Wow.

Taking the light rail UW for an appointment. Skipping all this traffic 🙂

In another universe, I would've cried. #Selena #SuperBowl

Despite the Seahawks parade in Seattle last Wednesday, about 15 ppl showed up for Mountlake Terrace's branding open house to help the City envision what they want the city to be. Since the City now has more multicultural & younger families, it was time for a change. mymltnews.com/mlt-branding...

About 200K-400K ppl showed up for the Seattle Seahawks parade in downtown Seattle today. Official estimates will be out later this week. Photos by Ashley Nash.

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"Most men grow up w/o any real emotional education. They’re told to stay tough, to push through, to “figure it out on your own.” They learn to speak the language of competence and problem-solving, not the language of sadness, fear or vulnerability." ~ Justin Pere www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Lynnwood Mayor George Hurst announced a potential plan to respond to presence of ICE in Lynnwood. He proposed a “mayor’s committee” of local services providers, government officials & local law enforcement to take action if someone is detained within city limits. mylynnwoodnews.com/lynnwood-cou...

It's not just kids and teens, but also men. "The result is guys giving one another a version of the silent treatment until one of us dies of old age." #mentalhealth #poynter

Loneliness ≠ solitude. Solitude is chosen & can be beneficial. Loneliness is subjective & contributes to further isolation & avoidance of others. #mentalhealth #poynter

"There were no differences between spinal manipulation and medical care for disability and no group differences in pain intensity" after 1 yr, based on a RCT of 1,087 patients with acute low back pain. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Attending this morning for journalists: Coverage on the loneliness epidemic in the U.S. www.poynter.org/shop/ethics/...

Mountlake Terrace Cmdr. Scott King recalled when a police officer helped an unhoused couple purchase a new car battery. He also remembered an officer purchased a safe for an elderly woman who was taken advantage of financially. Solutions journalism in the works. mymltnews.com/its-been-a-y...

Ever since Pike Place Market limited cars in the area & the waterfront makeover is completed, I've been visiting that area of Seattle more frequently on foot.

Day 1 of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Via The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...

I remember when my mom, who’s in her 70s, and I heard Kamala Harris announce her care-at-home plan. We were so excited. She even explained it was cheaper than hospital care. To us, it felt like someone was actually planning to make healthcare better. Now look where we are. #TrumpFumbled

There's a Chinese saying "Habits developed at age 3 lasts beyond age 80," (三歲之習 至于八十). The study examined how 4 cooperative behaviors—fairness, trustworthiness, forgiveness, honesty—develop in 413 kids aged 5-13 in urban U.S., rural Uganda, Canada, Peru & Ecuador. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

President Barack Obama with his niece, Savita, as she begins to walk towards the President's personal aide Reggie Love in the Oval Office. Sept. 17, 2009. (Photo by Pete Souza)

Whenever I see AI-generated news that tries to pass off "facts" and replace actual human jouranlists....

Edmonds residents tiring of repeated graffiti along Highway 104 ferry lane — esp. at the 5th Avenue underpass — have formed a new volunteer group 'Beautify Edmonds' to assist the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in removing graffiti & litter. myedmondsnews.com/2026/02/beau...

About 100 people applauded in Mountlake Terrace City Hall Thursday after City Council voted 6-0 to adopt a resolution affirming support for immigrants. Three city proclamations were made: Lunar New Year, Ramadan & Black History Month. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews mymltnews.com/mlt-council-...

Happy & proud to be part of the leadership in small, local journalism in Snohomish County & possibly all of WA state. Want to see change for the better in your community? Start w/ your local gov't. And SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL, REPUTABLE JOURNALISM. @a-rlnt.bsky.social

"More attention ought to be paid by city officials to this out-of-control crime. #Seattle wants to be a bicycle friendly city, but no amount of protected lanes...will persuade people to switch to pedal power if losing their ride seems like only a matter of time. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/dude...

First African American mayor in Mount lake Terrace. First African American female in City Council. First African American mayor in Snohomish County. Mayor Steve Woodard. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews

About 100 ppl packed in Mountlake Terrace City Hall Thursday evening for the proclamations for Lunar New Year, Ramadan, & Black History Month. This will be interesting.

Our CEO Teresa Wippel of MNNG testified before state Senate today on SB 5400 that would fund & stabilize #localjournalism through modest surcharges on large tech companies w/o negatively affecting the state’s general fund.

As someone mentioned, "digital book burning."

Hundreds of students from Edmonds-Woodway High School and College Place Middle School left their classrooms & lined the streets around the high school Wednesday morning to protest recent national ICE actions across the U.S. myedmondsnews.com/2026/02/edmo...

The layoff at Washington Post includes the sports section, foreign news, and book coverage, focusing more on national news. That means local news coverage will shrink further. #localjournalism apnews.com/article/wash...

No type of #stretching is "better" than another, according to several meta-analyses & systematic reviews from 2021-25. Almost all types increase flexibility & RoM. Those who are inactive & have consistent stretching routines for 4-12 wks have the most benefit. massagefitnessmag.com/fitness/type...

Just found out my good friend & former colleague Jason Erickson passed away last weekend (far right). He was one of the few manual therapists whom I've connected online & later met in person at the San Diego Pain Summit in 2015. This was taken at SDPS 2018. #massagetherapy #massage #painscience

"Guzman was driving his son to day care [Sunday] before work when four unmarked vehicles surrounded his car, blocking two lanes of Aurora Avenue near North 163rd Street. Masked and armed federal agents emerged and arrested Guzman." #Shoreline #Seattle www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Now Senator Keith Wagoner is giving a speech about how saving lives lost to DUI will be a "business killer" and that small towns in WA depend on the income generated by bars. He says he won't be able to have two drinks and drive after this passes, when the correct number should actually be ZERO.

WA state Senate voted 26-23 to approve legislation to reduce the maximum allowable blood alcohol concentration for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05%. Republican Sens. Jeff Wilson of Longview & Jim McCune of Graham joined 24 Democrats to pass the bill. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/l...

All major programs & most racial/ethnic groups saw increases in 4-yr graduation rates except Hispanic/Latino students, whose rate fell from 74% to 73%. Asians : 93% to 95% Black/African American: 83% to 86% White: 87% to 90% Two or more races: 84% to 89% mylynnwoodnews.com/edmonds-scho...

40 yrs ago today, the #Challenger space shuttle exploded about 1 min after takeoff. I remember our 5th grade class joined another class to watch the news about the explosion on a TV that one of the teachers wheeled in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibN...

I've followed Dr. Topol since a few weeks before COVID started. This is the first time I've seen him post something that is not health related. For him to post this may mean this is really friggin' serious. #AlexPretti

The trial for Samuel Gizaw is rescheduled to Sept. 21, 2026, according to the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office. Gizaw, then 16, is accused of killing 13-yr-old Jayda Woods-Johnson on July 3, 2024. Past story on her memorial. myedmondsnews.com/2024/07/jayd...

When fear-avoidance behavior is studied by itself, research tends to find a positive and/or strong association with #chronicpain. But when it's studied in combined with other factors of pain, the effect size isn't as great as once thought. #painscience massagefitnessmag.com/massage/fear...

Life changes fast. Life changes in the inside. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. The question of self-pity. ~ Joan Didion, January 2004 #ICanRelate

Canada, China set for 'historic' gains from new partnership, Carney says reut.rs/3NpWNv2

Edmonds-Woodway HS senior Scarlett Luo joined several members of Seattle nonprofit Make Us Visible Washington in testifying before State Senate Wednesday about SB 5574. “This matters to the public school system because history shouldn’t be Eurocentric,” she said. myedmondsnews.com/2026/01/ewhs...

A vaccine to prevent colon cancer. Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome nature.com/articles/s41...

3 cases of measles outbreak in Snohomish County after a South Carolina family infectious w/ measles traveled in Marysville, Mukilteo & Everett from Dec. 27-Jan. 1. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

PM Nielsen "also reiterated several points including that Greenland was “not for sale”, would not be owned by, governed by or be part of the US, and was a “democratic society with self-government”, part of the kingdom of Denmark and, in turn, a member of NATO." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Lynnwood’s sales tax is now 10.7%, tied with Edmonds as the highest in WA after City Council approved a 0.1% public safety sales tax Monday. This follows a series of tax/fee increases approved by Council in recent months to address a $3.8M budget gap for 2025-26. mylynnwoodnews.com/council-pass...

I've never broken a bone (*knocks on wood*), but I hear it's excruciating. Perhaps its some comfort that the neurons responsible for that pain also help the bone heal? That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🦴

Nociception is the neural process of encoding/transmitting signals from potentially damaging stimuli (e.g. heat, pressure) to CNS. While some manual therapists accept the idea that pain can be experienced w/o #nociception, some researchers are challenging it. massagefitnessmag.com/massage/noci...

More than 500 people showed up Saturday morning, Jan. 10 to protest against ICE in #Lynnwood. The protests are part of a nationwide response this weekend from the ICE Out for Good Coalition and in response to the Minnesota shooting. Photos by Logan Bury. mylynnwoodnews.com/ice-protest-...

WA state Rep. Lauren Davis & Mountlake Terrace Mayor Steve Woodard catch up after the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the #Lynnwood Neighborhood Center.