Monday Morning Memo - 6.23.2025
Wider Horizons Events and Information
Reminder that the Downtown Emergency Service Center is sharing information about its services with us on a Zoom tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24, at 4 pm. Please join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85971091956?pwd=aaPr5aGs3aNmLuC2bzJ5U2COh8gtYn.1
The Healthy Aging Zoom workshop is on Wednesday, June 25th at 4:30 pm. The topic is “Ohmigosh, I can’t fall asleep. Or I can’t stay asleep. Or I wake up too early in the morning and can’t get back to sleep..!!” Insomnia. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83967519884?pwd=oRvXsaDJbKdjmo1nRONQnTaEbANlvY.1
Thursday morning’s All-Member Zoom is happening, per usual, this Thursday, June 26 at 9:30 am. Sue Lerner will send out the link and questions on Wednesday.
Sunday Arboretum Walk, Sunday, June 29. Meet at Dick Zerbe at 9 am at the Graham Visitors Center.
Naomi Shiff recently moved to an adult family home. Her new address is: 11606 SE 47th St., Bellevue WA 98006. Her phone number did not change.
Sharing
Member Eric Johnson is featured on NPR. Here is the link to his lovely story about an unsung hero: https://hiddenbrain.org/unsunghero/eric-johnsons-story/
Member Ken Peterson has retired from the Compline Choir at St. Mark’s Cathedral after 60 years. Here is a beautiful documentary about his history with the Compline: Every Sunday Night | Ken Peterson
Michael Baron is working up a series on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for us. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, here is an article from the NY Times that provides some good background (no paywall): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/magazine/using-ai-hard-fork.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q08.jxcL.v_tufstkiBdr&smid=url-share
Andy Miller let me know about Dementia Friends: https://depts.washington.edu/mbwc/resources/dementia-friends-wa