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A French Village’s Radical Vision of a Good Life with Alzheimer’s

by Marion Renault in The New Yorker Four years ago, I spent a morning cooking couscous with my grandmother Denise near Grenoble, France, where she has lived most of her life. We peeled carrots and turnips, seared lamb and chicken, … Continue reading

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big fire next door to south (Friday 9pm)

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Covid becomes plague of elderly, reviving debate over ‘acceptable loss’

Nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older [from Washington Post] Some epidemiologists and demographers predict the trend of older, sicker and poorer people dying at disproportionate rates will continue, raising hard questions about the trade-offs … Continue reading

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The Climate Meta: Nine Aspects of the Big Picture

Skyline readers: I am preparing a series of Sci-Tech talks, my annual update on climate prospects. Advance comments would be most welcome. The most valuable comments are those that tell me where you stumbled, tuned out, or where you initially … Continue reading

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Seasonal affective disorder treatment: Choosing a light box

Ed note: It is felt that early morning light helps to regulate both mood and sleep. How so? Light striking the retina triggers the optic nerve. The optic nerves cross on the way to the cerebral cortex. Above where they … Continue reading

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Time to enjoy that Thanksgiving feast

Skyline is serving over 200 people in an overflow of the ODR into the Bistro and Mount Baker Room. Enjoy and give thanks to our wonderful staff.

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Bread delivery boy in Cairo

Thanks to Sybil-Ann Ed note: Even though the video appears to be speeded up a bit, it’s still pretty remarkable.

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Changes in the menu

Thanks to Mike C.

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Learning wine talk

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The wisest man

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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The Complete List of Trump’s Twitter Insults (2015-2021)

Thanks to Mike C. Click here for these quotes from the past that we’d all love to forget. As a political figure, Donald J. Trump used Twitter to praise, to cajole, to entertain, to lobby, to establish his version of … Continue reading

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Keep in mind, he’s blind

Thanks to Rosemary W.

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9 Ways to Celebrate World Kindness Day (2022)

Thanks to Pam P. Between the “Be Kind” graphic T-shirts in every department store and Harry Styles crooning his signature reminder to “Treat People With Kindness,” the concept of kindness is rather trendy in our current climate. But kindness goes … Continue reading

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Senior Jeopardy answers (if you need them)

01.The Lone Ranger left behind… A silver bullet 02.The Ed Sullivan Show 03.On Route 66 04.To protect the innocent 05.The Lion Sleeps Tonight 06.The limbo 07.Chocolate 08.Louis Armstrong 09.The Timex Watch 10.Freddy, The Freeloader and ‘Good Night and God Bless.’ … Continue reading

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Jeopardy for seniors

THIS MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU THINK. Answers will be poster tomorrow (assuming you’ll need them!) Thanks to Rosemary W. 01.After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, “Who was … Continue reading

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Did you hear that?

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In case you missed the action

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In time past

Thanks to Mary M.

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Falling back

Thanks to Frank C.

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The dismantling of Herschel Walker

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Ed note: Very powerful speech, but should this be done from the pulpit–mixing politics and religion?

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Flying high

Anyone know where this is? Thanks to Rosemary W.

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Kevin McCarthy: Making a list and checking it twice

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Smoke Be Gone

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Mozart by a 5 year old!

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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Even the cats are tough in Ukraine

Thanks to Pam P.

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