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Category Archives: Essays
Trust the teachers with guns but not curriculum!
Thanks to Donna D. To those in the general public screaming “Arm the teachers! Give the teachers guns!”…let me get this straight… You don’t trust us to teach our content – there are so many bills going to state legislatures … Continue reading
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Thought for the day
Ed Note: Please send me your “Thought for the Day” from your favorite writer or even a thought of your own. One that you’d like to share, that seems to have some universal appeal and that is non-political. “Every smallest … Continue reading
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Marilyn Monroe v. Samuel Alito
Ed note: Two residents sent me this article by the acerbic Maureen Dowd from the NYT. You may or may not agree, but she writes well and makes some interesting points. Click here to read her op-ed piece.
Lost Generation Palindrome Poem
Thanks to Ed M.
Reflections on Downsizing
Ed Note: Ed and Linda recently moved to the Olympic Tower. The reflections on downsizing will touch us all. I hope others will share their experiences. Edgar K Marcuse MD, MPH, FPIDS When does middle age end? Damned if I … Continue reading
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The Government Comes Through For Tesla With A $465 Million Loan For Its Electric Sedan
Thanks to Mike C. for sending this in Erick Schonfeld@erickschonfeld / 8:12 AM PDT•June 23, 2009 Comment In an announcement today at Ford’s research center in Dearborn, Michigan, the U.S. Secretary of Energy will be giving details about the first loans to come … Continue reading
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Please help me rethink and improve Skyline725
3k views 2k visitors 11 comments activity on the blog over the last 30 days I’d like to thank everyone who views and comments on the Skyline725 blog. Some refer to it as my blog, but it is really your … Continue reading
“Meritless to the point of demagoguery” – The National Review
by Heather Cox Richardson
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Bittersweet from Charles Coghlan
Skyline’s Ikebana teacher shares the thoughts of the cherry tree Double cherry blossoms flutter in the wind, one petal after another. Shiki As the years pass and we grow older, we realize that no moment repeats itself. They are … Continue reading
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In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected
by Thomas Friedman in the NYT Every war brings surprises, but what is most striking about Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine — and indirectly against the whole democratic West — is how many of the bad surprises, so far, have … Continue reading
Ohio boy’s touching story
Thanks to Sybil-Ann
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Update from Heather Cox Richardson
Thanks to Diana C.
Jack Palance Vs. Vladimir Putin
by Sunny Bunch Thanks to Mary Jane F. On weeks like these, it’s hard not to feel … well, a little silly or impotent writing about movies and their business. So instead of doing that, I’m going to relay a … Continue reading
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He Wanted to Make the Whole World His Patient
Ed note: Sadly we note the passing of a pioneering physician sociologist who has inspired so many. The foundation Paul Farmer left behind, Partners in Health, is a charity well worth supporting. His book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, was reviewed at … Continue reading
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A COLLECTION OF APHORISMS
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Portrait of a city – exploring doughnut economics
Thanks to Marilyn W and Diane S
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Carl Sagan speaks of the small blue dot
Thanks to Paul T.
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TRUMP’S NEXT COUP HAS ALREADY BEGUN
By Bruce Gellman in The Atlantic
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Life lessons
Ed note: My friend and colleague, Dr.Randy Curtis, has been diagnosed with ALS of the brainstem. His speech now sounds like he may be drunk. He will face swallowing and progressive respiratory problems–how ironic for a leading critical care and … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s once again that time of year to repost this legendary Art Buchwald article, first published in the International Herald Tribune in 1952, and reprinted by the IHT on many Thanksgivings for many years, by the Washington Post in 2005 and by the New York … Continue reading
Facebook knows you
Thanks to Pam P.
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