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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
The Westerlies at Skyline!
The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (The New York Times), hold a singular space in modern music. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, the GRAMMY-nominated ensemble has upended presumptions of the brass tradition to … Continue reading
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Happy Public Health Week
From “Your Friendly Epidemiologist” This week also happens to be National Public Health Week. It’s our time to shine! Public health is, quite literally, an invisible shield, and it’s essential to make it visible.
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A friendly visitor
From the Sebastopol, CA police department’s post (thanks to Bob P.). Perhaps they were trying to milk this posting for all it’s worth. Wonder what pronoun Cowboy would use, give that “he” is a female. What udder nonsense! On Thursday … Continue reading
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‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Iran
Ed note: I listened to this conversation on “The Daily,” a New York Times podcast. It’s a very powerful conversation about what appears to be ahead of us in Iran. David French talks with the retired general about the “great … Continue reading
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A look at Iran’s imposing geography
Please click here to watch a short video of the barriers that an Iran invasion would face. It’s a country about the same size as western Europe or Alaska!
Sliding together
From Rick Steve’s’ most recent travel newsletter — (thanks to MaryLou P.) And speaking of making friends…my last stop on that Oslo harbor bike ride was in front of the Nobel Peace Center. Parking my bike, I sat on a … Continue reading
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Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Thanks to Mike C. Get up close with Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (2010) at the Olympic Sculpture Park, where you can walk among these monumental sculptures. Consisting of 12 zodiac head sculptures arranged in an arcing semicircle, each … Continue reading
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The best thing about today
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Another name change – Trump D.C.
It’s hard to believe it. So many things keep us off kilter these days. We have Trump towers, Trump coins, Trump signed currency, Trump performing arts–and even a Trump Rebellion and a Trump War. But the latest is the renaming … Continue reading
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Skyline Happenings Blog – time for a change
Dear Friends, Skyline Happenings (this blog) started in 2014 when residents had no easy way of hearing about each other, learning about the goings on in the community or simply having fun and sharing interesting postings that we could all … Continue reading
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Woman retrofits vending machine to dispense random acts of kindness
from GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. It all started nearly four years ago when Michigan artist Andrea Zelenak had the idea to turn an old bait and tackle vending machine into something a little more meaningful. In 2022, the … Continue reading
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How a Healthy Mind-Set Influences Longevity
Ed note: One day when I was still in medical practice, a woman let me know that she felt unable to move on from the grief of loosing her husband a few years back. We talked about options for trying … Continue reading
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Can we learn from past weeping?
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it. Luke 19:41 Irony and tragedy — The crowds were cheering a political-military messiah they imagined would conquer Rome. Jesus knew the real battle was spiritual, and … Continue reading
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Being one of the “elderly”
Thanks to John R. We are often called “the elderly,” but that quiet label hides a truth most people rarely pause to consider: we are the last living witnesses of a world that no longer exists. If you look closely, … Continue reading
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The 50 best signs!
Thanks to Bob P. On March 28, millions of people marched in peaceful “No Kings” protests across the United States and Europe, against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions. In cities like Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Washington, … Continue reading
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Save Our Signs: A Crowdsourced Project to Combat Censorship at US National Park Sites
Lena Bohman Molly Blake Jenny McBurney Amelia Palacios Henrik Schönemann in Panorama, Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art (thanks to Mary Jane F.) National Park Histories at Risk Over the past few months, the Trump administration has unleashed an alarming series … Continue reading
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Signs for all
Please send in your own favorite! (thanks to John R.)
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Cherry blossoms in the Arboretum
If you happen to have a disabled parking pass, you’re allowed to drive on the restricted road in the upper part of the arboretum (plenty of parking and a restroom). There are still some lovely camelia blossoms as they near … Continue reading
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‘Don’t think of the UK as unwilling to join your war, think of it as having bone spurs’ Starmer tells Trump
by Rich Smith in NewsTrump (thanks to Pearl McE)
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