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Ed note: If you haven’t already, please consider joining WACCRA! It is our way of having a vital voice in laws affecting CCRCs.

Thanks to Tom G for sending this along

Ed note: I don’t know about you but cluttering depends on my mood. Some days it just fun to just, well, clutter. Other times, it’s time for the OCD cleanup. Also, watching colleagues manage their clutter was quite interesting. There’s … Continue reading →

From the NYT by Jolie Kerr Ed Note: Have you ever (haven’t we all?) felt personally offended by something someone said or did that you reacted negatively to – and then found the resentment hard to let go of? This … Continue reading →

Q. What foods are banned in Europe that are not banned in the United States, and what are the implications of eating those foods? A. The European Union prohibits or severely restricts many food additives that have been linked to cancer … Continue reading →

From Crosscut: “Seattle Opera wig master Ashlee Naegle begins the process of creating a custom wig for performer Martin Muehle inside the new Opera Center at Seattle Center. With the new building comes the opera’s first dedicated wig shop. (All photos by … Continue reading →

Ed note: Immanence is a simple word with a powerful meaning. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica : ” Its most important use is for the theological conception of God as existing in and throughout the created world, as opposed, for example, to deism, which … Continue reading →

Thanks to Ann M for bringing this article to our attention This illustration shows the percentage of marine animals that went extinct at the end of the Permian era by latitude, from the model (black line) and from the fossil … Continue reading →

Come hear Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his eloquent, impish, sassy and insightful essay.  Julie Briskman, a Seattle actor who has appeared in theaters across the country, will be joined by The Skyline Chorale, who will interpolate choral selections.  … Continue reading →

Thanks to Cornelius and Penny Rosse and multiple donors, Sky Opera had a wonderful performance of rarely performed Mozart opera works. A wonderful evening once more.

Thanks to Dick D for sending along this exciting research

From the New Yorker’s Borowitz Report: “Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said that those in favor of the recount had a “sick obsession with finding out which candidate got the most votes. Speaking to reporters at the … Continue reading →

Ed note: I recently went to a talk about physician burnout – something that I saw fairly frequently when I was in practice. The behaviors varied – anger, lack of empathy, alcohol, etc. As the article below points out, there … Continue reading →