Monday Morning Memo - 5.4.2026

Wider Horizons Events and Information

1. If you’re planning to come to the Art Show this Tuesday (1-3:30 pm at the Mount Baker Community Club), please bring Micki Lippe any old scarves that you’d like to discard. Micki says, I take scarves and cut them up to make them into what I offer.

2. Men’s Coffee Wednesday, May 6, at Ada’s on 15th Ave E, 10:30 am

3. Women's coffee will be hosted Wednesday, May 6, 10:30 am, by Connie Glinsmann, 7304 Seward Park Av S, 98118, 432-770-5459

4. Early invitation to Thursday Morning All-Member Zoom Dialogue on May 7 at 9:30 am. From now on we will send out the topics and link to our weekly dialogues on Monday and again on Wednesdays.  Please watch for the invitations in the Monday Memo and on Wednesdays from Anne Taylor. We hope you find this new schedule allows you more time to consider the topics each week. Thanks to Anne and to all of you who have found great topics to share and to Anne for sending the Wednesday reminders. Here are the topics and the link for this Thursday: 5.7.26.docx.      

5. Join the Arboretum Walk, led by Dick Zerbe, Sunday, May 3. Meet at 9 am at the Arboretum’s Graham Visitors Center.

Sharing

1. Shared by Michael Kischner: The article brought a larger number than usual of published letters: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/opinion/older-americans-ageism.html?smid=url-share

2. And this one was shared by several members: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/magazine/cell-rejuventation-biotech-longevity-research-altos-labs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

3. Carla McLean shared a cartoon (attached)