Mark Swartz

My Favorite Music for Meditation Ten hours of trance-inducing music

"This is one of the most powerful immersive works of music I’ve ever heard, and feels almost as inexhaustible as the natural forces it aims to channel."
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Everyone should listen to #NeilYoung's 35-minute aural collage "Arc" (1991) once, but not more than that.

Congratulations on episode 200!

YouTube video by Elina Duni Elina Duni & Rob Luft Band - First Song

"First Song," composed by #CharlieHaden, lyrics by #AbbeyLincoln
Elina Duni - vocals
Rob Luft - guitar
Matthieu Michel - flugelhorn
Patrice Moret - double-bass
Viktor Filipovski - drums
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We'll take our stand for this land / and the stranger in our midst

YouTube video by firerecords Throwing Muses - Bywater (Visual Album)

Whose goldfish in the toilet?
Don't flush it, it's #FreddieMercury
Shining orange
Unhinged
A moustached amputee
Heading out to sea

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disambiguation: #ThrowingMuses have a different song titled "Mercury"

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YouTube video by Tune-Yards Tune-Yards - How Big Is The Rainbow (Official Video)

Just know that it's hate that lets you know /
Just how much further your heart has to go
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There are several different audiobook versions of #MobyDick on @hoopladigital.bsky.social, including one read by #BurtReynolds.

In times like these, DC could use some Dessa

Big Legs, Tight Skirt - feat. Ike Turner & Ry Cooder

#JohnLeeHooker #RyCooder #IkeTurner open.spotify.com/track/1aAMoE...

Minimizing Harm for “Dual Eligibles” | Mark Swartz | This article was written with the support of a journalism fellowship from the Journalists Network on Generations, the Gerontological Society of America and the NIHCM Foundation.  | …

Why are we doing less for low-income, older, and disabled Americans?
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Nepalese dishes consider the whole rhythm of a meal.
Thanks for the tip, @rkobell.bsky.social

Rev AI transcription:

"...So Irving said, I'll give you my heart attack."

What Irving actually said:

"I'll give you my architect."

Blair Unida We are a group of Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring MD) parents, teachers, and staff

Join us in supporting #MontgomeryBlair students affected by immigration enforcement.
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This kleptocracy is buried inside an infotainment complex. It is normalized through bureaucracy. But it is, at its heart, a mafia state.

Call for Submissions | Intergenerational Portraits: A Collab with The Legacy Project | Every older person in your community has a story worth telling—stories of resilience, transformation, adventure, and wisdom earned …

Call for Submissions: Intergenerational Portraits, due 12/19
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Inside the Race to Hire and Retain America’s Early Educators As child care programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.

As #ChildCare programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.
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Author Toni Morrison with a red bandanna in her hair and a big smile on her face

"Inviting compassion into the bloodstream of an institution's agenda or a scholar's purpose is more than productive, more than civilizing, more than ethical, more than humane; it's humanizing." -- #ToniMorrison, "The Price of Wealth, The Cost of Care," 2013

" #MauriceSendak brought the scary, thrilling, perverse world of fairy tales and folktales to modern picture books"

"The attrition of the VA workforce in the last nine months has put a strain on understaffed hospitals and clinics, hurt morale and sped up the transition to private care."

Closing the Longevity Gap | If we’re not growing older together, we’re doing it wrong.  | Mark Swartz | Advances in medical research, preventive care, and age-related treatments promise to extend not just our li…

Longevity should unite us in a shared project of human flourishing. aginginamerica.news/2025/11/02/l...

Care Top 5, late Oct. 2025 Wisdom from Recent (except for one) Books

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YouTube video by rendarte piaz John Surman & Jack DeJohnette live Capolinea club Milan 1980

Jack DeJohnette (RIP) with John Surman on Italian TV youtu.be/M_kHwfJHftU?...

A Billy Joel biopic about the making of "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)." Who's in?

Aging in America News Care | Workforce | Solutions

Reinventing care for #OlderAmericans, one story at a time
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NO KINGS Silver Spring · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Donate to Support Montgomery Blair Families in Crisis, organized by Blair Unida This GoFundMe is for students at Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring M… Blair Unida needs your support for Support Montgomery Blair Families in Crisis

Your generosity supports #MontgomeryBlair families in #SilverSpring
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This is amazing I say this with my utmost respect but this would be the result if Richard Avedon had photographed Chickens 💙