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead. I tried … Continue reading

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That self-checkout line

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