…I encourage you to apologize for minimizing the deaths of the 18 service members who lost their lives in your conflict with Iran…

…Speaking of things to chew on, I’m ruminating on the deaths of Gloria Steinem (GMS) & Dolly Parton (DRPD). I’m sure you are, too. …

…a trip to the Sanctuary of Truth (SoT) in Thailand could help us gain some insight. Have you heard of this place?…

… I was saddened to learn about the flash flood in the Grand Canyon. Not only because some hikers died, but because climate change turned a seasonal rainstorm into a disaster. …

…I have two new friends in the house, Cady & Mott,…

…Names do matter & in an ideal world, we’d call people by the word that they prefer. I wonder what the lake with all the American eels would like to be called….

…Isn’t it sad that Dolly Parton (DRPD) departed us? She was one-of-a-kind & was, somehow, able to draw everyone in. …

Read any good books lately?…

…It’s too bad that it was so hot in the Rose Garden yesterday for your celebration of the start of the new school year…

…It looks like the Indy car race went off successfully even though cars crashed into each other & the walls. I’m amazed no one was hurt!…

…It’s amazing that Bud Denker pulled off the planning in 7 months. Has he shared his philosophy with you that winning comes from studying your defeats?…

…Is Melania happy about the reception of her “Fostering the Future” event yesterday? Her opening remark, “I heard you missed me. Here I am.”  got more attention than the substance of the event. …

… You need someone like Linda Blimes (LJB) who has based her career on analyzing the true cost of war to help you understand the short-term, middle-term & long-term expenses related to your military endeavors….

… I can imagine you tip toeing down the steep path to the lake as you expressed various doubts about the wisdom of such an adventure. …

… Are you listening to Customs & Border Protection commissioner, Rodney Scott (RSS), proposing a narrative he can spin about why the wall in Big Bend National Park was never really what you had in mind?…