Another year passes. Someone in my Quaker Meeting yesterday called 2018, "tumultuous." I wonder if most years are tumultuous. Perhaps 2018 was particularly challenging because every time something bad happened you blamed someone […]

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Have you heard about Sarah Silverman's efforts to reach out to folks she disagrees with? I just learned about them last night when listening to her talk to Alan Alda on his podcast, Clear+Vivid. He's trying hard to connect with people, which is tricky for him because, as you know, he's struggling with Parkinson's which I am sure is quite depressing. It's hard to reach out when you're depressed. […]

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How was your dinner at Number One Observatory Circle with Mike, Mick and Jared? That trio sounds like a rock band, don't you think? Did you come up with some creative solutions to your situations? Did you talk about the shut down? 

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It's too bad that you can't join Melania and Barron in Palm Beach today where it's 79 degrees, perfect for some golf. I'm sorry that you are so committed to building a wall that you have to sacrifice precious time with your family. Are you sure it's worth it? […]

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How was your trip to Iraq to see the folks at al-Asad airbase? Too bad the video you posted with Lt. Commander Chaplain, Kyu Lee, revealed the location of US Seal Navy 5. As you know, that mistake is all over the news. […]

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Speaking of planning for the future, do you have any advice about how we should manage our savings? We felt financially secure a few months ago, and even considered retiring in a few years. Now things are looking less certain […]

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 Merry Christmas! This will be a very short letter as my 21-year-old daughter is eager to get to the presents under the tree. She did a lovely job of taking some cedar branches and making them into a sort of mobile. It's lovely and we did not have to kill a tree. A win-win! […]

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May I recommend that you treat yourself to a few hours of Hendel's Messiah? It'll do your soul some good and will be much more uplifting than watching Fox News. Unfortunately, you missed the performances at the Washington Cathedral earlier in the month. […]

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I'm sorry to hear that the WH is a lonely place for you. At least that's the impression that I got from reading the NYT's top story today, "A War Every Day, Waged Increasingly Alone." It doesn't have to be that way, but changing things will require you to do some deep soul searching […]

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I'm afraid any one of this week's events could be the straw. That's what Michael Gerson alluded to last night on PBS. Judy Woodruff called it "a week like no other," but she's been saying that for the past two years […]

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It looks like you had fun when signing the farm bill yesterday. I'm glad Debbie Stabenow showed up even though she's mad at you about your 'regulation (that) “blatantly ignores” the farm bill that Congress passed.' […]

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Who will be joining you when you sign the farm bill today? My guess is Mitch McConnell will be right behind you, beaming. I think it's great that he has been championing hemp production and that now Kentucky farmers can make big bucks selling crops to make CBD oil […]

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