Author Archives: Jim deMaine

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from Ralph Waldo Emerson “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

Thanks to Mary M. The PNC Christmas Price Index® is an annual tradition which shows the current cost for one set of each of the gifts given in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It is similar to the U.S. … Continue reading →

DAN RATHER AND ELLIOT KIRSCHNER Another circle around the sun… A time to take stock, and fill stockings. To mark abundant candlelight, and dwindling sunlight. To look backward, and forward, and backward once again. We remember those who have passed.And the headlines that … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Mike C. and Bob P. From the Washington Post By Catherine Rampell Hide your children, hide your wives. A radical force is sweeping the nation, threatening to destroy everything that God-fearing Americans hold dear. That threat, according to Fox … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Sybil-Ann The bridge, across Olympia Way near Civic Center circle, has attracted international attention and is now a local landmark. The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, the late Amos Peters, to give squirrels … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Mike C. Ed Note: This one is for Wordle geeks. Interesting start to improve your game in 2024 with a clean “slate.”

By James Poniewozik in the NYT Ed note: Today Dec 17th is the last day this 30 minute classic will be available for free on your apple device. Just go to the Apple TV+ web site and find the link there. … Continue reading →

Ed note: Today December 17th is the last day that Apple T V+ is making this classic available for free (see below). Sad that it will no longer be shown on the usual TV networks. (WHTM)– For the fourth year … Continue reading →

Medical journals and research have not dealt much with death and dying. The interest has mainly been in literature, art and poetry–and more recently in laws that deal with medical aid in dying. In the last several years there has … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Mary M and Pam P Arab-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye recalls a transformative, unexpected occasion of generous acceptance: Wandering around the Albuquerque Airport Terminal … I heard an announcement: “If anyone in the vicinity of Gate A-4 understands … Continue reading →

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