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Amazon Spheres, corrected link
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Spheres and Green Walls
The complete slideshow for the expedition to Amazon Spheres is at https://photos.app.goo.gl/gouwvqjBUWnyBFpK9 but here is a sample:
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Worldwide smoke
That’s Seattle in the orange at upper left, Southern Africa at lower center. Note how some of the Canadian smoke has traveled to mid-Atlantic south of Greenland and accumulated there.
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Thoughts about everyday words
Are you looking for quiet essays with thoughts about every day words. If so, keep this one at your bedside. Here’s one example from a essay about giving from Whyte. Giving is a difficult and almost contemplative art form that … Continue reading
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Construction surrounds us
First, here is the south-of-the-Frye assisted living building that will reach 24 stories within a few months. Below is the west-of-the Frye lot clearing for the twin towers that will be a few stories higher than Skyline. They dug out … Continue reading
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Construction begins to the NE and NW
Here is the 800 Columbia lot to our NW. Internal fences are down; new perimeter fence up. Note alley is blocked and no-parking signs on Columbia. Progress photos will be taken from this same spot, the NW corner of our … Continue reading
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Street Bingo (and snacks) in the neighborhood
Join the First Hill Improvement Association and your neighbors for an evening of B-I-N-G-O on Terry Avenue between Marion and Columbia Streets! The first round starts right at 6pm, so arrive early to secure a spot! There will be prizes from … Continue reading
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Are things getting worse – or does it just feel that way ..
Frank Conlon sent this fascinating study for us to ponder – from The Guardian Concepts like ‘trauma’ or ‘violence’ have stretched to encompass things no previous generation would have worried about. Is everything completely terrible – or is the world … Continue reading
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Skyline Video – Dr. Barak Gastner speaks about Re-imagining Dementia
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Making a meal of an artichoke
Outside on the 4th floor, after lunch.
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Some useful gadgets
Are you a gadget lover? Want to find lost keys? Want to decrease glare when driving? Need a better glasses cleaner? Click here for some ideas!
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May 2018 – Older Americans Month
Following are some of the events that ADS Advisory Council members will participate in during Older Americans Month. Click here for the AgeWise King County newsletter: Engage at Every Age: An Older Americans Month Forum on Social & Civic Engagement (Friday, … Continue reading
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Falcon nesting in a tree –
From Al MacRae
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Who is the “Unmoved Mover”
Ed Note: After taking courses in philosophy and religion in college, I found Aristotle and his logic appealingly difficult. Of course, none of us can get our heads around infinite space and time; a beginning to everything; or where does … Continue reading
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“Pants” comes to Skyline SkyOpera
From Cornelius: “I would like to alert you to our next SkyOpera event. This will be on Thursday, April 5, at 7:30; it will be a world premiere of a chamber opera. Its title is Pants, created by Linda Kitchen, and … Continue reading
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The Impact of Anton Chekhov
The Spotlight on the Performing Arts Interest Group sponsored a talk recently on “The Impact of Anton Chekhov,” by Julie Briskman. If you missed this talk you missed an interesting hour filled with facts about Chekhov’s life and work. Did … Continue reading
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CCRCs
Yet something is nagging at her. What if, after all her careful planning, their retirement community has some kind of financial wipeout? “There you are, 97 years old, the community’s bankrupt, its managers are in jail,” she said. “Now what … Continue reading
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A Light Rail stop at 7th & Madison (in 2035)
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