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“Forget the Alamo” – not the history you learned in school
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Trump Sues Eighty-one Million Voters for Banning Him from White House
By Andy Borowitz July 8, 2021
(Thanks to Pam P. for astute reporting)
PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—Claiming that he has been “treated very unfairly,” Donald Trump is suing eighty-one million American voters for banning him from the White House.
“This was all part of a Big Tech conspiracy,” he said. “Many of these eighty-one million people were users of Facebook, Twitter, and TicketyTock.”
Trump called the decision by eighty-one million people to ban him from the White House “a bad thing. A very bad thing.”
“This would mean that it’s up to millions of Americans to decide who gets to use the White House and who doesn’t,” he said. “This should never be allowed to happen in this country.”
The lawsuit was delayed for several weeks, sources said, while Trump sought to determine which, if any, of his attorneys still had a law license.
Maybe your “memory problems” are normal!
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
In the following analysis the French Professor Bruno Dubois Director of the Institute of Memory and Alzheimer’s Disease (IMMA) at La Pitié-Salpêtrière – Paris Hospitals / addresses the subject in a rather reassuring way:
“If anyone is aware of his memory problems, he does not have Alzheimer’s.”
1. I forget the names of families ..
2 I do not remember where I put some things ..
It often happens in people 60 years and older that they complain that they lack memory. “The information is always in the brain, it is the “processor” that is lacking.”
This is “Anosognosia” or temporary forgetfulness.
Half of people 60 and older have some symptoms that are due to age rather than disease.
The most common cases are:
– forgetting the name of a person,
– going to a room in the house and not remembering why we were going there,
– a blank memory for a movie title or actor, an actress,
– a waste of time searching where we left our glasses or keys …
After 60 years most people have such a difficulty, which indicates that it is not a disease but rather a characteristic due to the passage of years …
Many people are concerned about these oversights hence the importance of the following statement:
“Those who are conscious of being forgetful have no serious problem of memory.”
“Those who suffer from a memory illness or Alzheimer’s, are not aware of what is happening.”
Professor Bruno Dubois, Director of IMMA, reassures the majority of people concerned about their oversights:
“The more we complain about memory loss, the less likely we are to suffer from memory sickness.”
Now for a little neurological test:
Only use your eyes!
1- Find the C in the table below!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2- If you have already found the C, then find the 6 in the table below.
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
3- Now find the N in the table below.
Attention, it’s a little more difficult!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
If you pass these three tests without problem:
– you can cancel your annual visit to the neurologist.
– your brain is in perfect shape!
– you are far from having any relationship with Alzheimer’s.
So, share this with your over-55 friends, it can reassure them.mj
The interesting story of maps
Thanks to Rosemary W.
The Red and Orange Sections Have Equal Populations – now I can see why the founding Fathers may have insisted on an Electoral College.
All The Nations That Have To Be Combined To Be Equal To Brazil’s Annual Homicides
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All created equal – a reminder
From historian Heather Cox Richardson
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A few candidates for the Darwin Award
Thanks to Sybil-Ann
Note: For once this is not political commentary (or is it?).
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Video of the storming of the Capitol
Click below to watch the storming of the Capitol. From the NYT, thanks to Mike C. (If needed also click on the sound icon at the lower R hand portion of the video).
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007606996/capitol-riot-trump-supporters.html
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A major change in our drug laws
Thanks to Mary Jane F
We have arrived, now tie up!
Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
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Oh, to be dancing again!
Thanks to Sybil-Ann!
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Sing a Capello for the birds
Thanks to Ann M. for sending this link. She noted, “Elaine Chuang (UW Ophthalmologist) spoke here yesterday about birding—she will lead a residents’ bird watching trip sponsored by the Lifestyle Committee. She concluded with this hilarious song, part of quite an impressive series of a cappella performances.
UW Covid update symposium
Today’s recording of: COVID Symposium XIX from the University of Washington
- Update on COVID-19 Variants – Allison Greaney, Genome Sciences, UW
- The Sad Saga of Ivermectin in COVID-19 – Nick Mark, Pulmonology, Swedish
- Exercise Capacity after COVID-19 – Erik Swenson, PCCSM, VAPSHCS
- Update on Vaccinations in King County – Alison Roxby, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, UW
This is a scientific symposium, but if you’re interested in the vaccination rates, the first part of this is excellent. Big surprise for me–Vashon Island is over 90% vaccinated!!
Click this link to watch today’s recording: 06/24/2021: COVID Symposium XIX + Pulmonary Confs – Zoom
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It’s open! Life is returning to the library
Thanks to Mike C.
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“Ask The Doctor” episode #6 – about Medical Aid in Dying
At 11 AM on Tuesday 6/22, if interested, you can watch a live interview of Jim deMaine by Michael Hebb, the founder of End of Life Collective. The topic will be Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), often called Death With Dignity (DWD) after the Oregon statute.
Link to join the live event: https://roundglass.zoom.us/j/95233087772
For earlier episodes of “Ask The Doctor,” click www.endoflifeblog.com.
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Notice: Primary Election Electronic Voter’s Pamphlet– Who’s Running and Who Are They?
The official hard copy of the voters pamphlet with candidate statements will be mailed out around July 14th of this year. If you would like to see what they have to say you can use the email below to pull up the material which will be in the Primary Election Voter’s Pamphlet.
https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/candidates.aspx
This should give you a list of candidates by office, starting with the King County Executive Race which looks like this.
Candidates
2021 primary election
Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot
Download primary candidates list
County
King County, Executive
Click on any of the candidates to open the candidate statements for this office, then scroll down to see what they have to say. You can also go back to the main page and scroll down to do the same thing for other offices on our ballot.
The races which will be on the August 3rd Ballot for Skyline residents include:
- King County: King County Executive (five candidates)
- City of Seattle: Mayor (fifteen candidates), City Attorney (three candidates), City Council Position 8 (eleven candidates), and City Council Position 9 (seven candidates
- Seattle School District: District Director Position 5 (three candidates)
There are other positions on the county ballot, but not part of our jurisdiction.
You can also do this for the one issue which will be on the ballot, King County Proposition 1 – “Regular Property Tax Levy for Children, Youth, Families and Communities” by clicking on the URL below:
https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/ballotmeasures.aspx?eid=26
Questions? Contact Jim at jimsanders1947@gmail.com.
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A Father’s Day Quest: Unraveling the Mystery of Your Dad
By Elizabeth Bernstein in the WSJ
How well do you know your dad?
Our fathers can be an enigma. They typically don’t talk as much as our mothers. They may not share their feelings readily. Many fathers, especially in an older generation, channel their communication with their children through their wives. And even when they do share their thoughts or opinions, there may be generational differences that present communication challenges.
Deborah Tannen is a linguistics professor at Georgetown and author of 11 books on communication, including one of the seminal books on male-female communication, “You Just Don’t Understand.” Her recent memoir, called “Finding My Father: His Century-Long Journey From World War I Warsaw and My Quest to Follow,” explores her relationship with her dad and her search to learn about his life while he was alive and after he was gone.
I spoke with Dr. Tannen about the importance and the challenge of understanding a father’s life. Here are edited excerpts of that conversation.
How do our fathers’ stories shape us?
Dr. Tannen: When they’re about the past, they help us understand who our father is, how he became who he is, and how he influenced us to become who we are.
There are different types of stories our fathers tell. My father really liked to talk about his past, his childhood in a different country. I don’t think all fathers like to do that. Some fathers like to give advice and see that as their main responsibility. So their stories might be cautionary tales. That can be more frustrating.
Why is it often so challenging to understand our fathers?
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